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Chris Hocking

@latenite

Co-founder of LateNite (https://ltnt.tv). Produced https://twoa.tv. Coded https://commandpost.io & https://brawtoolbox.io. Runs https://fcp.cafe. Posts about filmmaking, virtual production & post-production tech.

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ScriptStar v1.3.1 is out now!

This is a BIG update with lots of awesome new features as suggested by the amazing Final Cut Pro community!

Thanks team!

scriptstar.fcp.cafe

26.02.2026 21:14 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ScriptStar is out now on the Mac App Store!

It brings text-based editing to Final Cut Pro.

It converts Final Cut Pro’s built-in transcripts into named favourite ranges on the same browser clips.

scriptstar.fcp.cafe

20.02.2026 10:47 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks Legend!

19.02.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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LateNite Films is creating Software & Plugins for Filmmakers Constantly looking for ways to innovate, LateNite is as passionate about production and post production as it is storytelling. Their pursuit of creative excellence has seen them work closely with glob

If you appreciate the hard work of creative awesome people then buy them coffee buymeacoffee.com/latenitefilms Chris Hocking is doing amazing work with Final Cut Pro and the entire creative ecosphere of post production. Definitely check out fcp.cafe @latenite.bsky.social

19.02.2026 03:30 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I couldn’t see any caps on the website last time I looked?

19.02.2026 04:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

To be honest, I would have no objections if they moved all the LLM servers to the moon?

10.02.2026 22:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Before properly kicking off our anniversary year, we bring you 2025 in a nutshell: Lots of new features, free pro tiers, and a lot of work under the hood to get you some new apps this year.

πŸ‘‰οΈ Read the blog - buff.ly/g5yTCXh

#PostProduction #RemoteEditing #ProxyWorkflow #DIT #Offload

09.02.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

@isaact.co What happened to your caps for sale?

10.02.2026 22:38 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you, and also HUGE kudos to the remarkable VFX team who created some of the most amazing physical miniatures I’ve ever seen, especially for the dam break sequence. #OldSchool #Awesome www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZKe...

10.02.2026 13:21 πŸ‘ 63 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 1
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CommandPost v2.0.1 is out now!

You can read all about it on FCP Cafe:

fcp.cafe#8th-february...

08.02.2026 19:31 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Latest News FCP Cafe is a technical community for professional Final Cut Pro editors.

If you’re a Final Cut Pro editor -and you should be ;) - you should be reading #FCPCafe by @latenite.bsky.social - and while you’re there, buy them a coffee.

fcp.cafe

02.02.2026 00:35 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Interested in the Final Cut Pro 12 and the Apple Creator launch?

FCP Cafe has ALL the nerdy details, that you won’t get from a YouTube Influencer. Enjoy!

fcp.cafe/news/20260129/

29.01.2026 12:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Jumper v2026.01.27 (Build 2816) is out now!

On-device Machine Learning Visual, Speech & Facial Search for Final Cut Pro, Avid Media Composer, DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro & Standalone App - Mac, Windows & Linux.

getjumper.io

28.01.2026 02:24 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CommandPost v1.6.1 is out now! Enjoy!

commandpost.fcp.cafe

23.01.2026 06:43 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We've updated the pricing of most of our Mac Apps!

Read all about it on FCP Cafe...

fcp.cafe/news/20260123/

22.01.2026 22:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The man behind some of your favourite filmmaking tech: Chris Hocking | Ascend Your Story
The man behind some of your favourite filmmaking tech: Chris Hocking | Ascend Your Story YouTube video by Ascent Media

At the start of last year I was invited to Ascent Media’s awesome podcast! To be honest, last year was a bit of a rollercoaster, so I totally forgot to share it! Opps! If you want to see me ranting for an hour check it out on YouTube!

20.01.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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CommandPost v1.6.0 is out now!

This release includes some long-awaited macOS Tahoe fixes. Thanks for your patience!

commandpost.fcp.cafe

18.01.2026 13:48 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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News - 14th January 2026 Happy New Year! Hope you all had a fun and relaxing holiday break!

Discussed in this blog post:

fcp.cafe/news/20260114/

16.01.2026 09:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Fix the UHD footage in a HD timeline bug. Then add some ML feature to automagically extend music like in Premiere & Audition.

15.01.2026 04:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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News - 14th January 2026 Happy New Year! Hope you all had a fun and relaxing holiday break!

Let’s discuss Final Cut Pro and Apple Creator Studio over at FCP Cafe!

fcp.cafe/news/20260114/

14.01.2026 13:25 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Try β€œImport Finder tags as Keywords”?

08.10.2025 02:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Final Cut Pro can batch export natively from the browser these days. CommandPost is only useful if you need to batch export from timeline.

17.09.2025 10:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It does, yes.

01.07.2025 08:13 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Jumper for Avid Media Composer now supports Group Clips (i.e. Multicam). πŸ₯³

You can watch a quick and dirty demo I threw together over at FCP Cafe:

fcp.cafe/news/20250701/

01.07.2025 05:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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ATEM Exporter is now reduced to a one-time payment of USD$79.99 on the Mac App Store! πŸ₯³

I've also added a very quick and dirty tutorial video to the website.

atemexporter.fcp.cafe/video/

Thanks everyone for all your ideas & feedback!

16.06.2025 00:56 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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BRAW Toolbox v1.4.5 (Build 75) is out now! πŸ₯³

Native Blackmagic RAW support in Final Cut Pro!

You can read more over at FCP Cafe:

fcp.cafe/news/20250615/

14.06.2025 21:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have, but I wasn’t following it on GitHub, so thanks for the reminder!

10.06.2025 02:44 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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GitHub - andrewarrow/cutlass: swiff army knife for generating fcpxml files swiff army knife for generating fcpxml files. Contribute to andrewarrow/cutlass development by creating an account on GitHub.

A swiss army knife for generating fcpxml files for Final Cut Pro
#golang

github.com/andrewarrow...

09.06.2025 03:36 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Gyroflow Toolbox v1.3.1 (Build 23) is out now! πŸ₯³

Learn more on FCP Cafe:

fcp.cafe/news/20250605/

05.06.2025 02:57 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Transfer Toolbox v1.4.0 is out now on the Mac App Store! πŸ₯³

Adds support for Final Cut Pro 11.1.1 (for Mac) and Final Cut Pro 2.2.1 (for iPad).

You can also buy it in a LateNite bundle!

transfertoolbox.fcp.cafe

03.06.2025 12:24 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0