By Zack Millican | No Comments
Last updated: Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Apple announced Final Cut Pro X at this year’s FCP Supermeet in Las Vegas during NAB. The new version has been reworked from the ground up. Final Cut Pro X improvements focus on image quality, organization and editing. It will have 64-bit support and will be able to take advantage of RAM larger than 4GB. One big improvement will be its constant background rendering. You’ll actually be able to start editing before ingesting is complete.

Apple Final Cut Pro X will be available in June for $299.

Some new features in Apple Final Cut Pro X:

• People detection, shot detection
• Auto non-destruct color balance during ingest
• Auto audio clean up during ingest
• Smart collections - organize by media types
• Clip connections - primary audio and video are locked-synced together
• Magnetic timeline - when moving clips it won’t collide with others
• Compound clips - combine multiple clips into an editable single clip for simplicity
• Inline precision editor - double click seam to see what’s outside handles
• Auto-syncing audio waveforms (no more PluralEyes for $149)
• Color matching by choosing a color on each clip

Zack Millican is a broadcast designer and Chyron Duet operator.
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