Apple announces Final Cut Pro 11 with AI features and Spatial Video editing | Infinium-tech

Apple unveiled the latest version of its professional video editing software, Final Cut Pro 11. The new release includes a number of new features including AI masking tools, automatic caption generation and spatial video editing.

Final Cut Pro 11’s magnetic mask allows users to isolate people or objects in clips without green screen.

Transcribe in Caption is powered by an Apple-trained large language model that transcribes spoken audio.

The new Final Cut Pro 11 will also let users edit spatial videos captured via the iPhone 15 Pro series, iPhone 16 series or Canon R7 paired with the RF-S7.8mm F4 STM DUAL lens. Users can import spatial video footage, add effects, perform color correction and adjust depth positions. Final Cut Pro 11 will also show left and right eye angles on supported Mac displays and will also work on Vision Pro.

Apple’s new Final Cut Pro 11 will run on all Macs running macOS Sonoma with at least 8GB of RAM, although some features will require Apple Silicon chips.

Apple is also releasing an update to the Final Cut iPad app with Final Cut Pro 2.1, which will require an M1 chip or later or an iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPadOS 17.6 or later.

Lighting and color features have been enhanced in the iPad version, allowing accurate color, color balance, contrast and brightness correction. Apple has also added a new vertical pinch gesture to raise and lower the height of a clip in the Timeline.

Final Cut Pro 2.1 on iPad

iPad users are also getting a Live Drawing feature, which can add animation to videos. Users are also getting timeline support for recording at 90 fps, 100 fps and 120 fps from the iPhone 16 Pro.

Apple also announced a new version of the Final Cut camera app for iPhone and iPad. Final Cut Camera 1.1 now supports HEVC files in Apple Log, LUT preview during recording, and a new level indicator with tilt and roll indicators and a crosshair for top-down shots.

Final Cut Pro 11 for Mac is the one $299 One-time purchase, although Apple is offering a 90-day free trial to new users. Current paying users will also get all the new updates for free.

Final Cut Pro for iPad cost $4.99/month Or $49 annually,

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