Final Cut Pro 12 is one of the central planks in Apple's new Creator Studio subscription offering, but its major version status seems more about integration with that than any radical new features.

For example, Beat Detection, powered by an AI model from Logic Pro, enables creators to instantly analyze music tracks and display a Beat Grid for precise synchronization of visual cuts with audio.

In AppleInsider testing, Apple Creator Studio's Final Cut Pro for iPad is proving buggy, and if you use the default settings, your work can even be completely lost. The problems we've seen ...

iMovie costs nothing, but the same isn't true for Final Cut Pro. To use the latter, you can either pay a one-time fee of $299.99 or subscribe to Apple Creator Studio ($12.99 per month or $129 per year ...

Following the launch of the Apple Creator Studio bundle on January 13, 2026, Apple has discontinued the individual free trial for its professional creative apps. This means you can no longer ...