Final Cut Pro for iPad gets its first major update

Apple launches the first major update to Final Cut for the iPad with exciting new features.

After many requests from users, Apple did well in release Final Cut Pro for iPad on May 23 before its previous announcement a few months before. His professional video editor who was always on the Mac and who landed on the tablets from the company just two months ago. After the first version was released, The bitten apple company has released its first major update.

Although the iPads for which final cut pro is available are more than capable of running the service thanks to the M-series processors, the first version that was released, fell a bit short. That has changed because Apple has released the first major update with very interesting news.

Final Cut Pro’s first major update is here

One of the main complaints that the first version for iPad had was the lack of some keyboard shortcuts that exist for the Mac. Although the iPad version also supports them, many of them were not working, which prevented many actions from being performed. And this is one of the main novelties of Final Cut Pro for the iPad, which now does not focus on the tickets touch to work.

Person using Final Cut Pro for iPad

Some most important news are the following:

1. Activate or deactivate a setting with the command cmd+N.
2. Ability to move the playhead back or forward 10 frames using keyboard shortcuts Shift-Left Arrow and Shift-Right Arrow.
3. Show the information of the clips from the browser using the keyboard shortcut Control-I.
4. Turn scrolling on or off with the keyboard shortcut S.
5. Turn audio on or off with keyboard shortcut Capital letters.
6. Split and change angles of multi-camera videos using the keyboard shortcuts 1, 2, 3 and 4.
7. Show or hide the scroll wheel using keyboard shortcut Control-Shift-W; Expand or shrink it using Control-W.
8. Switch the jog wheel between playhead mode and nudge mode using the keyboard shortcut Shift-W.
9. Fixed an issue with custom fonts not showing up in the inspector.
10. Fixes bugs that improve the overall stability and performance of the app.

Final Cut Pro came with limitationsbut it is clear that it has a promising future. With this update, users can use an external keyboard or Magic Keyboard to enjoy video editing with keyboard shortcuts on their iPad. Remember that Final Cut Pro for the iPad has a 30-day trial in which it can be used completely free of charge and a price of 4.99 euros per month once finished.