You can’t knock a good update.
Late Thursday, Apple released version 10.0.8 of its Final Cut Pro X video editing software.
The update, a 1.53 gigabyte download, adds the following fixes and changes:
– Support for Sony XAVC codec up to 4K resolution.
– Option to display ProRes Log C files from ARRI ALEXA cameras with standard Rec. 709 color and contrast levels.
– Resolves an issue where some third-party effects generated green frames during render.
– Resolves performance issues that could occur with certain titles and effects.
– Time reversed clips render in the background.
– Ability to use key commands to adjust Clip Appearance settings in the timeline.
– Ability to view reel number metadata located in the timecode track of video files.
– Mono audio files in a surround project export with correct volume levels.
– Drop zones no longer reset to the first frame of video after application restart.
– Fixes a performance issue which resulted from selecting multiple ranges on a single clip.
– Fixes an issue where the Play Around function did not work properly on certain clips when viewed through external video devices.
Final Cut Pro X 10.0.8 requires an Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.6.8 or later to install and run along with an OpenCL-capable graphics card or Intel HD Graphics 3000 or later, 256MB of VRAM, display with 1280-by-768 resolution or higher and retails for US$299.99
If you’ve tried version 10.0.8 of Final Cut Pro X and have any feedback to offer, please let us know in the comments.