FCP update: 5.1.2

[gl]

This is from Paul at Apple writing from IBC:
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At IBC this week we demonstrated Final Cut Pro 5.1.2-- a maintenance release that provides compatibility with a variety of cameras and devices as well as a significant number of stability and reliability improvements that customers have requested. Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 will be available via Software Update for registered users of Final Cut Pro 5.1 within the next 30 days.

Final Cut Pro 5.1.2 includes RT profiles for the latest Apple Mac Pro and iMac hardware.

This release provides the following format compatibility:

- SONY XDCAM HD: Adding 1080 25P and support for native 18- and 35Mbit VBR MPEG HD. Support now includes
- 1080i 50/60, 1080p 24/25/30.
- Native 25Mbit CBR, 18- and 35Mbit VBR MPEG HD for HD
- Native IMX 30 for SD

- PANASONIC: 720 25P from P2 devices. Support now includes
- 1080i 50/60, 720p 24/24N/25/25N/30 form P2 cards

- PANASONIC: 1080pA 24 (Advanced Pulldown) now supported via FireWire from AJ-HD1200A

- PANASONIC: more reliable P2 import dialog with ability browser, mark, and ingest in the background.

- CANON: 1080p 24/25 HDV
- JVC: 720p 24/25 HDV

Other stability and reliability improvements:

- SCOPES AND MONITORS. Improved accuracy; scopes can now sample every video line. Scope will also update in real-time during video playback.
- BWF compatibility
- Improved edit-to-tape accuracy for D5
- Compatibility with insert editing to audio channels 5-12 on decks
- Now compatible with some FxPlug filters
- Gamma control for imported graphics
- Media Manager is now more reliable
- EDL and Cinema Tools lists
- XML for developers
- Metadata preservation in QT files



-Paul from Apple

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This is a pretty significant release and seems about as big of a release as Vegas 7 except it's free ;)

FXplug is a big deal. It will be interseting to see a list of supported Motion plugins.


-gl

[GmElliott]

TThis is a pretty significant release and seems about as big of a release as Vegas 7 except it's free ;)

FXplug is a big deal. It will be interseting to see a list of supported Motion plugins.


-gl

Hehehe- yeah tell me about it! :innocent0007:

The "scopes will also update in real-time during video playback" is something that Vegas had. Very nice :dance1:

What's the whole FXplug thing about?

Btw, thanks for the heads up! You are super-quick with the apple news! :notworthy: Also- really glad to have you here George.

[gl]

Notta problem...always happy to share the things I am passionate about :)

The FX Plugin architecture originally came to us in the development of Motion and one of it's main features is it's support of GPU processing power. Basically it means that you will get some Motion-like RT GPU-based effects in FCP now. Apparently, not all of the FXplugs for Motion will work in FCP at this release but a majority of them will.

Here is some good info on it: http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/resources/fxplug_partners.html


-gl

[RatVega]

Indeed, thanks for the heads up on the latest release!

Has anyone seen any reports on issues associated with the release? It's not unknown for a fix for 98% to be a problem for 2%...

I want to go to this update quickly (5.1.1 behaved erratically for me, so I'm on 5.1) but I need to complete my current main project, so maybe in a week.