Apple Updates Pro Video Editing Apps Final Cut Pro X, Compressor, and Motion

Apple on Thursday released updates for their professional video editing apps for the Mac, the first updates since October 2016. The Cupertino firm released updates for Final Cut Pro X, Compressor, and Motion.

What’s New in Final Cut Pro X Version 10.3.2

• Ability to add custom folders of audio files to the Sound Effects browser
• Using ripple delete on audio-only clips no longer disables the selected range
• Audio meters retain custom width after relaunch
• Improves responsiveness when editing very long projects
• Improves performance when exporting H.264 files and changing frame rate
• Exporting ProRes 4444 files with transparency using Compressor creates a correct alpha channel
• Fixes an issue in which adjusting the line spacing of multi-line titles only applied to the first line
• Fixes an issue in which secondary storylines with mixed roles could overlap in the timeline
• Fixes an issue that could prevent burning Final Cut Pro projects to DVD via Apple USB SuperDrive

Final Cut Pro X 10.3.2 is available for purchase and download in the Mac App Store for $299.99. (Update free for current users.) [GET IT HERE]

What’s New in Compressor Version 4.3.1

• Fade In/Fade Out filter is applied correctly when using distributed encoding
• Disc name and titles are correctly displayed when using languages with double-byte characters
• Location paths are respected when using Compressor via Terminal
• Improves performance when exporting H.264 files and changing frame rate
• Exporting ProRes 4444 files with transparency using Compressor creates a correct alpha channel
• Fixes an issue that could prevent processing files using 32-bit codecs including Animation, PNG, Cinepak, and WMV
• Fixes an issue in which marker buttons on the Touch Bar may be displayed incorrectly
• Fixes an issue that could prevent burning Final Cut Pro projects to DVD via Apple USB SuperDrive

Compressor 4.3.1 is available for purchase and download in the Mac App Store for $49.99. (Update free for current users.) [GET IT HERE]

What’s New in Motion 5.3.1

• Improves stability when using multiple camera behaviors
• Improves performance when exporting H.264 files and changing frame rate
• Fixes a stability issue when using the Timecode text generator
• Fixes a stability issue when the cursor rolls over markers during playback
• Fixes a stability issue when using the nudge keyframe shortcut

Motion 5.3.1 is available for purchase and download in the Mac App Store for $49.99. (Update free for current users.) [GET IT HERE]