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Apps in the current Pro Apps series

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 (2002-07-01)[1]
Motion ? Silicon Grail RAYZ, Chalice 11 June 2002 (2002-06-11)[2]
Compressor 6 April 2003 (2003-04-06)[3]
MainStage 12 September 2007 (2007-09-12)[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 (2005-11-30)[5]
Cinema Tools 1998[6] Focal Point Systems FilmLogic 5 April 2002 (2002-04-05)[7]
Color ? Silicon Color FinalTouch 15 October 2006 (2006-10-15)[8]
DVD Studio Pro 17 April 1999 (1999-04-17)[9] Astarte DVDirector 11 April 2000 (2000-04-11)
Final Cut Express 7 January 2003 (2003-01-07)[10]
Final Cut Server 2004[when?] Proximity Artbox Enterprise 3 December 2006 (2006-12-03)[11]
LiveType 2002[when?] Prismo Graphics INDIA Titler Pro 20 June 2002 (2002-06-20)[12]
Logic Express 28 October 2004 (2004-10-28)[13]
Qmaster 20 June 2005 (2005-06-20)[14]
QuickTime Pro 30 March 1998 (1998-03-30)
Shake 1997[when?] Nothing Real Shake 6 February 2006 (2006-02-06)[15]
Soundtrack Pro 5 June 2003 (2003-06-05)[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 (2004-08-10)[17] Final Cut Pro HD, DVD Studio Pro 3, Motion
Final Cut Studio May 2005 (2005-05)[18] Final Cut Pro 5, DVD Studio Pro 4, Motion 2, LiveType 2, Soundtrack Pro, Compressor 2
Final Cut Studio 2 May 2007 (2007-05)[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 (2009-07-23)[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 (2007-09-12)[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 (2009-07-23)[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

  1. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2002/07/01Apple-Acquires-Emagic/
  2. ^ https://www.macworld.com/article/154564/grail.html
  3. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/08/06Apple-Releases-DVD-Studio-Pro-2/
  4. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2007/09/12Apple-Unveils-Logic-Studio/
  5. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2005/10/19Apple-Introduces-Aperture/
  6. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/19981205020856/http://www.filmlogic.com/
  7. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/04/06Apple-Announces-Final-Cut-Pro-4/
  8. ^ https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2006/10/5637/
  9. ^ https://www.mactech.com/1999/04/17/npl-astarte-ships-dvd-authoring-tools/
  10. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/01/07Apple-Unveils-Final-Cut-Express/
  11. ^ https://www.macworld.com/article/182612/proximity.html
  12. ^ https://www.macworld.com/article/154729/prismo.html
  13. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2004/10/28Apple-Ships-Logic-Express-7/
  14. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/20Apple-Ships-Shake-3/
  15. ^ https://www.macworld.com/article/152615/nothingreal.html
  16. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2003/06/05Apple-Releases-Final-Cut-Pro-4-at-4-00-p-m-on-June-14/
  17. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2004/08/10Apple-Introduces-Production-Suite/
  18. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2005/04/17Apple-Unveils-Final-Cut-Studio/
  19. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2007/04/15Apple-Unveils-Final-Cut-Studio-2/
  20. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090421202813/http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs/
  21. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2009/07/23Apple-Updates-Final-Cut-Studio-with-More-Than-100-New-Features/
  22. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090803080452/http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs
  23. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2007/09/12Apple-Unveils-Logic-Studio/
  24. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20080215151857/http://images.apple.com/logicstudio/docs/L352929A_LogicStudio_PO.pdf
  25. ^ https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2009/07/23Apple-Unveils-New-Logic-Studio-with-Major-Upgrades-to-Logic-Pro-and-MainStage/
  26. ^ https://web.archive.org/web/20090810120107/http://www.apple.com/logicstudio/specs