At the Apple launch event at Apple UK HQ in Battersea Power Station in London, I was able to have a hands-on with the newly announced iPad Pro M4, as well as preview versions of the upcoming Final Cut Pro 2 for iPad and the newly announced Final Cut Camera app which allows a feature called “Live Multicam”. Exciting times, first time CineD was invited to an Apple launch event. Of course I wondered why as the invitation already hinted at an event heavily targeted at the iPad, not so much filmmaking-related topics. While watching the keynote there, it became clear: Apple not only relaunches the iPad Pro with the entirely new M4 chip, but they also showcased an entirely new version of Final Cut Pro for iPad that is now really fully optimized for touch (just a reminder, the original FCP for iPad was announced last May), and an entirely new app called Final Cut Camera that allows for Live Multicam shooting. iPad Pro – Tandem OLED, much lighter, M4 for more power. Credit: CineD iPad Pro with M4 – Tandem OLED, much lighter, M4 more power-efficient As mentioned in the video report above, I was impressed how light the M4 iPad Pros have become. 100 grams less is a lot for a compact device like an iPad, and you can feel it when holding the new 13 inch version in one hand and operating with the other hand. It now finally feels like you can operate it for...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 10 May