Apple unveils Final Cut Pro's biggest update for Mac & iPad with new Final Cut Camera app

Apple has announced the release of Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 and Final Cut Pro for macOS 10.8, introducing significant enhancements to both platforms. Final Cut Pro for iPad 2 leverages the new M4 chip in the latest iPad Pro, enabling up to 2x faster rendering and supporting up to 4x more streams of ProRes RAW compared to the M1. The app also integrates with the new Final Cut Camera app, allowing users to record professional videos with full control and capture multiple angles simultaneously using Live multicam. Additionally, the update brings support for external projects, addressing a top-requested feature for better storage management, and is compatible with the new Apple Pencil Pro.

Final Cut Pro for macOS 10.8 introduces AI-driven features powered by the Neural Engine in Apple Silicon. These include Enhance Light and Color, which automatically adjusts video for optimal color correction, and Smooth Slo-Mo, which intelligently blends video frames for superior slow-motion quality. The update also brings new organizational tools aimed at improving post-production workflows. Users can now assign custom names to color corrections and video effects in the inspector, search for and navigate to clips with missing media or effects in the timeline index, and perform text-based timeline searches using metadata like reel, scene, and camera angle.