Apple Updates Creator Studio With New Tools and AI Features

Apple today announced a new update to its Creator Studio suite of apps, adding a number of additional features and tools across Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Amongst the new features, Final Cut Pro for Mac now includes built-in MotionVFX, which was previously a third-party content maker. The integration brings over thousands of effects, plug-ins, transitions, templates, titles and motion graphics tools, including rotoscoping, tracking, and color grading. Apple's curated Content Hub now also includes video assets and is available in Final Cut Pro. Pixelmator Pro's Generate Fill now lets users select an area of an image and describe the change they want in natural language, while Logic Pro adds an intelligent assistant in beta, a redesigned sound Browser, and an enhanced Stem Splitter that can now isolate drum parts without the original multitracks. Keynote, Pages, and Numbers are all gaining assistants that understand document context, plus there's Model Context Protocol support which lets external AI agents read, edit, and automate actions in the apps. The Logic Pro assistant is Mac-only, and requires macOS 27 on an Apple Intelligence-capable Mac, whereas the Keynote, Pages, and Numbers assistants require an Apple Intelligence-capable device running iOS 27, iPadOS 27, or macOS 27. MCP support is Mac-only as well, requiring macOS 27. All of the assistants are in beta and available in U.S. English only. The update arrives on the App Store in November as a free update for existing subscribers, while new subscribers can get them for $12.99 per month or $129 per year. One-time-purchase versions of Final Cut Pro ($299.99), Logic Pro ($199.99), Pixelmator Pro ($49.99), Motion ($49.99), Compressor ($49.99), and MainStage ($29.99) remain available on the Mac App Store and will receive the new features in November. Popular StoriesApple Creator Studio and Final Cut Camera Get New FeaturesTuesday September 29, 2026 10:33 am PDT by Juli CloverApple today updated Apple Creator Studio and Final Cut Camera for iOS to add new features. Final Cut Camera, Apple's professional iPhone filming app, now supports the variable aperture feature on the iPhone 18 Pro. Users can tweak aperture and select between aperture priority and shutter priority modes, plus there's support for Cinematic mode effects for video. Apple says the app was also...Apple Responds to iPhone Duo Display Cracking ReportsMonday October 26, 2026 10:20 am PDT by Juli CloverShortly after the iPhone Duo launched, a few users reported hinge issues that were causing cracks in the inner display. Apple has now responded to the reports in a statement to MacRumors, saying a small number of units are affected. The response to iPhone Duo from early users has been incredibly positive, and we are seeing exciting things from developers who are rapidly updating their apps...Crackgate? iPhone Duo Owners Report Screens Breaking Along the HingeFriday October 23, 2026 11:05 am PDT by Juli CloverSome iPhone Duos are already experiencing hinge issues that cause display cracks, based on photos shared on Reddit and the MacRumors forums. Almost all of the display faults are right along the hinge, and most result in a line of bright pixels across one side of the screen. An iPhone Duo owner in Australia said his device cracked after being opened fewer than 20 times, and there was no...