Apple has released Final Cut Pro 11, marking the first major update in nearly 15 years.
This upgrade is optimized for the artificial intelligence revolution and includes a version specifically designed for the iPad.
Additionally, a new version of Final Cut Camera for the iPhone has also been launched.
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New AI-driven features include a “magnetic mask” that allows for a one-click target selection to separate it from the background and perform rotoscoping.
Users can then adjust the image for color, and lighting, or apply effects from the non-linear editor’s (NLE) effects browser.
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Final Cut Pro 11 also introduces closed captioning with AI-powered audio track identification and transcription, utilizing a custom Apple-trained language model.
The closed captioning tool leverages Apple Silicon’s Neural Engine to automatically sync the captions with the audio track on the timeline, making it easy to review.
The captions can also be exported as SRT files for use in third-party software, where users can add animations, effects, and other enhancements.
Beyond AI applications, FCP 11 now supports Apple’s new spatial video concept, which is compatible with the Apple Vision Pro headset.
Users can capture stereoscopic video with the headset, the iPhone 15 Pro and above, or compatible third-party cameras, and add video effects, titles, and color correction.
The software also allows users to adjust the presentation for each eye to enhance the binocular experience.
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The update includes several new shortcuts for customizing a user’s editing workflow, enabling users to organize clips directly from the keyboard or hide shots while working on multi-camera projects.
Additionally, there is support for media extensions that work with ProMotion and Compressor, as well as support for Blackmagic RAW.
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FCP for iPad
Apple has also released a new version of Final Cut Pro for iPad. Version 2.1 offers improved color correction, contrast, and white balance adjustments, and live animation drawing using brushes that mimic watercolor, crayons, or fountain pens.
Other features include a video overlay option, modular transitions, expanded high frame rate settings, white balance resetting, and manual focus and exposure adjustments.
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Final Cut Camera
Meanwhile, the Final Cut Camera app introduces new tools for mobile filmmakers, including multicamera live switching, LUT-based preview, and a new HLC Log video codec.
Mobile content creators can now shoot in LOG format using Apple’s new HEVC Log video encoding, benefiting from increased dynamic range, better color representation, and smaller file sizes for longer recording times.
While capturing in LOG, users can apply a LUT and preview the footage in that color space in real-time. The Apple Log LUT can be viewed in both HDR and SDR formats.
The app also expands ISO ranges, allowing iPhone 16 Pro users to capture high-frame-rate or slow-motion video in 4K at up to 120 fps.
This update includes tilt and roll indicators and crosshairs on the main screen for improved image composition, along with enhanced ISO range settings for white balance, manual focus, and exposure adjustments.
As a free update for existing users, or $299 new, Final Cut Pro 11 is available through the Apple Mac App Store.
Meanwhile, iPad version 2.1 and Final Cut Camera 1.1 can be found in the iPadOS and iOS App Stores respectively.
[source: Apple]
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