Yesterday I tried posting my latest short film on Youtube, but couldn’t because the file size was slightly over the 1GB limit. Today, I degraded the quality slightly, for it to fit the limit. To my surprise, when I was about to click upload, I notice a change on the site… Youtube’s maximum allowed file size is now 2GB! This should definitely help boost the quality of some of the longer films, including mine.

While I know this post isn’t directly Apple related, I thought I would share the info with you anyways.

9to5Mac reports on an interesting bit of news… apparently the iPhone 3GS (man I can’t stand that name) has a new coating meant to reduce fingerprints and smudges on the screen. If I was going to purchase the new iPhone (which I don’t think I will because I don’t qualify for the pricing), I know I would enjoy this. I’ll be sure to check this out at an Apple store.

Look at the top right hand corner of the banner… at least you can see that Final Cut Pro will take advantage of 64 bit when it arrives with Snow Leopard.

From their press release…

AT&T will offer iPhone 3G S and iPhone 3G at a variety of attractive prices:

• iPhone 3G S will cost $199 (16GB) and $299 (32GB).
• iPhone 3G will cost $99 (8GB) for new and qualifying customers.
• The 16 GB iPhone 3G will be available for $149 while supplies last.

Well AT&T just lost my 300 dollars. No way am I paying 400/500 dollars for an iPhone with video, speed and a compass, that’s monthly plan follows that of a subsidized phone.

Boy is that Palm Pre looking good right now…

Well, well, well. WWDC came and went, and no Final Cut Studio. Commenters are calling me a complete failure, and rightfully so… I really screwed this one up. I don’t know what happened. I was told it would arrive with a public beta of Snow Leopard, so were a number of other sites, and it didn’t come. I apologize deeply to anyone who’s hopes I got up with this rumor… I’m just downright baffled. I can assume at this point that it will come in September with Snow Leopard, as the two are complete dependent on each other. All I can say is this: there was definitely a change in Apple’s plans, because today we were supposed to have a Public Beta of Snow Leopard with Final Cut Studio 3, and it didn’t come. Time will tell to see why they changed their plans, and I’ll be sure to have a talk with some people, but for now I guess patience is the way to go. For those saying Apple’s abandoning their pro apps, that’s ludicrous. Their latest Final Cut Studio is far in development, but obviously they decided to wait for Snow Leopard to be finished. As for the rest of my pre-event predictions, let’s see how I did.

iPhone

This will definitely be the major focus of the event, at least in the eyes of the public. With the Palm Pre coming soon, and tough competition from RIM, Apple needs to introduce something that people want… unless it wants to go the way of the RAZR. Here’s what we think Apple will show off for the third coming of the iPhone, categorized under probability.

Guaranteed

- 3.2 Megapixel camera with Auto-Focus. Face it… the iPhone desperately needs a better camera, and all the evidence points to this coming. No doubt we won’t see this. Yup, and auto white balance too.

- Video recording. The iPhone will be able to shoot, edit, and upload videos to Youtube and MobileMe. Yes.

- Matte Plastic enclosure. As much as it pains me to say (I’m dying for aluminum), I can say with certainty that the next iPhone will look almost identical to this one. Not matte plastic, but it is identical to iPhone 3G.

- 600-800 MHz ARM Cortex Processor. The iPhone needs speed boosts drastically, and this will deliver them. Yes, despite what some people think.

- Twice the RAM. Now Safari won’t always crash when music is being played. Yes.

- Up to 32 GB of storage. With the amount of apps increasing, and the file size (and price) of iTunes music increasing, this is a must. Yes.

- Digital compass, with stand alone app for it. Yes.

- Three different Models: a 3.5G Model for the countries that can’t support this doubled speed, a standard 3G model for countries that can’t, and a model just for China. No country will sell any two of these models… one per country. Not publicly announced, but from the looks of it, this is the case. We’ll be able to know for sure once they start shipping.

Possible

- Front side, .8 MP video camera for Video Conferencing. We were pretty sure about this to begin with, but recent reports and things we’ve heard have given us enough doubt not to guarantee it. While there’s still a good chance (and a definite chance by iPhone 4), its not a good enough chance to confirm with no doubt whatsoever. Nope, our suspicions were confirmed.

- OLED Screen. We heard unconfirmed rumors that this will come, but we have our doubts. This is just a possibility… not guaranteed, but not a long shot. Nope, didn’t come… that’s why we didn’t guarantee it.

- iTunes Movies, TV Shows, and Music Videos able to download over the air. Almost 100 percent sure about this, but not sure enough to post in the guarantees. Yup, it came.

- Premium App Store. Rumors circulated about an app store with 19.99 games that were far superior in quality to other app store offerings. No, thank God.

- While there are three different models total, its possible that within each country there will be more models (i.e. iPhone nano-type device). This is least likely of anything I’ve listed, but I figured I’d write it for reader interest. Yes and no. Not an iPhone nano, but in each country there is more than one device… iPhone 3GS and iPhone 3G, with 3G being at a cheaper price.

Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard hasn’t really been talked about in detail at any Apple event, but that will change on Monday. Expect the next big cat to steal a substantial portion of the show, showing off all the under-the-hood improvements, new features, and a release date. I expect to hear about Marble, Apple’s UI replacement for Aqua. While details about it have been scarce, I figured out the second I played with iLife 09 what it will look and feel like. Check it out here. They did spend a considerable amount of time showing off the under-the-hood improvements, new features, and they set a release date and price. Nothing on Marble.

Also, Snow Leopard will be available as a public beta shortly after the keynote. While this may sound like a Microsoft move, its happening, so get ready to play around with 10.6 very soon. No, amazingly enough. This is why we didn’t see Final Cut Studio 3.

Final Cut Studio 3

Digital Dream/Films… the time you’ve so patiently waited for has finally arrived. Final Cut Studio 3 will finally show its face at WWDC 2009, as we reported earlier. I’ll reiterate what I posted previously…

There will be RED and XDCAM support. There will be a major UI overhaul in Color. There will be a new Motion/Shake.

On top of all that, there will be major speed enhancements. When I say major, I mean major, major, major. Apparently Final Cut Studio 3 running in Snow Leopard is unlike anything you’ve ever seen when it comes to professional video editing. Expect graph after graph at the keynote comparing the speed differences from FCS2 to FCS3.

Due to the speed updates, Final Cut Studio 3 will require Snow Leopard to run. As a result of this, it will be available whenever Snow Leopard is. September.

This means there are two possibilities. The first is that Apple will take pre-orders for FCS3, and ship it when Snow Leopard comes out (August-October). The other possibility is that Apple could ship Final Cut Studio 3 immediately after the keynote, with the catch being it will only install on computers with Snow Leopard installed. Or the possibility is that they’ll wait for Snow Leopard to ship before announcing it, which was obviously what they decided to do.

Also expect to see Logic Studio 2. We are unaware of any new features for the box set, we just heard that it will arrive. With Final Cut Studio 3.

Pricing is expected to be the same for both FCS3 and LS2.

Sorry for this one people… be patient until Snow Leopard comes out.

MacBooks

The MacBook lineup will see updates at WWDC. Speed bumps, better hard drives, better battery, yada yada yada. The key thing to look out for is that 3G wireless might be added to all of the MacBooks, which should make a lot of people excited.

MacBooks did see updates, but no 3G. Again, 3G was a prediction not something we were told.

Other Stuff

There’s a bunch of other stuff that could be updated that we haven’t heard anything about. The cinema displays could see the design change across the line… or some sort of price drop. No. The Apple TV could be upgraded (just something Apple… please!). No. Apple could shock the world with a midsized tower or… GASP… the iTablet/NetBook we’ve been talking about for almost a year. No. But more than anything, Apple followers want to see one thing come… and that’s Steve Jobs. No. What if Schiller thanked everyone for coming, and then Jobs’ voice came over the speaker saying “But there is one more thing!”, followed by him walking on stage to the screams of the crowd, and introducing the newest iPhone. Only time will tell. No. This category was all rampant speculation, and as a result it was wrong (as expected).

That’s about it. We did well on iPhone/MacBook predictions, did okay on Snow Leopard predictions, and bombed the Final Cut Studio rumor. Post comments/rants/threats to never read this site again in the comments.

iPhone’s 3rd coming, Snow Leopard, Final Cut Studio 3, 3G MacBooks… these are just some of the things we should see come on Monday. How will you know for sure? You read Mac Soda’s LiveBlog at 10:00 AM on Monday, June 8th. We’ll be sure to provide you with our take on everything that’s going on, along with commentary. Due to our fantastic software, you’ll never have to refresh, and you’ll be able to ask questions and post comments in the stream (with our approval) as the event takes place. It’s a lot of fun, so be sure to bookmark this link, and join us Monday!

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For phone users, mac lovers, and video editor around the world, next Monday is Apple’s last remaining public event: call it the Macworld of the next decade. While the event is geared toward developers, the keynote is definitely not just for developers, as Apple tends to announce pretty major products at WWDC… now more than ever. With one week to go until the big day, we thought we would post our predictions now.

iPhone

This will definitely be the major focus of the event, at least in the eyes of the public. With the Palm Pre coming soon, and tough competition from RIM, Apple needs to introduce something that people want… unless it wants to go the way of the RAZR. Here’s what we think Apple will show off for the third coming of the iPhone, categorized under probability.

Guaranteed

- 3.2 Megapixel camera with Auto-Focus. Face it… the iPhone desperately needs a better camera, and all the evidence points to this coming. No doubt we won’t see this.

- Video recording. The iPhone will be able to shoot, edit, and upload videos to Youtube and MobileMe.

- Matte Plastic enclosure. As much as it pains me to say (I’m dying for aluminum), I can say with certainty that the next iPhone will look almost identical to this one.

- 600-800 MHz ARM Cortex Processor. The iPhone needs speed boosts drastically, and this will deliver them.

- Twice the RAM. Now Safari won’t always crash when music is being played.

- Up to 32 GB of storage. With the amount of apps increasing, and the file size (and price) of iTunes music increasing, this is a must.

- Digital compass, with stand alone app for it.

- Three different Models: a 3.5G Model for the countries that can’t support this doubled speed, a standard 3G model for countries that can’t, and a model just for China. No country will sell any two of these models… one per country.

Possible

- Front side, .8 MP video camera for Video Conferencing. We were pretty sure about this to begin with, but recent reports and things we’ve heard have given us enough doubt not to guarantee it. While there’s still a good chance (and a definite chance by iPhone 4), its not a good enough chance to confirm with no doubt whatsoever.

- OLED Screen. We heard unconfirmed rumors that this will come, but we have our doubts. This is just a possibility… not guaranteed, but not a long shot.

- iTunes Movies, TV Shows, and Music Videos able to download over the air. Almost 100 percent sure about this, but not sure enough to post in the guarantees.

- Premium App Store. Rumors circulated about an app store with 19.99 games that were far superior in quality to other app store offerings.

- While there are three different models total, its possible that within each country there will be more models (i.e. iPhone nano-type device). This is least likely of anything I’ve listed, but I figured I’d write it for reader interest.

Snow Leopard

Snow Leopard hasn’t really been talked about in detail at any Apple event, but that will change on Monday. Expect the next big cat to steal a substantial portion of the show, showing off all the under-the-hood improvements, new features, and a release date. I expect to hear about Marble, Apple’s UI replacement for Aqua. While details about it have been scarce, I figured out the second I played with iLife 09 what it will look and feel like. Check it out here.

Also, Snow Leopard will be available as a public beta shortly after the keynote. While this may sound like a Microsoft move, its happening, so get ready to play around with 10.6 very soon.

Final Cut Studio 3

Digital Dream/Films… the time you’ve so patiently waited for has finally arrived. Final Cut Studio 3 will finally show its face at WWDC 2009, as we reported earlier. I’ll reiterate what I posted previously…

There will be RED and XDCAM support. There will be a major UI overhaul in Color. There will be a new Motion/Shake.

On top of all that, there will be major speed enhancements. When I say major, I mean major, major, major. Apparently Final Cut Studio 3 running in Snow Leopard is unlike anything you’ve ever seen when it comes to professional video editing. Expect graph after graph at the keynote comparing the speed differences from FCS2 to FCS3.

Due to the speed updates, Final Cut Studio 3 will require Snow Leopard to run. As a result of this, it will be available whenever Snow Leopard is.

This means there are two possibilities. The first is that Apple will take pre-orders for FCS3, and ship it when Snow Leopard comes out (August-October). The other possibility is that Apple could ship Final Cut Studio 3 immediately after the keynote, with the catch being it will only install on computers with Snow Leopard installed.

Also expect to see Logic Studio 2. We are unaware of any new features for the box set, we just heard that it will arrive.

Pricing is expected to be the same for both FCS3 and LS2.

MacBooks

The MacBook lineup will see updates at WWDC. Speed bumps, better hard drives, better battery, yada yada yada. The key thing to look out for is that 3G wireless might be added to all of the MacBooks, which should make a lot of people excited.

Other Stuff

There’s a bunch of other stuff that could be updated that we haven’t heard anything about. The cinema displays could see the design change across the line… or some sort of price drop. The Apple TV could be upgraded (just something Apple… please!). Apple could shock the world with a midsized tower or… GASP… the iTablet/NetBook we’ve been talking about for almost a year. But more than anything, Apple followers want to see one thing come… and that’s Steve Jobs. What if Schiller thanked everyone for coming, and then Jobs’ voice came over the speaker saying “But there is one more thing!”, followed by him walking on stage to the screams of the crowd, and introducing the newest iPhone. Only time will tell.

So those are our predictions. We’ll see you all next week for our usual live-blog!

Of course, its definitely a threat to the iPhone. It has a touch screen, its plays music, its sleek! Why would I ever choose an iPhone over a Zune HD?

Oh ya.. that’s right. Zune HD isn’t a phone.

So that new Final Cut Studio 3 I was talking about that’s being announced at WWDC? Apparently the two years we waited wasn’t in vain. Read about this new feature that’s coming. Now wipe the tears of joy that are inevitably streaming from your face.

Get ready for next Monday… its gonna be big.

iLounge reported yesterday that there will be three models of the next iPhone: 3G, 3.5G, and a China Version. We have just been told that this is accurate information, and we will hear about it at WWDC, along with Snow Leopard, Final Cut Studio 3, and Logic Studio 2. While I wasn’t given confirmation regarding the iPod Nano having a camera, due to the fact the info came from the same source, I have to believe it is real as well.

Let’s recap what the next gen iPhone(s) will have, according to our sources and others as well..

- 3.2 Megapixel camera on the back with the ability to shoot video.

- Up to 32 GB of storage.

- 3G on an overseas model, 3.5G on the US model, and a special model for China.

- Frontside camera for, presumably, video chat.

- Primitive Video Editing on the phone. Immediate export to Youtube, MobileMe.

- Ability to download movies, tv shows, and music videos directly to the phone.

- Cortex Processor

- Double the RAM

- Vastly improved camera software, including zoom, photo-editing, and photobooth effects (unconfirmed).

- Matte plastic enclosure, despite our dreams of aluminum (curse you plastic!)

-  Completely unconfirmed, but we’ve recently heard whispers regarding an OLED screen on the next iPhone. Take this one with a grain of salt.