Apple Introduced Final Cut Pro 4, DVD Studio Pro 2 and Shake 3

at the National Association of Broadcasters convention. Final Cut Pro 4 is Apple's professional video editing software. DVD Studio Pro is Apple's professional DVD authoring software. Shake is Apple's professional compositing and visual effects software.

• New in Final Cut Pro 4:
  • RT Extreme: Use multiple video streams for compositing and effects work
  • Customize the Interface: Personalize keyboard, browser, buttons and window layouts
  • Trimming and Timeline Tools: Edit using asymmetric trimming, master clips and merged clips
  • Animated Title Generation: LiveType revolutionizes titling with breakthrough text effects
  • Create Soundtracks: Score your project, choosing from thousands of royalty-free sounds
  • 24fps Timelines: Cinema Tools supports film cut lists and 24fps EDLs for HD video
    
• New in DVD Studio Pro 2:
  • Professionally-designed authoring content: New templates help you get started fast.
  • Integrated Menu Editor: Precisely align menu items with interactive guides and rulers.
  • Timeline-based track editor: Linear track view shows you video, audio and subtitle streams.
  • Professional encoding: Use MPEG-2 encoding with 1-pass CBR, 1-pass VBR and 2-pass VBR.
    
  • Compressor: New batch transcoding tool gives you tight control over encoding.
    
• New in Shake 3:
  • Audio support: View and slide audio waveforms against animation curves.
    
  • Track paint and roto: Automate time-consuming rotoscoping tasks
    
  • Film grain: Accurately simulate film grain
    
  • Photoshop layers: Import Photoshop layers with blend modes
    
  • Broadcast monitor support: Use AJA or Digital Voodoo cards for monitoring on Mac OS X
    

Here are Apple's official press releases for: FCP4(1), FCP4(2), DVDSP2 and Shake 3.