<s>
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
(	O
often	O
abbreviated	O
FCP	O
or	O
FCPX	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
professional	O
non-linear	O
video-editing	O
application	O
initially	O
developed	O
by	O
Macromedia	O
,	O
and	O
,	O
since	O
1998	O
,	O
by	O
Apple	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
its	O
pro	B-Application
apps	I-Application
collection	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
made	O
inroads	O
with	O
film	O
and	O
television	O
editors	O
who	O
have	O
traditionally	O
used	O
Avid	B-Operating_System
Media	I-Operating_System
Composer	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2011	O
,	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
7	O
was	O
replaced	O
with	O
the	O
fully	O
rewritten	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
which	O
initially	O
lacked	O
many	O
features	O
from	O
previous	O
versions	O
,	O
though	O
frequent	O
updates	O
have	O
brought	O
back	O
many	O
of	O
these	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
provides	O
non-linear	O
,	O
non-destructive	O
editing	O
of	O
any	O
QuickTime-compatible	O
video	O
format	O
including	O
DV	O
,	O
HDV	O
,	O
P2	B-Device
MXF	O
(	O
DVCProHD	O
)	O
,	O
XDCAM	O
(	O
via	O
plug-in	B-Application
)	O
,	O
2K	B-General_Concept
,	O
4K	B-Architecture
,	O
5K	B-Device
,	O
and	O
8K	B-Architecture
film	O
formats	O
and	O
can	O
import	O
projects	O
directly	O
from	O
iMovie	B-Operating_System
for	O
iOS	O
and	O
iPadOS	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
supports	O
a	O
number	O
of	O
simultaneously	O
composited	O
video	O
tracks	O
(	O
limited	O
mainly	O
by	O
video	O
form	O
capability	O
)	O
;	O
unlimited	O
audio	O
tracks	O
;	O
multi-camera	O
editing	O
for	O
combining	O
video	O
from	O
multiple	O
camera	O
sources	O
(	O
referred	O
to	O
as	O
angles	O
)	O
;	O
360º	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
editing	O
support	O
;	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
standard	O
ripple	O
,	O
roll	O
,	O
slip	O
,	O
slide	O
,	O
scrub	O
,	O
razor	O
blade	O
and	O
time	O
remapping	O
edit	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
functionality	O
of	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
can	O
be	O
extended	O
with	O
plug-ins	B-Application
which	O
may	O
provide	O
additional	O
effects	O
,	O
titles	O
,	O
transitions	O
,	O
and	O
more	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Apple	O
maintains	O
the	O
APIs	B-General_Concept
and	O
documentation	O
for	O
everyone	O
to	O
develop	O
such	O
plug-ins	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
360	B-General_Concept
degree	I-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
editing	O
:	O
Introduced	O
in	O
version	O
10.4	O
.	O
import	O
and	O
edit	O
360°	O
equirectangular	O
video	O
in	O
a	O
wide	O
range	O
of	O
formats	O
and	O
frame	O
sizes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
inheriting	O
the	O
name	O
from	O
its	O
predecessor	O
,	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
is	O
a	O
completely	O
re-written	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
native	O
64-bit	B-Device
application	O
it	O
takes	O
advantage	O
of	O
more	O
than	O
4GB	O
of	O
RAM	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
utilizes	O
all	O
CPU	B-Architecture
cores	I-Architecture
with	O
Grand	B-Operating_System
Central	I-Operating_System
Dispatch	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Open	B-Application
CL	I-Application
support	O
allows	O
GPU	B-Architecture
accelerated	O
processing	O
for	O
improved	O
performance	O
for	O
playback	O
,	O
rendering	O
,	O
and	O
transcoding	B-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
resolution-independent	O
,	O
supporting	O
images	O
sizes	O
from	O
SD	B-Device
to	O
beyond	O
4K	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
supports	O
playback	O
of	O
many	O
native	O
camera	O
and	O
audio	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
can	O
also	O
transcode	B-Algorithm
video	O
clips	O
to	O
the	O
Apple	B-Algorithm
ProRes	I-Algorithm
codec	O
for	O
improved	O
performance	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Many	O
tasks	O
are	O
performed	O
in	O
the	O
background	O
such	O
as	O
auto-saving	O
,	O
rendering	O
,	O
transcoding	B-Algorithm
,	O
and	O
media	O
management	O
,	O
allowing	O
the	O
user	O
an	O
uninterrupted	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
developed	O
for	O
macOS	B-Application
only	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Titles	O
,	O
motion	B-Operating_System
graphics	O
,	O
effects	O
generated	O
in	O
Motion	B-Operating_System
5	O
can	O
be	O
published	O
to	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Inside	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
,	O
editors	O
can	O
modify	O
the	O
parameters	O
and	O
contents	O
of	O
the	O
effects	O
,	O
as	O
long	O
as	O
the	O
permission	O
for	O
such	O
modifications	O
is	O
turned	O
on	O
in	O
the	O
Motion	B-Operating_System
5	O
project	O
file	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
10.0.3	O
and	O
later	O
,	O
the	O
editor	O
can	O
import	O
Photoshop	O
projects	O
onto	O
the	O
storyline	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
still	O
image	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
Photoshop	O
project	O
with	O
layers	O
is	O
treated	O
similar	O
to	O
a	O
compound	O
clip	O
and	O
the	O
layers	O
are	O
preserved	O
after	O
being	O
imported	O
into	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Individual	O
layers	O
of	O
the	O
Photoshop	O
project	O
can	O
be	O
toggled	O
on	O
or	O
off	O
inside	O
the	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
by	O
double-clicking	O
the	O
imported	O
project	O
and	O
going	O
into	O
the	O
compound	O
clip	O
editing	O
panel	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
adjustments	O
to	O
the	O
Photoshop	O
project	O
should	O
be	O
performed	O
on	O
the	O
imported	O
Photoshop	O
project	O
using	O
Adobe	O
Photoshop	O
program	O
with	O
updates	O
happening	O
in	O
real-time	O
inside	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
its	O
release	O
,	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
has	O
supported	O
the	O
construction	O
of	O
effect	O
,	O
transition	O
,	O
and	O
title	O
plugins	B-Application
by	O
publishing	O
custom-built	O
effects	O
from	O
Apple	B-Operating_System
Motion	I-Operating_System
.	I-Operating_System
</s>
<s>
Third-party	O
plug-ins	B-Application
can	O
also	O
be	O
created	O
through	O
Apple	O
's	O
FxPlug	B-Application
API	B-General_Concept
,	O
the	O
successor	O
of	O
FXScript	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Randy	O
Ubillos	O
led	O
the	O
team	O
that	O
developed	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
versions	O
of	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Premiere	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
His	O
group	O
was	O
then	O
hired	O
by	O
Macromedia	O
to	O
develop	O
KeyGrip	O
,	O
a	O
more	O
professional	O
video	O
editing	O
program	O
based	O
on	O
Apple	O
's	O
QuickTime	B-Application
,	O
for	O
Macromedia	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
However	O
,	O
Macromedia	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
release	O
the	O
product	O
,	O
since	O
they	O
had	O
licensed	O
a	O
component	O
from	O
Truevision	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
latter	O
had	O
a	O
licensing	O
agreement	O
with	O
Microsoft	O
that	O
prohibited	O
the	O
component	O
's	O
use	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
QuickTime	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
Apple	O
was	O
unable	O
to	O
find	O
a	O
buyer	O
for	O
Final	O
Cut	O
,	O
it	O
continued	O
development	O
work	O
,	O
adding	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
support	O
and	O
releasing	O
the	O
program	O
as	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
at	O
NAB	O
1999	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
After	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
,	O
Adobe	B-Operating_System
Premiere	I-Operating_System
maintained	O
a	O
strong	O
market	O
share	O
on	O
Windows	O
,	O
but	O
began	O
to	O
decline	O
on	O
Mac	O
as	O
its	O
older	O
codebase	O
was	O
more	O
difficult	O
to	O
maintain	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2003	O
,	O
Apple	O
launched	O
a	O
trade-in	O
program	O
that	O
allowed	O
Premiere	O
users	O
to	O
exchange	O
their	O
discs	O
for	O
a	O
free	O
copy	O
of	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
or	O
receive	O
a	O
$500	O
discount	O
on	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
factors	O
that	O
contributed	O
to	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
was	O
the	O
relative	O
maturity	O
of	O
QuickTime	B-Application
and	O
its	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
new	O
DV	O
cameras	O
connected	O
via	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
Larry	O
King	O
,	O
Bloom	O
claimed	O
that	O
the	O
relatively	O
new	O
platform	O
did	O
not	O
fail	O
once	O
while	O
rendering	O
the	O
film	O
,	O
unlike	O
his	O
experiences	O
with	O
Avid	B-Operating_System
Media	I-Operating_System
Composer	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
motion	B-Operating_System
picture	O
The	O
Rules	O
of	O
Attraction	O
was	O
also	O
edited	O
using	O
beta	O
versions	O
of	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
3	O
,	O
demonstrating	O
that	O
successful	O
3:2	O
pulldown	O
matchback	O
to	O
24fps	O
was	O
possible	O
with	O
an	O
easy-to-use	O
software	O
product	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
4	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
April	O
2003	O
,	O
and	O
included	O
three	O
new	O
applications	O
:	O
Compressor	B-Operating_System
for	O
transcoding	B-Algorithm
between	O
video	O
formats	O
,	O
LiveType	B-Application
for	O
advanced	O
titling	O
(	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
creation	O
of	O
animated	O
lower	O
thirds	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
Soundtrack	B-Operating_System
for	O
creating	O
royalty-free	O
music	O
soundtracks	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
included	O
Cinema	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
sold	O
separately	O
for	O
filmmakers	O
working	O
with	O
telecine	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2004	O
,	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
4.5	O
was	O
released	O
and	O
branded	O
as	O
"	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
HD	O
"	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
tape-based	O
DVCPRO	O
HD	O
format	O
for	O
compressed	O
720p	O
and	O
1080i	O
HD	O
over	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
the	O
HDV	O
format	O
for	O
compressed	O
HD	O
,	O
which	O
had	O
previously	O
been	O
supported	O
in	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
's	O
scaled-down	O
cousin	O
,	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Express	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
5	O
also	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Panasonic	O
's	O
P2	B-Device
format	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
the	O
recording	O
of	O
DVCPRO	O
HD	O
video	O
to	O
memory	O
cards	O
rather	O
than	O
tape	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
January	O
2006	O
,	O
Apple	O
stopped	O
selling	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
as	O
a	O
standalone	O
product	O
and	O
began	O
offering	O
it	O
only	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2006	O
,	O
a	O
universal	B-Operating_System
binary	I-Operating_System
5.1	O
version	O
of	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
was	O
released	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
upgrades	O
were	O
made	O
available	O
by	O
sending	O
the	O
original	O
installation	O
discs	O
back	O
to	O
Apple	O
with	O
a	O
fee	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
notable	O
difference	O
in	O
the	O
Intel	O
versions	O
of	O
Final	O
Cut	O
and	O
Motion	B-Operating_System
was	O
that	O
they	O
no	O
longer	O
recognized	O
After	B-Operating_System
Effects	I-Operating_System
plugins	B-Application
,	O
but	O
instead	O
supported	O
Apple	O
's	O
own	O
universal	O
plugin	B-Application
architecture	O
,	O
FxPlug	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
April	O
15	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
Apple	O
unveiled	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
6	O
as	O
the	O
centerpiece	O
of	O
the	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
2	I-Operating_System
bundle	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
July	O
23	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
7	O
(	O
also	O
referred	O
to	O
informally	O
by	O
users	O
as	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
3	O
)	O
was	O
released	O
,	O
though	O
it	O
remained	O
a	O
32-bit	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
unveiled	O
on	O
April	O
12	O
,	O
2011	O
at	O
the	O
NAB	O
Show	O
,	O
and	O
released	O
to	O
the	O
Mac	O
App	O
Store	O
on	O
June	O
21	O
,	O
2011	O
along	O
with	O
new	O
versions	O
of	O
Motion	B-Operating_System
and	O
Compressor	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
fully-rewritten	O
in	O
64-bit	B-Device
,	O
with	O
a	O
new	O
interface	O
,	O
workflow	O
enhancements	O
and	O
improved	O
automation	O
,	O
and	O
new	O
features	O
such	O
as	O
ColorSync	O
integration	O
,	O
a	O
resolution-independent	O
playback	O
system	O
,	O
and	O
Core	O
Animation-based	O
system	O
scaling	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
release	O
,	O
Final	B-Operating_System
Cut	I-Operating_System
Studio	I-Operating_System
was	O
discontinued	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
Color	O
,	O
Soundtrack	B-Operating_System
Pro	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
DVD	O
Studio	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Some	O
of	O
the	O
missing	O
features	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
that	O
were	O
essential	O
for	O
professional	O
video	O
production	O
included	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
an	O
edit	O
decision	O
list	O
(	O
EDL	O
)	O
,	O
XML	B-Protocol
and	O
Open	B-General_Concept
Media	I-General_Concept
Framework	I-General_Concept
Interchange	I-General_Concept
(	O
OMF	O
)	O
support	O
,	O
the	O
inability	O
to	O
import	O
projects	O
created	O
in	O
previous	O
versions	O
of	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
,	O
the	O
absence	O
of	O
a	O
multicam	O
editing	O
tool	O
,	O
missing	O
support	O
for	O
third-party	O
I/O	O
hardware	O
output	O
,	O
and	O
videotape	O
capture	O
being	O
limited	O
to	O
FireWire	B-Protocol
video	O
devices	O
,	O
including	O
capture	O
with	O
third-party	O
hardware	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
EDL	O
export	O
,	O
a	O
product	O
of	O
the	O
early	O
days	O
of	O
videotape	O
editing	O
,	O
is	O
now	O
supported	O
through	O
third-party	O
software	O
and	O
creating	O
an	O
AAF	O
(	O
a	O
newer	O
version	O
of	O
OMF	O
)	O
for	O
passing	O
projects	O
to	O
Pro	B-Application
Tools	I-Application
through	O
X2Pro	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
movie	O
producers	O
,	O
have	O
agreed	O
that	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
's	O
initial	O
shortcomings	O
have	O
been	O
fixed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
notable	O
changes	O
introduced	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
was	O
the	O
Magnetic	O
Timeline	O
,	O
which	O
replaced	O
the	O
track-based	O
timeline	O
of	O
previous	O
versions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
initially	O
caused	O
issues	O
with	O
exporting	O
audio	O
stems	O
for	O
broadcast	O
and	O
distribution	O
,	O
but	O
this	O
was	O
addressed	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
version	O
10.0.1	O
,	O
which	O
introduced	O
Video	O
and	O
Audio	O
Roles	O
,	O
allowing	O
users	O
to	O
export	O
multitrack	O
QuickTime	B-Application
files	O
or	O
stems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
version	O
10.0.6	O
released	O
on	O
October	O
23	O
,	O
2012	O
,	O
Apple	O
added	O
native	O
support	O
for	O
Redcode	O
Raw	O
and	O
MXF	O
through	O
a	O
third	O
party	O
plugin	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
Libraries	O
automatically	O
opened	O
in	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
depending	O
on	O
which	O
hard	O
drives	O
were	O
mounted	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
10.2	O
,	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
NAB	O
Show	O
2015	O
,	O
introduced	O
3D	O
Titles	O
in	O
both	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Motion	B-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
10.3	O
introduced	O
a	O
redesigned	O
interface	O
with	O
Magnetic	O
Timeline	O
2	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
iXML	O
metadata	O
when	O
importing	O
audio	O
,	O
significantly	O
improved	O
audio	O
editing	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
wide-gamut	O
color	O
and	O
REC	O
2020	O
color	O
import	O
,	O
edit	O
,	O
and	O
export	O
,	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
MXF-wrapped	O
Apple	B-Algorithm
ProRes	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
Version	O
10.4	O
introduced	O
color	O
wheels	O
and	O
color	O
curves	O
,	O
360º	B-General_Concept
video	I-General_Concept
editing	O
,	O
and	O
high-dynamic-range	O
(	O
HDR	O
)	O
video	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
HEVC	B-Algorithm
and	O
HEIF	O
formats	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
April	O
2018	O
,	O
Apple	O
said	O
that	O
there	O
were	O
more	O
than	O
2.5	O
million	O
users	O
of	O
Final	B-Application
Cut	I-Application
Pro	I-Application
X	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
version	O
10.4.1	O
,	O
released	O
during	O
the	O
NAB	O
Show	O
2018	O
,	O
closed	O
captioning	O
was	O
added	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
support	O
for	O
ProRes	B-Algorithm
RAW	I-Algorithm
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
November	O
2020	O
,	O
in	O
tandem	O
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Big	I-Operating_System
Sur	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
X	O
was	O
dropped	O
from	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
product	O
became	O
again	O
known	O
as	O
Final	O
Cut	O
Pro	O
.	O
</s>
