Product Description
Editing and Timeline
- Mix frame sizes, frame rates, and formats in the same Timeline in real time
- Edit at 23.976, true 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 50, or 60 fps
- Automatic Sequence Conform creates correct sequence settings with first edit
- Multicam editing of up to 128 sources with real-time playback of up to 16 angles
- Source/Record three-point editing model
- Insert and overwrite with or without transitions
- Replace, fit to fill, and superimpose edits
- Edit overlay for drag-and-drop editing
- Blade and Blade All tools for adding edits
- Extend and split edits
- A/V Sync indicators in Timeline
- Adjacent (through edit) indicators in Timeline
- Dupe detection in Timeline
- Keyframe graphs
- Track targeting
- Track locking
- Auto Select tools
- Multi colored markers for sequences and clips
- Ripple sequence markers
- Matchframe for master clips, subclips, and subclip parent clips
- Multi-Touch gesture support
- Color-coded, drag-and-drop reorder of tabs in the Timeline
- Close Other Tabs shortcut in Timeline and Browser
Trimming
- Ripple
- Roll
- Slip and slide
- Lift and ripple delete
- Asymmetric, multitrack trimming
- Dynamic trimming
- JKL trimming
- Trim window
- Timeline trimming
- Keyboard and numeric moving and trimming
- Close Gap
Effects
- FxPlug support
- Alpha Channel Matte Transitions
- Global Transitions adds effects between In and Out points
- Direct access and modify Motion templates
- RT Extreme for scalable software-based, multistream real-time effects in SD and HD formats
- Dynamic RT for automatically adjusting playback quality and/or frame rate based on hardware capabilities
- Motion integration for advanced motion graphics work
- 8-bit, 10-bit, and HDR (32-bit floating point) image processing
- Speed Tool for speed changes in the Timeline
- Change Speed interface with speed ramping presets
- Keyframe graphs and editing in Viewer or Timeline
- More than 200 transitions, effects, and filters
- Unlimited effects favorites
- Copy and paste motion and effect attributes to multiple clips
- Unlimited layers with support for nesting
- Bezier curves with movable motion paths
- Numeric control and keyframe capabilities for precise animation and effects
- Advanced 2D and 3D titles with Boris Calligraphy included
- Composite and transfer modes
- Import multilayered Photoshop files with layers and Alpha channel support
- FXScript and FXBuilder for designing custom filters and effects
- Safe Area Display for positioning titles and effects for SD inside HD frame
Tools
- Large Timecode Viewer with additional display for metadata
- iChat Theater preview for real-time collaboration
- High-quality, real-time video vectorscopes and waveform monitors
- Multitrack Audio Mixer
- Keyboard and user interface customization tool
- Voice Over tool for adding narration directly to Timeline
- Frame Viewer for split screen shot comparisons
- Source timecode and film footage overlays in Viewer and Canvas
- QuickView for RAM-based previews of complex multilayered sequences
Audio
- Subframe audio keyframing to 1/100th of a frame
- Real-time audio filter adjustments during playback
- Up to 24 channels in and out
- 5.1 surround sound monitoring
- OMF audio export with pan and volume levels
- Real-time, software-based audio normalization
- Onscreen multitrack mixing console
- External control surface support
- Soundtrack Pro round-trip for advanced audio mixing and sound design
- Real-time fader automation
- Variable keyframe thinning
- Real-time audio filters and effects
- Sampling up to 96kHz and 24 bits
- Audio level meters per track
- Mac OS X Audio Units plug-in support
- Pan controls
- Mute and solo controls
- Audio waveform display in Viewer and Timeline
- Logarithmic audio fades
- More than 30 audio filters
Color Correction
- Send to Color
- Primary (three-way) color corrector
- Secondary (two-way) color corrector
- Image control filters
- 4- and 8-point garbage mattes
- Real-time, hardware-accurate waveform monitor and vectorscopes
- Broadcast-safe filter
- Range-checking zebra stripe overlays
Application
- Digital Cinema Desktop for full-screen, real-time SD, HD, and 2K preview playback on main screen or an attached Apple Cinema or LED Cinema Display
- SD, HD, and 2K monitor full-screen playback with Apple-certified third-party PCI card or device
- Mode-free interface for workflow efficiency
- Multiple sequences and projects open simultaneously
- Up to 99 levels of undo
- 99 audio and 99 video tracks with support for nesting sequences together
- User preferences that can be moved from system to system
- Easy Setups for quick configuration
- Dynamic and customizable window resizing and arrangements
- Customizable keyboard and user interface buttons
- Customizable real-time effects settings
- Customizable render settings
- Customizable Browser layouts
- Customizable track layouts
- External editor support (helper applications)
- Create Support Profile command for improved AppleCare support
- Full Unicode support
Film
- Cinema Tools 4.5 included
- Comprehensive, integrated film management tools
- Create PDF, text, and XML film lists for asset tracking
- Drag and drop files to create new or add into existing Cinema Tools databases
- Import RED media and DPX image sequences directly into Cinema Tools
- Create change lists from 2 XML exports from Final Cut Pro
- Use Cinema Tools databases for relinking of EDLs with 2K and 4K media in Color
- Include timecode and keycode in the same list
- Support for 35mm 3-perf, 35mm 4-perf, and 16mm-20 and mixed film formats
- View feet and frames in Timeline
- View keycode and ink number overlays on video in Final Cut Pro
- Film data information in Final Cut Pro Browser
- 24-fps EDL import and export
- 24-fps EDL conversion to and from 29.97 fps
- Import ALE, ATN, FLX, and FTL files in both Cinema Tools and Final Cut Pro
- Track key numbers, ink numbers, video and audio timecode
- Output the following lists:
- Cut list
- Change list
- Optical list
- Pull list
- Dupe list
- Missing elements list
- Audio EDL
- Synchronize Cinema Tools database with Final Cut Pro
- Poster frame capability
- Conform clips to specified frame rate
- Reverse telecine function in either Cinema Tools or Final Cut Pro
- Export ALE files
- Import and export Final Cut Pro batch capture lists
Supported Formats and I/O*
- Apple ProRes family, a 10-bit, full-width VBR codec that supports all major frame sizes and frame rates at target bit rates from 10 Mbps to 754 Mbps
- DVCPRO HD (P2), XDCAM EX, AVC-Intra, AVCHD, RED (with additional software from RED) import through Log and Transfer with automatic logging, custom naming, browse, mark, and background ingest
- Easy Export supports presets for background export to Apple TV, MobileMe, iPhone, iPod, YouTube, DVD, Blu-ray disc
- Apple-designed menus for DVD and animated menus for Blu-ray discs
- Broadcast Wave Format with drop and non-drop frame timecode options
- Native editing for DV, DVCAM, DVCPRO, DVCPRO 50, and DVCPRO HD
- Native editing for HDV including 1080i 50/60, 1080p 24/25/30, 720p 24/25/30/50/60
- Native AVC-Intra playback for both AVC-Intra 100 and AVC-Intra 50 at 1080p 24/25/30, 1080i 50/60, 720p 24/25/30/50/60
- Sony XDCAM HD at 25-Mbps CBR, 18- and 35-Mbps VBR at 1080i 50/60 and 1080p 24/25/30/VFR with free Sony software
- Sony XDCAM HD422 1080i 50/60, 1080p 24/25/30, 720p 50/60 with free Sony software
- Sony XDCAM EX 1080p 24/25/30, 1080i 50/60, 720p 24/25/30/50/60 with free Sony plug-in
- JVC created, Apple QuickTime-wrapped XDCAM EX media imported with drag and drop to a Final Cut Pro bin
- AVCHD editing support using Apple ProRes
- Sony IMX playback support at 30, 40, and 50 Mbps for SD
- Sony IMX ingest and output supported with free Sony software
- Panasonic P2 playback support at 1080p 24/25/30, 1080i 50/60, and 720p 24/24N/25/25N/30/50/60/VFR from P2 cards
- 1080pA 24 (Advanced Pulldown) supported via FireWire from Panasonic AJ-HD1200A and AJ-HD1400
- Uncompressed 8- and 10-bit HD (4:2:2 YUV) via Apple-certified third-party PCI card/device
- Uncompressed 8- and 10-bit SD (4:2:2 YUV) via FireWire or Apple-certified third-party PCI card/device
- Apple Intermediate Codec
- OffineRT Photo-JPEG codec
- Telecine 29.97i to 24p pulldown removal
- 25 fps @24 fps conversion for editing film in PAL
- Frame-accurate log and captures
- Frame-accurate insert and assemble edit-to-tape
- Serial device control (RS-422, RS-232)
- FireWire device control
- Log and capture tool with support for batch, clip, and on-the-fly capturing
- Still images: PSD, BMP, JPEG, PICT, PNG, SGI, Targa, TIFF
- Automatic Transfer ingests file-based media with custom clip naming
- Closed captioning preserved for capture and output to tape
Media Management
- Export OMF with volume and pan levels
- Media management tools for moving, copying, and consolidating media at sequence or project level
- Render file manager
- Extensive search, sort, and sift capabilities in Browser
- Rename Clips to match media and vice versa
- Maintain Master clips across multiple projects
- Master and affiliate clips
- Reveal Clip or Project in Finder
- Clip label colors
- Custom comment fields
- Integrated film database with Cinema Tools 4.5
- Automatic reconnect to high-resolution media
- EDL import for batch capture or export for basic metadata exchange
- Autosave Vault
- XML interchange format for custom integration work
- Background rendering, compressing, and transcoding to multiple formats with Easy Export
- Batch export
- Send to Compressor integration
