Final Cut Pro 11 includes AI-powered features, spatial video editing and more

Apple has released a free update to Final Cut Pro that includes AI-powered features and spatial video editing for the Vision Pro. Apple has added Live Drawing function for the iPad. Allows users to add even more animations to videos with expressive new watercolor, chalk, fountain pen and monoline pen options.

The new 11.0 versions of Final Cut Pro for Mac and iPad, Final Cut Camera and Logic Pro for Mac and iPad are immediately available in the App Store. Below we briefly summarize what is new. For a detailed description please consult this Apple support page.

Final Cut Pro 11

Final Cut Pro 11 takes full advantage of Apple’s M-series chips and introduces the powerful and intuitive Magnetic Mask; Transcribe to Captions, a much-requested feature that provides fast and accurate captions; spatial video editing; and a range of time-saving tools and workflow optimizations.

AI-powered features

In Final Cut Pro 11, editors have access to two all-new AI-powered tools: Magnetic Mask and Transcribe to Captions. Magnetic Mask allows editors to effortlessly isolate people and objects in a video clip without the need for a green screen or more time-consuming rotoscoping. This powerful and accurate automatic analysis provides additional flexibility to customize backgrounds and environments.

Editors can also combine Magnetic Mask with color correction and video effects, allowing them to precisely control and stylize any project. And with Transcribe to Captions, captions can be automatically generated in the Timeline using an Apple-trained large language model that transcribes spoken audio.

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Spatial video editing for Apple Vision Pro

Spatial video allows users to capture and relive life’s special moments on Apple Vision Pro. Final Cut Pro 11 now supports spatial video editing, allowing editors to import their footage and add effects, make color corrections, and enhance their projects with titles. The depth position of titles and captured images can also be adjusted during the editing process.

Spatial videos can be recorded directly with Vision Pro, or on iPhone 15 Pro, iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Pro and Canon’s new RF-S7.8mm F4 STM DUAL lens in combination with Canon R7.7

Users can choose from different display modes to preview the left and right eye corners on their Mac screen. And with Mac Virtual Display, they can bring their editing into Apple Vision Pro, creating a huge, private and portable display that’s ideal for complex workflows.

Final Cut Pro for iPad 2.1

Final Cut Pro for iPad 2.1 brings beloved features to the touch-first editing experience. Powered by Apple silicon, Enhance Light and Color is an intelligent way to improve color, color balance, contrast and brightness in video or still images in one simple step, and is optimized for SDR, HDR, RAW and Log-encoded media. With haptic feedback for Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard, users will feel a light pulse as they trim clips, move media, navigate the timeline, and resize viewer clips into snap points.

Other meaningful workflow improvements include a new vertical pinch gesture that can increase or minimize the clip height in the timeline; the ability to dynamically adjust the size and position of the viewer in Picture in Picture mode; and timeline support for 90fps, 100fps, and 120fps recording on iPhone 16 Pro.

New inks for the Live Drawing feature on iPad allow users to add even more animation to videos with expressive new watercolor, chalk, fountain pen and monoline pen options. And the content library expands with new modular transitions, color correction presets and dynamic soundtracks, along with the ability to easily highlight and overlay images with Picture in Picture and Callout effects.

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