Final Cut Pro 10.4.4 update brings noise reduction plus 3rd party workflow extensions

Workflow extensions

• Extend the capabilities of Final Cut Pro with third-party extensions that open directly within the app interface
• Drag and drop clips between the extension window, browser, and timeline
• Connect to existing third-party accounts to access projects, download media, and purchase content
• Deep integration allows extensions to control timeline playback, navigation, clip markers, and more
• Workflow extensions include tools for collaboration (Frame.io), stock media (Shutterstock), and asset management (CatDV)

Batch share

• Export and transcode multiple clips in the browser — with or without a camera lookup table (LUT) — for fast turnaround of dailies and other reviews
• Select and export multiple projects
• Combine batch sharing with bundles to encode multiple files to multiple formats in one step
• Monitor export progress in the background tasks window

Video noise reduction

• Apply the high-quality, drag-and-drop noise reduction effect to reduce grain and video noise
• Use simple controls to quickly adjust the look and amount of noise reduction
• Easily change processing order by dragging the noise reduction effect in the inspector
• The viewer shows the noise reduction effect when paused and disables the effect when skimming for optimal performance
• Apply 360° noise reduction to 360° video clips while preserving a flawless seam

Timecode window

• View project and source timecode in one or more floating timecode windows
• Resize the timecode window and drag any one to a second screen
• Choose to display clip names and role names
• Color coding in the timecode window matches the colors of roles in the timeline

Comparison Viewer

• Open the Comparison Viewer to reference other frames for consistent color grading across your project
• Quickly select the previous or next clip in the timeline as your reference frame
• Save any image to the frame browser to reference it later in the Comparison Viewer

Tiny Planet

• Select the Tiny Planet mapping option when adding 360º video to a non-360° project to create interesting spherical looks
• Use the roll and tilt parameters to wrap your tiny planet effect into an infinite cylinder
• Adjust the pan parameter to move your subject horizontally within the tiny planet
• Animate the field of view to transition from a close up to a satellite view flying high above your footage
• Give 360° titles and generators a powerfully warped look by applying the Tiny Planet mapping option

Other new features

• View, edit, and deliver closed captions in the SRT format, which is used by a wide range of websites including Facebook
• Choose to burn closed captions into your video to ensure they appear at all times during playback
• When dragging in the timeline to select a secondary storyline, you can now select individual clips or the entire secondary storyline
• Instantly turn any photo or video into a comic book illustration using Comic filter then refine the comic book look with simple controls to adjust ink edges, fill, and smoothness
• New 360° transitions include Gaussian Blur, Bloom, and a collection of wipes to seamlessly transition from one 360º clip to another
• Typing the first few letters of a font name jumps directly to the font in the list

Final Cut Pro 10.4.4 also includes the following

360° video

• 360° clips added to equirectangular projects display correctly in auditions
• Fixes an issue where clicking the delete keyframe button when adjusting orientation incorrectly added a keyframe
• Fixes an issue where the keyframe navigation buttons disappear while adjusting orientation
• Resetting the orientation when using a VR headset correctly resets the Y axis
• Option dragging a connected 360º clip maintains orientation
• Dragging the orientation tool vertically in the Viewer using the on screen controls works correctly
• Adding equirectangular media to a connected storyline that contains 360° video media remains equirectangular

Audio

• Volume control is adjustable for a selected, connected clip
• Audio playback continues when resetting the peak indicators
• Audio playback continues when changing pan mode on an audio component
• Changing audio configuration of a clip properly clears any soloed audio components
• Fixes an issue where disabling and reenabling audio channels when previewing an audio effect in the effects browser caused audio to be inaudible
• Fixes an issue where audio meters of third-party audio plug-ins became unresponsive when changing the order of audio effects in the Audio inspector

Closed Captions

• Fixes an issue where disabling an invalid caption would hide other captions in the Viewer
• Embedded captions in shared files now display as expected in QuickTime Player 7
• Extract Captions from detached audio clips with embedded captions functions as expected
• Fixes an issue where the position of an ITT caption was not being saved when set as default
• Fixes an issue where captions couldn’t be embedded when connected to secondary storylines
• Fixes an issue where clicking on a CEA-608 caption near the end of a project caused Final Cut Pro to stop saving changes
• Captions can be double-clicked in the caption index to open them in the Caption editor in the timeline
• Caption timing is honored when copying and pasting captions between projects
• Fixes an issue where Lane Headers unexpectedly move when selecting a caption and scrolling vertically

Color Correction

• Fixes an issue where the display order of LUTs after import were appearing alphabetically based on the content of folders
• Color Wheels accurately reflect the values set when using the color picker to choose a color
• Fixes an issue where duplicate sets of built-in color presets were sometimes visible in the Effects browser
• Reference level line in the waveform monitor remains locked in place until you click to move it or drag it out of the waveform monitor display to remove it
• Color, Saturation, and Brightness controls under the color wheels can be reset individually within the Master, Shadows, Midtones, and Highlights controls
• Fixes an issue where 10-bit HEVC rec.2020 HLG media in a Wide Gamut library would cause Final Cut Pro to quit unexpectedly
• Fixes an issue when manually white-balancing a 50fps HDR clip in an HDR library and project would cause Final Cut Pro to quit unexpectedly

Effects

• Option clicking an audio effects preset opens all controls for each individual effect in the preset

Multicam

• Fixes an issue where color correcting an angle in the angle editor would cause the playhead to move unexpectedly to the beginning of the timeline

Roles

• Select All no longer selects secondary storylines and toggles selection of components based on role of clip in selection

Timeline

• Selected connected clips now properly follow the pointer and get placed where positioned in a non-zero starting project timeline
• Fixes an issue where an audio only clip in a connected story line plays video frames from the source clip that the audio is attached to
• Option-selecting connected clips now properly duplicates the expected clips in a non-zero starting project timeline
• Fixes an issue where connecting clips to a primary storyline draws overlapping audio components in expanded lanes
• Double clicking to add an effect adds it to the top clip at the playhead position
• Join Clips and Join Captions combined into a single command in the Command Editor

Titles

• Core Text engine ensures accurate display of Arabic letters, Indic vowel signs in Devanagari and Thai diacritics

XML

• Shape and Effect Mask values properly transfer via XML