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   Final Cut Pro X 10.2, Compressor 4.2, Motion 5.2

   Agen G. N. Schmitz

   Apple has updated its lineup of professional video editing apps,
   releasing [1]Final Cut Pro X 10.2, [2]Compressor 4.2, and [3]Motion
   5.2. Adding the capability to create animated 3D text, Final Cut Pro X
   10.2 includes cinematic templates with built-in backgrounds and
   animations, as well as enables you to customize text with hundreds of
   combinations of materials, lighting, and edges. The update also adds
   support for displaying up to four video scopes simultaneously, improves
   color grading precision, enables you to apply super ellipse Shape Mask
   to any clip, adds support for using Smart Collections at the event and
   library level, and brings support for several additional camera formats
   (including Panasonic AVC-Ultra, Sony XAVC S, JVC H.264 Long GOP, and
   RED RAW anamorphic formats).

   Compressor 4.2 now enables you to create an iTunes Store Package for
   iTunes Store submission, which includes a movie file as well as
   trailer, closed captions, and subtitles. You can preview closed
   captions and subtitles in the Viewer, plus zoom in to watch content
   with true pixel accuracy. Version 4.2 also provides
   hardware-accelerated, multi-pass H.264 encoding on compatible systems
   and adds support for dual GPUs when using Send to Compressor. Motion
   5.2 enables you to create dynamic 3D titles with multiple lights and
   cameras, as well as multilayered scenes with 3D titles that cast
   shadows and reflections on other objects. Version 5.2 also adds 12 new
   generators (including Manga Lines, Sunburst, and Spiral Graphics),
   improves keyframing, improves mask and shape creation for rectangles
   and circles, and improves performance of FxPlug plug-ins and built-in
   effects that use multiple frames (such as Echo and Trails). ([4]Final
   Cut Pro, $299.99 new, 2.82 GB, [5]release notes, 10.10.2+;
   [6]Compressor, $49.99 new, 428 MB, [7]release notes, 10.10.2+;
   [8]Motion, $49.99 new, 2.20 GB, [9]release notes, 10.10.2+; all three
   titles available from the Mac App Store with free updates for previous
   purchases)

References

   1. http://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/
   2. https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/compressor/
   3. https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/motion/
   4. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/final-cut-pro/id424389933?mt=12&at=10l5PW
   5. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201237
   6. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/compressor/id424390742?mt=12&at=10l5PW
   7. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202204
   8. https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/motion/id434290957?mt=12&at=10l5PW
   9. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202203

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