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


Red Pill 1.0 BETA 4 (1.0b4) (1.1 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 3.0.7 (18.08.10)
[Fixed] Registration issue

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