After its release in May, Apple is giving Final Cut Pro for iPad the first 1.1 update. In addition to improving the stability and performance of the application, keyboard shortcuts added. For the majority of users who are 100 percent dedicated to editing in this incredible app, keyboard shortcuts are essential.

Final Cut Pro for iPad has been updated and will offer keyboard shortcuts

As an app for iPad, it’s perfectly normal to use it by touch, but adding a keyboard can improve interaction as if it were a Mac. If you’re used to using a keyboard for video editing, you’ll love this update.

Final Cut Pro comes to iPad with great features

Previously some key shortcuts are enabled, but not all of them, i.e. it didn’t take any action while executing certain shortcuts like Mac shortcuts. Here are Apple’s notes on the app update:

• Enable/disable setting with N keyboard shortcut.
• Move the playhead back or forward 10 frames with the Shift-Left Arrow and Shift-Right Arrow keyboard shortcuts.
• View information about clips in the browser using the Control-I keyboard shortcut.
• Turn dragging on or off with the keyboard shortcut S.
• Turn audio drag on or off using the Shift-S keyboard shortcut.
• Split and rearrange multi-cam clips with 1, 2, 3, and 4 keyboard shortcuts.
• Show or hide the selection wheel using the keyboard shortcut Control-Shift-W; Expand or collapse using Control-W.
• Toggle the scroll wheel between playhead mode and poke mode using the Shift-W keyboard shortcut.
• Resolves issue with custom fonts not appearing in the inspector.
• It fixes bugs that improve stability and overall performance.

An app that doesn’t offer a complete experience can improve Final Cut Pro on iPad over time

Apple’s best pro app comes to iPad

In a narrow sense, Apple has long had us without its best app for video editing on the iPad. they even know the capabilities their devices can have. While the current app is good and can be improved in terms of quality, we understand that it can be difficult to deliver a complete experience in a short period of time.

Features Coming Soon to the Mac Should Slowly Coming to the iPad. Of course, in future updates we will see an app that is more flashy in terms of functionality but also tries to get closer to the macOS experience on the iPad.

Have you tried Final Cut Pro for iPad yet? Note that this is only for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro (5th or 6th generation), 11-inch iPad Pro (3rd or 4th generation), and the fifth-generation iPad Air with iPadOS 16.4 and later. You can try it for 30 days and then pay 4.99 Euros.