Final Cut Pro 10.7 has finally delivered a scrolling timeline. This feature has been the most requested on FCPX.TV’s list of top 100 features for Final Cut Pro since before the release of Final Cut Pro X. Richard Taylor gives us a first-hand report from Apple’s demonstration at the Final Cut Pro Summit. Yesterday, Apple unveiled the latest release of Final Cut Pro at the 2023 Final Cut Pro Summit in Cupertino, CA. (Here’s our news report with all the details about the new release.) We interviewed Richard Taylor from FCPX.TV, who attended the event. Apple focused on improving the core editing experience on both the desktop and the iPad. FCPX.TV has been known for its list of the “top 100” feature requests for Final Cut Pro, with a scrolling timeline ranking as the most requested feature. Logic Pro has had this feature for a long time, so it is great to see it now in Final Cut Pro. Final Cut Pro 10.7 timeline color coding and scrolling timeline. Image Credit: Apple Apple has also included features that take advantage of Apple Silicon. An improved object tracker is the big one for this release. It employs an “all-new machine-learning model” to track faces and other objects. It is interesting to see how AI is being deployed on the big NLEs. Many TV shows and movies prohibit the uploading of their show data to third-party servers for analysis. This means that features in cloud-based AI editing apps may not be available...
Published By: CineD - Wednesday, 8 November, 2023