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Expand Up @@ -4,18 +4,17 @@ Yesterday Apple released updates to Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro for iPad, Motio

These updates drop support for macOS Monterey - only macOS Ventura and Sonoma are now supported, which is disappointing, but not surprising.

Unfortunately we've already had reports from [FxFactory](https://fxfactory.com) that the Final Cut Pro 10.6.9 update has at least one serious bug:
Unfortunately we've already had reports from [FxFactory](https://fxfactory.com) that the Final Cut Pro 10.6.9 update has at least one serious bug.

> In what is now an established pattern, Apple released an update to Final Cut Pro 10.6.9 that contains a rather horrible regression. As they fixed the “Opacity” slider bug affecting some Motion Templates, they broke something worse.
>
> Many of our products rely on what they call the “Analysis API” to analyze sequences of frames. Most products do so within the context of a Title Template, because developers and users have come to prefer Title-layer effects above all else.
> In Final Cut Pro 10.6.9, any Title-layer effect that attempts to perform analysis via an object tracker or face detector no longer works. As the status window will clearly show you, the host app is feeding the top-right 1/4 of the frame. This obviously makes the algorithm fail.
>
> In the coming days we are going to face a disaster, as thousands of users with products based on analysis will fail."
**FxFactory** writes:

> Final Cut Pro 10.6.9 is now available on the Mac App Store. This version breaks all FxFactory products that perform object tracking or face recognition through the Title layer.
>
> We request that you file feedback [here](https://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html).
> Regrettably this constitutes the entirety of our catalog featuring object tracking or face detection, since developers and users alike have come to favor the Title layer for its flexibility.
>
> Next, submit a bug report [here](https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/).
> Because of the large number of products affected, we recommend that you do not apply this update.
Read more about this bug [here](https://fxfactory.com/news/finalcutpro-10.6.9-skip-the-update/).

Sadly, Apple doesn't provide beta releases to most third party developers, so it's a mad scramble to test and review updates once they're made public.

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Expand Up @@ -22,18 +22,13 @@ If you're currently using **Final Cut Pro 10.6.6 or earlier** we recommend stick

**Final Cut Pro 10.6.8** resolved some issues with the Viewer going black and various crashes, but **Final Cut Pro 10.6.9** breaks all third party trackers using Title Templates.

FxFactory writes:
**FxFactory** writes:

> In what is now an established pattern, Apple released an update to Final Cut Pro 10.6.9 that contains a rather horrible regression. As they fixed the “Opacity” slider bug affecting some Motion Templates, they broke something worse.
> Final Cut Pro 10.6.9 is now available on the Mac App Store. This version breaks all FxFactory products that perform object tracking or face recognition through the Title layer.
>
> Many of our products rely on what they call the “Analysis API” to analyze sequences of frames. Most products do so within the context of a Title Template, because developers and users have come to prefer Title-layer effects above all else.
> In Final Cut Pro 10.6.9, any Title-layer effect that attempts to perform analysis via an object tracker or face detector no longer works. As the status window will clearly show you, the host app is feeding the top-right 1/4 of the frame. This obviously makes the algorithm fail.
> Regrettably this constitutes the entirety of our catalog featuring object tracking or face detection, since developers and users alike have come to favor the Title layer for its flexibility.
>
> In the coming days we are going to face a disaster, as thousands of users with products based on analysis will fail."
>
> We request that you file feedback [here](https://www.apple.com/feedback/finalcutpro.html).
>
> Next, submit a bug report [here](https://feedbackassistant.apple.com/).
> Because of the large number of products affected, we recommend that you do not apply this update.
Read more about this bug [here](https://fxfactory.com/news/finalcutpro-10.6.9-skip-the-update/).

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