Conan’s editors really love Final Cut Pro X… or maybe they don’t (video)

The web is abuzz with talk of Apple’s new slimmed-down, low-cost Final Cut Pro X , but Cupertino’s beloved video editing platform has also caused quite a stir among professionals, who note its lack of features and glaring absence of backwards compatibility. Conan O’Brien’s editors have already downloaded the new app, and threw together a segment for last night’s show highlighting some of its new features . Jump past the break for a clip of Final Cut Pro’s 90 seconds of fame, or warm up that credit card and head over to the Mac App Store to give it a spin for yourself. Just don’t dump Final Cut Pro 7 yet — you’ll need to have it around to open legacy projects, output to tape, utilize multiple editing sequences, and access Photoshop layers, along with one or two other tiny omissions. Continue reading Conan’s editors really love Final Cut Pro X… or maybe they don’t (video) Conan’s editors really love Final Cut Pro X… or maybe they don’t (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:59:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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