Final Cut Pro for iPad: Guide & Review
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- Workflow and impressions of Apple's first pro software for iPad, Final Cut Pro
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I ran into the same color grading issue last night but found a good work around, buy using effects and choosing the color adjustment effects you can then go into the inspect tool and adjust each effect like normal Final Cut Pro.
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As a wildlife videographer, the deal breaker for me was discovering that Apple's Final Cut Pro for the iPad Pro lacked both a video stabilization function and a white balance function (the former necessary in more than 50% of footage I obtain and the latter especially necessary for underwater footage). I nonetheless purchased an iPad Pro for use with DaVinci Resolve, which does have video stabilization and white balance (as well as a good deal of color adjusting functions). However, there is no internal voice-over function for the DaVinci Resolve program for iPad Pro. Also note that LumaFusion is lacking in these functions as well. Thus, I returned my iPad Pro (after having it for less than 24 hours) to the Apple Store. I had such high hopes that this iPad Pro, with its small size and light weight, would have been excellent for taking on safari and working with in the field. But, for wildlife videographers and many others film makers, Apple needs to incorporate make Final Cut Pro for iPad Pro capable of the following: (1) video stabilization, (2) white balance, and (3) voice over capabilities. Until then I will stick with my MacBook Pro.
Relax man,there will be incoming software updates
No surround sound for me is a deal breaker. Also it has HDR but I don't know if it's Dolby Vision. However that said is very good. Can't wait to edit in VR with it.
Nice review, I learned a lot from it. Thanks for sharing.
Editing clips about editing clips always gets me 👏
I was able to import C70 footage off an SSD into FCP iPad. Export as well, saving to files app and selecting SSD. Export the project to SSD with or without footage included too. However, it would be nice to leave footage in place on SSD while editing.
I would love to see you make a video comparing LumaFusion and Final Cut Pro for iPad.
Also, is the favorite feature available to the desktop Final Cut Pro version? I don't recall or might have overlooked it.
thank you for the honest review.
That was really helpful. Thanks!
I got the iPad Pro 12.9 6th generation when it came out because I thought that apple would release Final Cut Pro for it so this is amazing news. I got the 1 TB too!!! Ahhhhhh so happy
Me too I was hype when I saw the email for it. 🥹
Great conclusion, thank you
Great content
I feel bad because I bought LumaFusion back when we had no other choice but I didn’t use it much. Looking at these comments it seems there may not be much more advantage. As Luma fusion is a one time purchase it will really be a tall climb for Final Cut on iPad to prove its worth as a subscription. Happy all of this is becoming capable either way
Thanks for perfect video! How to pixelate or blur a face. How to find the Censor effect on the iPad?
I am so close to getting the iPad Pro 12.9” for both photos and video editing. I shoot with a canon R5c and always shoot in LOG XFAVC 4k. I’m not worried about 8k but the 4k footage I’m not liking the color grading limitation. I use Adobe PP now and it’s no issue on an older PC but want to upgrade as it’s showing its age. I like the portability of the iPad but am worried about file management. CAN I use a dongle to insert my CFExpress and Log Footage to the iPad? Then import to FCP? After my edit I plan on deleting the clips to save space and store footage on PC as a back up.
Now however apple just dropped the 15” Air! M2 which i looked at today and it’s beautiful. Don’t need an extra keyboard or pencil like iPad. Much longer battery life and can run full FCP.
The biggest decision is I really like the user experience of the ipad. Scrolling through photos ect and just using my fingers and hands to use it not a track pad or mouse.
I’m having the same storage issue I was recently having with iMovie for both Logic Pro and FCP for iPad. Extremely disappointing. Apparently Apple said they are aware of the issue. It’s when you use iCloud Photo Library or something and there’s cached memory or something and those applications are unable to utilize that “free” space.
I'd be into this if cloud collaboration were possible with Final Cut Pro and cloud share media from any cloud storage natively. And edit off external media
Is there a way to select all the clips to review all together via the jog wheel? (Like how the source tape function in resolve works)
Tyler! Great to bump into you and your lady at udon today! Hope you’re enjoying your trip… and if you’ve got any other questions on living in AMS, I’m happy to help. 🌟
It was great to meet you, thanks for saying hi! We’re back in Amsterdam all the time, I should do a meet up some day and get a few TH-camrs together
@@stalman Yeahhhhh! Do a meet-up! I can't find your email list to subscribe to on your YT or IG bios... if you've got one, can you stick the link here, pls? Thanks!
I use a dock with usb stick and import footage to my m2 ipad no problem, i can even leave it on the usb stick and edit away , maybe its changed since you did the video?
Yes. Touch is the more intuitive work flow. Already been doing it for a couple years now with Lumafusion. External drives supported. And $29, not a subscription.
Hello Tyler, u mentioned DYNAMIC MUSIC which is kinda cool. Can’t find any documentation on this. Is it only available for iPad or also Mac? Do you have a link, Google didn’t help 😮
Hi, I am trying to see if I can set default cross dissolve on transitions instead of straight cuts, thanks
Great video! You mentioned using resolve to color and Final Cut to edit. Just wondering how would that workflow look like. Where do we start and where do we finish? Edit everything in Final Cut and then grade in resolve as a final product?
maybe the reverse? colour the files then assemble them in fcp
All I want is Apple to put more resources and development into FCP. If an iPad App subscription model does this, great! I would also pay subscription for the Mac App as long as it is reasonable and they actually develop the program to keep up with the times.
We all use FCP for the timeline. They just need better color management tools and support, especially around RAW (more mirrorless cameras have internal RAW). Gives us full power of a keyframe editor with full control of the curves, more control over AI noise reduction techniques, etc...
I wasn't too keen on FCP iPad but I could see a use for it in the field selecting favorites, sorting footage, and getting a rough cut and even a full edit started and then brining the project over to Mac and finishing it.
Downloaded it today started to animate using key frames and if you bring up the jog wheel it overlaps the plus key frame tool which is annoying apart from that the free transform tools are really good that’s the only advantage at the moment I can see over LumaFusion… oh and pretty basic masking I guess😊
Do i have to be next to my imac or MacBook pro, to use final cut pro on the ipad?... because with Adobe Premiere you do.
Will they ever allow us to edit off external drives? They might just not so that people are forced to buy iPads with more storage
They will probably as some are working with few terabytes if videos at a time
Yep, exactly. Lack of external hard drive support is a deal breaker for me. Seems like an Apple thing to do. Force us into buying a larger capacity ipad or punish us for not doing so
So does that mean we can’t upload our videos from an sd card?
You can absolutely import files from an external drive. And it imports the files directly into Final Cut.
How can I colour grade multiple clips? I know adjustment layers might not be possible!
I was able to access my Sandisk 2gig ExtremeSSD. I took my files right off of that directly to FCP on iPad. Fyi
I understand that macos and ipdos are different things to build applications for. But omg would it be useful to just have the exact same program for an ipad and macs.
great review, sweatshirt is hilarious
The "no external storage" thing seems like a way to sell higher capacity iPads. That is a major disappointment, but then again we don't know if iPadOS will be receiving major updates to its file management system in the next OS iteration. I guess WWDC will give us more of an idea if storage functionality will be expanded.
Yeah there’s always a catch with apple, love my iPad but they stuff like this annoys me
I think it’s just a matter of getting the version 1 app out the door. After all, FCP is in version 10. I used it when it first came out, and it’s a looong way from there.
Apple has quietly updated the file management ever since iPad OS was released. I suspect Apple will make improvements to file management, especially now that they’ve committed to Logic Pro and FCPX on the iPad. It wouldn’t make sense if they did all of this just to leave in a major bottleneck in the workflow. We’ll see.
Say I wanted to film all of my videos on my Samsung S23 Ultra, will I have any issues importing and editing videos filmed on there?
Is the dynamic music feature available on Mac?
Nice video and thank you 🙏 I am just tried the free trial but I felt that it had less options than the simple app InShot. I couldn’t find any simple graphics like subscribe TH-cam icons. I still have some free time on the 30 days free trial but I am honestly not impressed with Final Cut
I’m really enjoying using this. Much better than lumafusion imo
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what iPad version you recommend for this app? not expensive please 🤗
I was excited about this. But probably I will just switch to Davinci Resolve completely now
Davinci Resolve for iPad is way way way more complete, only one payment, and released a while ago. I was hyped about this, but has no comparison with Davinci for iPad
DaVinci Resolve is obnoxiously complex and very unintuitive and not at all iPad-like in its port to iPadOS. Those are dealbreakers for anyone wanting an editing experience that feels native.
This looks great I can do a basic edit and check on site and then continue on the mac. Quick question when you transfer the project to a Mac how do the files move across, do they even move across, or do you have to re download them to your Mac / external drive and then re link the files?
Once you continue the edit on Mac, you cannot send it back to the iPad. Hopefully that will change…
@@alexanderjohnofficial thanks but when you’re editing on the Mac how do the files you’re working on in iPad come across to the desktop, are you editing on the desktop virtual copies or do you have to add the files on your desktop again. Over Wi-Fi I can imagine moving file sizes this large to desktop would take quite a while
Can anyone tell me which ipad supports final cut pro & is cheapest
Can I edit 360 or vr video for iOS version ?
what is the size of this iPad Pro 11"?
I think not only Final Cut Pro but I think capture one for iPad also do not support external editing
So cool that apple added Final Cut Pro to ipad now a pro level app for pro level users
Can you send a XML from X to resolve on the iPad? I personally am not a fan of editing in resolve as X is way quicker and more intuitive, but resolve is the king of colour lets be honest, the way it interprets colour is miles ahead of any other software.
EDIT: You cant import or export XML.
DOES IT SYNC WITH MACOS FINAL CUT PRO?????
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Phew you can’t use external hard drives on iPad for Final Cut. LumaFusion allows this on iPad.
I’ve been using LumaFusion as well. They have a feature where you can import your timeline onto your MacBook into Final Cut Pro there. So I do all the quick intuitive stuff and do the more technical editing later. Don’t really see much of a benefit to this new Final Cut app on the iPad unless it gets much better.
Ps cool trip in Spain. I love Spain too
Lumafusion lets you edit from external drive, and exports quicker than Final Cut iPad does. I’m playing with the trial, but won’t be paying for it until it gets those features.
Does LumaFusion have speed ramping?
@@flaneurfilms1940 not that I know of. You would have to do it manually. Like doing multicam. It’s possible but gotta be done the old fashioned way.
@@flaneurfilms1940 there’s not. You can speed up to 6x normal speed. When I import into Final Cut Pro that’s where I do speed ramping
Can’t you import from a hard drive from the Files app option rather than importing through photos?
yes
Thanks for the video... Is there a way to do 'voice over', I've been looking for it and can't find it
Yes absolutely, you just put the voice audio below the video. You could even record it in Final Cut with the pro camera feature
The only reason for the lack of features on this app is bc this the version of final cut that will be on the apple headset on Xros software.
Could you pass smaller versions of your clips to the iPad, edit on iPad, and then sync to higher resolution versions of those files on desktop?
There’s no proxy workflow yet, although you could create a workaround with multicam clips, swapping originals in and out
@@stalman I'm trying to work around the no SSD restriction :) Wonder if there is a hack here? I'd love to dump all my footage to my mac, render smaller files, send those to my ipad to sit on the couch and do selects... then push it back to the desktop, connect the higher resolution files and finish the edit?
You CAN import from SSD. @@erbartlett
Have a question, if I own a keyboard for my iPad does it have easy quick commands for editing (ie cut, copy)
Yes it does, most final cut keyboard commands for mac are ported to the ipad and compatible while using the keyboard!
If I can’t edit from an external SSD, I’ll just stick to my MacBook Pro and Davinci Resolve. Any reason external SSD isn’t supported? Really disappointing honestly.
Interesting that there's no support for external LUTs. Most video apps have support for importing LUTs. Lack of color wheels and curves is a big omission as well. With the need to import footage to the Library, I don't see this being very useful for anyone doing professional work... it seems to be meant for iCloud uploads from iOS devices.
You mentioned it’s making copies in the Library as well as your photo library? Is it making a proxy file basically? I noticed the ones in FCP are smaller compared to what’s in my Photo album. If you wrap a project and delete your project / Library is that going to give you all your space back or Is it being stored somewhere else? I noticed the app size just grows as soon as you’ve brought stuff in which makes it seem like it’s self contained to the app. I see you can remove cache as well.
This doesn’t have speed ramping?
This app is so great. But without the drawing mask I can barely edit anything I normally do
Hello! My Ipad M2 does support external hard drive for final cut pro!
Yes, it does.
Great review. There's no support for editing off external storage? So can you imagine editing a documentary with only 1TB of iPad storage? How do you export the final project, let alone edit? External storage is essential and it looks like Apple doesn't really understand professional workflows? Desktop or MacBook Pro remains professional. iPad remains amateur.
Yea this really isn’t at a professional level yet
Like most reviewers, you fail to understand that this is the first version. Eventual updates will be used out etc. y'all just be wild.
You can absolutely import files from an external drive. And it imports the files directly into Final Cut.
DaVinci could slim down their COMPLICATED software to enable it run on non M iPads but Apple ‘couldn’t do it’ on their native devices. Usually pro won’t bother themselves to use iPad to edit their works. It’s obviously for the beginners and beginners usually don’t have the best devices.
Wow. I was so excited for this but it just seems a mess. So many missing features, what a shame
I agrée. What’s the point without having an external hard drive. I can’t even even my videos on my Mac without it
I definitely want to try this. But Luma fusion is just so good for me. I definitely want to expand my horizons.
long time luma fusion user here....for years. just switched to da vinci resolve last week. spent the money and bought the full suite on an ipad pro M1......luma fusion isnt even a thought anymore
@@_fast4lfa same with me. I love lumafusion, but davinci resolve just kills it with proper colour grading & fusion titles. By the look of this video, I don’t think I’ll jump into fcp on the ipad yet.
@@SyamTajuddin iPad version? Is that the one?
@@jiujitsuclub818 yes. I’m not that heavy video editor, but since I tried davinci resolve, I have not go back to using lumafusion. I’ve been using Lumafusion since it released.
@@SyamTajuddin bingo. Da Vinci kills fcp as well. At least on the iPad. The features and things it can do are next level.
The only place where fcp wins are in the User interface and some of their gimmicky, but still cool, features like the background replacement thing.
Otherwise I still find da Vinci the clear winner since it’s a one time purchase, full professional studio, and to me, is more aesthetically appealing then either luma fusion or fcp
The no log and lack of colour grading is a fail. Lumafusion is not great in this area, but is manageable. I will stay with Luma till these new apps get the bugs worked out.
To be honest, Final Cut Pro for the iPad is not Pro enough or even close to desktop 1:1 tools and features.
What about external monitor support over airplay or cable?
Is there undo ↩️?
Great video! Thinking about getting Final Cut for iPad. And on the side note, I just love Spain. Went there couple of month ago to Barcelona!
Damn I need a new iPad Pro
You skip on how to sync a detached audio to to match video….it’s not allowing me to drag the audio
Can someone answer… Is it better than LumaFusion ?
I use the "file" system to upload videos to iPad...
Not being able to edit/keep video clips from drone/cameras on a drive is a huge deal breaker for me. LumaFusion allows me to edit from my external drive
It doesn't have a bunch of stuff the mac one does, stabilization, optical flow etc.
Only problem is a 2 TB 12.9 in iPad Pro is $2200. You have to be crazy to spend that over a MacBook pro if you don't already have one. Not supporting external SSD is unfortunate.
I own 12.9 1tb 5th gen pro and it’s just not working, won’t even let me trial it just sticks on loading
Same…
@@jeffreylawrence6928 extremely frustrating
"FCP is the best editor for iPad" except for file management.... hope Apple will do something about this... soon!
Tbh I had the same thought, if they could pack an iPad with so much power, I think porting over its OEM software’s like FCP, LogicPro shouldn’t be much of a deal?
Recently wanted to upgrade my setup and got myself a MBP M1 PRO just 15 days before the launch of M2 ( 😢 ) again just spend so much money for FCPX and I’m happy the future generations will have a choice to either-or buy the whole experience on MAC, or complete quick projects on the IPad and get their ROI faster 😊
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I think its pretty terrible that Apple haven't tried a bit harder to ramp up compatibility for this. We know the A12 Pro iPads are capable of doing this stuff, albeit slower.
lack of speed ramping is doa .... how is the keyword feature?
not being able to use an external ssd is absolutely ridiculous…….just why? what is the point of having the speedier usb on the ipad pro if you can’t even put it to use? massive massive oversight on apple’s part.
no we were not missing the professional quality software.
it's exactly like Lumafusion.
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I don’t do a lot of video editing since it’s not my job or anything like that, but I sometimes like to edit videos as personal projects. Final Cut for the iPad would be perfect for me, it’s not too expensive, I don’t stay subscribed but when I need it I can just get a month for 5$, and I can easily edit on the couch instead of having to use my mac. Can’t wait to try it whenever I get my new iPad Pro :)
Are you at a social hub?
every other video i've seen has been able to use external storage with no issue?
Can you point me to a link? I double checked and it seems like it’s not possible
No external storage capability is a deal breaker for me. WTF were they thinking? Oh I know they WANT you to but the 2TB version ;P
You absolutely can import files from an external drive.
can you render to an external drive?
@@Eric_Wright
No external HD is bad
You can as many videos show you can connet external ssd and import files
@@busybee2148 can i plug an external SSD and edit my videos on this external drive or do i have to move the files to my ipad and vice versa via SSD?
@@Max-mh5yo opps thats not what i said you can imprort videos from sdd, it dont allow to save project file in ssd i think, dont worry its in intitial stage things will change up
XXX VOICEOVER XXX. OK, bought new iPad Pro (M2). Entered and edited several travel videos using Final Cut Pro iPad. Now I just need to do the voiceover. OOPS. Can’t find any way to do that from within FCP. My $300 DJI mic does not work with iPad (without using several adapters in series). So - I guess I will have to redo the videos in LumaFusion and do the voiceover directly there. Did I miss somthing?? Yeah, I know I can use the DJI mic on my iPhone, use some third party app to record the audio, save the audio to files. Transfer the files to my iPad, then drag the audio files into FCP and then redo the whole process to make audio edits
Am really struggling to see why this is any better than lumafusion on iPad? It's not the real Final Cut, I cannot edit a project in Final Cut on my Mac and then take it with me on the iPad to show the client, so what's the point? I can pay 5$ a month and still never own it I guess, wow what a feature!
Lumafusion has support for external drives, as in your footage can be on an external drive while editing in Luma fusion. I really can't see why one should get Final Cut over lumafusion on an iPad. I guess Apple really doesn't want people buying iPad, I can't see why else have they made iPads so garbage for professionals
sad my ipad has no m1 chip 😢
0:07 that makes it sound like musicians and videos editors are the only professionals.
how about teachers, lawyers, pilots, doctors, nurses, astronauts, architects, writers, journalists, ...?
DaVinci Resolve for iPad is better
I've been editing professionally on FCPX for over a decade. There still is not a single thing about this that would make me consider using it. No external storage? Immediate nope. No back-and-forth compatibility? Immediate nope. Worse colour grading, worse log handling, worse library management, worse speed features - the fact that you can't use external storage makes even doing rough cuts an absolute chore... utterly pointless for existing users who shoot on anything other than their phones.
Honestly I really hope this is just a money-grab to get the laymen to start pumping money into Final Cut so the people who've actually been using it for years can finally get competetive software updates. And what I would really like to see from this is the ability to use it as a companion app to add further functionality to FCP on the Mac; the kind of things we currently buy Loupedecks for.
Nothing I can do on this that I can't still use Lumafusion for, and keep the magnetic timeline.
Exactly! And yet people are pissed off that it's only going to cost them $5 to try FCP on iPad and find out it sucks. They would prefer to pay a "one time" fee of $300 for something they will stop using. About the only scenario I can see FCP on iPad making sense would be if you wanted to use an iPad as your only computer.
subscription based & no external hard drive support? You are kidding me?!
He is wrong! It does supports external!