The 8th free update for Final Cut Pro X Announced

There are in fact 3 x updates, for Final Cut Pro, Motion and Compressor.

The new updates are free for those who have already purchased the applications, bringing the version numbers up to Final Cut Pro X 10.0.8, Motion 5.0.7, and Compressor 4.0.7. While the updates for the latter to are comprised mostly of bug fixes, the additions to Final Cut Pro X are more substantial:

Final Cut Pro X 10.0.8

There are a number of new features and enhancements, many of which focus on improvements for professional users. Among the updates is support for Sony XAVC codec up to 4K, the ability to view “ProRes Log C files from ARRI ALEXA cameras with standard Rec. 709 color and contrast levels,” and a long list of editing fixes, tweaks and enhancements that have been highly requested by pro users.

In Detail:

• Support for Sony XAVC codec up to 4K resolution

• Option to display ProRes Log C files from ARRI ALEXA cameras with standard Rec. 709 color and contrast levels

• Resolves an issue where some third-party effects generated green frames during render
• Resolves performance issues that could occur with certain titles and effects
• Time reversed clips render in the background
• Ability to use key commands to adjust Clip Appearance settings in the timeline

• Ability to view reel number metadata located in the timecode track of video files
• Mono audio files in a surround project export with correct volume levels
• Drop zones no longer reset to the first frame of video after application restart
• Fixes a performance issue which resulted from selecting multiple ranges on a single clip
• Fixes an issue where the Play Around function did not work properly on certain clips when viewed through external video devices

Along with Version 10.0.8 of Final Cut Pro X, Apple has started a campaign , to ‘win back’ professionals. In this campaign, Apple will be reporting on stories from professional editors who are making the switch back to FCPX.

Apple’s campaign is being timed to coincide with this year’s NAB convention in Las Vegas from April 6th-11th.

Motion 5.0.7

The following items are included in the latest update, according to Apple:

• Resolves an issue where some third-party effects generated green frames during render
• Resolves performance issues that could occur with certain titles and effects
• Fixes a stability issue when splitting layers in the timeline
• Fixes an issue where launching a plug-in with a check box could require multiple clicks
• Fixes a stability issue with CoreMelt plug-ins

Compressor 10.0.7

Apple has listed, the following as new in the latest update to Compressor:

• Removes 1GB file size limit for uploads to Vimeo
• Fixes a stability issue when playing back certain MPEG-2 files
• Fixes a stability issue in Qmaster when processing multiple jobs

Also Apple has updated Video Codecs for Quicktime