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Apple Releases Major Update and Free Trial for Final Cut Pro X

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As reported by CNET and Macworld, Apple has released a major update to its Final Cut Pro X software, making a number of improvements and addressing some of the strong criticism that has been levied against the revamped video production software.

One of the major features included in the update is support for XML, an addition that had been promised in an Apple FAQ posted to address the backlash against the software. CNET notes:
Among the biggest new feature to be added as part of a software update that will go out to users this morning is support for XML. This adds the option to both import and export projects in the XML format, meaning users can take XML formatted projects from Final Cut Pro 7 and other non linear editing software and work on them in Final Cut Pro X.

That addition addresses one of the potential sticking points for upgraders, who were left unable to open old Final Cut Pro projects in the newer version of the software. XML support brings that indirectly, as users can export Final Cut Pro 7 projects in XML, then import them into Final Cut Pro X.
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Other additions in Final Cut Pro X 10.0.1 include support for events and projects through Xsan, support for media stems, custom starting time codes, full-screen view for OS X Lion, and GPU-accelerated export. Apple has also released a new software development kit in order to help camera manufacturers create plug-ins to make their latest cameras compatible with Final Cut Pro X.

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Media stems export in Final Cut Pro X 10.0.1​
Apple is also promising another update to bring multi cam editing and broadcast video output support, but that update isn't expected to launch until next year.

One other important change for Final Cut Pro X is the addition of a new 30-day free trial for the software, giving users the opportunity to test out the software before committing to a $299.99 purchase. Apple did issue refunds for unhappy early purchasers of Final Cut Pro X, and thus it appears that the company has launched the free trial in order to cut down on those refund requests.

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So they are releasing an update to enable backwards compatibility and calling it a feature?

GPU accelerated exporting sounds enticing, but Compressor seems to do the job for me.
 
alphaod said:
So they are releasing an update to enable backwards compatibility and calling it a feature?

GPU accelerated exporting sounds enticing, but Compressor seems to do the job for me.
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Its free dude. They aren't calling a feature. They are saying they added it.
 
still an unfinshed amateur editing software. well the pros arent apples target anymore.
 
It seems they're busy updating and add features, which is nice. Hope most features are complete within a year or two.
 
I tried to find a link to the update on the Apple site but wasn't able. (The only thing I found was a link to ProAppsQTCodecs.dmg)

I would use Software update except the machine I have my FCPX on doesn't atm have an internet connection.

Has anyone else found it?
 
Wirelessly posted (Mozilla/5.0 (iPod; U; CPU iPhone OS 4_3_5 like Mac OS X; en-us) AppleWebKit/533.17.9 (KHTML, like Gecko) Version/5.0.2 Mobile/8L1 Safari/6533.18.5)

It's getting there...it's slowly getting there. :)
 
At least it seems like they are working hard on improving the software.
I just don't understand why Apple would rush to get one of their products on the market early. Doesn't seem very Apple-like to release a feature-lacking "pro" product.
 
Working via AFP

Can anyone be a pal and let us know if this supports working on media that is on an AFP share? This is how we have our XDCAM workflow at present in FCS 7 and works great. FCPX (the release version) seemed to ignore AFP shares...
 
Free Trail download working correctly now ...

... but, please wait at least 10 minutes until my 1.38GB are downloaded. Thank you ;)
 
I don't know why 1. This is a .0.x update and not just FCP 10.1 seeing as how it seems worth of that large of a decimal increase and 2. Why this took so long. Lion came out later and is ready to launch it's second maintenance update while FCPX came out sooner with many more issues and it's taken 3 whole months for ANY update. I will now download FCPX and see how it works.

-Brian
 
Hope it's not too late. Myself, I'm getting ready to purchase the Adobe Production Suite, might look at FCPX later for working on home movies.
 
brianbobcat said:
I don't know why 1. This is a .0.x update and not just FCP 10.1 seeing as how it seems worth of that large of a decimal increase and 2. Why this took so long. Lion came out later and is ready to launch it's second maintenance update while FCPX came out sooner with many more issues and it's taken 3 whole months for ANY update. I will now download FCPX and see how it works.

-Brian
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To be honest - that really makes me wonder as well. There have been quite some bugs. Taking 3 month for the first update is too long.
 
1.44GB update for me.

I have to say this program is awesome.

By the end of 2012, this will be what everyone uses.
 
FCP7 import??

According to Apple's FCPX site, it doesn't say a word about FCP7 compatibility. I'm interested to hear if people are able to import FCP7 XMLs or if they're still left in the dark...:confused:
 
alphaod said:
So they are releasing an update to enable backwards compatibility and calling it a feature?
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If it wasn't part of their design spec, it is per definition a feature. It is only a bug fix if it was an unintended problem. The initial lack of support was probably not unintended, but indeed specifically omitted for a later (this) release.

Devs omit features from releases all the time. It's just that this time, it was a poor feature to omit. But that doesn't make it any less of a feature.
 
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