Apple launches popular video editing and music production software previously only available for Macs

Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro will be available for iPads in the future. (Image: Apple)

The iPad is increasingly becoming a good alternative to notebooks. Not only the hardware is relevant, which, thanks to the in-house M-chip, hardly or hardly differs from the Macbooks, but also the associated software. The following news is therefore particularly good news for video and music producers: Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro are coming to iPads later this month.

Both apps have been optimized for touch and pencil input

Apple recently announced that both apps will be released in a version optimized for iPads. With these, video and music producers can design and edit their work on the go.

Both Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro support new multi-touch gestures that make working on a tablet more efficient and more natural. This is especially useful in Logic Pro, as it allows the user to manipulate multiple knobs at the same time, or to manipulate virtual instruments.

The Apple Pencil is also supported: These can be used to quickly scan timelines and video files in Final Cut Pro without touching the screen or directly inserting text and drawings. In Logic Pro, the Apple Pencil is used for precise editing and track automation.

The Apple Pencil lets you fly over timelines and clips without touching the screen thanks to the hover function. (Image: Apple)

With both Logic Pro and Final Cut Pro, you can record content directly with the iPad using the built-in camera or microphones and then edit it in the two apps. Filmmakers have the option of manually controlling focus, exposure and white balance, and users of an iPad with an M2 processor can even record in ProRes format. For Logic users, Apple promises “studio-quality” recordings of instruments and voices

Logic Pro on the iPad should integrate seamlessly into the workflow in the studio. (Image: Apple)

Export and import to Macs is possible

There is two pieces of good news for anyone who has already used the two apps on the Mac: Both can also be used in the classic way with the connected Smart Keyboard Folio or the Magic Keyboard. You can combine keyboard shortcuts with the new touch and pencil controls to speed up production.

In addition, both apps support exporting and importing projects to and from Macs. For example, a user can continue working on a project on the iPad while on the go and later export it back to the home PC.

Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro will be available as subscriptions on the App Store on May 23rd. It is possible, 4.99 euros per month or 49 euros per year to pay. There is a month’s free trial subscription. To be able to use Final Cut Pro, you need at least an iPad with an M1 chip. An iPad with an A12 Bionic chip or newer is required for Logic Pro. Before installing, your device should be updated to at least iPadOS 16.4.

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Are you looking forward to the two apps? Will you integrate working on an iPad into your workflow? With the inclusion of both apps, has the iPad become a good alternative to notebooks, or do you think that something is still missing? Or are you already using one as a laptop replacement? How are you coping? Tell us what you think about it in the comments!