Apple Updates Final Cut Pro, Motion and Compressor
Today, Apple released new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion and Compressor. Here are the details.
FINAL CUT PRO (v.10.7)
Final Cut Pro 10.7 includes the following enhancements and fixes:
- Automatically scroll the timeline to keep your clips in view under the playhead during playback.
- Increase editing efficiency by combining a selected group of connected clips into a connected storyline.
- View both video and audio role colors to easily see the organization of the timeline at a glance.
- See improved results when using the Object Tracker’s all-new machine-learning model to analyze the movement of faces and other objects on Mac computers with Apple silicon.
- Use the enhanced Reveal in Browser feature to easily locate a clip in the browser without losing your selected Keyword Collection or Smart Collection.
- Export HEVC and H.264 files faster by simultaneously processing video segments across available media engines (requires macOS Sonoma or later and a Mac with Apple M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, or M3 Max).
- Fixes an issue that caused an offline media badge to remain on an event after reconnecting.
- Fixes an issue that could cause video to be cropped in the multicam angle editor.
Improves performance when upgrading a library that contains many markers.
Final Cut Pro Release Notes link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201237
MOTION (v.5.7)
Motion 5.7 includes the following enhancements and fixes:
- See improved results when using the Object Tracker’s all-new machine-learning model to analyze the movement of faces and other objects on Mac computers with Apple silicon.
- Title template backgrounds are now disabled by default.
- Fixes an issue that caused FxPlug-based plug-ins to stop responding when you cancel an analysis.
Motion Release Notes link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202203
COMPRESSOR (v.4.7)
Compressor 4.7 includes the following enhancements and fixes:
- Export HEVC and H.264 files faster by simultaneously processing video segments across available media engines (requires macOS Sonoma or later and a Mac with Apple M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, or M3 Max).
- Create, configure, and build stereoscopic packages for the iTunes Store.
- Preview Log encoded video with or without Log applied.
- HDR content now displays in the correct color space in the viewer.
Improves performance when enabling or disabling audio tracks on long multi-channel ProRes clips.
- Adds support for JSON and XML output to batch submissions when using the command line.
- Fixes an issue where creating a Watch Folder would prevent the “Enable audio pass-through” setting from being selected.
Compressor Release Notes link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202204
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6 Responses to Apple Updates Final Cut Pro, Motion and Compressor
Hi Larry, All installed my end, both for M2 Mac Mini, base model, OS 14.2.1 and the Final Cut Pro. Pro Video Formats 2.3 has also been updates on Nov 30 2023. No problems to report as yet. Regards, Charles
Charles:
Good to know.
Thanks, larry
Same here. Installed 10.7 and upgraded a project that’s 99% complete (YES, I had 2 BACKUPs just in case, LOL)
But no issues at all.
Don:
Excellent news. Thanks for letting us know.
Larry
Well, this may be something of a niche problem. I build broadcast masters for my client to send to a terrestrial broadcast station; part of their requirements is a closed-caption master. I get an SCC file from the captionst, drop it onto my project in FCPX, then export it as an embedded H.264. I’ve been doing this for the better part of two years with no issues.
After upgrading to 10.7 over the weekend, I’m having an issue where my closed captions — which are normally 2-line roll-up — are a four lines. (I checked with an older SCC file and it, too, was four lines, so I know the problem isn’t the file.). According to the documentation, there should be a place in the inspector to change the number of lines on the caption roll, but it’s not there.
I’ve submitted a report to Apple; hopefully it will get fixed. Has anybody else had problems with closed captions?
Lucas:
Hmm… interesting. You are the first person to report this – but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a bug. I don’t have a workaround for you, as I don’t work with SCC captions very frequently. Let me know what you find out.
Larry