Apple is trying to convince professional editors that Final Cut Pro X deserves a second chance, updating the application

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  In 2011 Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), updated Final Cut Pro X ruining the functionality of the application and ending up infuriating a good part of the professionals who used the program for video editing. The video clip above represents as well as possible all the evil that Apple has done, and this has cost it and will cost it a lot of money. In an attempt to win back some of the lost users, Apple will launch a new campaign to promote the software and updated the application during this day. Final Cut Pro, Motion and Compressor were updated today, they contain a lot of news, but they are dedicated to professionals and the prohibitive prices prove this.

Final Cut Pro 10.0.8

• 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 rendering
• 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

Motion 5.0.7

• Resolves an issue where some third-party effects generated green frames during rendering
• 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 4.0.7

• 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