


Most of those films were edited on Avid Media Composer, and furthermore, even Premiere Pro has managed to penetrate into the post-production phase of these films. If we take the Oscars 2023 for example, then we can reveal that there’s almost not even one film that was edited on FCP. Why? And the more important question: Does Apple care? Apple FCPX 10.5: Accelerated machine learning analysis for Smart Conform Nevertheless, professionals choose to edit on the ‘others’. However, in the Apple Silicon ecosystem, FCP is blazing fast. Obviously, you need the OS platform in order to make it run. I mean -it’s the fastest NLE around (more than Premiere Pro, Resolve, and Avid). The keywords are ‘Speed’, and ‘Performance’.

That’s how Apple defines FCP: “Final Cut Pro combines revolutionary video editing with a powerful media organization and incredible performance to let you create at the speed of thought”. Is it intentional? Well, by reading Apple’s definition of FCP, it might. Since Apple made the ‘jump’ from 7 to 10 (FCP 7 to FCP X), its NLE consensus is linearly fading. Final Cut Pro (FCP) had a glowing future back then, in the days of version 7. What is happening to one of Apple’s most sophisticated and professional apps - Final Cut Pro? This desktop app has been one of Apple’s Pro App flagships. Picture: Apple Final Cut Pro: Not ‘Pro’ anymore Hence, Apple’s Final Cut Pro has reached its glass ceiling. On the other side of the NLE map, Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve are deep into the race, as FCP remains on the starting line.
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Since the beginning of the year, Apple has not released any update of FCP (Final Cut Pro). It seems that Apple has removed its Pro App flagship from the ‘Professional’ tag.
