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iOS 16 breaks cinematic mode in Final Cut Pro (and iMovie)

After spending an hour wondering why I can't activate the cinematic editing in FCP with footage I shot on my iPhone 14 Pro Max in cinematic mode, I stumbled over a several Reddit threads discussing this issue. It seems that iOS 16 broke this feature in FCP, which will show a "The cinematic effect cannot be activated" error (and according to other users the latest iOS 16.1 and macOS Ventura betas also don't resolve the issue). So an update for FCP (and iMovie) is needed in order to fix the issue. I already contacted support and filed a bug report, but are there other ways to bring this to Apple's attention? I'm working on corporate footage shot with cinematic mode that needs to go live next week, so it is rather urgent for me to get this feature working again.

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Posted on Sep 23, 2022 2:10 AM

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iOS 16 breaks cinematic mode in Final Cut Pro (and iMovie)

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