Final Cut Pro X is out

Final Cut Pro X (FCPX) was released today and I’m looking forward to seeing what it’s got. Some initial previews and articles I’ve seen show an impressive re-engineering of the application and workflow. Dropping the price from $1,000 to $300 is going to get this app into a lot of hands—I think I’ll wait a few weeks to see if there are any early-release bugs to steer clear of, but I’ll definitely be making the upgrade from Final Cut Express.

Interesting that it’s only available as a download from the Mac App Store. Some early trending in the Twitterverse stating that it has a Vimeo export option and that the project format is a SQLite database like in Aperture, but many pro editors are disappointed with the lack of some key features from FCP7.

Larry Jordan’s blog is probably one of the best places to get the details. Another good writeup over at Creative Cow and Steve Martin’s review at KenStone.net.

Apple’s online FCP User Manual here: help.apple.com/finalcutpro/mac/10.0/

 

Posted: June 21st, 2011
Filed under: Apple, Development, Software, Video Tags: final cut, vimeo | No Comments »

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