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The long-awaited iPad version of Final Cut Pro is here and, with it, a touch-friendly design and accessible pricing. But if you’re coming from Final Cut on the Mac, you might be a little disappointed. #technology #editing #ipad
0:00 Intro
0:24 System requirements (A12, A12X, M1, M2)
1:06 File management (supported files, importing, 360 video)
1:47 FCP Workspaces and layout
2:38 Animation (keyframing)
3:24 New features — Live Drawing & Auto Scene Removal mask
4:54 Audio, volume & music editing
5:45 Color adjustments & LUTs. DaVinci Resolve
7:34 Handheld editing (Jog Wheel)
8:11 Editing with Magic Keyboard — shortcuts
8:54 Performance & battery life
9:17 Conclusion
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Am I the last one to switch to DaVinci Resolve?
Great review. Surprising lack of simple shortcuts like marker and disable clip.
Apple: You cant do PRO work on the Ipad Pro, you need the Pro ++ version to do PRO work
The iPad one looks clunky and the fact it doesn’t let you edit off external is a killer. Unless you use the iPhone for your videos to use on the iPad, those files are huge. Forget it on the Panasonic GH6 and using the iPad running Final Cut Pro on it. I’ll just keep using Adobe Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro on Mac.
Can’t edit video from an external SSD drive? Did Apple conduct ANY user research with video editors? Huge oversight. Who wants to copy video files and assets to and from the iPad just to edit a video?
Is it just me… or you and Jason Cammisa are really alike! Look alike, talk alike, even humor alike!
I’m a bit sad Dieter doesn’t get to make this video
can’t edit off external drives? uh… that’s a bit silly to put it lightly
That live drawing is TIGHT.
They need to make projects compatible across machines so people can:
start on a Mac,
jump to the iPad for some squiggle squiggle action,
then finish on a big boy machine.
Started my next video with it today. Really enjoying it, feels like I can get more done far easier than with Lumafusion
The iPad Pro is a joke from a software standpoint. All iPads are the same. Pros have better hardware but software isn’t more capable than an entry level iPad for $300. Super expensive for what it is.
I have Luma fusion on my iPad Pro 12.9 with A12z bionic, and it’s more than enough for almost all the editing I do. Plenty fast. But I’ve been getting terrible battery life in general. I guess it’s time to upgrade.
Interesting how many total dealbreakers there are in this for just normal video editing workflows. It feels like Apple might be targeting an audience of either newer content creators who will adapt to its limitations, or Apple-diehards who for some reason would see value in starting a project on an M1 iPad and then moving it to their M1 MacBook to finish. That’s perfectly fine, I guess, but I hope they aren’t expecting to attract anyone else.
For only $5/mo you still have to resort to an actual computer lol. The irony!
So what we have here is “Final Cut” — that is without the PRO😅
It feels like Apple purposefully downgrades the experience on the iPad. Way too many compromises.
The moment you said no external support I caved
Stopped watching when he said cannot edit from external storage 😅
so iMovies plus subscription
Vjeran — be careful with those Sandisk SSD’s! Apparently a mine field of drive failures.
Vjeran — be careful with those Sandisk SSD’s! Apparently a mine field of drive failures.
No stabilization are you kidding me???!
As a DJI user no LUTs is NO go! Plus I have many custom LUTs that I like.
more like imovie for ipad
ipad pro continues to be the greatest advertisement for a full fledged laptop
I have the 12 2018 model of the iPad and was hopping this will get me to upgrade. I’m gonna wait until next year iPad to upgrade. Hopefully it is a bigger 15 inch one lol
How is green screen effects? Do that exist in this version and how did the final product turn out? I use one for my video. I normally add green screen on the desktop version of Final Cut Pro then edit my video in Lima fusion on the iPad
“<— Becca”… Wow! Everybody’s so creative! Lol
I expected the iPad version of FCP to not come with certain features that are in the Mac. But the features missing and how many they are missing is actually quite a deal breaker. Like, how could you not be able to add markers or compound clips; or even import entire folders? That last one is quite a deal breaker for me tbh. Guess I’m sticking with the Mac for my editing for now.
mind fk, no real professional gonna use this gimmick
This is what iMovie should have been
what’s up with the pillarboxing?
and yet we still don’t have a calculator.
Didn’t expect it to be quite that bad! And no external storage? That alone is a complete deal breaker.
This should be called Final Cut Lite
As someone who isn’t even a serious video editor (I use Final Cut Pro just for my YouTube channel and some personal projects), there are so many turnoffs in this version of Final Cut that I can’t imagine myself or anyone who’s actually serious about video editing using this. So many basic features like external drive support, folder importing, markers, compound clips and disabling clips just aren’t here. Not to mention the cost, nearly $3000 for a fully loaded iPad with storage, a keyboard, and a pencil, as well as the subscription fee for final cut. Professionals would be better off buying a Mac with a one time fee for Final Cut Pro as it would likely be cheaper and much more powerful. This feels like an iMovie Pro at this point, not a true version of Final Cut Pro. There might still be hope though, it will be interesting to see where Apple takes this in the future.
It’s just sad how Apple acts like the A12X is like only as powerful as an iPhone 4… the A12X/Z would be EASILY able to handle it. All those terrible Intel Macs were able to do it too.
Another case of Apple being on the verge of something good, but bogged down by pointless roadblocks that don’t need to be there
why does everyone act like Lumafusion doesn’t exist ?
it’s exaclty the same and frankly, overall Lumafusion is actually better.
Was this video edited off the iPad?
they just sent you and M2 ipad pro though ?
you didn’t order it ?
A bit disappointed by this review. It takes the perspective of someone already deeply familiar with FC Pro. However, what about the Prosumer who is trying to decide between LumaFusion, Davinci or FC. A comparison with those offerings would have been more value especially since they run on the older iPads etc. FC mostly seems like a pass but would have been good to really compare it what else is on the market for iPad video editing.
Where is Final Cut for an iphone?😐😑
Couldn’t an update to the app just allow external device support instead of just relying on built in storage? 🤯
oh my god this literally makes no sense.
compared to Lumafusion it’s BEYOND EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE and its actually worse.
even way worse than i thought.
Minimum Lovable Product, as we say in the biz. Great starting point, I can live with these tradeoffs.
Says on the app store that it works with 12 bionic though.
I feel like Final Cut was always an iPad app. Its finally found its place
oh putting text behind subjects even fails miserably…
why on earth is this more expensive than Lumafusion ???