According to the rumor mill site, ThinkSecret, Apple will  announce a Final Cut 6 at NAB. "Even more significant, Apple will use the stage to unveil Final Cut Extreme, an extremely high-end version of its video editing software designed to grab marketshare away from rival Avid." Wow, big deal, I always thought there was a market for a product like this. "Sources note that Apple's Final Cut Extreme announcement will coincide with Red's upcoming 4K digital cinema camera, a revolutionary piece of equipment that is said will be priced upwards of $200,000. Pricing for Final Cut Extreme is said to be similarly up-market, approaching $10,000 a seat, and will require the latest hardware from Apple." So there will be three versions of Final Cut: Express, Pro & Extreme. More details on Final Cut 6: "...native editing of 5.1 surround sound in both Final Cut Pro 6 and the new version of Soundtrack Pro is said to be nearing completion. Final Cut Pro 6 will also support 1080/24p and 1080/30p DVCPROHD, sources said. While Apple has officially thrown its support behind Blu-ray, the new version of DVD Studio Pro should support burning to both Blu-ray discs and HD-DVD." Strange, last year, Apple was all about Blu-ray, now they seem to have taken a step back and plan to support both groups. Well, also these are just rumors but with ThinkSecret's batting average, I will bet the house on this.

(via MacSurfer)