Final Cut Pro X gets a powerful new upgrade with version 10.0.3

 Last week Apple released a software update for Final Cut Pro X: version 10.0.3. It seems that Apple is making good on their promise to bring back some of the more professional functionality that its previous versions had, so I thought this was a good time to re-visit good ol' FCPX to let you know what's new in this latest upgrade. It's a free upgrade if you already have the full version. So, in no particular order, here's what's new:

-Multi-Cam editing
There are now 64 active camera angles available as part of the basic editing package. Though this feature came late to the party, it's a real showstopper in terms of how many cameras you can edit at the same time. 

-Transferring Final Cut Pro 7 projects to Final Cut X
In partnership with Intelligent Assistance, the Mac App store carries this third-party sofware for about $10. It's called "7 to X for Final Cut Pro". This works with the XML 1.1 integration.

-Media Relink
 This feature is so utterly essential, it's hard to believe that they released the first version without it. Media relink allows you to manually re-link your video files to the clips in your project, should they go 'offline'. Yay! 

-Broadcast Monitoring
 Ok. If you aren't working in a broadcast environment, this one won't blow your socks off, but broadcast professionals are probably still out celebrating this.

-Advanced Chroma Keying
Again, not a huge dealbreaker for most users, but it's nice to have.

-Importing layered Adobe Photoshop files
 You can now import a PSD file into a single compound clip in FCP X, which allows you to step in to animate and add effects and color correction to individual layers within the application.  I wasn't up nights worrying about this one, but again, more functionality is good.

It looks like FCP X is getting stronger with each update, and I like the direction that it's going.