| Minimum System Requirements |
- Mac computer with an Intel Core 2 Duo processor or better.
- 2GB of RAM (4GB of RAM recommended).
- OpenCL-capable graphics card or
Intel HD Graphics 3000 or later.
- 256MB of VRAM.
- Display with 1280-by-768 resolution or higher.
- Mac OS X v10.6.7 or later.
- ProKit 7.0 or later.
- 2.4GB of disk space.
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| Application |
- 64-bit architecture to take advantage of more than 4GB of RAM.
- Background rendering using GPU and CPU.
- ColorSync-managed color pipeline.
- High-precision floating-point render in linear-light color space.
- Uses Grand Central Dispatch to tap into all available processors.
- Full-screen, real-time preview playback of SD, HD, 2K, and 4K media on main screen or an attached LED Cinema Display.
- Customizable keyboard.
- Full Unicode support.
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| Audio |
- Subframe audio keyframing. More than 100 audio filters.
- Real-time Mac OS X Audio Units and Logic plug-in effects included.
- Support for 64-bit third-party Audio Units plug-ins. Support for audio samples up to 192kHz.
- Keyframable audio levels and effects. Adjust audio filters in real time during playback.
- 5.1 surround monitoring and keyframe control for panning.
- 10- or 31-parameter EQ built into each audio clip.
- Audio enhancements for volume normalization, background noise removal, and hum removal for both 50Hz and 60Hz.
- Audio analysis during import option to remove serious background noise and flag medium-level issues for enhancement.
- Individual audio channel control for enable/disable and configuration.
- Audio skimming with pitch preserved. Fade handles at the head and tail of each clip.
- Audio pan controls. Disable and solo controls.
- Audio waveform display in viewer and timeline. Logarithmic audio fades.
- “Show Reference Audio Waveforms” preference to see original waveform height when adjusting volume in the timeline.
- VU meters that expand as needed.
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| Color Correction |
- Unique Color Board with controls for saturation, exposure, and color.
- Match Color for precise shot matching in one click.
- Balance Color instantly improves skin tones, removes color casts, and expands dynamic range of bright and dark regions of the image.
- Keyframable masks with size, rotation, and softness adjustments.
- Adjust inside or outside of color mask.
- Unlimited numbers of color corrections per shot.
- Save and reuse color settings presets.
- 20 Color Board presets.
- Over 20 advanced color Looks in the Effects Browser.
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| Trimming |
- Inline Precision Editor allows skimming of media around the edit before trimming.
- Basic timeline trimming.
- Trim tool for advanced timeline trimming functions.
- Ripple and roll.
- Slip and slide.
- Lift and ripple delete.
- Dynamic 2-Up trimming with Show Detailed Trimming Feedback enabled.
- Keyboard and numeric moving and trimming.
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| Editing and Timeline |
- Magnetic Timeline automatically keeps material in sync, prevents clip collisions, and eliminates gaps.
- Clip Connections keep secondary material in place while trimming and moving the Primary Storyline. Choose to hide or display Clip Connections in the timeline.
- Compound Clips allow complex compositions to be simplified into a single clip.
- Auditions combine multiple clips into a single clip to see alternative takes, color grades, or effects in context.
- Duplicate a clip inside an Audition for comparison of different effects on the same clip.
- Edit while importing media in the background.
- View material in Filmstrip or List view with a mini-filmstrip and metadata columns.
- Skimming functionality enables fast viewing of large amounts of material.
- Skimmable projects in Project Library enable viewing before loading.
- Mix frame sizes, frame rates, and formats in the same timeline up to 4K in real time.
- Edit at 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, 59.94, or 60 fps.
- Create the correct project setting with the first edit.
- Insert, Overwrite, Replace, Append, and Connect with keystroke or drag and drop.
- Extend edit to Skimmer position.
- Split edits with J and L cuts in the timeline.
- Top and Tail in a single keystroke for news and documentary editing.
- Direct access to iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto, and Aperture through Media Browsers.
- Timeline Index for timeline navigation and the selection of items based on text searches and other important metadata.
- Position tool for moving and deleting media in the timeline and leaving gap.
- Clip Markers that include to-do items that can be checked off when tasks are completed.
- Snapping to Playhead, Skimmer, Clips, and Markers.
- Replace with Gap.
- Lift from Primary Storyline.
- Create Storyline to consolidate B-roll into a single unit.
- Insert Placeholder.
- Insert Gap.
- Numeric entry of precise clip durations.
- Blade tool for adding edits.
- High-quality, real-time vectorscopes, waveforms, and histograms.
- Record Audio tool for adding narration.
- Six Clip Appearance presets for timeline display.
- Multi-Touch gesture support.
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| Supported Formats and I/O |
- Apple ProRes family, a 10-bit, full-width VBR codec that supports all major frame sizes and frame rates from ProRes Proxy to ProRes 4444.
- Resolutions supported up to 4K frame sizes.
- Background transcode original media to ProRes 422 or ProRes Proxy for better performance.
- Create Camera Archives from any folder of media for importing into Final Cut Pro.
- Import Camera Archives from third-party video capture cards and software.
- Import from Apple devices including iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad 2.
- Import projects and Events from iMovie.
- Sony IMX, XDCAM, XDCAM EX, XDCAM HD, and XDCAM HD422 import supported with additional Sony software.
- FireWire device control for streaming capture for tape-based HDV, DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, and DVCPRO HD.
- Export presets for Apple devices, including Apple TV, iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
- Export presets for YouTube, Podcast Producer, Facebook, Vimeo, CNN iReport, and email.
- Export and burn DVD, AVCHD disc, and Blu-ray disc.2
- Apple-designed menus for DVDs and animated menus for Blu-ray discs.
- Export as Image Sequence. Export as HTTP live streaming for Internet streaming to cellular, Wi-Fi, and broadband.
- Export audio as AAC, AC3, AIFF, CAF, MP3, and WAVE files.
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