Apple on Thursday updated Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro, along with some of its other pro apps, with enhanced performance and efficiency on Apple Silicon.
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The updates bring Final Cut Pro to version 10.5, and Logic Pro to version 10.6. Both appear aimed mainly at optimizing support for the upcoming MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini devices with M1 chips.
Notably, Apple has dropped the "X" designation from both apps, which were previously referred to as Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X.
Below are the release notes for Final Cut Pro.
- Improved performance and efficiency on Mac computers with Apple silicon
- Accelerated machine learning analysis for Smart Conform using the Apple Neural Engine on Mac computers with Apple silicon
- Option to create a copy of your library and automatically transcode media to ProRes Proxy or H.264 at various resolutions
And here are the release notes for Logic Pro.
- Improved performance and efficiency on Mac computers with Apple silicon
- Adds the ability to control Step Sequencer using Logic Remote on your iPad or iPhone to create beats, bass lines, and melodic parts
- Supports all Novation Launchpad controllers
- Stability and performance improvements
In addition, Apple has also updated MainStage, Compressor, Motion, and Logic Remote. All are available to download from the Mac App Store.