On Thursday, Apple launched a significant update for Final Cut Pro, bringing along various new features, including the exciting capability to generate captions using artificial intelligence. However, this feature is currently limited to just one language at its launch.
Final Cut Pro Now Offers Audio Transcription to Captions, But Only in English
Thanks to the new Transcribe to Captions feature, users can effortlessly create subtitles for their videos with a single click. Final Cut Pro employs AI to transcribe audio, automatically generating closed captions on the timeline. However, some users expressed disappointment that this feature is exclusively available in English at the start.
According to a support article from Apple, Transcribe to Captions utilizes an AI language model trained on “spoken English-language audio.” Attempting to utilize this feature for other languages will simply yield no results.
This restriction mirrors the current capabilities of Apple Intelligence, which is also restricted to U.S. English. Apple has plans to introduce support for additional English variants in the upcoming macOS 15.2 next month, which is currently in beta. Furthermore, support for languages such as French, Japanese, Portuguese, and Spanish is scheduled to roll out in April 2025.
It seems that Final Cut Pro’s Transcribe to Captions feature will align with the same language support timeline as Apple Intelligence.
Furthermore, Apple indicates that the AI-based subtitle generation feature necessitates a Mac running macOS Sequoia, while Final Cut Pro itself can operate on any Mac with macOS 14.6 or newer.
Additionally, this Final Cut Pro update has introduced other AI-driven features such as Magnetic Mask, allowing editors to easily select and isolate individuals and objects within video clips. This version also provides support for editing Spatial Video for the Apple Vision Pro.
Besides Final Cut Pro, Apple has also rolled out new features for Logic Pro and Final Cut Camera for iPhone.
The Mac version of Final Cut Pro can be purchased from the Mac App Store for $299. However, users can take advantage of a 90-day free trial. Existing users can upgrade at no additional cost. The iPad version is also available in the App Store, but it requires a subscription of $4.99 per month or $49.99 per year, necessitating an iPad Air or iPad Pro with M1 or newer.
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