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# 2024

# October

# 29th October 2024

DAWBridge v1.0.7 is out now with the following changes:

  • Updates to the underlying MIDI Timecode system, various bug fixes

You can download on the Mac App Store here.

PostWatch v4.2 is out now!

It includes the following changes:

  • Important update for Apple Silicon Macs: An issue was discovered in the detection of the System Screensaver and Display Sleep that affects the PostWatch Screensaver. Now works correctly on Intel and Apple Silicon.
  • Fixed: The PostWatch Screensaver was running on older macOS’s (Catalina) when it shouldn’t and was actually blocking the watching of Notifications.
  • New: Optimization Utility has been completely redesigned with enhanced navigation and improved error reporting.
  • New: The optional Notification Sleep Test has also been redesigned with an easier to use interface.
  • Improved: Error logs now expanded with better information details.
  • Includes many small fixes and stability improvements.

You can download and learn more here.

MotionVFX mCaptionsAI v1.0.1 is out now!

There's no release notes as far as I can tell, but I do know it improves captions for Chinese!

You can learn more here.

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# 23rd October 2024

MASSIVE congratulations to editor Dinda Amanda, as The Shadow Strays makes it to 2nd spot on Netflix's Global Top 10 Charts!

Dinda cut The Shadow Strays in Final Cut Pro X.

Amazing work!

An an unexpected nice surprise the new iPad Mini is actually compatible with Final Cut Pro for iPad!

The App Store listing has been updated to note:

  • Skim your footage without ever touching the screen with Apple Pencil hover - Requires iPad models with M2 chip or later
  • Create stunning videos with an HDR workflow on the Liquid Retina XDR or Ultra Retina XDR display Requires iPad Pro (M4 chip) or iPad Pro 12.9-inch (5th generation or later)
  • Easily record in a range of video resolutions, frame rates, and formats including ProRes - Requires iPad Pro (M4 chip), iPad Pro 12.9-inch (6th generation or later), or iPad Pro 11-inch (4th generation or later)
  • Send your project to Final Cut Pro for Mac for additional tools including Object Tracker, advanced color correction, and third-party content - Requires Final Cut Pro 10.8 or later
  • Import projects created in iMovie for iOS to take advantage of the advanced editing tools in Final Cut Pro for iPad - Requires iMovie for iOS 3.0 or later

You can download Final Cut Pro for iPad here.

Audio Design Desk v2.1 it out now!

This is a major update to Audio Design Desk with lots of improvements:

  • Minimum required version is now macOS 11.
  • New Epidemic extension to get audio suggestions for video stills or return similar audio.
  • New timeline undo system
  • Improved stability loading 3rd party Audio Units
  • Improves dragging effects in Audio Unit list, responsive layout
  • Timestretch rendering is much faster
  • Many speed improvements for various multi-threaded processes
  • Many performance optimizations when dealing with large amounts of files
  • Better handling of canceling processes
  • Improvements to ADD Tags batch processing
  • Improved search speed
  • Many UI updates and improvements
  • Media Bridge: Allow web pages to upload files
  • Most timeline actions like replace, project load, region creation, etc have been refactored to be faster.
  • Much improved metadata guessing via audio analysis (in macOS 12+)
  • New status notification system which now allows cancellation in important cases
  • Optimize Trigger presets, doesn't block now on updates, will refresh presets menu dynamically on Home location change
  • Return known values for loudness analysis
  • System will better handle invalid files in sound packs
  • Tables: search, sort and general performance improvements
  • Updated Media Bridge with bug fixes and improvements

Bug Fixes:

  • Advanced search options for user triggers is persistent
  • Allow send to trigger button to work in sound pack playlist view in user triggers manager
  • Allow spot mode drag out of playlists
  • Element detector send to trigger
  • Hang on updating tables with large amounts of files
  • Hang that occurred when opening the metadata editor
  • Hide library panel is expanding metadata panel, but only timeline should resize on show/hide view events
  • Improvements in Sound Pack indexing and parsing
  • Key commands in some playlist views
  • Loading missing regions in projects without audio
  • Login fixes
  • Many fixes to Stacks editor
  • Master volume value in projects
  • Potential crash that could happen on opening files with invalid markers in them * Rendering in timeline, and loading projects with renders in place
  • Search is clearing current search criteria if there are no results
  • Stacks/Editor key commands when in a detached window
  • User Preferences being saved correctly
  • Resolve and Premiere extensions (edited)

You can download and learn more here.

Colourlab Ai 3 Pro is out now!

This is a major update!

Gen3.2 Color Matching Engine: Colourlab AI 3.2 Pro introduces the first neural engine to work natively in ACES. It’s a multi-modal engine, supporting multiple types of image analysis for optimal color matching results. Trained on over 10 million custom-developed images, it automates color management without relying on metadata—purely analyzing the content of your image. The new auto-balance feature is just the beginning.

Native Integration with DaVinci Resolve, Nuke, and Baselight: Colourlab AI Pro now works natively inside these platforms. No more sending sequences in and out—just drag and drop the plugin onto your clip to access the full functionality previously available only through the desktop application.

Floating License, Server-Based: With this release, Colourlab AI Pro can now operate as a server-based application. One system in your facility can handle all the color matching, allowing all other systems to connect and use the same smart color metadata for perfect results.

Real-Time Performance: Colourlab AI Pro works in real time, supporting 4K and even 8K workflows, depending on the power of your system. The AI processing happens entirely on your device—no cloud, no extra costs—ensuring faster and more efficient work.

Flexible Color Management: You’re no longer limited to ARRI Log C. Colourlab AI Pro works seamlessly in ACES, DaVinci Wide Gamut, and virtually any color space you prefer. The new Colourlab AI OFX plugin supports all imaginable color spaces, giving you maximum flexibility.

Reference Sharing: Just like its desktop counterpart, Colourlab AI Pro allows you to share reference looks and images across projects effortlessly.

You can learn more here.

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# 22nd October 2024

MotionVFX mRotoAI v1.1 is out now!

It's now up to 25% faster!

You can watch a short video on YouTube demonstrating here.

You can learn more here.

MotionVFX mFlare 2 v3.1.5 is out now!

It now supports for high resolutions - up to 16k.

You can learn more here.

Alex Raccuglia has released a new video on YouTube titled:

Unlocking "Success": How My Apps BeatMark 2 & Pro Transformed Editing for Filmmakers! (😳)

You can watch on YouTube here.

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# 20th October 2024

BRAW Toolbox v1.4.0 (70) is out now!

It has the following changes:

🔨 Improvements:

  • Added support for Fujifilm X-M5 Blackmagic RAW clips.
  • Added support for Panasonic S5D Blackmagic RAW clips.
  • Updated from Blackmagic RAW SDK v4.2 to v4.3.

🐞 Bug Fix:

  • Fixed a bug when using macOS Sequoia where the hero BRAW Toolbox application would fail to set the correct folders when trying to grant sandbox permissions when first setting up BRAW Toolbox. For example, it would default to the user's "Documents" folders, rather than the user's "Movies" folder and the user's "ProApps" folder. Thanks for reporting Karl Winegardner, Robbie Myers, Jens Pluimes & Edwin van W!
  • Re-designed how we render error messages in Final Cut Pro using Core Image and Metal. Hopefully this will fix random crashes some users are seeing on older versions of Final Cut Pro running on older Intel machines.

You can download and learn more here.

Gyroflow Toolbox v1.2.0 (21) is out now!

It has the following changes:

🔨 Improvements:

  • We've updated to the latest Gyroflow Core Renderer. HUGE thank you to the amazing AdrianEddy for all his ongoing help, assistance, genius and support!
  • 4606 lens profiles have been added from the hero Gyroflow project. Thanks to EVERYONE who has submitted lens profiles and another HUGE thank you to AdrianEddy for all the work that goes into managing them.

🐞 Bug Fixes:

  • Fixed a bug when using macOS Sequoia where the hero Gyroflow Toolbox application would fail to set the correct folders when trying to grant sandbox permissions when first setting up Gyroflow Toolbox. For example, it would default to the user's "Documents" folders, rather than the user's "Movies" folder. Thanks for reporting Roman Gaufman!
  • Re-designed how we render error messages in Final Cut Pro using Core Image and Metal. Hopefully this will fix random crashes some users are seeing on older versions of Final Cut Pro running on older Intel machines.

You can download and learn more here.

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# 18th October 2024

The trailer for Steven C Miller's upcoming Werewolves movie is out now, cut in Final Cut Pro!

You can watch the trailer here.

MotionVFX's mRotoAl v1.1.1 is out now with the following changes:

  • Improved tracking speed and overall stability
  • Fixed support for FCP 10.7 and below

You can learn more here.

XtoCC v1.2.46 it out now with the following fix:

  • Bug fix for detecting the DTD version in FCPXML

You can download on the Mac App Store here.

Larry Jordan has a heap of amazing interviews from NAB Show New York 2024.

You can check them out here.

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# 16th October 2024

For those that missed it live, you can now watch Jenn Jager's live stream talking about the Final Cut Pro Creative Summit on YouTube below:

Jenn Jager, Final Cut Pro Guru Mark Spencer from Ripple Training, Writer/Director and Squirrel Me Bad creator Daniel Cohn, Director of Product Marketing for Continuum at Boris FX Nick Harauzand, and myself (Chris Hocking) chatted about all things related to the upcoming Final Cut Pro Creative Summit!

Enjoy! If you have any questions that weren't answered, feel free to ask them in the comments below!

evrExpanse 5 is out now!

After months of development, this major release brings a host of new features, including:

  • 3D LUT Application: Easily burn LUTs into transcoded files for enhanced color grading.
  • Enhanced Final Cut Pro Integration: Leverage metadata with Smart Collections, improved searchability, and automatic metadata porting.
  • Plus, enjoy up to 10% faster transcoding!

You can find the full release notes here.

You can download and learn more here.

SendToX v1.2.6 is out now!

It contains a critical bug fix for translated XML that fails DTD validation in certain titles created in Premiere Pro.

You can download on the Mac App Store here.

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# 14th October 2024

The MKBHD team (aka Marques Brownlee's YouTube team) gives a full masterclass on how they make high quality video.

Why is this relevant? They cut in Final Cut Pro - woohoo!

It's a really awesome video - and Mariah Zenk gives some amazing insight into how and why she cuts things together. She's awesome.

What I find most interesting is the lack of emoji's in the Library!

All the event names and underscores just make me feel like a technician - not an artist.

I'm personally a BIG fan of using emoji's - it makes Final Cut Pro more colourful and fun:

You can watch the editing section on YouTube here:

Thanks for sharing JonnyLewisFilms!

I've just linked straight to the editing section above, but it's totally worth watching the whole thing - especially the audio section, which is super fun and interesting.

Although I am very surprised they're using Sennheiser MKH 416 Shotgun Microphones for their interior shoots, as opposed to a hyper-cardioid microphone, like a Schoeps CMC641, Sennheiser MKH 8050 or a Audio Technica AT4053B (this video is worth a watch for anyone interesting in learning more!).

I'm also surprised how far away they're positioned the microphone - generally you want the microphone to be as close as possible to the talent, ideally no more than a foot away.

Here's some screenshots from the video:

I LOVE that the MKBHD is so open and happy to share all this amazing insight! Great work team!

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# 12th October 2024

We have another amazing developer case study online by the incredible Alex Raccuglia!

You can read all about Transcriber AI Metadata here.

Mike Greaney's short film Holy Nountain has taken out Best Tall Short at Nouns Fest in LA!

MASSIVE congratulations Mike!

The sound design was handled by LateNite - edited and mixed in Final Cut Pro by Kevin Luk & myself (Chris Hocking).

You can read more on Animation Magazine.

You can watch a trailer for the short film here:

You can find out more about Nouns Fest here.

Let's talk the future of editing!

Join the amazing Jenn Jager, Final Cut Pro Guru Mark Spencer from Ripple Training, Writer/Director and Squirrel Me Bad creator Daniel Cohn, Director of Product Marketing for Continuum at Boris FX Nick Harauzand, and myself (Chris Hocking) chat about all things related to the upcoming Final Cut Pro Creative Summit!

You can watch on YouTube Live here:

Dylan Bates (The Final Cut Bro) has released an update to his Pro Zooms plugin.

He explains:

I have added a zoom offset slider, which will now let you adjust the size of the zoom, without using the on screen controls. This is definitely a hacked together solution, but I was getting tired of waiting for an update from Apple to completely resolve this issue.

Just know, if you use the zoom offset slider, the on screen controls will no longer accurately show exactly what you will be zooming into.

If you were having no issues with Pro Zooms in the past, there is no need to update. This is only to help the few that can't seem to adjust the controls for whatever reason.

You can learn more here.

iodyne has just released a major firmware update to their Pro Data hardware.

Our second major firmware update of the year, Pro Data 1.5 has been released for all existing customers. Were very excited about the Multi-Reader Sharing feature which many of you, particularly in post, have been anticipating.

You can read more here.

Color Finale v2.10.1 is out now!

It contains the following bug fixes and improvements:

  • Resolved a color discrepancy issue with the published mask Cutout Mode in HDR projects.
  • No longer offering the Adjustment Layer Motion Template installation. Please use your own template.
  • Enabled new film emulation tools to function within HDR video workflows.
  • Updated the Color Finale app interface to include license information and an option to deactivate the application directly from the computer.

You can learn more here.

Captionator for Final Cut v2.1.0 is out now!

Whisper Turbo now runs substantially faster and more accurately. Choose the Whisper Large v3 Turbo model.

Plenty of new changes:

  • Rewritten text editor for editing captions
  • Total removal of CoreML
  • Addition of Largev3-Turbo (A Much faster model)
  • Set a default framerate if Final Cut doesn't produce one
  • Multi-threading for even faster transcription
  • Many fixes for the custom motion templates
  • Validated downloader to ensure all model downloads are not corrupt

You can download on the Mac App Store here.

Worx4 X v1.3.11 is out now with added support for FCPXML v1.12.

You can download on the Mac App Store here

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# 3rd October 2024

November is RAPIDLY approaching, and if you haven't already considered going to the FCP Creative Summit you DEFINITELY should.

I'll be there!

You can read why Iain Anderson thinks you should come here.

You can get 15% off here:

There's some great speakers in the mix, but probably most exciting:

Fitness+ How We Use Final Cut Pro
Speaker: Apple Fitness+ Team

Last year at the Summit Apple told us:

One interesting point to note is that even though the Scary Fast event wasn't cut in Final Cut Pro (yes, it was cut in Premiere) - everything for Apple Fitness+ is - over 4,700 videos, 15 hours every week, all cut in Final Cut Pro using ProRes. Apple is eating their own dog food, at a major scale. Also, all the WWDC talks this year were cut in Final Cut Pro.

They also hinted that they were doing some special/funky metadata stuff for Fitness+ but didn't go into any deep details - so HOPEFULLY we learn more this year.

There will be LOTS of new tech discussed at the event.

MotionVFX has just released a tonne of new products, which I'm sure everyone will be talking about.

Wes Plate from Automatic Duck will be presenting - so we can all safely assume he'll announce something amazing (I wonder if you can guess what it is!).

Of course, Michael Cioni from Strada will be doing a keynote talk, Bet on the Future, bet on Yourself. Michael is one of the best public speakers in our industry, so his talks are always amazing.

I'm also currently helping Arthur Moore of BadAss FX fame on a secret project, that will HOPEFULLY be out by the Summit too!

So come along - it'll be awesome.

Yesterday MotionVFX released DesignStudio, mExtension and mCaptions.

But before I rant, watch Jenn Jager's amazing video on YouTube reviewing DesignStudio:

We're MASSIVE fans of MotionVFX. NOT including their subscriptions I've spent over AUD$7,596.53 on MotionVFX products.

The MotionVFX team are next-level talented, and create absolutely beautiful products that no other company can compete with.

That said... for us at least, yesterday's launch really didn't go that well.

We couldn't even pay the very expensive USD$682.82 cost because "something went wrong":

We tried multiple credit cards from multiple banks.

With MotionVFX being based in Poland, and LateNite being based in Melbourne, Australia, getting through to live chat support took a while.

Eventually they tweaked the error message, but alas, it still wasn't working for us:

To be fair... we think this was most likely an issue on Paddle's end - the payment provider that MotionVFX uses, however, as someone who knows the backend of Paddle quite well, I found it pretty disappointing that MotionVFX support couldn't just manually upgrade my subscription - as I was already paying for CineStudio 2D + 3D, so they already had my credit card details.

MotionVFX's live chat support staff were super lovely and human, which is always nice. But there was no special treatment here - no offer of a discount, no offer to some how fast track things. I basically just had to keep trying until it worked.

This kinda sucks - as MotionVFX have such a big team - I would expect better support, where they just do whatever it takes to get me up and running.

Eventually, after about the 100 time of trying to submit, I got a SMS from my bank about unusual activity on my credit card, which I accepted, and then, thankfully, I tried buying the Ultimate Plan, and it worked, woohoo! I have no idea why I didn't get this SMS on the first attempt, or the next 99 attempts, but it must have been a bug somewhere in the Paddle flow.

In addition to the existing mInstaller, we now have mExtensionInstaller:

I'm not really sure why they didn't just put this in mInstaller - it kinda makes no sense, but anyway...

First up I tried mExtension.

It's a Workflow Extension that contains:

  • Addons
  • Backgrounds
  • Camera Movements
  • Compositing Elements
  • Effects
  • Infographics
  • Intros
  • Overlay Effects
  • Placeholders
  • Social Media
  • Transitions

Once you find something you like you can simply drag it to your timeline, and like magic, it just works.

There's a HEAP of stuff - and as you'd expect with MotionVFX, the design work is AMAZING.

My only complaint is that this Workflow Extension just seems to be a fancy webview - so it's loading off the Internet, and it's SLOW - at least in Australia.

There doesn't seem to be any local caching or persistence - it requires an active Internet connection and doesn't really alert you to if you're offline - it just kinda... stalls.

When you download an item, it just gets added to your regular Motion Templates folder, so in future you can just access directly from Final Cut Pro:

There is a daily limit on how many things you can download:

Overall, it seems like a really solid product, with lots of great templates - and having it directly in Final Cut Pro is amazing. I'm really surprised it took them this long to build a Workflow Extension to be honest!

Next up... we have mCaptions.

Here's the official tutorial featuring the amazing George Edmondson:

Confusingly... mCaptions doesn't create Captions - it creates Titles.

Ironically... whilst we're very confident that we'll see automatic captions support in Final Cut Pro 11 at the Final Cut Pro Creative Summit, we're less confident about automatic titles.

My GUESS is that Apple and MotionVFX have probably already discussed this, and my GUESS it that mCaptions won't compete with Apple's native captions support.

HOWEVER, once we have native caption support in Final Cut Pro, we could use that metadata to generate our own titles, so that's only matter a time before a third party developer solves this once FCP11 is out in the wild - it could even potentially be a CommandPost Toolbox.

But for now... we have mCaptions.

Like Ulti.Media Transcriber and Builder NLE it's using OpenAI's Whisper under the hood.

In this case mCaptions is using Whisper.cpp's Large V3 model.

Our first test was with some Strada test clips (that have been provided to Strada beta testers), in Mandarin, and it failed miserably.

Next we tried some other Strada test clips, but they had multiple audio channels, and mCaptions wouldn't even import them:

It would be great if mCaptions was smart enough to read the enabled channels from the FCPXML and only use the enabled channels for transcription. Maybe in a future update.

It also can't import SOME video files, which is a shame. There's no error message though, so it's hard to know what works and what does without just trying.

So basically, currently it seems mCaptions is basically limited to mono or stereo AIFFs or WAVs.

Next up we tried a 02:27:46:40 long audio clip (a podcast ripped from YouTube).

Sadly, it doesn't seem to push CPUs and GPUs as much as you'd hope (compared to WhisperKit in MacWhisper for example):

It writes verbose error logs in /private/tmp/logError.txt and /private/tmp/log.txt so you can see what it's kinda doing under-the-hood.

After 10 minutes I was only up to 11%, so I basically gave up transcoding this 2.5 hour clip. For reference, MacWhisper can do the same clip in under 5 minutes.

Next up we tried a 4 minute H264 - a pitch video that we did internally, which is mostly dialogue (all English) but with some subtle music underneath.

That seemed to work MUCH better, and was pretty fast to process:

Overall though, I'm not sure that mCaptions is any better than Ulti.Media Transcriber, and definitely has far less options and control - although having it as a Workflow Extension in Final Cut Pro does save a lot of mouse clicks!

Having said that... it does have a very unique feature not found in other tools (so far)... word-by-word animation is amazing, and something I've already used on an actual job. When it works (i.e. clean English), it works amazingly well.

I'd be curious to hear your thoughts on MotionVFX's latest offerings!

Thanks team!

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# 1st October 2024

Builder NLE v2.4.9 it out now with the following bug fix:

  • Critical bug fix for adding new multicam clips to an existing event

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# September

# 29th September 2024

MotionVFX is working on something new, and something really cool, most likely called mExtension.

We can only ASSUME that it's a new Workflow Extension based off their videos...

It looks like it has:

  • Addons
  • Backgrounds
  • Camera Movements
  • Compositing Elements
  • Effects
  • Infographics
  • Intros
  • Overlay Effects
  • Placeholders
  • Social Media
  • Transitions

To be honest, we're surprised it's taken them this long to build a Workflow Extension, as normally MotionVFX are first to market when it comes to Final Cut Pro tech.

Their first hint was:

A new era of creativity is on the horizon... ✨

Their second hint was:

Something big is coming... 👀

Their third hint was:

Final Cut Pro is about to get bigger! 💣

And their latest hint is:

Open endless opportunities in Final Cut Pro ♾️ #videoediting

You can see some screenshots of the above videos here:

It's yet to be seen if this will be subscription or if it just has access to your existing MotionVFX purchases.

We're excited.

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# 28th September 2024

The draft program for the 2024 Final Cut Pro Creative Summit is now live!

You can view it here.

There's some great speakers in the mix, but probably most exciting:

Fitness+ How We Use Final Cut Pro
Speaker: Apple Fitness+ Team

We can't wait! Hopefully see you there!

You can learn more here.

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# 18th September 2024

If you're a developer who works with Final Cut Pro Workflow Extensions, you may have noticed that things break when you upgrade to macOS Sequoia 15.0 and Xcode 16.0. Doh!

Thankfully the fix is fairly simple once you know the trick...

If you're seeing this:

Simply change this:

To this:

This is because in Xcode 16.0, a clang fix was made that now requires a space after the entry linker option -e to disambiguate this option from other options that start with the letter e.

To fix the error, you simply need to separate out the -e from _ProExtensionMain in the Other Linker Flags build setting.

As of today, the Workflow Extensions SDK hasn't been updated, but hopefully we'll see this fixed in the Xcode template soon.

Thanks to Phil in the CocoaHeads community for helping me work this out!

It's nearly your last chance to get 30% off the amazing Apple Motion Masterclass by Dylan Bates (aka The Final Cut Bro)!

Simply use the promo code MotionTime30. Offer end 20th September.

It's time to stop ignoring Apple Motion and make it a part of your daily editing life.

This course will take you from knowing absolutely nothing about Motion, to knowing how to create advanced templates, graphics and VFX with over 7.5 hours of high quality videos. Plus there's even more on the way!

This course is 100% satisfaction guaranteed! Not happy with it? Let me know and I will offer a full refund.

You can buy now here.

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# 17th September 2024

macOS Sequoia 15.0 is out now!

So far there's very little to no reports of any issues with Final Cut Pro, so we think it's safe to upgrade - but of course, make backups and tread with care!

You can keep track of our latest recommendations on our Upgrade Guide.

BretFX has released Speech Bubble 2 on the Mac App Store and on the BretFX website.

You can learn more here.

You can download on the Mac App Store here.

Creator's Best Friend v1.3.1 is out now with a new app icon!

It also now has a "Keep on Top" checkbox to control floating of the app window.

You can download on the Mac App Store here.

Frame.io v2.7.1 is out now!

It includes the following improvements:

  • Support for uploading media to V4 accounts
  • Watch Folders now work with V4 accounts
  • Full support for Final Cut Pro 10.8
  • Bug fixes and performance improvements

We're big Frame.io users here, and we're also on the V4 beta, so HUGE thank you to the Frame.io team for all their Final Cut Pro improvements!!

You can download on the Mac App Store here.

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# 8th September 2024

X2Pro5 v5.0.42 is out now with the following fixes:

  • Preventing crash during WAV parsing
  • Maintaining access rights for locations
  • Correct pass-through of track names and timecodes for certain source file types

You can download on the Mac App Store here.

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# 7th September 2024

The amazing Dylan Bates (aka The Final Cut Bro) has released an Apple Motion Masterclass.

Use the promo code MotionTime30 to get 30% off.

It's time to stop ignoring Apple Motion and make it a part of your daily editing life.

This course will take you from knowing absolutely nothing about Motion, to knowing how to create advanced templates, graphics and VFX with over 7.5 hours of high quality videos. Plus there's even more on the way!

This course is 100% satisfaction guaranteed! Not happy with it? Let me know and I will offer a full refund.

You can buy now here.

evrExpanse v4.6.0 is out now!

Use the promo code EVRE460INTRO to get 30% off until 22nd September.

This release includes:

  • UPDATE: New Process Selection Interface: Users now select between the main processes: Metadata Export, Transcode, and Offload directly from the main process window, streamlining the workflow and reducing confusion.
  • UPDATE: Transcoding Mode Moved: The Transcoding Mode selection has been moved to the Transcode Settings, providing a cleaner and more intuitive user experience when setting transcoding preferences.
  • UPDATE: Renaming of Passthrough Mode: The "Passthrough" transcoding mode has been renamed to "Rewrap" for better clarity.
  • UPDATE: Minor UI/UX Enhancements: Various small improvements have been made to alert messages and pop-up windows for a more polished and user-friendly experience.
  • NEW: Demo License Activation: Starting with this release, the Demo license must be activated to use evrExpanse.

You can learn more here.

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# August

# 30th August 2024

The official FCP Creative Summit 2024 promotional video is out now, created by Iain Anderson.

Spot the crazy person (yes, it's me)!

You can watch on Vimeo here:

SendToX v1.2.5 is out now with the following bug fixes:

  • Bug fix to ignore timecode in AIFF files from Final Cut Pro 7
  • Bug fix for titles created in Premiere Pro
  • Bug fix for an error raised by markers without a name element

The FCP7 bug was one of our reports - HUGE thank you to Philip & Gregory for all their on-going help and support!

You can download from the Mac App Store here.

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# 28th August 2024

PostSync and PostWatch are currently 30% off!

Offer ends 30th September.

You can use the promo code: EndOfSummer24

You can learn more here.

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# 26th August 2024

MotionVFX has updated some of their plugins:

  • mFilmLook 2.1.5: Support for high resolutions - up to 16k
  • mTracker 3D 2.1.1: Support for high resolutions - up to 16k

You can learn more here.

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# 24th August 2024

evrExpanse v4.5.0 is out now!

The developers are offering a 30% discount on all new licenses.

Use the offer code EVRE450INTRO at checkout. Offer ends 8th September 2024.

This update has the following changes:

  • NEW: Enhanced License Activation Check: Added a validation step to ensure the license key field is not left empty during the activation process.
  • NEW: New Buttons on Process Completion: Two new buttons have been added to the final pop-up window after process completion:
  • For Export and Transcode processes: A button to open the Event Log and review all recorded events.
  • For Offload processes: Two buttons are available�one to open the Event Log and another to access the Transfer Report, enabling users to review key information and all recorded events.
  • The interaction with the final pop-up window has been updated to remain active after each button is clicked, allowing multiple selections (e.g., opening the destination folder, accessing the Event Log) before pressing the Cancel button to close the window.
  • NEW: Zero-Byte File Warning: The Zero-Byte File Warning has been expanded to include the Export Metadata and Transcode processes, in addition to the existing warning in the Offload process. This crucial feature helps identify potentially corrupted media files during the workflow. A new button in the zero-byte warning window now allows users to open and review the list of zero-byte files detected in each process .
  • UPDATE: Updated Process Stop Functionality: Enhanced the stop function for export, transcoding, and offloading tasks to ensure all remaining tasks are completed before safely shutting down the process.
  • UPDATE: Progress Bar Update for MHL Files: Updated the progress bar to accurately reflect the creation of ASC MHL and MHL v1 files.
  • FIXED: Resolved an issue where the check control did not properly handle cases where the source folder does not exist.
  • FIXED: Resolved an issue where the exporting metadata process was not properly terminated when stopped.
  • FIXED: Resolved an issue that prevented the correct storage of the last selected hash for ASC MHL files in the preferences panel, ensuring user settings are preserved across sessions.

You can learn more here.

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# 23rd August 2024

Apple has released two new videos about Final Cut Pro for Mac and Final Cut Pro for iPad on their official YouTube Channel.

Unconfirmed, but I'm fairly confident these were the videos that Apple opened with when we visited Apple Park last year for the Final Cut Pro Creative Summit.

You can watch here:

Either way, it's great to see the wider Apple finally promoting Final Cut Pro to the world!

PostSync v1.11 is out now with the following changes:

NEW FEATURE:

  • Sync: Added the new application Marker Data. (by The Acharya)

IMPROVED:

  • Basic compatibility updates for After Effects 2025 and above.
  • Small interface icon changes.

FIXED:

  • Sync: Premiere Pro timeline settings now sync properly.
  • Sync: No longer counts hidden files, which might make it appear that some files were changed even though none were.

You can learn more here.

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# 22nd August 2024

Arctic v24.2.3 is out now with the following changes:

  • Improved migration flow from FCLM to Arctic
  • Fix for some background crashes lingering in FCLM's codebase

You can learn more here.

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# 19th August 2024

Sync-N-Link X v1.2 is out now with the following changes:

  • Critical bug fix to read and process "Final Cut Pro Document" binary files exported from Final Cut Pro
  • Bug fix to add missing tcFormat attribute
  • Bug fix to support non-rational

You can download from the Mac App Store here.

mTracker Surface v1.1.4 is out now with the following bug fix:

  • Fixed a rare crash that occurred when a point from an open shape was deleted

You can learn more here.

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# 15th August 2024

Mike Matzdorff is removing his incredible book titled Final Cut Pro X: Pro Workflow: Proven Techniques from the First Studio Film to Use FCP X from Apple Books and Amazon.

We strongly recommend you purchase it RIGHT NOW.

Mike explains:

There are a couple reasons for taking it down...
I think there are better resources available, which may have built on what I did (see Iain Anderson's Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing) - there are still some good techniques in there, but the ideas are nearly ten years old.
I think one of my hopes, at the time, was that FCP(X) would be something I could use in my main (paying) editing work, and due to the manufacturer's development choices, it wasn't something I could sell productions on.
Which is ok. It's great software, supported by a great community and Apple folks. The book is a bargain, even now.

You can purchase from Amazon here and Apple Books here for a short time only!

Thanks Mike for EVERYTHING you've done for the Final Cut Pro community! Legend.

SendToX v1.2.4 is out now with the following bug fixes:

  • Critical bug fix for failing to relink files to audio-only media in some cases
  • Bug fix to ignore.vob files
  • Bug fix for when file/timecode has no frame element

You can download from the Mac App Store here.

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# 14th August 2024

Final Cut Pro v10.8.1 and iMovie v10.4.2 is out now with the following bug files:

  • Fixes an issue that prevented audio playback when stepping through timeline clips with the left and right arrow keys.
  • Fixes an issue that could cause some MTS files to play back without audio.
  • Fixes an issue that could cause Final Cut Pro to stop responding when three-finger gestures were used on a trackpad.

You can download now on the Mac App Store.

Registration for the Final Cut Pro Creative Summit is now open.

Use the coupon code FMCALUMNI for 15% off at checkout.

The cost is USD$599, which includes:

  • NEW (2) FMC AI Training Bootcamps, live and online, of their choice, valued at $299 each
  • 🍏 Apple Campus Visit (If registered before Nov. 10)
  • 🎓 FREE FCP exam voucher + prep recording
  • 📚 2 days of intensive training in Final Cut Pro with renowned experts
  • 🤝 Networking Opportunities

You can register here.

Marker Toolbox v1.4.1 (19) is out now with the following bug fix:

  • Fixed a bug/regression introduced in the v1.4.0 update where we accidentally broke "Process Comments Locally". Apologies! HUGE thanks to KenHell, Maksim Tarasenko, Gary Roll and Hamin Yoon for reporting!

You can learn more here.

Creators Best Friend v1.3 is out now with the following changes:

  • New feature: support for DaVinci Resolve (version 18.5 or later) timelines containing Timeline Markers
  • Critical bug fix to read and process "Final Cut Pro Document" binary files exported from Final Cut Pro

You can download on the Mac App Store here.

Builder NLE v4.2.8 is out now with the following bug fix:

  • Bug fix for "matchback" to reveal a clip inside a closed Event in the clips list.

You can download on the Mac App Store here.

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# 6th August 2024

Color Finale v2.9.2 is out now.

It fixed a bug that prevented access to the Color Finale Presets Store.

You can learn more here.

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# 2nd August 2024

Marker Toolbox v1.4.0 (18) is out now!

It's a big update, with lots of improvements:

  • Added support for Adobe Premiere CSVs. Thanks Michael Angelo!
  • Wipster CSV support has been improved. We now display replies properly.
  • Frame.io FIOJSON support has been improved. The markers on 29.97fps projects should now more accurately match the Frame.io website. Thanks Shih-Cheng Yang!
  • All of the timecode processing logic and maths has been completely redesigned and rewritten, so that we can better support all frame rates, and ensure everything is frame accurate. We now use TimecodeKit for timecode handling. HUGE thanks to Steffan Andrews for his incredible work!
  • The default ChatGPT prompt has been updated to work in frames, rather than seconds for better accuracy. If you have a custom prompt, you should press the "Reset Prompt" button in the bottom settings to update the prompt to the new format.
  • The latest OpenAI ChatGPT models are now supported.

You can learn more here.

PostWatch 4 is out now!

PostWatch now connects directly to the Notifications database so it no longer needs to read the Notification Center through the UI. This has major impacts on PostWatch:

  • Special Notification Center settings are no longer required.
  • Applications no longer need to have Notification Center alerts enabled.
  • Intel and Apple Silicon Macs work equally the same.
  • The PostWatch Screensaver is no longer needed.
  • You can use the macOS System Screensavers, Display Sleep and Screen Lock freely.
  • The Optimizer has been re-worked with some sections now optional.

It also includes the following changes:

  • Lite (free) and Pro (paid) editions. Many advanced features are now part of the Pro Edition. Pro is a one-time paid non-subscription model.
  • Improved: Supports interacting with macOS in any language.
  • Improved: Greatly expanded language support for post-production applications, including: Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Swedish, Dutch and more.
  • New: Guided setup walks users through the Pushover signup and Key/Token configuration with PostWatch.
  • Improved: Modernized the Settings window as well as many of the modal alerts.
  • New: Application Activity Watcher. Observe an applications’ background processes and send an alert when complete. (Pro) Good for applications that aren’t already integrated into PostWatch. (Premiere Pro, Topaz Video AI, etc.)
  • New: Toggling between Light and Dark modes.
  • New: Manual language selection for menu and interface.
  • New: Disable watching of specific applications.
  • Updated: Support for ff·Works 4.
  • Improved: Reworked code for EditReady. Alerts now contain the number of files completed as well as alerts for failed conversions.
  • Improved: Reworked code for Media Encoder. Fixes issues with the reliability of alerts.
  • New: Clicking the menu’s Watcher Status shows a list of currently watched applications. Also clicking Recent Problems gives a detailed list of issues.
  • …and many other fixes and stability improvements.

You can learn more here.

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# 1st August 2024

Pinch and a punch for the first day of the month!

The trailer for Don’t Turn Out the Lights is out now, a feature film cut in Final Cut Pro, edited by Michael Yanovich.

Learn more here.

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