Final Cut Pro User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
- What’s new
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- Intro to importing media
- If it’s your first import
- Organize files during import
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- Import from Image Playground
- Import from iMovie for macOS
- Import from iMovie for iOS or iPadOS
- Import from Final Cut Pro for iPad
- Import from Final Cut Camera
- Import from Photos
- Import from Music
- Import from Apple TV
- Import from Motion
- Import from GarageBand and Logic Pro
- Import using workflow extensions
- Record into Final Cut Pro
- Memory cards and cables
- Supported media formats
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- Intro to effects
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- Intro to transitions
- How transitions are created
- Add transitions and fades
- Quickly add a transition with a keyboard shortcut
- Set the default duration for transitions
- Delete transitions
- Adjust transitions in the timeline
- Adjust transitions in the inspector and viewer
- Merge jump cuts with the Flow transition
- Adjust transitions with multiple images
- Modify transitions in Motion
- Add adjustment clips
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- Add storylines
- Use the precision editor
- Conform frame sizes and rates
- Use XML to transfer projects
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- Intro to sharing projects
- Share to Apple devices
- Share on the web
- Send a video frame to Pixelmator Pro
- Share in email
- Share stereo or spatial video
- Batch sharing
- Share using Compressor
- Create share destinations
- Change metadata for shared items
- View the status of shared items
- Speed up exports with simultaneous processing
- Glossary
- Copyright and trademarks
Download new content in Final Cut Pro for Mac
In addition to the content that is installed with Final Cut Pro, you can download new Final Cut Pro transitions, titles, and generators with an Apple Creator Studio subscription.
 | Available with subscription: This feature requires a subscription to Apple Creator Studio. To learn more, see the Apple Creator Studio webpage and the Apple Support article About Apple Creator Studio. |
Subscribe to Apple Creator Studio, then open Final Cut Pro for Mac.
When you open Final Cut Pro for the first time after subscribing, Final Cut Pro automatically downloads the additional transitions, titles, and generators to your Mac. As new items become available, you can download them individually or by category.
In Final Cut Pro, do any of the following:
Open the Transitions browser: Click the Transitions button in the top-right corner of the timeline (or press Control-Command-5).
Open the Titles and Generators sidebar: Click the Titles and Generators button in the top-left corner of the Final Cut Pro window (or press Option-Command-1).
Items that require downloading are marked with a Download button
.New items are marked with a purple dot. When new content items become available, they appear in their respective categories. They also appear in a New category, so you can easily see all new items. New items show a purple dot until they have been accessed on three separate dates.
Do any of the following:
Download an individual item: Click
next to the item.Download an entire category: Click
next to the category name.Download all new content: Choose Final Cut Pro > Download Content Library.
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