Apple has stirred up a storm of anticipation in the tech world by announcing “Final Cut Pro for iPad,” a revolutionary video editing app. The tech giant promises a complete professional video studio right at your fingertips, potentially transforming your iPad into an all-in-one film production suite. The subscription-based model is £4.99/month or £49 annually in the UK and $4.99/month or $49 annually in the U.S., after a one-month free trial.
“Final Cut Pro for iPad” is essentially a miniaturized film studio. The application’s interface, reimagined for the iPad, is designed to enhance precision and speed, offering frame-accurate editing with just a fingertip or Apple Pencil. An innovative jog wheel promises rapid scrubbing through footage or trimming and nudging clips, while hovering with the Apple Pencil enables swift and accurate footage skimming.
Moreover, the app facilitates creative engagement with the footage, allowing users to draw, highlight, and write directly on it to create unique handwritten titles and illustrations. Combined with the HDR-first workflow and the Liquid Retina XDR display on the 12.9‑inch iPad Pro, the visuals promise to be stunning.
The app’s capabilities aren’t limited to editing; you can also enhance your footage with multi-camera editing, making it easy to combine and synchronize media from a single shoot. Unique Fast Cut features leverage the power of Apple silicon and machine learning to expedite time-consuming editing tasks. Users can isolate a subject and remove its background with just a tap, even without a green screen or rotoscoping.
The app also showcases intelligent adjustment features that automatically format footage for different aspect ratios, making delivering videos to various platforms easier. Additionally, the software offers sophisticated built-in titles, transitions, effects, and soundtracks to enhance your project’s overall aesthetics. Other features, like voice effects and color grading, can be used to fine-tune your project’s look and sound.
Apple has also made provisions for integrating powerful content from leading developers, an exciting feature slated to be released soon. Besides editing, the app offers control over shooting parameters such as white balance, exposure, and focus. It provides real-time performance metrics, including available recording time, audio levels, overexposure indicators, and grid lines, to help ensure perfect shots.
The software allows for working with high-quality formats, including ProRes on the latest iPad Pro, and supports importing and editing popular video formats, including ProRes RAW. Finally, projects can be exported to Final Cut Pro for Mac for tasks requiring more advanced features.
The app is compatible with the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (5th or 6th generation), 11‑inch iPad Pro (3rd or 4th generation) or iPad Air (5th generation) running on iPadOS 16.4 or later. In summary, Apple’s “Final Cut Pro for iPad” promises a fresh and exciting approach to video editing on the iPad, potentially revolutionizing mobile content creation. A free trial version can be downloaded from the App Store now.
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