Apple has announced a “new chapter” for its pro-grade video-editing application Final Cut Pro 11 and, as is so often the case these days, some of the most prominent new features make use of AI. Even those with no aspirations of become a YouTuber or film-maker will see the impact of such features before long in content published online.

Apple has just released its update for the popular video editing app, Final Cut Pro 11. Apple touts it as a new chapter, with intelligent features being at the forefront. Final Cut Pro 11 is primarily a Mac app,

Another AI-powered feature introduced with the new Final Cut Pro is Transcribe to Captions. With this, users can automatically generate closed captions in the video timeline. The company claimed it is using a native large language model (LLM) that can transcribe spoken audio.

It’s been 13 years since Apple released Final Cut X. That’s just over half of the video-editing software’s entire lifespan, having celebrated its 25th birthday this April. It’s several lifetimes in the world of consumer software,

In each scenario, Final Cut Pro did a very good job of isolating the subjects. But don’t expect a pixel-perfect mask each time. I still had to jump in and do a few smaller adjustments to help it out.

Apple's professional apps, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Camera, and Logic Pro, have all received major updates. Here's what you need to know.