Apple announced Thursday that Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 and Final Cut Pro for Mac 10.8 are now available. Existing users of the software can get the new versions for free from the App Store.
Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 and Final Cut Camera for iPhone
Below are the release notes for Final Cut Pro for iPad 2which lists the new features:
- Connect to the Final Cut camera on your iPad or iPhone to record up to four angles simultaneously with Live Multicam.
- Easily create and edit projects on a connected external storage device.
- Choose exposure using shutter speed and ISO controls in Pro camera mode.
- Enable focus peaking to ensure your images are sharp while recording.
- Enhance your videos with 12 new color grading presets, six dynamic “glitch backgrounds,” 20 audio tracks, basic text titles, and more.
Apple also released Final Cut camera for iPhone (Free), a companion app required to use the Live Multi Cam feature in Final Cut for iPad 2. It works alone and provides more professional controls for adjusting video while shooting than the standard camera app. Unfortunately, you can't use the app alongside Final Cut Pro on Mac.
Final Cut Pro for Mac 10.8
In the release notes for Final Cut Pro for Mac 10.8 Describes new features and bug fixes:
- Automatically enhance color, color balance, contrast and brightness in video or still images with a new light and color boost effect powered by machine learning.
- Enable Smooth Slow Motion, which creates stunning slow-motion visual experiences using the Al-Enhanced algorithm on Mac models with Apple Silicon.
- Get organized by renaming color corrections and video effects in the viewer.
- Drag effects directly from the observer to other clips in the timeline or viewport.
- Use the new filters in the timeline index to quickly identify clips with audio effects, video effects, timing changes, missing media, or missing effects.
- Search the timeline index by reel, scene, camera angle, camera name, custom meta, or effect name.
- Search for clips in the browser using the new search terms that start with and end with.
- Improves timeline scrolling behavior during reverse playback.
Translated and edited by Peter Ahernstedt
This article was originally from our sister publication Macworld Translated from English.
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