Final Cut Pro X Introduces 360-Degree VR Video Editing
December 14 2017 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Apple’s Pro Video Editing App Also Adds Advanced Color Grading,
HDR Support and More
Apple® today announced a major update to its professional video
editing app, Final Cut Pro® X, with new features including
360-degree VR video editing, advanced color grading tools and
support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) video. Optimized to take full
advantage of the incredible performance capabilities of the all-new
iMac Pro™, Final Cut Pro users can now edit full-resolution 8K
video for the first time on a Mac®. Apple is also extending
360-degree VR video support to Final Cut Pro companion apps,
Motion® and Compressor. Today, with more than 2 million seats,
Final Cut Pro X is the most popular version of the software ever
and is used by professional video editors to create incredible
works of art, from award-winning Hollywood feature films and
commercials, to international broadcasts and the world’s most
popular YouTube videos.
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“With new features like 360-degree VR editing and motion
graphics, advanced color grading and HDR support, Final Cut Pro
gives video editors the tools to create stunning, next-generation
content,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Apps
Product Marketing. “When combined with the performance of Mac
hardware, including the all-new iMac Pro, Final Cut Pro provides an
incredibly powerful post-production studio to millions of video
editors around the world.”
Final Cut Pro lets professional editors create VR content with
the ability to import, edit and deliver 360-degree video and view
the project in real time through a connected HTC VIVE headset with
SteamVR. Users can easily add 360-degree titles in 2D or 3D; apply
blurs, glows and other immersive effects; and use visual controls
to straighten horizons or remove camera rigs from equirectangular
videos. Standard photos and videos can also be added to VR projects
and 360-degree video can be shared directly to popular websites
including YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo.
The update also includes powerful tools for professional color
grading. Unique color wheels feature built-in controls to adjust
hue, saturation and brightness. Color curves allow for ultra-fine
color adjustments with multiple control points to target specific
color ranges, and eye droppers let users sample specific colors and
apply manual white balance. Users can also apply custom lookup
tables (LUTs) from popular color grading apps like DaVinci Resolve
and websites including PremiumBeat, Color Grading Central and
more.
With support for the most popular HDR formats, Final Cut Pro
gains access to an expanded range of brightness levels to deliver
incredibly realistic images. Editors can output video to HDR
monitors using I/O devices from AJA and Blackmagic with brightness
levels up to 10,000 nits. The new color grading tools support both
HDR and Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) video, and with tone mapping,
users can easily change HDR to SDR output for broadcast.
Additional Features in Final Cut Pro 10.4:
— Easily import iMovie® projects from iPhone® and iPad® into
Final Cut Pro for advanced editing, audio work, motion graphics and
color grading.
— HEVC and HEIF support for importing and editing high
efficiency video and photo formats from Apple devices.
— Updated audio effects plug-ins from Logic Pro® X with
redesigned, resizable interfaces.
— Faster, higher quality optical flow analysis built on Metal®,
Apple’s advanced graphics technology.
Motion 5.4 enables users to create immersive 360-degree VR
titles and effects that can be instantly accessed in Final Cut Pro.
The update also makes it easy to convert between any type of Motion
project at any time, create realistic spring-loaded animations with
the new Overshoot behavior and apply photographic-inspired looks
with new filters. Compressor 4.4 lets users deliver 360-degree
video with industry-standard spherical metadata. Compressor also
lets users export HEVC and HDR video, while adding a range of new
options for delivering MXF files.
Pricing and Availability
Final Cut Pro 10.4 is available as a free update today for
existing users, and for $299.99 for new users on the Mac App
Store®. Motion 5.4 and Compressor 4.4 are also available as a free
update today for existing users, and for $49.99 each for new users
on the Mac App Store. Education customers can purchase the Pro Apps
Bundle for Education for $199.99. For more information, please
visit: apple.com/final-cut-pro.
Apple revolutionized personal technology with the introduction
of the Macintosh in 1984. Today, Apple leads the world in
innovation with iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV.
Apple’s four software platforms — iOS, macOS, watchOS and tvOS —
provide seamless experiences across all Apple devices and empower
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the world better than we found it.
NOTE TO EDITORS: For additional information visit Apple Newsroom
(www.apple.com/newsroom), or call Apple’s Media Helpline at (408)
974-2042.
© 2017 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Apple, the Apple logo,
Final Cut Pro, iMac Pro, Mac, Motion, iMovie, iPhone, iPad, Logic
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