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Apple releases bug fixes for Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Motion, Compressor

Apple video and effects apps updated

The professional video and effects apps Final Cut Pro, iMovie, Motion, and Compressor for Mac have been updated with general bug fixes and improvements.

The updates were made available on Thursday but only began showing up on user devices on Friday. Details vary per update, from a sparse section of notes for Final Cut, to some long-standing bug fixes on iMovie on iOS.

iMovie 10.2.3 release notes

  • Fixes the following issues that could occur when importing projects from iMovie for iOS:
    • Fonts may change when using the Slide and Chromatic title styles
    • Longer titles may shift from one line to two lines
    • Filters may be removed from clips
    • Some projects may fail to import
  • Fixes an issue in which changing an event name in the "All Events" view may cause that same name to be incorrectly displayed for a different event
  • Includes stability improvements

Motion 5.5.1 release notes

  • Adds a new Auto-Shrink option to the Text Layout tab of the Inspector to automatically reduce text size to fit in a paragraph, scroll, or crawl layout
  • Includes UI refinements for macOS Big Sur
  • Includes stability and reliability improvements

Compressor 4.5.2 release notes

  • Includes HEVC Proxy settings optimized for use in Final Cut Pro
  • Includes UI refinements for macOS Big Sur
  • Includes stability and reliability improvements

Final Cut 10.5.2 release notes

  • Includes stability and reliability improvements

Aaron Zollo first pointed out the updates on Twitter.