[NAB 2013] Ahead of NAB 2013, Apple releases updated version to Final Cut Pro X, Motion & Compressor

Paving the way to the big marketing push for NAB 2013, Apple released today the 8^th release of Final Cut Pro X and added once again some significant features. Motion & Compressor join also the party with some updates of their own. The full details after the jump.

FINAL CUT PRO X 10.0.8

Final Cut Pro 10.0.8 gets support for Sony’s F5 & F55 cameras with the new XAVC codec and 4K resolution. ProRes Log C footage from ARRI ALEXA are converted on the fly to Rec. 709 color & contrast levels. No more washed footage in the offline editing suite and no more needs to pre-grading them prior to the indigent.

The full list of improvements as provided by Apple are:

• Support for Sony XAVC codec up to 4K resolution
• Option to display ProRes Log C files from ARRI ALEXA cameras with standard Rec. 709 color and contrast levels
• Resolves an issue where some third-party effects generated green frames during render
• Resolves performance issues that could occur with certain titles and effects
• Time reversed clips render in the background
• Ability to use key commands to adjust Clip Appearance settings in the timeline
• Ability to view reel number metadata located in the timecode track of video files
• Mono audio files in a surround project export with correct volume levels
• Drop zones no longer reset to the first frame of video after application restart
• Fixes a performance issue which resulted from selecting multiple ranges on a single clip
• Fixes an issue where the Play Around function did not work properly on certain clips when viewed through external video devices

This update weight 1.64 GB and requires MacOS X 10.6.8 or later and it is a free download on the Mac AppStore for current users. New customers can purchase Final Cut Pro X for $299.99.

MOTION 5.0.7

The full list of improvements as provided by Apple are:

• Resolves an issue where some third-party effects generated green frames during render
• Resolves performance issues that could occur with certain titles and effects
• Fixes a stability issue when splitting layers in the timeline
• Fixes an issue where launching a plug-in with a check box could require multiple clicks
• Fixes a stability issue with CoreMelt plug-ins

This update weight 1.08 GB and requires MacOS X 10.6.8 or later and it is a free download on the Mac AppStore for current users. New customers can purchase Motion for $49.99.

COMPRESSOR 4.0.7

The full list of improvements as provided by Apple are:

• Removes 1GB file size limit for uploads to Vimeo
• Fixes a stability issue when playing back certain MPEG-2 files
• Fixes a stability issue in Qmaster when processing multiple jobs

This update requires MacOS X 10.6.8 or later and it is a free download on the Mac AppStore for current users. New customers can purchase Compressor for $49.99.

ProApps Quicktime codec 1.0.2

In addition to the updates for the core Final Cut apps, Apple has also released an updated set of ProApps QuickTime Codecs for Final Cut Pro X users: AIC, ProRes, AVC-Intra, DVCPro HD, HDV, XDCAM HD-EX-HD422, MPEG IMX, Uncompressed 4:2:2 & XAVC.

This update weight 1.14 MB,  requires MacOS X 10.6.8 or later and it is a free download for current users of any pro apps.

 

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