Apple to Update Creator Studio with New AI Tools

Final Cut Pro, Pixelmator Pro, and Logic Pro will be updated in November with MotionVFX, generative editing, and AI assistants. The update is free for Creator Studio subscribers.

Apple to Update Creator Studio: Final Cut Pro and Pixelmator Pro Get New Tools

In November, Apple will release an update to Creator Studio, its suite of creative apps. The company calls it the most significant update since the service launched. Changes will affect, among other apps, the video editor Final Cut Pro, the graphics editor Pixelmator Pro, and the music app Logic Pro.

Final Cut Pro: MotionVFX and Pixelmator Pro Integration

New video editing features are coming to Final Cut Pro for Mac and iPad. The Mac version will get built-in integration with MotionVFX, giving subscribers access to templates, graphic elements, styles, titles, transitions, and other assets. The app will also add tools for rotoscoping, tracking, and color correction.

The editor will be able to access Apple Content Hub directly, a collection of stock videos, photos, and backgrounds. Apple will also improve how apps work together on multimedia projects. For example, an image from the editing timeline can be opened in Pixelmator Pro, edited, and automatically returned to Final Cut Pro. There will be no need to transfer files manually.

Pixelmator Pro: Editing with Text Prompts

Pixelmator Pro will add Generate Fill, a feature that lets users change an image with text prompts. Users select or outline an area and describe what they want to change; the app generates a result based on the prompt.

The tool works with the existing selection tools: Free Selection, Quick Selection, and Magnetic Selection. According to Apple, Generate Fill adapts generated elements to the lighting, perspective, and texture of the surrounding image. Super Resolution is designed to preserve the sharpness of generated pixels, even when working with large files.

Logic Pro and Assistants in Other Apps

Logic Pro for Mac and iPad will gain tools for beat making, songwriting, mixing, and production. The app’s interface will be refreshed with a Liquid Glass design. Apple’s AI will work alongside OpenAI’s AI to help find the right beat for a project and add tags to files across the entire collection.

In announcing the update, Brent Chiu-Watson, Apple’s senior director of worldwide product marketing for apps and iCloud, noted that integrating MotionVFX assets will give Final Cut Pro subscribers quick access to an extensive library of professional effects and content, adding value to the entire bundle.

He also highlighted the updated Logic Pro browser, where users will be able to browse and preview more sounds as they make music, and new Pixelmator Pro features that offer new ways to transform selected parts of an image. According to him, assistant features in Logic Pro, Keynote, Pages, and Numbers will change how people interact with and learn to use these apps.

Availability and Pricing

Apple Creator Studio updates will arrive on the App Store in November. They will be free for current subscribers. New users can try the service first, then subscribe for $12.99 per month or $129 per year. Students and educators can subscribe for $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year.