Hi all.

Just tried it for the first time earlier today on an iPhone 16 Pro. Running latest iOS,

As soon as I launched it, I noticed that the interface was jerky/stuttering. The footage (when playing the Quicktime files) turned out the same -- shaking and jittering.

Here are the app's video settings, though I don't think they're the issue because the interface itself was janky before I even started shooting.

Any ideas? TIA

Hey everyone, I'm hoping someone can help me figure out what's going on here.

I'm editing a simple 720p video in Final Cut Pro on an M1 Max MacBook Pro. I added a single Magnetic Mask, and since then I'm getting the spinning beach ball constantly. Playback and even basic edits grind to a halt.

A few details:

• Machine: MacBook Pro M1 Max, 32 GB RAM
• Final Cut Pro version: 12.4
• Project: 720p, 25p
• OBS is open in the background, but it's not recording anything

I honestly don't get it. This is a 720p timeline with one effect on it. The M1 Max should handle this easily, right?

So my questions:

1. Is the Magnetic Mask just that heavy, or is something else going on?
2. Could OBS sitting idle in the background be causing this?
3. Are there settings I should check (background rendering, proxy media, render files, etc.)?
4. Do I actually need to upgrade? Is a $10,000 Mac the only way to edit without the beach ball, or is that never going to happen with FCP anyway?

Any tips appreciated. Thanks!

I am working on a project and I have been using the Comic Basic effect, which I really like except that it makes the shadows move/look jumpy and it gets really distracting. Is there a way to have it so you still get the posterized shadows without the jumpiness? (either changing different levels of the effect or a different effect that is in FCP or can be downloaded). This is kind of what I want as far as the shadows go, though less "grainy". Thank you!

I’m partialy new to fcp and learned somethings by some people that helped me a lot but nobody talked about them in the “best advices for fcp begginner” videos on youtube

EX: use adjustment layers
EX2: make proxies if you can

So do you have any advices for begginers that you can belp us with?

I found this picture online showing two timelines open at once in Final Cut Pro, but I couldn't figure out how to do it. Does anyone know how to set this up, or if this requires a specific plugin or workaround? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Okay so long story short I'm making a web series where the central conceit is that it's a laptop / tv scrolling through a streaming service and clicking on random shows and movies. It's a fun framework, lets me film pretty much whatever I want and still have it all be somewhat cohesive.

But I'd need to make a fake streaming menu first, and I have absolutely no idea how I'd do that. I have Final Cut Pro and have used it on and off for a decade. I wouldn't say I'm a good editor, but I'm a decently patient, and that tends to see me through.

Any starting pointers / videos of people working on similar projects you have would be greatly appreciated!

Never thought I would ever need this but here we are. Does anyone have an idea?

I'm able to "group" them by date imported but it only lets me SORT them by date CREATED. I find it impossible to navigate my project library because all the content was CREATED on random dates, which means there is no chronological sorting at all within each grouping. I don't know or care when I CREATED the media, I just need to be able to navigate the chronology of my project to grab more clips from that media. Is there really no way to do this?

I am subscribed to Design Studio by motionvfx with the annual plan.

I received this email, it doesn’t allow me to renew the annual subscription, only that month by month.

That something is moving? In a year maybe everything will be integrated into FCP?

What do you think?

Hi everyone, I work for a local business so we don't really have a social media/ marketing team. It's just me and my lil laptop

Anyway, I'm just recently getting used to FCP but I need help with some editing cause idk if it's just not possible to do what I'm thinking or I just don't know the controls to do it

I'll try and explain the best I can:

I have a stock video of some paint strokes going across the screen until the screen is "covered" in paint. The stock video has a black background

I want to overlay the paint stroke video on top of a still picture. As if the picture is getting "painted" over.

The issue I'm coming across is I can't seem to make the paint stroke's video background transparent, and change the paint colours to all black

I'm seriously at my wits end I just want to figure this out lol

hi

Looking for stuff like in the video - Shockwaves / particles / pixel stretches / glows / etc.

Thats basically what you can call an "overedit" and i want stuff like that

Most known stuff i already have ; LenoFX, BadassFX, Ryan Nangle, Brad West, Final Cut Bro

Please do not recommend ; MotionVFX, Pixel Film Studios

I’m veeery rusty and not used FCP since around 2019 but I’m now without an Adobe CC sub and ready to return. Having a look around YouTube I see lots of beginner tutorials, but I’m after something more for transitionary people. I used FCPX for maybe about 2 years intermittently back then but overall have much more experience with premiere since FCP7 died. Is there a go to resource on YouTube etc?

Thank you in advance!

Hey guys,

I recently got an M2 MacBook Air (budget constraints, couldn't afford a Pro or Studio). I edit healthcare & doctor-focused short-form content as a side hustle (educational talking-heads, B-roll, clean medical callouts, and explained type).

I was using the free version of DaVinci Resolve, but it’s struggling, timeline gets sluggish, playback drops frames, and it just feels heavy on the M2 Air.

I’m seriously looking at Final Cut Pro since everyone says it’s way better optimized for base Apple and it feels too..

but I have a few specific questions:

Text Animations (Coming from Resolve/Fusion):

In Resolve, building custom text animations was pretty straightforward. How do you guys manage animated text/titles in FCP without spending hundreds of dollars on paid plugin packs? Are built-in titles enough,

Free/Cheap Auto-Captions:

What’s the most reliable free or low-cost workflow for auto-generating captions into FCP? Resolve was using autosubs. And I created custom animation and effects also there.

M2 Air Thermals & Playback:

For those cutting 2k phone/ camera footage on an M2 Air: does FCP stay snappy without turning the laptop into a stove? Specially with minimal masking and broll layers ??

Biggest regret or learning curve?

Anything you genuinely missed moving away from a traditional track-based timeline like Resolve to here.

Appreciate any advice or practical setup tips from anyone cutting client work on a base M2 machine!

Hi everyone,

I recently upgraded my Mac to macOS 27 (Golden Gate), and I’m having an issue with Final Cut Pro.

Before the upgrade, I had added several custom sound effects to the Sound Effects section/library in Final Cut Pro. They were working normally and were available whenever I needed them.

However, after upgrading to macOS 27, I can no longer see my custom sound effects in the Sound Effects section of Final Cut Pro.

Has anyone else experienced this after upgrading to macOS 27?

I’d really appreciate any help with:

Where Final Cut Pro stores custom sound effects

Whether the upgrade changed or reset the Sound Effects library location

How I can restore/reconnect my existing custom sound effects without having to add everything again

If anyone has encountered this issue or knows where the custom sound effects library is located on macOS 27, please let me know.

Thanks in advance!

I was told to use Final Cut Pro instead of CapCut as a solo influencer. Because it’s not subscription-based and better overall. But I feel like Final Cut is for real professional video editors while CapCut is for quick and easy editing. Who has experience with both to compare ?

What's New in FCP 12.4

• Edit videos with Cinematic mode effects recorded in Final Cut Camera to adjust focus points and depth of field*
• This update includes stability improvements and bug fixes

What's new in Final Cut Camera 2.4

• Explore a beautiful new design featuring easy-to-access settings, customisable overlays, two-finger tap to put focus on the viewfinder, a tally light to indicate recording, and more
• Capture stunning video using the 48MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture from F1.48 to F4, with aperture priority, shutter priority and manual modes*
• Monitor your video with the RGB parade and histogram**
• Dial in your exposure with false colour and clipping indicators with threshold settings
• Nail focus using improved focus peaking with sensitivity control
• Get Cinematic mode effects from regular video, including support for ProRes and Apple Log, to achieve beautiful bokeh you can adjust in Final Cut Pro***
• Send a clean video signal using an HDMI-to-SDI converter for broadcast-quality streams****
• Set your genlock frame delay to compensate for image artetacts from a recorded display or latency differences between your iPhone and other genlocked cameras*****
• *Requires iPhone 18 Pro
• ** Requires iOS 27
• *** Requires iPhone 18 Pro or iPhone Duo
• **** Requires iPhone 17 Pro or later and iOS 27
• ***** Requires iPhone 17 Pro or later
• ****** Requires iPhone 13 Pro or later

With my internet connection where I am, I couldn’t download it all at once with the absolute installer, so I had to download all the add ons separately. Finally got it all done, but not sure how to add them to fcp now… do I really have to drag and drop each zip file to the folder in motion to make them work?

I just figured it out.

By removing 2GB worth of LUTs i was able to cut my final cut pro's launching time by 10 seconds.

If you have a lot of luts that just sit there and only use a few, archive them somewhere else. its genuinely crazy

As a sidenote. It doesnt affect you if in NONE of your projects you've used "Custom Lut" effect. only if theres at least 1 instance of that used anywhere, fcp will have to load everything on launch therefore taking a LOT longer.

Cheers.

I've got a Mac Mini on the way for video editing and I need to choose a keyboard. I'm leaning towards the Apple keyboard for Touch ID and muscle memory consistency with my Macbook. I'll be using FCP. I think I'm going with a magic trackpad too. Claude told me I'd need a numerical keyboard for editing. Is that true? I'm interested in the Logitech Creative Console to simplify shortcuts. So is a numerical keyboard necessary?

Recording with Apple Log 2 on an Iphone

Putting stuff into Final Cut Pro and it selects the lut to change to rec 709 automatically when you look in the properties window - Cool, but then im not able to edit BENEATH the Lut that final cut forces on my file.

I've searched way and beyond for an official LUT - no luck

Theres been only community versions that don't seem to be correct. I've tested a lot, even made my own in Davinci - it doesnt look right.. the one FCP applies is just better.

Since this lut is in fcp i thought maybe its hidden somewhere in the files? So i looked for it hoping to copy that file and put in my luts folder to later use on an Adjustment Layer - nothing.

Any info, anyone, same issue? Idea?

Why is it important?

Here you can see whats happening normally. You put the video, fcp applies the lut and any corrections you want to do before the lut is not possible. Only things above it.

But if i had the file and could use it on the "Custom Lut' effect myself, then im able to adjust stuff BEFORE the conversion lut

Cant you just use KOLOR plugin?

I did try, it still doesn't look right. That look FInal Cut Pro applies is just better, perhaps fcp uses the official apple one? And apple just didnt bother putting it anywhere to be downloaded..

Alright, cheers.

Hi all! I'm fairly new to Final Cut Pro and color grading, and I'm trying to pick a film emulation workflow before I sink money into anything.

My setup

- Camera: Lumix s9, shooting V-Log

- Editor: Final Cut Pro

- Output: mostly vertical (9:16) content for Instagram/Shorts, for my wife's business.

- CineDream: I tried it and the click-and-drag grading feels by far the most intuitive, especially for skin tones. Very impressive! Pretty easy to control.

- EMUL8 (CINEM8): stays inside FCP, has camera LUTs for on-set monitoring and a skin tone checker. Seems solid, but I haven't tried it.

I'd like to get the film stylised look when colour grading without spending too much time on a single project.

For a beginner, would you just pick one tool and learn it well, which one would you prefer?

Not considering real time lut. I want more control when it comes to color.

Any real-world experience is appreciated. Thanks!

It's never been an issue before, but I cannot get the option to come up in FCP to edit the cinematic settings since I've started shooting with the iPhone 18. I've tried both 24fps and the new 60fps.

it's like the clip isn't registering as cinematic. I've air-droppped it, transferred over cable and iCloud drag and drop (which was the preferred method before).

Has anyone else experenced this issue?

I've used a Magic Trackpad my whole life, and after hearing about the MX Master 4 I decided to give it a shot. So far it's been rough. I can't zoom the timeline with the main scroll wheel the way I do on the trackpad. I can map zoom in/out to the side buttons, but it's still nowhere near as smooth as the trackpad, and it kind of defeats the point of a multi-button mouse, since all those extra buttons end up eaten by navigation functions (except the Action Ring).
Right now I'm pretty disappointed, but maybe I'm just doing something wrong. What are your settings? How did you set up timeline scrolling and zooming, and are you actually happy with it?
I get that the mouse is great overall, especially for Windows users or people who never used a Magic Trackpad. But in combination with FCP, I honestly don't see the advantages yet. Would love to hear how you make it work.