Final Cut Pro for iPad in 2024 | Spoiler Alert, It’s Still Terrible 

You Scott you are a perfect example of learner’s inflexibility, have you tried using the app the way it was meant to be used. Did you try using it as a touchscreen device?

Great video, TOTALLY feel your frustration. I bought the iPad Pro M4 13” and FCP is such a joke on the iPads. I know an update is coming within weeks but I don’t understand how Apple could release this program the way it is. Such fundamental flaws is very un-Apple like. Maybe it was a totally different team working on it with no editing experience. I have been using CapCut instead (as long as not doing advanced audio stuff) and the transitions, effects & more are much more advanced. Apple is falling way behind.

I bought an M1 iPad😊 because I thought I would have access to a lightweight, portable, touchscreen, Apple Pencil version of FCP. I was frustratingly mistaken, as you were. The fact that you mentioned a MacBook Air does all the things the MBP does, at 40% of the price of an ipad, well, I hope someone at apple watched this video.

While my editing skills (and needs) are certainly not as professional as yours, I had an entirely different experience on my M4 iPad with Final Cut. I did use my fingers and Apple Pencil. For me, I do a three camera shoot for our podcast interviews (Sony ZV-1's, all recording at 4k). This is an hour + video interview. On my iPad M4, I was able to do a Multicam clip with these three 4k clips and the hour long audio file from my RodeCaster Pro. Including color grading, adding a few visual elements on screen, intercutting all the cameras as each person speaks, adding our video bumper front/back of the video. While not as easily done as on my Mac, in terms of interface... For me... the iPad is a great option for editing when I'm traveling with just my iPad. Exporting was relatively quick and the file returned out great. Again, not as intense as your editing workflow but I am quite pleased with the ability to do this on the go.

This was super helpful! Iv been on the fence about iPad Pro v MacBook Pro as a RU-vidr and the more content I watch the more it’s leading me to a laptop. Unless! WWDC has some outstanding updates come Monday but I’m not holding my breath

U're absolutely right. FCPX on iPadOS is A TOY! Nothing more than a toy. Lumafusion is much more powerful, but actually NONE of video editing apps currently available on ALL mobile devices (iPad Pro and Android) are really useable by professionals. Maybe, MAYBE, only Davinci Resolve on iPad Pro is a much better choice. but I don't know if it's really used by professionals in theirs daily workflows.

It's really iMovie Pro, not Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Jr.

Thanks for the video, I just started with Final Cut Pro on IPad and I’m facing a major issue, i don’t have sound or audio at all on the timeline clip once I move any clip to the timeline it loses the sound, I would really appreciate your reply

Time to switch to davinci resolve.

FCPX is so so behind in time im sorry but DaVinci Resolve is where its at 100%

Let me ask you this: have you tried Premiere Pro on the iPad? I'm not sure if they both suck or if one is better. I haven't tried it yet.

your missing something because the ipad pro is great

So you’re legit never going to use your fingers to zoom? This is an iPad…I never saw you actually try to use the screen, only the keyboard. Do you think that there might be something’s done differently on a device that is made to be used with fingers vs a mouse pointer? We know this ain’t an exact port out to the desktop at. It cannot be one.

get a pencil

If you goal here was to show how negative you could be, congratulation.