Apple’s Final Cut Pro is a video editing software that remains quite popular among filmmakers and content creators for being a comprehensive tool with optimized performance for macOS users. While the software offers advanced editing capabilities and other key features for professionals, version 10 has been there since 2011, and it has been more than 13 years since its longevity, and those that use the tool have been long demanding an upgrade. Apple addressing the long wait, now finally brings out the Final Cut Pro 11 version.
Apple brings exciting news as it has finally launched the Final Cut Pro 11
Mac users and iPad users have been waiting for an updated version of Final Cut Pro 10 for some time now, especially when keeping in view that version 10 came out in 2011. Apple made an exciting announcement for video editors who rely on the tool mainly for their content creation, and that is that the company finally debuted the Final Cut Pro 11 version.
This possibility of a new version was first teased in October during Mac announcement week, specifically when the new M4 Mac was being announced. Final Cut Pro 11 offers far more capabilities due to the M-series chip, which takes editing performance to a whole new level.
One of the key features of the latest version is the Magnetic Mask, which uses AI to isolate people and objects in a video without getting involved in complex editing. This is going to be a huge utility for Mac users, who can now do high-demanding tasks with greater efficiency due to advanced editing techniques being easily accessible.
The Magnetic Mask in Final Cut Pro 11 is a powerful tool that can customize backgrounds, add visual effects, or refine the environments more for videos. Pairing it with color correction and other video effects would allow for creating cinematic videos without requiring additional setup for richer visuals. Transcribe to Captions is also a game-changer capability that automatically generates closed captions in the timeline by analyzing the video’s audio and making adding captions very convenient.
In addition to these upgrades, Final Cut Pro 11 also comes with a spatial video editing option, opening up a wide range of possibilities for content creators who create immersive media. You can enhance, add effects, and color-correct spatial videos like any other video clip. It offers different viewing modes for users who want to see the content from various angles on their Macs and can provide a truly 3D experience.
Apart from the upgrades for Mac users, the Final Cut Pro also brings advancements for iPad 2.1 as users can adjust the light and color through the enhanced color grading options and refine color balance more in videos and images. Haptic feedback support is also extended for the Magic Keyboard and the Apple Pencil Pro for a more intuitive editing experience and to feel like they interact with the objects in the video. More ink options have also been added to the Live Drawing feature for including hand-drawn or custom work in the videos.
Moreover, the Final Cut Camera has also been upgraded to the 1.1 version, which allows users to capture Log-encoded HEVC videos. With the Log encoding options, creators can preserve greater detail and higher quality videos, and with the help of the HEVC code, more extensive videos can be stored easily.
Final Cut Pro’s latest versions are available for Mac, iPad, and Final Cut Camera and can be downloaded from the App Store. The Final Cut Pro 11 for Mac starts at $299.99, and the Final Cut Pro for iPad is available for $4.99/month. Existing users can update to the new version for free.
