

The magnetic timeline has also seen some modifications, like the ability to color code roles for organization, and within the Index, you can now drag and drop audio roles, highlight them and collapse others. The new update offers a new, redesigned interface with options to configure a custom workspace and fill a second display with the timeline or hide it completely. The other main editing programs competing with FCPX are Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Magix Vegas Pro and Avid Media Composer, and because of FCPX’s low price, it’s also in competition with more affordable options such as Pinnacle Studio. That should please those who already use FCPX and help those who are looking for an editing program. Launched on October 27, 2016, 10.3’s new features and updates were many but not very drastic. With the release of 10.3, Apple continues to improve FCPX while still keeping the contrast it has with its competition.

With that said, Final Cut Pro X has changed alot since its launch, and it isn’t as drastically different from other editors as it originally was. Those still around have accepted that it’s a different kind of tool that has just as many strengths as other powerful editors but works in a different way. But for some, when they left it behind, it wasn’t because the program was bad but because they chose not to learn a new way to edit. However, those that stayed seem to be true believers of its original intent - to be a game changer. For many video professionals, it was too big a change, causing them to leave Final Cut Pro for another editor.

Apple, over the last five years, has slowly pulled itself out of the hole dug by the original release of FCPX.
