

Motion 5.4.1 and ProRes RAW enable motion graphics artists to take full advantage of RAW image quality when designing graphics and effects. In the share window, a new Roles tab displays titles, video and audio roles in a single consolidated interface, so users can configure roles and closed captions when sharing.Apple is also adding complementary new features to Final Cut Pro companion apps, Motion and Compressor.

An all-new captions inspector allows users to adjust caption text, color, alignment, location and more.Users can even create captions in multiple languages within the same timeline and share captioned videos to YouTube and Vimeo. Captions appear in the viewer during playback and can be attached to video or audio clips in the timeline, so they automatically move with the clips to which they’re connected.

Users can import closed caption files directly into their project or create them from scratch.

The format will also be available as part of a forthcoming upgrade package to users of the DJI Inspire 2 drone and Zenmuse X7 Super 35mm camera system designed for aerial cinematography.As mentioned, Final Cut Pro now includes powerful closed captioning tools for professional filmmakers, YouTubers, and students looking to add captions to their projects without the need for third-party software or services. DJI is also upgrading its Zenmuse X7 camera with built-in ProRes RAW recording support, available on the Inspire 2 drone later this spring. Final Cut Pro’s + ProRes RAW ensures that users will have even greater control over molding footage to their liking in post.As of now, there are a handful of midrange cameras that can use ProRes RAW - cameras like the Canon C300, and Panasonic EVA1 - and these will have to be combined with an or external ProRes RAW recorder. ProRes RAW combines the nimble, easy-to-use file format that we know and love with the added untouched sensor data afforded by RAW.Unlike uncompressed RAW, which leads to massive file sizes, ProRes RAW promises manageable file sizes, with flexibility benefits normally associated with RAW video. Users can also import already existing caption files into a project, and Final Cut Pro X will do the heavy lifting.ProRes RAW is the other tent pole feature to come with Final Cut Pro 10.4. New Index Viewer and Inspector tools provide familiar workflows that make it easy to create and maintain closed captions. As we noted last week, the new closed captioning toolset provides a powerful new way to create, edit and deliver accessible content.
