Apple has unveiled the latest version of its professional video editing software Final Cut Pro 11. The new release includes a host of new features, including an AI masking tool, automatic subtitle generation, and spatial video editing.
Final Cut Pro 11’s Magnetic Mask allows users to isolate people or objects in a clip without a green screen.
Transcribe to Captions is powered by an Apple-trained large language model that transcribes spoken audio.
The new Final Cut Pro 11 also allows users to edit spatial video captured via the iPhone 15 Pro series, iPhone 16 series or Canon R7 when paired with an RF-S7.8mm F4 STM DUAL lens. Users can import spatial video footage, add effects, make color corrections and adjust depth positions. Final Cut Pro 11 also shows the left and right eye corners on supported Mac displays and also works on the 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 require Apple Silicon chips.
Apple is also pushing an update to the Final Cut iPad app with Final Cut Pro 2.1, which requires an M1 chip or higher or an iPad mini (A17 Pro) and iPadOS 17.6 or higher.
The iPad version features Enhance Light and Color functions, allowing precise color, color balance, contrast and brightness corrections. Apple also added a new vertical pinch gesture to expand and minimize the clip height in the Timeline.
Final Cut Pro 2.1 on iPad
iPad users also get a Live Drawing feature, which can add animations to videos. Starting with iPhone 16 Pro, users will also get timeline support for recording at 90 fps, 100 fps and 120 fps.
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 previews during recording, and a new level indicator with tilt and roll indicators and a crosshair for overhead shooting.
Final Cut Pro 11 for Mac is a $299 one-time purchase, although Apple offers new users a 90-day free trial. Current paying users also receive all new updates for free.
Final Cut Pro for iPad cost $4.99/month or $49 per year.