Final Cut Pro 4+
Professional post-production
Apple
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- €349.99
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Description
Final Cut Pro combines revolutionary video editing with powerful media organisation and incredible performance to let you create at the speed of thought.
Revolutionary Video Editing
• The Magnetic Timeline uses advanced metadata and Clip Connections for faster, easier editing
• Enhanced Timeline Index lets you drag and drop audio roles to rearrange the layout of your timeline
• Powerful drag-and-drop Object Tracker automatically matches titles and effects to the movement of faces or objects
• Change focus points or the depth effect for video shot in Cinematic mode on iPhone (requires macOS Monterey or later)
• Edit multi-camera projects with automatic syncing and support for up to 64 camera angles
• Automatically transform projects for square or vertical delivery with Smart Conform
• Import and edit 360° equi-rectangular video in a wide range of formats and frame sizes
• Create, edit and deliver closed captions from within Final Cut Pro
• Extend the capabilities of Final Cut Pro with third-party workflow extensions
Powerful Media Organisation
• Organise your work within libraries for efficient media management and collaboration
• Create proxy copies of your media for portability and performance
• Apply custom keywords or favourites on the fly as you select clip ranges
• Smart Collections dynamically organise content for you to quickly find any shot in a few clicks
• Locate duplicate media in the timeline using highlighted clip ranges or the Timeline Index
Incredible Performance
• Improved speed and efficiency on Mac computers with Apple silicon
• Unrivalled performance with optimisations for the M3 Pro, M3 Max and M2 Ultra chips
• Work with a broad range of formats including ProRes, RED, XAVC, AVCHD, Avid DNxHR®, Avid DNxHD®, H.264, HEVC and more
Compelling, Customisable Effects
• Beautifully animated, easily customisable 2D and 3D titles
• Change the look of titles, transitions and effects using intuitive controls
• Choose from an ecosystem of third-party FxPlug plug-ins with custom interfaces
Integrated Audio Editing
• Assign roles during import to easily track and organise your project
• Expand and edit multi-channel audio files directly in the timeline
• Apply intuitive Logic-based effects and reduce background noise to isolate voices
• Sync video with separate audio in a single step with instant audio waveform matching
Intuitive Colour Grading
• Import, edit and deliver video in standard colour spaces, or in Rec. 2020 and HLG colour spaces
• Powerful colour wheels and curves for precise adjustments with keying and masks
• Automatically tone-map clips to match HDR or SDR colour space
• Take advantage of log-encoded video shot on iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max for even more grading flexibility
• Accurately view HDR on MacBook Pro and Pro Display XDR
One-Step, Optimised Output
• Incredibly fast export for playback on Apple devices and upload to websites such as Vimeo and YouTube
• Export audio stems and multiple versions of a finished video using roles metadata
• Import and export XML for third-party workflows like colour grading and sound mixing
System Requirements: macOS 13.5 or later, 8GB of RAM (16GB recommended), Metal-capable graphics card (Intel-based Mac computers only), 6.5GB of available disk space.
Some features require a Mac with Apple silicon. Some features require internet access; fees may apply.
What’s New
Version 10.8.1
Final Cut Pro 10.8.1 includes the following bug fixes:
• Fixes an issue that prevented audio playback when stepping through timeline clips with the left and right arrow keys.
• Fixes an issue that could cause some MTS files to play back without audio.
• Fixes an issue that could cause Final Cut Pro to stop responding when three-finger gestures were used on a trackpad.
Ratings and Reviews
The Perfect Blend of Power and Simplicity for Mac Creators.
Final Cut Pro has been a game-changer for my video editing projects. As a macOS user, I appreciate how seamlessly it integrates with the Apple ecosystem, and the interface feels both polished and intuitive. One of the standout features for me is the magnetic timeline—it makes organizing clips and transitions so much easier, avoiding the mess of overlapping layers you find in other editing software.
The color grading tools are quite advanced, allowing for precise control over the final look of my videos. I’ve also been impressed with how smoothly Final Cut handles large, high-resolution files. Even when working on 4K or multi-cam edits, the software runs without a hitch, especially on newer Mac models with M1 or M2 chips.
For my workflow, I’ve found that Final Cut Pro strikes a balance between being user-friendly and having the depth needed for professional projects. The integration with Motion and Compressor expands its capabilities even further. However, if you’re collaborating with others, it does lack the multi-user editing features found in software like Adobe Premiere Pro.
Excellent in Most all Respects
I bought FCP a good while back and it just keeps on getting better and better. I edit all my projects in it now as it flys on my 27 Inch iMac from 2013. I added a couple of extra GB of ram and a thunderbolt external drive, and this helps no end in keeping my systems clean and sane.
While you can pick up the basics of FCPX without assistance, it is much better to do a Lynda course or something like that, as you will get to see so many short cuts and simpler ways of doing things going this route. There is so much to this program, that you will probably never find it all yourself, without spending crazy amounts of time learning the hard way.
The program is stable, powerful, relatively intuitive (in as much as it can be) and does a great job, with lots of output formats available.
I have Adobe Premiere also and that too is an excellent program, but I find myself back in FCPX on every project as it is simpler and easier to understand for my needs.
There is not much you can’t achieve with FCPX, from short commercials through full blown 2 hour epics, but you do need to study, at least a little at the beginning to get up to speed.
Well done Apple and all the development team. Keep it up and PLEASE don’t ditch FCPX like you did Aperture.
Sheer Genius in need of more attention
I love FCPX. Have done since 10.2.1. I cut drama TV, feature films, music videos and short films with FCPX and I will not as far as I possibly can use any other NLE. However having said that Apple need to pay more attention to the needs of us 'Pro Users' when it comes to upgrades. we don't need gimmicks we need real world adjustments. One area that needs particular sttention is the ability to collaberate with teams. But I really do love the magnetic timeline, it's a real timesaver and just such fun to use.
Jayce
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- Size
- 5.1 GB
- Category
- Photo & Video
- Compatibility
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- Mac
- Requires macOS 13.5 or later.
- Languages
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English, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish
- Age Rating
- 4+
- Copyright
- © 2011-2024
- Price
- €349.99
Supports
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Family Sharing
Up to six family members can use this app with Family Sharing enabled.