# 2023 ## December ### [9th December 2023](/news/20231209) Chris Hocking at [LateNite](https://latenitefilms.com) has started developing his next product, **Metaburner Pro**. Metaburner Pro is a Motion Generator that accepts a FCPXML, and "writes" the FCPXML metadata over the top of your Final Cut Pro timeline. Think of it as basically the same as the **Data Burn-In** tool in DaVinci Resolve. It's incredibly early days - however we hope to have a **early alpha** on TestFlight in the coming weeks. We are working closely with the professional Final Cut Pro Community, to make sure it's useful for high-end productions - especially long-form projects with big VFX deliverables. It will be released on the Mac App Store for **USD$100**. If you have any ideas or suggestions, feel free to post them in the [GitHub Issues for Metaburner Pro](https://github.com/latenitefilms/MetaburnerPro/issues). Here's a sneak peak of the early development (with a placeholder icon): ![](/static/metaburner-pro-alpha.jpeg) Thanks to everyone who's already offered ideas and suggestions! Onwards & Upwards! --- LateNite's **The Future of Everything** has been nominated for an **Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA)** Award for **Best Online Drama or Comedy**! The series was animated in Adobe Animate, and edited in Final Cut Pro by [Kevin Luk](https://kevin.screeneditor.net). If you haven't already, you can read a Case Study about the series on FCP Cafe [here](https://fcp.cafe/case-studies/the-future-of-everything/). You can watch the series for free on YouTube here: [![](/static/tfoe.jpeg)](https://ltnt.tv/tfoe) --- Joshua Meyers writes: > Hi all! We’ve finally been able to release our latest documentary “To My Father” on YouTube this week now that it’s completed its primary festival run. > > It’s a short biographical documentary about Academy Award winning actor Troy Kotsur which illustrates how he drew inspiration from his relationship with his father. > > We were inspired to make it based on his touching speech he gave as he won the Oscar in 2022 (the first for a deaf male actor) for his performance in the movie CODA (AppleTV). > > Our hope in making this film was to honor Troy and his father, but also to present the piece in a way that was accessible to a hearing and deaf audience at the same time. > > Troy’s story is told in American Sign Language (ASL) with open captions on for the duration of the movie. > > This was a truly challenging piece to edit and we had to consult with a lot of deaf experts to make sure we were accomplishing our accessibility goals. I think we did what we set out to do and I’m very proud of the finished work. > > I hope to do a longer case study in the future now that I can reflect on the project in its completion. I appreciate all the help and support I received from the FCP community in the editing process and will pass along what I’ve learned. Please watch if you get a chance. Thank you! You can watch on YouTube here: [![](/static/to-my-father-youtube.jpeg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ddyt2UYisHI) --- **Dylan Bates - The Final Cut Bro**, has released an awesome update to his **Picture in Picture** plugin. It includes the following improvements: > 1. Increased amount you can scale video Inside of PIP from 200% to 800% > 2. Added 4 Animations for introducing your PIP. More to come! > 3. Added Long Shadow Effect > 4. Added Gradient colors to outline > 5. Added Glow Effect with Animation Capabilities > 6. Added Sharpening Option to PIP video > 7. Added Flip Option for PIP Video > 8. Added Gradient option for background > 9. Minor tweaks and fixes > 10. Improved thumbnails > 11. Overhauled the installation process, making updating even easier! You can watch a video explaining the new feature on YouTube here: [![](/static/picture-in-picture-update.jpeg)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YpDthmb4zUE) --- ## Discuss this page