Some are lovingly embracing the sleek innovations of FCP X, and some are rapidly moving to other platforms.
It’s been an interesting week for Final Cut Pro users. There are some speed bumps and roadblocks to that process though. Jokes aside, we’re excited about the potential of FCP X, and we’re working hard to support it. As I mentioned last week, Red Giant was not given any advanced access to FCP X, so our investigation of its third-party support began last week when the world got their hands on Apple’s controversial new offering. You might be curious about support for Final Cut Pro X.
Me showing Debbie and Ari how a Manhattan can look a little like a Cosmo in the right light, at the SF MB11 tweetup. However, we did rebuild Looks on a solid foundation that will allow more frequent updates in the future, so please keep those feature requests coming. We considered a number of enhancements, but ultimately rejected several as adding too much complexity to the Looks experience. That’s something you don’t want to mess with. Looks users wield easy, fun control of a powerful set of creative tools. It basically boils down to power and simplicity. We’ve had enough time watching people use Looks ( four years!) to learn what they like and don’t like. “ Looks 2,” as we’ve been calling it internally, posed an interesting challenge. We broke it out into its own effect because sometimes that’s all you need, but there’s also a Cosmo Tool in Looks.
If you’ve used the tools in Mojo or Colorista II for tuning skin tones and reducing blemishes, you’ll be right at home with Cosmo. We’ve also completely revamped the interface.Ĭosmo is a simple effect that does only one thing, and does it really well. We’ve added support for popular video output boards, new scopes to help you dial in colors, and new creative tools such as Lens Distortion and Haze/Flare. The new Looks is simpler and more elegant than the original, but also more capable. What the many creative users of Looks have taught me over the years is that a fun tool can be incredibly powerful. When I first designed Magic Bullet Looks, it was with the fundamental idea that a powerful tool can be fun to use.
Red Giant today released Magic Bullet Suite 11, which includes a major update to Magic Bullet Looks, and a new effect called Cosmo for doing cosmetic retouches.