Today Apple has released a trio of noteworthy updates for its suite of Final Cut apps.Final Cut Pro for both Mac and iPad have been upgraded with a variety of powerful new features, and Final Cut Camera gets some nice changes too.Full release notes for Apple’s Final Cut updates Apple’s latest array of Final Cut updates includes a wide variety of features.
Apple Intelligence makes its first appearance with the new Image Playground support.But there are also a bunch of other big and small changes designed to speed up workflows, offer new capabilities, and expand versatility.Here are Apple’s full release notes for each of the updates.
Final Cut Pro 11.1 includes the following enhancements and bug fixes: Add color corrections and effects to an adjustment clip above the timeline to apply them to a range of clips at once.Get inspired with Image Playground and use Apple Intelligence to quickly create stylized images based on a description, suggested concepts, or people from your Photos library.(Requires macOS 15.2 or later on Mac models with M1 or later.) Speed up your Magnetic Mask workflows with important bug fixes, performance improvements, and a new keyboard shortcut to show or hide the Magnetic Mask Editor.
Use the Quantec QRS (Quantec Room Simulator) effect to create natural and transparent audio reverbs that simulate real acoustic spaces.Stay organized by renaming audio effects in the inspector.Reveal the source of a multicam angle or synced clip in the browser.
Move markers in the timeline by dragging them in a clip, or remove markers by dragging them out of a clip.On the iPad side, new keyboard shortcuts and portrait orientation seem like highlights.Final Cut Pro for iPad 2.2 includes the following features and enhancements: Expand your editing workflows with support for portrait orientation on your iPad.
Speed up your editing with keyboard shortcuts to nudge a selection, replace with gap, and lift or overwrite to the primary storyline Get inspired with Image Playground and use Apple Intelligence to quickly create stylized images based on a description, suggested concepts, or people from your Photos library.(Requires iPad with A17 Pro or M1 and later and iPadOS 18.2 or later.) Capture in 50 fps for additional editing flexibility and delivery options.Final Cut Camera 1.2 includes the following features and enhancements: Quickly switch to the 48 mm telephoto lens to capture the perfect shot.
(Requires iPhone 14 Pro or later.) Play back your Log videos in SDR or HDR with the vibrancy of the original scene by applying the Apple Log LUT.(Requires iPhone 15 Pro or later.) Record videos in Spatial Audio for even more realistic and immersive sound.(Requires iPhone 16.) Capture in 50 fps for additional editing flexibility and delivery options.
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