Coinciding with the launch of its new Mac Pro, Apple has released an update to Final Cut Pro X — adding new Mac Pro-optimized features to the video editing suite.

The update comes as no surprise, since Apple let us know it would be happening during the WWDC back in June. What wasn’t revealed at that stage, however, was the list of new features carried by the software.

Well, now we know and the additions number around 35 in all — including the following:

Optimized playback and rendering using dual GPUs in the new Mac Pro

Video monitoring up to 4K via Thunderbolt 2 and HDMI on select Mac computers

4K content including titles, transitions, and generators

Libraries allow you to gather multiple events and projects within a single bundle

Easily open and close individual libraries to load just the material you need

Option to import camera media to locations inside or outside of a library

Automatically back up libraries to a user-specified drive or network location

Project Snapshots let you quickly capture the project state for fast versioning

Audio fade handles on individual audio channels in the timeline

Add precise retime speeds by entering them numerically in the timeline

Non-rippling retime option

One step Replace and retime

Custom project frame sizes

Through edits displayed on all clip types

Join Through Edit command removes bladed cuts to clips in the timeline

Detach audio with Multicam clips in the timeline to manipulate audio and video separately

Make video- or audio-only edits into the timeline with Multicam Clips as sources

Blade and move audio in J- and L-cuts

Ability to roll audio with J- and L-cut splits open

Option to hide the Event browser to gain more screen space for viewing

Native support for .MTS and .MT2S files from AVCHD cameras

Used media indicators on source clips

Improved performance with large projects

Improved performance when modifying or adding keywords to many clips at once

Easily move, copy, and paste multiple keyframes

Option for the linear animation with Ken Burns effect

Improved image stabilization with InertiaCam and Tripod mode

Import photos from iOS devices

Proxy and playback quality controls accessible in Viewer menu

Support for portrait/landscape metadata in still images

Effects parameters, fonts, and text size included in XML metadata

Improved support for growing media and edit while ingest

API for custom Share operations using third-party software

FxPlug 3 with custom plug-in interfaces and dual-GPU support

Share directly to YouTube at 4K resolution

Share directly to Chinese video sites Youku and Tudou

Spanish language localization

The update also sorts out various bugs to improve performance and stability. New customers can buy Final Cut Pro X 10.1 from the App Store, while existing customers can upgrade for free.

Source: Apple

Via: Macworld