Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 11)

Chapter 1 What’s new in Final Cut Pro? 11
Import and export features
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Export and import entire libraries as single XML files using XML 1.4. See Use XML to transfer
projects and events on page 326.
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Create keywords from Finder tags when you import media from a storage device. See Import
from a hard disk on page 38 and Organize files while importing on page 42.
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Quickly export cuts-only projects containing XDCAM media.
Other notable features
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You can now import media by dragging it from the Finder to the Browser (rather than to the
event in the Libraries list). See
Import from a hard disk on page 38.
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Nudging a clip in the Timeline now works like a slide edit. See Arrange clips in the Timeline on
page 117.
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You can now break apart an audition. See Create auditions to try out clips on page 294.
What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1?
Final Cut Pro 10.1 introduces numerous new features and enhancements, detailed below.
Performance and Mac Pro optimizations
Final Cut Pro 10.1 brings the following performance improvements:
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Optimization to take advantage of multiple GPUs in the new Mac Pro
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HDMI and Thunderbolt output at frame sizes up to 4K (UltraHD and DCI 4K)
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Better playback and rendering performance, plus faster opening of the application and projects
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Improved performance when modifying or keywording large numbers of clips at the same time
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Selected titles, effects, and other media content scaled for 4K projects
Project and media management
Project and media media management tools have been enhanced to deliver:
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Improved media management with the introduction of libraries, a new way to organize
multiple events and multiple projects in a single container
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Project snapshots: on-demand backups that allow you to quickly return to an earlier version of
a particular project
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Media file storage on disk locations external to the Final Cut Pro X library, making your media
accessible in specific folders on a wide range of SANs
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Direct importation of MTS/M2TS files into Final Cut Pro
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Used clip range indicators that show you at a glance which clips are already in a project
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Direct import of photos from iOS devices using the Media Import window
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Support for portrait/landscape metadata in still images
For more information, see Organizing libraries overview on page 56, Media management
overview on page 417, and Editing overview on page 87.
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