During NAB 2015 this week, Apple released updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor.
Final Cut Pro X 10.2’s big new features include:
3D titles
improved masking for color grading and effects
native support for more camera formats
GPU-accelerated RED RAW processing
Motion 5.2 extends the power of 3D titles with the ability to create custom materials and environments and instantly publish them to Final Cut Pro X. And, Compressor 4.2 makes it easy to package a movie for sale on the iTunes Store.
The complete list of release notes for Final Cut Pro X 10.2 are listed below.
Introducing 3D titles
Beautifully animated and easily customizable 3D text
Simple templates to get started quickly
Cinematic templates with built-in backgrounds and animations
Large collection of text styles to create stunning looks with one click
Customize your titles with hundreds of combinations of materials, lighting, and edges
Additional controls to adjust environment, shadows, and more
Instantly convert 2D titles to 3D
Open any title in Motion to add multiple lights, cameras, and tracking
Advanced effects
Display up to four video scopes simultaneously
Apply super ellipse Shape Mask to any clip
Apply Draw mask to any clip, with options for linear, bezier, or B-spline smoothing
New shape and color mask controls for every effect
Instantly display the alpha channel for any effect mask
Save custom effects as presets for quick access
Color Board merged into the new Color Correction effect
Rearrange the processing order of the Color Correction effect
Improved keyframing with better motion smoothing
Improved optical flow for beautiful slow motion on a wider range of content
Better performance of FxPlug plug-ins and built-in effects that use multiple frames like Visual Echo and Trails
Camera formats
Support for Panasonic AVC-Ultra codec family
Support for Sony XAVC S format
Import Sony XAVC and XDCAM formats without separate plug-in
Support for JVC H.264 Long GOP format
GPU-accelerated RED RAW processing with support for dual GPUs
Support for RED RAW anamorphic formats
Additional features
You can now use Smart Collections at the event and library level
Import window consolidates all options into a single sidebar
GPU rendering when using Send To Compressor with support for dual GPUs
CABAC entropy mode for multi-pass encoding
XML 1.5 for third-party interchange. For legacy third-party applications, XML 1.4 continues to be supported
Final Cut Pro X 10.2 also includes the following:
Faster drawing of audio waveforms which improves performance especially when editing over a network
Transform controls work correctly with photos in a secondary storyline
Resizable Filter window for searching
Freeze frames copy media across multiple libraries
Slo-mo video clips from iPhone appear in the Browser with a badge
Full-screen playback does not automatically superimpose transport controls
Improved performance when skimming Long GOP video including AVCHD
Exporting a Master File using i-Frame codecs like ProRes can play in QuickTime Player before the export completes
Support for XAVC S video recorded at 120 fps and 240 fps
MXF-wrapped AVC-Intra and Uncompressed files export faster
Final Cut Pro X remains $299 from the Mac App Store. Version 10.2 is a free upgrade for existing users.
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