Final Cut Pro X updated to 10.0.6 (Motion & Compressor too)

After a few months, Apple updated once again Final Cut Pro X to its 7^th release and added some significant features.

The most prominent features:

• support for RED footage including native RECODE Raw editing
• unified import window for file-based & tape-based footage
• MXF plug-in support that allows you to work natively with MXF files from import through delivery using third-party plug-ins
• an improved “share” menu customizable by users
• dual viewers
• ability to precisely edit individual audio channels directly in the timeline.

Other new and improved features as provided by Apple are:

• Option to add chapter markers in the timeline for export to video files, DVD, and Blu-ray disc
• Range selection now preserves start and end points in the Event Browser and allows you to create multiple range selections on a single clip
• Paste attributes window lets you choose specific effects to copy between clips
• Flexible Clip Connections allow you to keep Connected Clips in place when slipping, sliding or moving clips in the Primary Storyline
• Add a freeze frame to your timeline with a single keystroke
• Drop shadow effect with intuitive onscreen controls to adjust position, edge falloff, angle, and more
• New controls for combining audio from multiple angles within a Multicam Clip
• Compound Clip creation in the timeline now saves the clip in the Event Browser for re-use in other projects
• XML 1.2 featuring metadata import and export for richer integration with third-party apps

This update weight 1.53 GB and requires MacOS X 10.6.8 or later and it is a free download on the Mac Apple Store for current users. New customers can purchase Final Cut Pro X for $299.99.

Motion gets updated to version 5.05 and Compressor to version 4.05. Both are minor updates and are free for current users. New users can get Motion & Compressor for $49.99 each on the Mac AppStore.

Steve's Blog - Oct 24, 2012 | News, Post
Tagged | Compressor, FCPX, Motion