Redesigned from the ground up, Final Cut Pro 12 combines revolutionary video editing with powerful media organization, intelligent search, and incredible performance to let you create at the speed of thought. Final Cut Pro 12 features breathtaking performance and efficiency on Mac computers with Apple silicon, now enhanced with AI-powered tools that help you find, edit, and sync content faster than ever. Tap into superfast unified memory shared across the CPU, GPU, and Apple Neural Engine to play back more high-resolution video streams, analyze media intelligently, and render your movie in record time.

Revolutionary Video Editing

• The Magnetic Timeline uses advanced metadata and Clip Connections for faster, easier editing
• Enhanced Timeline Index lets you drag and drop audio roles to rearrange the layout of your timeline
• Transcript Search lets you find spoken dialogue by typing words or phrases directly
• Visual Search allows you to locate clips based on objects or actions using natural language
• Beat Detection automatically analyzes music and displays beat and bar markers for rhythm-based editing
• Powerful drag-and-drop Object Tracker automatically matches titles and effects to the movement of faces or objects
• Change focus points or the depth effect for video shot in Cinematic mode on iPhone
• Edit multicamera projects with automatic syncing and support for up to 64 camera angles
• Automatically transform projects for square or vertical delivery with Smart Conform
• Import and edit 360° equirectangular video in a wide range of formats and frame sizes
• Create, edit, and deliver closed captions from within Final Cut Pro
• Extend the capabilities of Final Cut Pro with third-party workflow extensions

Powerful Media Organization

• Organize your work within libraries for efficient media management and collaboration
• Search and navigate footage faster with AI-powered transcript and visual analysis
• Create proxy copies of your media for portability and performance
• Apply custom keywords or favorites on the fly as you select clip ranges
• Smart Collections dynamically organize content for you to quickly find any shot in a few clicks
• Locate duplicate media in the timeline using highlighted clip ranges or the Timeline Index

Incredible Performance

• Optimized performance on Mac computers with Apple silicon
• Enhanced use of the Apple Neural Engine for media analysis and intelligent search
• Unrivaled performance with optimizations for the latest Apple silicon chips
• Work with a broad range of formats including ProRes, RED, XAVC, AVCHD, Avid DNxHR®, Avid DNxHD®, H.264, HEVC, and more
• Compelling, Customizable Effects
• Beautifully animated, easily customizable 2D and 3D titles
• Change the look of titles, transitions, and effects using intuitive controls
• Choose from an ecosystem of third-party FxPlug plug-ins with custom interfaces

Integrated Audio Editing

• Assign roles during import to easily track and organize your project
• Expand and edit multichannel audio files directly in the timeline
• Apply intuitive Logic-based effects and reduce background noise to isolate voices
• Sync video with separate audio in a single step with instant audio waveform matching

Requirements

• Mac with Apple silicon or an Intel-based Mac with a Metal-capable GPU
• MacOS 15.6 or later
• At least 8GB of RAM (16GB recommended for 4K) and 6.5GB of disk space.
• Some AI-driven features necessitate a Mac with Apple silicon.