Apple Updates Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5 and Compressor 4

At 1PM today, Cupertino-time, Apple released fairly minor updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor; along with an update to the Pro Video formats. The last updates to these three applications was Sept. 4, 2015.

Here are the details, based on notes in the Mac App Store.

FINAL CUT PRO X (v. 10.2.3)

• Customizable Default Effect lets you choose both a video and audio effect that is assigned to a keyboard shortcut.
• 4K export preset to create video files for Apple devices
• Improves speed when opening libraries on a SAN
• Resolves an issue that could affect the timecode display in the Dashboard on OS X El Capitan
• Import Canon XF-AC including video files from the Canon C300 Mark II
• Ability to share video to multiple YouTube accounts
• Resolves an issue in which a disabled video effect could appear as Missing Effect when opening the project or sharing to Compressor
• Addresses an issue in which black frames could appear in imported iPhone video clips that were trimmed on the iPhone
• Fixes an issue that could cause the playhead to jump ahead when editing short titles
• Fixes an issue in which points on a Bezier shape could incorrectly switch from Linear to Smooth
• Fixes an issue in which some objects within Motion templates render with soft edges
• Adds iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and Apple TV (4th generation) to the Apple Devices compatibility list in the Share window.

There are two new features in this Final Cut update that I want to call to your attention:

• The improved speed when opening libraries on a SAN is significant. And, when working with transfer projects, it makes the handoff of creative work between editors much faster than before. Here’s a PDF that explains this transfer process in more detail:

ww.10dot1.co.uk/content/FCPXInASharedEnvironment_FINAL.pdf

• Also, the ability to import Canon XF-AVC, including video files from the Canon C300 Mark II, is a big deal. This enables the easy import of 10-bit, 4K video from Canon’s very popular professional camera. The performance of Final Cut Pro X at full image quality editing and playing back 10-bit 4K images is stunning because of how efficiently it takes advantage of the latest Apple hardware.

MOTION (v.5.2.3)

• Improves stability when adding Photoshop files to a project
• Improves stability when searching in iTunes and photo libraries
• Improves stability when using theUndo command after ungrouping a parent group
• Correctly saves percentage-based parameters in the Checkerboard generator after closing and reopening a project
• Correctly saves the preview movie for Motion templates created in German, Japanese and Chinese
• Fixes an issue in which points on a Bezier shape could incorrectly switch from Linear to Smooth
• Fixes an issue in which some objects within Motion templates render with soft edges
• Adds iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and Apple TV (4th generation) to the Apple Devices compatibility list in the Share window.

COMPRESSOR (v.4.2.2)

• 4K export preset to create video files for Apple devices
• Fixes an issue in which Closed Caption fields could be incorrectly labeled as SDH subtitles when creating an iTunes Store Package
• Fixes an issue in which Navigation window fails to display the source clip when the Preview Window is zoomed
• Launch screen displays correctly on OS X El Capitan
• Adds iPhone 6s, iPhone 6s Plus and Apple TV (4th generation) to the Apple Devices compatibility list in the Share window.

PRO VIDEO FORMATS (v.2.0.4)

• Adds support for AVC-LongG, XAVC, and XF-AVC

These updates are free and available in the Mac App Store.

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