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After more than 10 years, Final Cut Pro is making the next big leap in version, with Final Cut Pro New is the magnetic selection tool “Magnetic Mask”, which is intended to enable more flexible adjustment of certain objects in videos. Another AI feature automates the creation of subtitles in the timeline by transcribing the audio track. An Apple language model will be used for this, the company announced late on Wednesday.
Spatial videos and iPad features
In addition, Final Cut is now able to edit spatial videos and make color corrections as well as add effects and titles. The stereoscopic recordings can be output on the Mac separated by recording angle and exported for playback on the Vision Pro. In addition to the latest iPhones and the Vision Pro itself, spatial videos will soon also be able to be created with the Canon EOS-R7 – the first lens for this will soon be available in stores. At the same time, Apple refers to the upcoming ultra-widescreen mode of the virtual Mac display in the Vision Pro.
Apple has also added the iPad version of Final Cut: There, users can make AI-supported lighting and color improvements and use new pen tools with the Apple Pencil to insert animations. Final Cut Camera also receives an update and now supports HEVC videos with Log as well as a new LUT preview (with Apple Log LUT). Recording 4K videos at 120 fps is also supported on the iPhone 16 Pro.
The new Quantec Room Simulator in Logic Pro on the iPad.
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The biggest innovation in Logic Pro is reverb effects with the Quantec Room Simulator: The plug-in is based on the original circuit diagrams and algorithms of the Quantec founder, Apple announced.
Subscription for iPads, one-time purchase for Macs
Final Cut Pro 11 can still be installed on macOS 14, but functions such as transcribing require the new macOS 15. Some features require a Mac with an Apple chip, the manufacturer notes. Support for macOS 13 ends with the update.
Nothing changes in the business model: The Mac version is available as a one-time purchase for 350 euros, but the update to version 11 is free for existing customers. Apple continues to offer the iPad version as a subscription for 5 euros per month or just under 50 euros per year. Logic Pro for the Mac still costs 230 euros, and the update is free here too. The iPad app is also only available as a subscription at the same prices as Final Cut.
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