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At the heart of Final Cut Pro X is a flexible timeline Magnetic Timeline, a new approach to video editing without the tracks with the ability to add and organize videos as convenient to the author, while the other clips immediately disappear from the screen. The author can use the Clip Connections for pasting clips from other key elements such as titles and sound effects, while maintaining perfect synchronization of all elements regardless of their movement.

► Revolutionary Video Editing
Assemble clips in the Magnetic Timeline without clip collisions or sync problems
Use Clip Connections to attach B-roll, sound effects, and music to the timeline
Reduce clutter by grouping clips into a Compound Clip.
Perfect your pacing right in the timeline with the Inline Precision Editor
Cycle through different shots, graphics, or effects at one place in the timeline with Auditions
Edit multi-camera projects with automatic sync and support for up to 64 camera angles

► Powerful Media Organization
Organize your work within libraries for efficient media management and collaboration
Work natively with a broad range of formats including RED, AVCHD, H.264 from DSLRs, and more
Content Auto-Analysis captures camera metadata and analyzes shots in the background
Create and apply custom keywords on the fly as you select ranges in clips
Smart Collections let you dynamically organize content and find any shot in a few clicks

► Incredible Performance
Final Cut Pro uses all the GPUs in your Mac for superior real-time playback performance and fast background rendering
64-bit architecture uses all the RAM in your system for larger projects and richer effects
Background processing lets you keep working without interruption
External monitoring lets you route video and audio through HDMI or third-party Thunderbolt and PCIe devices

► Compelling, Customizable Effects
Beautifully animated, easily customizable 2D and 3D titles
Preview effects to see how they look with your footage before applying them
Change the look of titles, transitions, and effects using intuitive controls
Control effects with precision using a keyframe editor that appears directly in the timeline
Use third-party FxPlug plug-ins with custom interfaces and dual-GPU support

► Integrated Audio Editing
Expand and edit multichannel audio files directly in the timeline
Let Final Cut Pro repair significant audio problems such as hum, excessive noise, and more
Sync DSLR video with separate audio in a single step, with instant audio waveform matching

► Intuitive Color Grading
Improve the look of any clip with the single-click Balance Color feature
Apply the Match Color feature to match the looks of two clips shot under different conditions
Manipulate color, saturation, and exposure with the Color Board
Fine tune color for a specific color range or area of the screen using keying and masks

► One-Step, Optimized Output
Deliver projects for playback on Apple devices and websites such as Vimeo, YouTube, and Facebook
Use themed menus to quickly author and burn a DVD or Blu-ray disc
Export customized audio stems and multiple versions of a finished video using Roles metadata
Import and export XML to support third-party workflows

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What's New in Final Cut Pro X 10.4

360 VR editing
Import and edit 360° equirectangular video in a wide range of formats and frame sizes
Output 360° video to a connected VR headset*
Open the 360° viewer to simultaneously monitor headset and equirectangular views while editing
Option to track movement of a VR headset in the 360° viewer in Final Cut Pro
Add 360° effects including blurs, glows, and more
Share 360° video directly to YouTube, Facebook, and Vimeo
Use the 360° patch to instantly remove cameras and rigs from the scene
Use the Horizon overlay to easily change the orientation of 360° video right in the viewer
Edit 360° video into a non-360° project and animate the pan, tilt, and zoom
Place any graphic, still, or video into a 360° project, then reposition and resize to fit perfectly into the 360° scene
Support for monoscopic and stereoscopic 360° video

Advanced color grading
Dedicated color tab in the inspector provides one location for all color controls
Powerful new color wheels improve upon traditional wheels with integrated sliders to adjust hue, saturation, and brightness
Color curves enable ultra-fine adjustments using multiple control points to change color and contrast
Hue/saturation curves let you select a specific hue or brightness level to make adjustments while leaving other parts of the image unchanged
Use the eye dropper in the color and hue/saturation curves to quickly sample parts of an image for adjustment
Balance Color command includes an eye dropper for manual white balance
Apply custom LUTs from popular color grading apps and sites
Adjust color corrections over time with precise keyframe controls
Speed through color correction using new keyboard shortcuts for color adjustments and role-based timeline navigation
Color presets are now located in the effects browser for skimmable preview and fast search

High Dynamic Range
Import, grade, and deliver High Dynamic Range (HDR) video as Rec. 2020 HLG or Rec. 2020 PQ for HDR10
Output video to third-party HDR monitors using third-party I/O devices
Built-in waveform monitor indicates HDR brightness levels up to 10,000 nits
HDR Tools effect lets you easily tone map HDR to Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) output as well as convert between PQ and HLG formats
Option to view HDR as raw values when working without an HDR monitor

Additional features
Send your iMovie for iOS project directly to Final Cut Pro for advanced editing, audio work, and finishing
Import, playback, and editing of High Efficiency Video Coding (HEVC, also known as H.265) video clips and High Efficiency Image Format (HEIF) photos from Apple devices**
Send to Compressor to export video projects in the HEVC format
Adjust audio using effects plug-ins from Logic Pro X with redesigned, resizable interfaces
Support for Canon Cinema RAW Light format with additional software from Canon
Faster Optical Flow analysis using Metal 2
Support for NFS-based libraries and media
XML 1.7 with support for new color grading controls, 360 VR effects, and HDR

What's New v10.4.2 ?
Fixes an issue in which selecting multiple clips using the Shift key or marquee selection could inadvertently select other clips in the timeline
Fixes issues related to XML import and export

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