As an indication on how far Apple has come in the last few years with it's editing and effects software, the predominant platform for editing Documentaries in this years oscars was: Final Cut Pro. According to a CNET news article 9 out of the 10 nominees in the "Documentary Feature" and "Documentary Short" categories this year, used Final Cut Studio in the making of their films. The Final Cut Studio package includes Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color, Compressor, and DVD Studio Pro, This extensive suite gives filmmakers all the post production tools necessary to produce movies.
CNET interviewed acouple of the people responsible for this year's nominated movies including Matthew O'Neil, director of "China's Unnatural Disaster: The Tears of Sichuan Province;" Kim Roberts, editor of "Food, Inc.;" and Dan Wilken, online editor of "Food, Inc."
"We switched over entirely to Final Cut Pro and forced any holdout editors to switch too, because it made the most sense economically and allowed us to do everything we needed," said O'Neil.
Roberts added. "I tend to work on a lot of independent documentaries and Final Cut Pro is affordable and a good application. It's been a natural choice for filmmakers," she said.
You can catch up with the full article on CNET here
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