Pro Apps is a series of macOS and iOS apps designed for professional audio, video, and photography content production. Its flagship apps are Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, with auxiliary apps that provide additional features.
Much of the Pro Apps series was built through acquisition of companies and products throughout the early 2000s. Apple continued to significantly develop each app following its acquisition.
Current apps
The Pro Apps series currently includes:
Name | Initial release | Acquired from | Acquisition date |
---|---|---|---|
Final Cut Pro | — | Macromedia KeyGrip | 1998[when?] |
Logic Pro | 1993[when?] | Emagic Notator Logic | 1 July 2002[1] |
Motion | ? | Silicon Grail RAYZ, Chalice | 11 June 2002[2] |
Compressor | 6 April 2003[3] | — | |
MainStage | 12 September 2007[4] | — |
Discontinued apps
The series previously included the following apps. Many were discontinued as part of the 2011 transition from retail distribution to the App Store.
Name | Initial release | Acquired from | Acquisition date |
---|---|---|---|
Aperture | 30 November 2005[5] | — | |
Cinema Tools | 1998[6] | Focal Point Systems FilmLogic | 5 April 2002[7] |
Color | ? | Silicon Color FinalTouch | 15 October 2006[8] |
DVD Studio Pro | 17 April 1999[9] | Astarte DVDirector | 11 April 2000 |
Final Cut Express | 7 January 2003[10] | — | |
Final Cut Server | 2004[when?] | Proximity Artbox Enterprise | 3 December 2006[11] |
LiveType | 2002[when?] | Prismo Graphics INDIA Titler Pro | 20 June 2002[12] |
Logic Express | 28 October 2004[13] | — | |
Qmaster | 20 June 2005[14] | — | |
QuickTime Pro | 30 March 1998 | — | |
Shake | 1997[when?] | Nothing Real Shake | 6 February 2006[15] |
Soundtrack Pro | 5 June 2003[16] | — |
Express editions
Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro received cut-down editions: Final Cut Express and Logic Express. As part of the 2011 transition to the Mac App Store, Final Cut Express was discontinued in favor of iMovie, while Logic Express did not receive a replacement.
Retail bundles
Prior to the 2011 move to the App Store distribution model, Pro Apps were sold in retail bundles:
Bundle | Revision | Release date | Contents |
---|---|---|---|
Final Cut Studio | Production Suite | 10 August 2004[17] | Final Cut Pro HD, DVD Studio Pro 3, Motion |
Final Cut Studio | May 2005[18] | Final Cut Pro 5, DVD Studio Pro 4, Motion 2, LiveType 2, Soundtrack Pro, Compressor 2 | |
Final Cut Studio 2 | May 2007[19] | Final Cut Pro 6, DVD Studio Pro 4, Motion 3, LiveType 2, Soundtrack Pro 2, Color, Compressor 3[20] | |
Final Cut Studio 3 | 23 July 2009[21] | Final Cut Pro 7, DVD Studio Pro 4, Motion 4, Soundtrack Pro 3, Color 1.5, Compressor 3.5[22] | |
Logic Studio | Logic Studio | 12 September 2007[23] | Logic Pro 8, MainStage, Soundtrack Pro 2, Studio Instruments, Studio Effects, WaveBurner 1.5, Compressor 3, Impulse Response Utility, Apple Loops Utility, QuickTime 7 Pro; additional content on 7 DVDs[24] |
Logic Studio 2 | 23 July 2009[25] | Logic Pro 9, MainStage 2, Soundtrack Pro 3, Studio Instruments, Studio Effects, WaveBurner 1.6, Compressor 3.5, Impulse Response Utility, Apple Loops Utility, QuickTime 7 Pro; additional content on 7 DVDs[26] |
References
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2002/07/01Apple-Acquires-Emagic/
- ^ https://www.macworld.com/article/154564/grail.html
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/08/06Apple-Releases-DVD-Studio-Pro-2/
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2007/09/12Apple-Unveils-Logic-Studio/
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2005/10/19Apple-Introduces-Aperture/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/19981205020856/http://www.filmlogic.com/
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/04/06Apple-Announces-Final-Cut-Pro-4/
- ^ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2006/10/5637/
- ^ https://www.mactech.com/1999/04/17/npl-astarte-ships-dvd-authoring-tools/
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/01/07Apple-Unveils-Final-Cut-Express/
- ^ https://www.macworld.com/article/182612/proximity.html
- ^ https://www.macworld.com/article/154729/prismo.html
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2004/10/28Apple-Ships-Logic-Express-7/
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/20Apple-Ships-Shake-3/
- ^ https://www.macworld.com/article/152615/nothingreal.html
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/05Apple-Releases-Final-Cut-Pro-4-at-4-00-p-m-on-June-14/
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2004/08/10Apple-Introduces-Production-Suite/
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2005/04/17Apple-Unveils-Final-Cut-Studio/
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2007/04/15Apple-Unveils-Final-Cut-Studio-2/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090421202813/http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs/
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2009/07/23Apple-Updates-Final-Cut-Studio-with-More-Than-100-New-Features/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090803080452/http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2007/09/12Apple-Unveils-Logic-Studio/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080215151857/http://images.apple.com/logicstudio/docs/L352929A_LogicStudio_PO.pdf
- ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2009/07/23Apple-Unveils-New-Logic-Studio-with-Major-Upgrades-to-Logic-Pro-and-MainStage/
- ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090810120107/http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/specs