Cupertino, California — Apple today announced a major update to its professional video editing app, Final Cut Pro X, with new features including 360-degree VR video editing, advanced color grading tools and support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) video. Optimized to take full advantage of the incredible performance capabilities of the all-new iMac Pro, Final Cut Pro users can now edit full-resolution 8K video for the first time on a Mac. Apple is also extending 360-degree VR video support to Final Cut Pro companion apps, Motion and Compressor. Today, with more than 2 million seats, Final Cut Pro X is the most popular version of the software ever and is used by professional video editors to create incredible works of art, from award-winning Hollywood feature films and commercials, to international broadcasts and the world’s most popular YouTube videos.
“With new features like 360-degree VR editing and motion graphics, advanced color grading and HDR support, Final Cut Pro gives video editors the tools to create stunning, next-generation content,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Apps Product Marketing. “When combined with the performance of Mac hardware, including the all-new iMac Pro, Final Cut Pro provides an incredibly powerful post-production studio to millions of video editors around the world.”
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Final Cut Pro lets professional editors create VR content with the ability to import, edit and deliver 360-degree video and view the project in real time through a connected HTC VIVE headset with SteamVR. Users can easily add 360-degree titles in 2D or 3D; apply blurs, glows and other immersive effects; and use visual controls to straighten horizons or remove camera rigs from equirectangular videos. Standard photos and videos can also be added to VR projects and 360-degree video can be shared directly to popular websites including YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo.
The update also includes powerful tools for professional color grading. Unique color wheels feature built-in controls to adjust hue, saturation and brightness. Color curves allow for ultra-fine color adjustments with multiple control points to target specific color ranges, and eye droppers let users sample specific colors and apply manual white balance. Users can also apply custom lookup tables (LUTs) from popular color grading apps like DaVinci Resolve and websites including PremiumBeat, Color Grading Central and more.
For VR headset users, the A50 will fit perfectly over the HTC Vive, Oculus, or PS VR and deliver an immersive audio experience.Please note: A50 Mod Kits are only compatible with the New/Gen 3 A50 Headsets and not any other headsets, including previous generations of the A50. The A50 headset is not included in the purchase of a Mod Kit. Rather consider a Smartphone VR headset. You might want to consider a smartphone VR headset instead of the Mac VR headset. You are going to get more value for money and will have a much larger variety of games to play with. There are some people that are looking for a VR headset for Mac. Apple's work on both 'smart glasses' and a virtual reality headset is still in the prototype stage, so it could be years before a product launches. Apple often creates prototypes that never go on. Optional: A VR headset that connects to a PC or Mac, like the HTC Vive or Oculus Rift. Optional Apps: VLC, Kolor Eyes, Vive Video, Whirligig, and Virtual Desktop. Why You Should Enjoy VR on your PC or Mac: Just about everything is better in virtual reality when it comes to watching videos.
Color curves allow video editors to select and adjust specific hues to create beautiful images from within Final Cut Pro.
With support for the most popular HDR formats, Final Cut Pro gains access to an expanded range of brightness levels to deliver incredibly realistic images. Editors can output video to HDR monitors using I/O devices from AJA and Blackmagic with brightness levels up to 10,000 nits. The new color grading tools support both HDR and Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) video, and with tone mapping, users can easily change HDR to SDR output for broadcast.
Easily import iMovie projects from iPhone and iPad into Final Cut Pro for advanced editing, audio work, motion graphics and color grading.
HEVC and HEIF support for importing and editing high efficiency video and photo formats from Apple devices.
Updated audio effects plug-ins from Logic Pro X with redesigned, resizable interfaces.
Faster, higher quality optical flow analysis built on Metal, Apple’s advanced graphics technology.
Motion 5.4 enables users to create immersive 360-degree VR titles and effects that can be instantly accessed in Final Cut Pro. The update also makes it easy to convert between any type of Motion project at any time, create realistic spring-loaded animations with the new Overshoot behavior and apply photographic-inspired looks with new filters. Compressor 4.4 lets users deliver 360-degree video with industry-standard spherical metadata. Compressor also lets users export HEVC and HDR video, while adding a range of new options for delivering MXF files.
Final Cut Pro 10.4 is available as a free update today for existing users, and for $299.99 (US) for new users on the Mac App Store. Motion 5.4 and Compressor 4.4 are also available as a free update today for existing users, and for $49.99 (US) each for new users on the Mac App Store. Education customers can purchase the Pro Apps Bundle for Education for $199.99 (US). For more information, please visit: apple.com/final-cut-pro.
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Switch back and forth between all contents and master pages by clicking the tabs at the lower-right corner of the document window. In the Pages group, click the little triangle to the right of the Add button. When you select the Master Pages tab, the Master Pages Options group on the Layout tab of the Ribbon becomes available and offers three options:.Different First Page: Allows the first page to be formatted independently of the rest of the master.Different Odd and Even Pages: Use this when setting up documents that will have pages that face each other when printed and you want to use a gutter or opposing page numbers.Link Previous: Keeps formatting the same as the previous master page when you add a new master page.
To insert a new page based on the master, take these steps:.With a document open in Publishing Layout view, click the All Contents tab in the lower-right corner of the document window.The All Contents tab shows you the contents of the document you’re building.On the Ribbon, click the Layout tab.
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