Apple today began rolling out a major update for Final Cut Pro on both the Mac and iPad. The new update includes features Apple promised to release towards the end of November like automatic timeline scrolling and more.
The update brings Final Cut Pro on the Mac to version number 10.7, whereas the iPad app is now at version number 1.3.
Final Cut Pro for Mac
To help creators smoothly navigate complex timelines during editing, Final Cut Pro introduces automatic timeline scrolling. This feature enhances user focus by ensuring clips remain visible under the playhead during playback, enabling uninterrupted workflow. Editors now have the flexibility to dynamically modify their timeline view while playback occurs, utilizing either the Zoom tool or convenient keyboard shortcuts.
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The new Final Cut Pro update also improves timeline organization by displaying clips with assigned roles in distinct colors for easy identification. Editors can combine overlapping connected clips into a single storyline, facilitating efficient editing and enhancing overall organization. Additionally, it allows the merging of connected clips with existing storylines for smoother workflow.
Final Cut Pro is now smarter than ever when it comes to utilizing hardware media engines on Apple silicon chips. Exports of H.264 and HEVC video formats can be done faster by automatically distributing video segments to available media engines, thus enabling simultaneous processing.
Updated object tracking presents new creative possibilities thanks to an all-new machine-learning model. Object Tracker can now analyze the movement of faces and other objects more accurately and precisely on Apple silicon Macs.
Final Cut Pro for iPad
On the iPad, this update makes integrating live audio even simpler. Content creators now have the ease of recording narration and live audio directly within the timeline using either the built-in microphones or external ones connected to their iPad. Users can initiate recording while playing their timeline or precisely pinpoint the starting point for a voiceover by utilizing a countdown feature.
In the pro camera mode, users can now activate stabilization which enhances the smoothness of shaky footage for a more polished video outcome. Conversely, they can deactivate stabilization to emphasize the sense of action and movement in the footage. This enables footage to be incorporated seamlessly into a project, allowing creators to initiate editing swiftly. New enhancements like connected storylines expedite the editing process, allowing an even quicker start to the editing workflow.
Efficiency is enhanced by consolidating chosen connected clips or storylines into a single connected storyline, streamlining organization within the timeline. New keyboard shortcuts for voiceover and clip grouping expedite editing tasks. Additionally, Final Cut Pro for iPad supports importing projects from iMovie for iOS and allows exporting projects to Mac for advanced editing tools and expanded content options.
Moreover, users can add finishing touches to their videos using diverse color-grading presets and a selection of titles and generators to achieve desired visual aesthetics. iPad users benefit from enhanced flexibility by exporting Final Cut Pro projects to Mac, gaining access to advanced editing capabilities like advanced color correction and a wider range of third-party content.
Apple released Final Cut Pro for iPad earlier this year alongside Logic Pro. Final Cut Pro for iPad is available as a subscription priced at $4.99 per month in addition to an annual $49 subscription tier. Final Cut Pro for Mac is available as a $299 single-time purchase.
