When Apple announced that it was bundling its creative apps, like Final Cut Pro, into its new Creator Studio, it sure sounded like the company was going after Adobe with its Creative Cloud.
And that idea is now reinforced as Apple has introduced more Adobe-esque updates to its Creator Studio, which aim to make work in its creative apps, like Final Cut Pro, faster, smarter, and even more connected.
Here’s what you need to know.
Apple Creator Studio Update
So, the big news here off the top is that Apple is bringing new integrations with Pixelmator Pro across Final Cut Pro, as well as other apps like Pages and Numbers.
For Final Cut Pro in particular, the app is gaining more intelligent tools and the ability to generate shapes to further customize a project. A new Producer project in Logic Pro has also been introduced.
And while some of these updates for other apps are exciting, as the company further doubles down on building out its collection of creative apps that aim to serve creative projects for users on Macs, iPads, and iPhones, our focus will be on Final Cut Pro.
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Final Cut Pro Gets Smarter
The focus, of course, is on AI-powered workflow solutions. The goal of this update is to further enhance creative workflows with a new set of powerful AI tools like Generate Captions and Edit Detection. Apple has also introduced new content, like Creator Themes, to support multiple aspect ratios, dynamic titles, and customizable backgrounds.
In Final Cut Pro on Mac, users can now use more tools, including Auto Mask, enhanced Match Color, Advanced Trimming, and the ability to send frames to Pixelmator Pro.
The other big news here is the power of on-device AI, which adds a “Generate Captions” feature to let users automatically transcribe audio and place the resulting subtitles perfectly in the timeline. The feature lets users choose to animate the style and customize the font, color, and position.
There’s also a new Edit Detection feature which analyzes rendered video and automatically splits it back into the original clips on the timeline. Editors can use this to refine their edit or quickly assemble a cut-down highlight clip for sharing on social media without manually identifying previous edit points.
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Price and Availability
There’s actually a lot more here to explore, which you can check out on Apple’s update page. As far as pricing and availability go, Final Cut Pro is now part of the Apple Creator Studio suite, available to new subscribers for $12.99 a month.
You can find more info on all of the above on Apple’s page here.
