![]() ![]() To run the new apps, you need Mac Core 2 Duo or better with at least 2GB of RAM-4GB of memory is recommended. Nonetheless, you can view and access the original media assets from previous projects. Apple’s view is that projects are self contained and that users would not switch or upgrade their video editor in the middle of a project. Final Cut Pro X is not backward compatible for projects created in Final Cut Pro 7. When purchased and downloaded from the Mac App Store, Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, and Compressor 4 are installed alongside previous versions of Final Cut Studio. Existing media and earlier versions of software are not affected during installation. English, French, German, Japanese, Spanish, and Chinese. Compressor is available worldwide in U.S. System requirements and availabilityįinal Cut Pro and Motion are available worldwide in U.S. You can share these settings with other Final Cut Pro editors, even if they don’t have Compressor installed.Ĭompressor now supports HTTP live streaming, with new export settings that let you encode your media in a single step for streaming web playback on Apple devices and Macs. Distributed encoding uses available capacity in other cores and other computers to make encoding faster. Once you save your settings, they appear in the Compressor Settings menu in Final Cut Pro. Compressor 4Ĭompressor augments Final Cut Pro X’s export capabilities.įor custom export options, you can send your Final Cut Pro project directly to Compressor and choose from an assortment of codecs, sizes, frame rates, and other parameters. New intelligent templates let you work efficiently with high-quality effects, titles, transitions, and generators as you edit. The new Keying filter makes it easy to create high-quality chroma keys with a simple drag and drop. The darker look of the new interface is designed to enhance user color perception, and many filters now include onscreen controls for direct effects manipulation. ![]() Smart Motion Templates with Parameter Rigs allow editors to adjust multiple parameters with a single slider, pop-up menu, or checkbox and switch quickly among options in real time. The program offers real-time playback, speedy background processing, and a ColorSync-managed color pipeline for accurate and consistent color. As an inherently scalable application, the faster your computer, the faster FCP X will run. That means you can access all the RAM in your system and work with larger, more complex projects. Upgraded performanceįinal Cut Pro X is built on a 64-bit, multithreaded engine. The Smart Collections feature allows you to dynamically organize your media with automatic and custom metadata.ĭirect access to iTunes, Aperture, and iLife libraries makes it more convenient to preview and search for photos, music, and sound effects from within the application. Range-based keywords let you tag specific sections of clips with custom keywords. Automatically generated proxy files let you easily travel with your project.Ī Content Auto-Analysis function scans your media on import and tags content with information such as camera data, shot type, people, and more. ![]() Built-in libraries let you browse and preview photos, music, and sound effects. Keyword tools let you scan, tag, and sort your media, so you can locate the clips you want. Now, all Final Cut Pro X and companion software is available only from the App Store-no boxes. With this release, Apple has eliminated packaged software of its pro video apps. Apple says that given the power, approachability, and affordability of Final Cut Pro X, it should be a great product for Final Cut Express users, as well. Compressor can be used for media encoding even without FCP X.įinal Cut Express, too, is history. The processes for Motion and Compressor however, are sufficiently different to keep them as separate programs, though they are completely interoperable with FCP X. Over time, Apple observed that users disliked switching between apps, so for this release, it brought all applications related to the editorial process into the main program, eliminating the need to switch interfaces or paradigms. In consolidating and simplifying its professional video editing package, Apple has eliminated some of Final Cut’s previous suite mates,įinal Cut Pro Server is also gone, and some of its most popular media management features-such as Smart Collections, custom metadata, and proxy workflow-are now built into the main app. All three applications were part of the previousįinal Cut Studio suite, but are now available separately. ![]()
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