Apple released the Final Cut Pro X on June 21. Since the updated software's release, it has acquired mixed reviews. But, at the moment, the Final Cut Pro X stands as the best video editing software at the moment.
Start the Slideshow to find out what are the top 10 features of this updated software that make its stand apart from the rest.
The Magnetic Timeline feature offers you an exceptionally fluid, flexible way to edit your videos. The feature gives you visual simplicity that reveals powerfully professional tools. Now you can accumulate shots with ease and the clips will “magnetically” delete any unwanted gaps in the timeline. Clips, now, will also move out of the way to avoid collisions and synchronization problems. Built-in interactive animations will also help you with details about what’s happening in the timeline while you work.apple.comThe Inline Precision Editor provides you with additional control over the clips that you created using the Magnetic Timeline. The Precision Editor will expand your view of the edit points so that you can see both used and unused portions of the clips. Later you can skim all the clips and adjust the edit points with a click.apple.comThis feature allows your media to organize itself. The new FCP X significantly speeds up your media by examining your source material in the background while you edit. The Content Auto-Analysis scans the footages and creates metadata based on the way you would work. The feature also comes with range-based tags for media attributes along with camera data and shot type. You can use the tags to sort, filter and search your clips. The Content Auto-Analysis also executes processor-intensive analysis ahead of time for image stabilization, corrections for rolling shutter distortion, color balance, and repairs for typical audio problems. Later you can use these features in real time while you edit.apple.comSmart Collections has been developed to help you organize clips in multiple ways without moving or copying files as such. You can create a search using any combination of metadata and keywords, and later save it as a Smart Collection. Final Cut Pro will automatically add new items to a Smart Collection when there is a match with the fields you’ve selected. The Content Auto-Analysis develops Smart Collections for you using key attributes such as shot type or the number of people in the shot. You can also assign shots as Favorites or Rejects and include those standards as you sort, filter, search, and create Smart Collections.apple.comThe Auditions feature will let you collect a variety of alternative shots at a single location in the timeline and you can quickly cycle through them in context. You can test various B-roll shots, different reads of the same lines, a variety of color grades for the same shot, or different effects. You can also use Auditions to create multiple versions of your project for different deliverables and venues. It’s easy to create an Audition as you can simply drag shots of any length to the same place in the timeline and click “Add to Audition.” The Magnetic Timeline will keep everything in sync while you try out different shots.apple.comClip Connections are a simple way to locate clips such as B-roll, sound effects, and music in the timeline so that they all move together while you make changes even in the most complex projects. Final Cut Pro will automatically create a Clip Connection when you drag a secondary element to the timeline. You can now do a fast assembly or precise trimming with confidence as you will know that Clip Connections keep everything together. It is now specifically easy to reorganize your story as you work as you can move a section of your project in a single step. Clear visual connections also make it easy to hand off a project to another editor or to resume editing at a later date.apple.comNow you can make your searches even more precise by developing your own set of keywords and assigning them to clip ranges. Easy skimming and keyboard shortcuts will let you work faster. The List view will show the metadata for a clip as you skim to add new keywords. You can also use the Filmstrip view to see your previous footage instantly and you won’t have to sort through obscure clip names. There is also the option of using the range-based keywords in combination with rich metadata from Content Auto-Analysis to find a shot with a few keystrokes. It is considered as a big improvement over old-fashioned static bins.apple.comThis feature will let you drag and drop photos, music and movies. The built-in content browser lets you preview and search for photos, music, and sound effects without leaving the Final Cut Pro. You can easily access any visual content through the Photos Browser, which will include your iPhoto and Aperture libraries. The FCP X supports MP3 and AAC files so that you can use iTunes as your built-in music library. Final Cut Pro also offers more than 1200 royalty-free sound effects through a free software update, as well as a range of generators which includes graphic backgrounds and textures that adds polish to your projects. After you find the content you’re searching for, you just need to drag and drop to add it directly to the timeline.apple.comWith the new Compound Clips feature, you can now group a compound set of elements and collapse them into a single clip. This will remove clutters from the timeline and create a simplified version of the segment that’s easy to duplicate or move. You can also reuse a Compound Clip in other projects such as sound designing with layered sound effects. The feature can also be used to add an effect to multiple shots with a click. You can step into a Compound Clip or expand it at any time to make changes to individual elements.apple.comYou can now export projects to your other Apple devices and websites such YouTube, Vimeo and Facebook. You can add content to a set of themed menus which you can later burn into a DVD or a Blu-Ray disc. Output of files is also possible for HTTP live streaming in a single step.apple.com
