iMac Pro used for demo station, photographed at Final Cut Pro X Creative Summit
Apple’s iMac Pro made an appearance at the Final Cut Pro Creative Summit, with users at the gathering using it for rendering and demonstrations of the newly-announced update to the video composition suite.
Twitter user Chris Fenwick took a shot of the device, calling it “beautiful” and capable of playing un-rendered 8K footage in a Timeline in the updated Final Cut Pro X.
The new iMac Pro looks beautiful but it was playing unrendered 8K footage in a timeline… THAT’S crazy!! #FCPX Creative Summit. pic.twitter.com/B38gIhQKtB
— Chris Fenwick (@chrisfenwick) October 28, 2017
Final Cut Pro enthusiast blog FCP.co took a shot of the front of the machine at the event on Friday, including the Space Gray Magic Mouse, Magic Trackpad, and keyboard.
Twitter user “bkbkbk” got a shot of the front of the machine from a different angle, and a close-up of the Magic Mouse in Space Gray.
This iMac can beat up your iMac. pic.twitter.com/39n5mdE9Qw
— Brian King of Beasts (@bkbkbk) October 27, 2017
This iMac can beat up your iMac. pic.twitter.com/39n5mdE9Qw
— Brian King of Beasts (@bkbkbk) October 27, 2017
The iMac Pro made a brief appearance at the 2017 WWDC. It will feature a 5K display, Vega Graphics, up to 18-core Xeon processors, up to 4TB of SSD storage, and will start at $4999 when it ships in December.
At the Final Cut Pro X Creative Summit on Friday, Apple debuted Final Cut Pro 10.4, a hotly anticipated update to the flagship professional video editing suite that includes support for VR, HDR footage, direct integration for iOS video and more. Apple has not announced a firm release date, but says the next version of FCPX will be available at some time in 2017.