Apple has announced a set of significant updates for its Final Cut applications today, enhancing Final Cut Pro for both Mac and iPad with a range of dynamic new features, and making notable improvements to Final Cut Camera as well.
Complete Release Notes for Apple’s Final Cut Updates
The latest batch of Final Cut updates from Apple introduces a wealth of features to enhance user experience.
One of the standout additions is the introduction of Apple Intelligence with new Image Playground support, alongside numerous other modifications aimed at optimizing workflows, boosting capabilities, and enhancing flexibility.
Below are Apple’s comprehensive release notes for each of the updates.
Final Cut Pro 11.1 brings the following improvements and fixes:
- Apply color corrections and effects to adjustment clips above the timeline, affecting multiple clips simultaneously.
- Find inspiration with Image Playground, utilizing Apple Intelligence to generate stylized images based on descriptions, suggested ideas, or individuals from your Photos library. (Requires macOS 15.2 or newer on Mac models with M1 chip or later.)
- Enhance your Magnetic Mask workflows with key bug fixes, performance upgrades, and a new keyboard shortcut to toggle the Magnetic Mask Editor visibility.
- Utilize the Quantec QRS (Quantec Room Simulator) effect to produce realistic audio reverbs that mirror actual acoustic environments.
- Maintain organization by renaming audio effects in the inspector interface.
- Identify the source of a multicam angle or synced clip within the browser easily.
- Adjust markers in the timeline by dragging them across clips, or eliminate markers by dragging them away.
For iPad users, fresh keyboard shortcuts and support for portrait orientation are key highlights.
Final Cut Pro for iPad 2.2 features the following updates and enhancements:
- Broaden your editing capacities with support for portrait mode on your iPad.
- Accelerate your editing process with keyboard shortcuts for nudging selections, replacing with gaps, and lifting or overwriting to the primary storyline.
- Find inspiration with Image Playground, utilizing Apple Intelligence to swiftly create stylized images based on descriptions, suggested concepts, or individuals from your Photos library. (Requires iPad with A17 Pro or M1 chip and iPadOS 18.2 or newer.)
- Capture video at 50 fps for enhanced editing flexibility and delivery options.
Final Cut Camera 1.2 includes the following updates and features:
- Quickly switch to the 48 mm telephoto lens for capturing the ideal shot. (Requires iPhone 14 Pro or later.)
- Play back your Log videos in SDR or HDR while showcasing the vibrancy of the original scene using the Apple Log LUT. (Requires iPhone 15 Pro or later.)
- Record videos in Spatial Audio for a more immersive and realistic sound experience. (Requires iPhone 16.)
- Capture in 50 fps for expanded editing flexibility and delivery options.
Which of these exciting new Final Cut features are you most looking forward to, and what enhancements from Apple Intelligence would you like to see in the future? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
