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Apple releases updates for Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage

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Shortly after announcing that its pro photography app Aperture is being discontinued, Apple released a number of updates to its remaining professional desktop applications. Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor, and MainStage on OS X all received updates via the Mac App Store today. See the changes for each professional desktop application below:

Final Cut Pro 10.1.2 

• Optimized, proxy, and rendered media can be stored at any location outside of the library
• Easily delete optimized, proxy, and rendered media from within Final Cut Pro X
• Used media indicators for Compound clips, Multicam clips, and Synced clips
• Option to show only unused media in the Browser
• Apply a standard (Rec. 709) look in real time to high dynamic range and wide color gamut video from ARRI, Blackmagic Design, Canon, and Sony cameras
• Automatically apply an ARRI embedded 3D LUT from the new AMIRA camera
• Support for Apple ProRes 4444 XQ
• Improved speed and accuracy when synchronizing clips
• Audio recording improvements including countdown and automatic Audition creation from multiple takes
• Fast export of cuts-only projects containing XDCAM media
• Export entire library as a single XML file
• Selecting a library displays key metadata in the Inspector
• Adjust relative and absolute volume of a clip or range selection
• Create Keywords from Finder Tags when importing media
• Option to sort events by date or name in the Libraries list
• Import a clip by dragging directly into the Browser
• Share 4K video to Vimeo

Compressor 4.1.2

• Support for Apple ProRes 4444 XQ
• Better performance when working with large batches
• Status display and improved responsiveness when using “Send to Compressor” from Final Cut Pro X and Motion
• Improved performance and color accuracy when encoding H.264 source files from GoPro cameras
• Fixes issues transcoding alpha channels in image sequences
• Includes general stability improvements

Motion 5.1.1

• Support for Apple ProRes 4444 XQ
• Improved Sequence Text behavior for animating characters, words, and lines
• Enhanced Contrast filter parameters for refined adjustments

MainStage 3.0.4

• Addresses an issue that caused MainStage to quit unexpectedly when using 8-bit Bluetooth headsets and other devices with unsupported bit depths
• Resolves an issue that could cause screen controls with independent assignments to move simultaneously

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Comments

  1. maritaberg802 - 10 years ago

    maritaberg802

  2. Flint - 10 years ago

    Does this mean Final Cut Pro works with Yosemite now?

  3. drtyrell969 - 10 years ago

    Compatible with Yosemite, but NO ONE mentioned it. Odd.

    • Eric Jun Silva - 10 years ago

      When the public release of OSX Yosemite, the next update for FCPX will be release it too and everyone have to back up everything in FCPX before we install the next update.

  4. Kawaii Gardiner - 10 years ago

    Can anyone confirm that the whole of Compressor 4.1.2 is actually 64bit because right now it is only 32bit.

  5. Jon Grunwell - 9 years ago

    Thats great …but guys are having problems still with FCPX and motion 5…have all the updates…still nervous about Yosemite…advise please

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