Origins(April 1999)

wayback See Apple's Final Cut Pro page from April 1999

Way back in 1998, Apple acquired from Macromedia a desktop video-editing program that was still in development. It was called - Key Grip - and the pundits assumed this acquisition was in order to enhance future versions of QuickTime.

Then in April 1999, Apple released the first version of a desktop-video application, Final Cut Pro.

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Final Cut Pro 1.2.5(November 2000)

wayback See Apple's Final Cut Pro page from December 2000

With a version number like this, obviously a few rough edges had been removed, Perhaps to soothe users' wounds, a bundle of software was included with the CD version - as well as registered users of previous versions able to download the patch and this companion software:

CINEMA 4D GO

http://www.maxoncomputer.com/finalcut/

Current version is Cinema 4D Release 8. From Maxon Computer. Integrated 3D Modeling, Animation and Rendering.

Media Cleaner EZ 4 for QuickTimehttp://www.discreet.com/

Now up to Cleaner 6 for Mac. Originally from Terran Interactive, now Discreet, a division of Autodesk. Software to prepare streaming QuickTime files for the Internet.

Commotion DV http://www.pinnaclesys.com/

Now up to Commotion 4.1 & Commotion Pro 4.1. Originally from Puffin Designs, now Pinnacle Systems. Creative Image Editing for Digital Video. FX Feature Set not included with Commotion DV.

Pinnacle also sell Knoll Light Factory

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Final Cut Pro 2.0(April 2001)

wayback See Apple's Final Cut Pro page from April 2001)

Cleaner 5 EZ http://www.discreet.com/

Once again Cleaner was included.

Peak DV http://www.bias-inc.com

Audio editor from BIAS. | See Audio Software

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Final Cut Pro 3.0(December 2002)

wayback See Apple's Final Cut Pro page from December 2002

Calligraphy 1.0 http://www.borisfx.com

Two, you-beaut little titlers from Boris, makers of BorisFX, Red, etc,

CGM DVE 1.0The filters you love from CGM.

Peak DVhttp://www.bias-inc.com/

Once again, Bias' 2-track audio editor was included - with a free Parametric Equaliser if you registered your copy. | See Audio Software

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Cinema Tools(April 2002)

“...A new software package that enhances Final Cut Pro 3’s 24 frames-per-second (fps) editing capabilities with support for film cut lists and 24-frame edit decision lists (EDLs) for high-definition (HD) video. The 24-frame EDL support allows off-line HD projects to be finished using significantly more affordable Final Cut Pro®-based HD finishing systems, such as Pinnacle System’s CinéWave HD...”

Cinema Tools 1.0 for Final Cut Pro was originally "FilmLogic", a program that allowed you to edit film using Adobe Premiere, Media 100, Final Cut Pro and other programs. Apple bought the product then released an improved version called Cinema Tools that now works exclusively with Final Cut Pro.

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Final Cut Pro HD(March 2004)

AKA "4.5". This free update for all 4.0 users also includes all the applications that came with 4.0.

As well as buffed up DVCPRO HD & RT Extreme abilities & Cinema Display Support.

You can download it from here.

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Final Cut Pro 5.0(???)

To be continued...

Of course if you want to see what users want in the next version, look no further than the LA User Groups awesome poll: Results of Top Ten FCP Feature Requests.