New Features in Apple Final Cut Pro 11.2, Motion 5.11, Compressor 4.11 & Final Cut Camera v2.0

[ Updated Sept. 22, 2025, with information about additional supported camera formats.]

Yesterday, Apple updated Final Cut Pro, Motion, Compressor and Final Cut Camera. Here’s what’s new.

FINAL CUT PRO v11.2

Final Cut Pro 11.2 includes the following enhancements, changes, and bug fixes:

• Unlock even more controls for ProRes RAW video shot on iPhone, so you can adjust exposure, color temperature, tint, and demosaicing. (ProRes RAW capture requires supported iPhone models.)
• Edit and play back your Apple Log 2 footage with the vibrancy of the original scene by applying the Apple Log 2 LUT.
• Fixes an issue that caused recordings made with the Voiceover tool to not be saved when media storage was set to a location outside the library.
• Improves stability when adjusting sliders in the ProRes RAW Settings window.
• Fixes an issue that caused Final Cut Pro to quit when RED RAW clips were selected in the timeline while the RED RAW Settings window was open.
• Removes support for FireWire-connected devices on macOS Tahoe. (On macOS Sequoia, FireWire capture is supported, but the playback controls for FireWire-connected devices are no longer available.)
• Includes stability and performance improvements.

Support Link: support.apple.com/en-us/102825

UPDATE: Earlier today, a reader asked about support for Blackmagic RAW, a proprietary format developed  by Blackmagic Design for some of their cameras.. I did some checking and found that, last year, Apple introduced Media Extensions, an OS-level feature that lets camera makers add support for their codec in FCP, Motion, Compressor, QuickTime Player, etc.

BMD is working on an extension, I’ve been told, but there’s no scheduled release date. However, FCP.Cafe provides the BRAW Toolbox extension which allows importing Blackmagic RAW files without transcoding. Link: https://brawtoolbox.fcp.cafe/

It is also worth noting that just this month Sony released a new Media Extension for Sony X-OCN files from cameras like the Sony Venice and the Sony PMW-F55. The free download is available here: https://nablet.com/media-extension-plugins

APPLE MOTION v5.11

Motion 5.11 introduces support for Apple Log 2 video, providing even greater dynamic range and even wider color gamut of Apple Log 2 video.

Support Link: https://support.apple.com/guide/motion/whats-new-motn31f78e03/mac

APPLE COMPRESSOR v4.11

Compressor 4.11 includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:

• Use the new RAW inspector for easy access to RAW video settings such as ISO, exposure bias, and color temperature for ProRes RAW and other RAW formats.
• Take advantage of the flexibility and even wider color gamut of Apple Log 2 video.
• Improve ProRes RAW video captured on iPhone with denoising powered by machine learning with Apple silicon.
• Customize third-party RAW video Media Extensions with the new RAW Processing inspector.
• Fixes an issue where selecting additional Compressor instances in Settings would not enable additional instances.
• Includes stability and performance improvements.

Support link: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102745

APPLE FINAL CUT CAMERA v2.0

If you haven’t heard of Final Cut Camera 2.0, here’s an overview of the new version.

Link: www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/09/apple-announces-final-cut-camera-2-0/

Here’s what’s in the latest release:

• Final Cut Camera 2.0 includes the following features and enhancements:
  Capture ProRes RAW in open gate for full-frame resolution and incredible editing performance.*
• Record in high dynamic range and an even wider color gamut with Apple Log 2 in ProRes or HEVC.*
• Easily enable timecode options including Time of Day, Record Run, or external timecode for precise identification of your footage. (Requires iOS 26.)
• Genlock multiple video sources with precise frame alignment using a compatible sync generator.*
• Quickly switch to the 200mm (8x) telephoto lens to capture the perfect shot.*
• Dynamically adjust the video orientation to vertical or horizontal with the front-facing camera, regardless of how you hold your iPhone.*

* Requires supported iPhone models.

Improvements and bug fixes:

• Adds support for 29.97 fps recording.
• Adds support for constant frame rates at 24 fps, 25 fps, 29.97 fps, 30 fps, 50 fps, and 60 fps on supported iPhone models.
• Adds stabilization support for recording 4K at 120 fps and 100 fps on supported iPhone models.
• Adds Dolby Vision support for recording 4K at 120 fps and 100 fps on supported iPhone models.
• Enable or disable the LUT Preview directly from the format settings menu.
• Fixes an issue that caused video recordings with stabilization enabled to sometimes stutter.
• Improves reliability when recording with Spatial Audio and stabilization enabled.
• Improves reliability when using a multichannel audio source.
• Addresses an issue that sometimes caused the thumbnail image to not appear when an external SSD was connected.
• Fixes an issue that sometimes caused videos saved to an external SSD to not appear in the media browser.
• Addresses an issue that sometimes caused the LUT Preview menu to appear unexpectedly in the media browser.
• Fixes an issue that sometimes caused the Record button to appear dimmed after a Live Multicam session ended.
• Includes stability and performance improvements.

Support link: support.apple.com/en-us/120849