Additional Material (4.7 MB, zipped, separate download, not essential but recommended)


Red Pill 1.0 DEV (1.0 MB, zipped, PRERELEASE software)


Legacy Version 2.5.3 RT (503 KB, zipped, Universal Binary)


FastCut User's Guide (PDF, for the printer)

What's New?

Version 3.0.6 (30.09.08)
[Fixed] 'Monitor' window always in front when exporting
[Fixed] 'Title Editor' window is shown by single-clicking on it
[Fixed] flipped movie export
[Fixed] audio fade export fixed once again

Version 3.0.5 (25.04.08)
[New] export metadata option added to 'Preferences' dialog
[Fixed] false audio fade export fixed

Version 3.0.4 (29.02.08)
[Enhanced] undo command extended
[Fixed] small interface improvements
[Improved] handling of unresolved movie references

Version 3.0.3 (02.01.08)
[New] motion blur
[Enhanced] small Inspector enhancements
[Fixed] now 99.9 % Leopard compatible!
[Fixed] small bug fixes

Version 3.0.2 (01.10.07)
[Improved] Inspector
[Fixed] audio fade export
[Changed] DEMO limit: max. 20 launches
[Improved] fvf cursor handling
[Enhanced] minor enhancements

Version 3.0.1 (10.09.07)
[Improved] Cropping parameters
[New] crop keyboard shortcuts (Monitor)
[Improved] clip appearance in timeline: keyframe lines, gray indication for transitions
[Improved] fvf handling in FastCut projects, integration with fvf_player
[Enhanced] fvf_player helper application: audio playback support, multiple in & out pt segments
[Fixed] minor bugs

Version 3.0 (19.08.07)
see product page

Version 2.5.3 (21.04.07)
[Fixed] small bug in wireframe mode when scaling fixed
[Fixed] playback slowdown problem in special case fixed
[Fixed] small playhead refresh bug fixed
[Fixed] bug in subdivide (tile) effect fixed
[Fixed] split command problem fixed
[Fixed] monitor refresh bug fixed
[New] background music added to 'Additional material' package

Version 2.5.2 (18.03.07)
[New] bundled screen movie capture utility 'fgrab' (beta 3), 70 % faster than Snapz Pro X 2
[New] export quality settings added
[New] new keyframe animation action menu (pull-down): 'copy previous keyframe', 'copy next keyframe', 'reset keyframe'
[New] new (animatable) clip property 'subdivide': 'rows', 'cols', 'd' (tile effect)
[Improved] 'Save Clip As...' dialog: 'External' button added (clip may be saved outside FastCut project file, not only inside)
[Fixed] corrected behaviour when you disable keyframe animation
[Fixed] selection bug in title editor fixed
[Fixed] problem with menu command 'Close Gap Before Clip...' fixed
[Fixed] minor bug fixes

Version 2.5.1 (21.01.07)
[New] matrix transition added
[Fixed] problem concerning playhead in timeline fixed
[Fixed] problem with DEMO limitation fixed
[Fixed] thumbnail generation bug fixed
[Fixed] bug which occurred in special case when arranging clips fixed
[Enhanced] several other enhancements

Version 2.5 (03.11.06)
[Extended] support for high definition (HD) footage extended
[Improved] overall video quality improvements, the whole underlying RT-engine has been improved
[Fixed] several bug fixes

Version 2.2 (04.10.06)
[New] integrated live ATSUI title editor
[Extended] 'Additional Material' package
[Fixed] improved open project process, file relinking

Version 2.1.2 (31.07.06)
[New] optimized for Intel based Macs, universal binary final
[New] number of animatable clip parameters extended
[New] support for images which are bigger than the movie size without quality loss
[Fixed] interface enhancements, minor fixes
[New] extended 'Additional Material' package
[Fixed] updated FastCut User's Guide & FAQ

Version 2.1.1 (27.06.2006)
[Fixed] export memory bug fixed { thus, update recommended for all users. }
[Changed] Smaller project file sizes (image files not stored inside the project file any more, only references to image files; project file size may increase during editing if masks are used)
[New] sort keyframe button
[Fixed] keyframe sync with inspector frontend fixed
[Fixed] problem concerning masking if playback quality is set to 'Low' or 'Dynamic' fixed

Version 2.1 (01.06.2006)
[New] drag & drop import from the Finder to the 'Browser' window
[Fixed] file extention (.tiff, .mov ...) no longer necessary if file has HFS file type ('TIFF', 'MooV' ...)
[Fixed] drag & drop problem concerning audio only clips fixed
[Fixed] Audio thumbnail for audio only clips
[Fixed] FCThreshold plug-in install problem fixed
[Fixed] slit clip command heeding transform/keying clip properties

Version 2.0.4 (13.05.2006)
[Changed] DEMO limit changed: 10 launches, max. 30 minutes each launch
[New] copy clips in the timeline by dragging and holding down the command key

Version 2.0.3
[Fixed] positioning and scaling (shift key) with the mouse in wireframe mode works properly now when keyframe animation is enabled
[Fixed] problem with file import in special case fixed

Version 2.0.2
[New] Keying
[New] Perspective transform
[Fixed] movie width, height and framerate saved in project file now

Version 2.0.1
[New] RTF -> TIFF Title Converter
[New] Star Wars title effect sample project in 'Addional Material' package
[Fixed] audio export problem concerning volume and rate

Version 2.0 (02.03.2006)
[New] re-written from the ground
[New] Realtime engine now based on OpenGL, more than ten times faster
[New] Dynamic playback quality for optimum performance
[New] 3D motion keyframe animation
[New] Video transitions and filter FX

Version 1.2.1 (23.03.2005)
[New] Motion for composited clips (stacked top on top)
[Changed] Improved performance
[New] Press the 'space' bar to start and stop the movie in the 'Monitor', even if the 'Monitor' window is not activated.
[Fixed] Export to self-contained movie fixed. Change preferences (Cmd-',') to export without dependencies to other files.
[Fixed] No problems any more to open a project file if you moved or renamed it.

Version 1.2
[New] Motion capabilities (new clip property in 'Inspector' window, use 'motion' together with the wireframe mode to set start and end frame rectangle)
[New] Scroll In & Scroll Out for titles
[New] Preview button integated in 'Monitor' window, menu item 'Movie' > 'Preview' added
[Change] Redesigned 'Inspector' window, automatically appears when needed, 'Set' and 'OK' button are not necessary any longer
[Change] A transition now needs additional frames at the beginning and in the end
[Change] New file format, please use version 1.1 to open older project files, this change could not be prevented
[Fixed] Preferences saved in project file now
[Fixed] Many small bugs fixed

Version 1.1 (27.08.2004)
[New] Wireframe mode (Change the clip frame rectangle directly in the Monitor.)
[New] Rename clip function (File > Rename Clip...)
[Change] Preview mode marked by blue monitor border
[Fixed] Missing 'Save before quit?' dialog included
[Fixed] Audio volume control in Clip Preferences dialog repaired