Chris Hocking
banner
latenite.bsky.social
Chris Hocking
@latenite.bsky.social
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.
Reposted by Chris Hocking
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.

👉️ Read the blog - buff.ly/g5yTCXh

#PostProduction #RemoteEditing #ProxyWorkflow #DIT #Offload
February 9, 2026 at 12:00 PM
@isaact.co What happened to your caps for sale?
February 10, 2026 at 10:38 PM
Reposted by Chris Hocking
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...
February 10, 2026 at 1:21 PM
CommandPost v2.0.1 is out now!

You can read all about it on FCP Cafe:

fcp.cafe#8th-february...
February 8, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Reposted by Chris Hocking
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
Latest News
FCP Cafe is a technical community for professional Final Cut Pro editors.
fcp.cafe
February 2, 2026 at 12:35 AM
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/
January 29, 2026 at 12:35 PM
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
January 28, 2026 at 2:24 AM
CommandPost v1.6.1 is out now! Enjoy!

commandpost.fcp.cafe
January 23, 2026 at 6:43 AM
We've updated the pricing of most of our Mac Apps!

Read all about it on FCP Cafe...

fcp.cafe/news/20260123/
January 22, 2026 at 10:26 PM
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!
The man behind some of your favourite filmmaking tech: Chris Hocking | Ascend Your Story
YouTube video by Ascent Media
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 10:37 AM
CommandPost v1.6.0 is out now!

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

commandpost.fcp.cafe
January 18, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Let’s discuss Final Cut Pro and Apple Creator Studio over at FCP Cafe!

fcp.cafe/news/20260114/
News - 14th January 2026
Happy New Year! Hope you all had a fun and relaxing holiday break!
fcp.cafe
January 14, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Jumper for Avid Media Composer now supports Group Clips (i.e. Multicam). 🥳

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

fcp.cafe/news/20250701/
July 1, 2025 at 5:26 AM
ATEM Exporter is now reduced to a one-time payment of USD$79.99 on the Mac App Store! 🥳

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!
June 16, 2025 at 12:56 AM
BRAW Toolbox v1.4.5 (Build 75) is out now! 🥳

Native Blackmagic RAW support in Final Cut Pro!

You can read more over at FCP Cafe:

fcp.cafe/news/20250615/
June 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Reposted by Chris Hocking
A swiss army knife for generating fcpxml files for Final Cut Pro
#golang

github.com/andrewarrow...
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.
github.com
June 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
Gyroflow Toolbox v1.3.1 (Build 23) is out now! 🥳

Learn more on FCP Cafe:

fcp.cafe/news/20250605/
June 5, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Transfer Toolbox v1.4.0 is out now on the Mac App Store! 🥳

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
June 3, 2025 at 12:24 PM
If you've been in the post production community for a minute, you've most certainly come across the name Monica Daniel. She now needs our help...

fcp.cafe/news/20250530/
May 29, 2025 at 10:34 PM
ATEM Exporter is out now on the Mac App Store! 🥳

It simply listens to a Blackmagic ATEM switcher via Ethernet, and logs all the camera changes, then you can export out a Program Cut or Multicam FCPXML for Final Cut Pro for DaVinci Resolve.

atemexporter.fcp.cafe
May 29, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Reposted by Chris Hocking
There’s so much metadata in Final Cut Pro. This tool can add that info to any shots you want on your timeline.

Don’t worry, you can choose which fields are shown!

#fcpx
#postsky
Metaburner is now available on the Mac App Store (previously only available on FxFactory) at a special discount rate!

fcp.cafe/news/20250517/
May 17, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Metaburner is now available on the Mac App Store (previously only available on FxFactory) at a special discount rate!

fcp.cafe/news/20250517/
May 16, 2025 at 11:57 PM
New Case Study on FCP Cafe! 🥳

Read all about "An Arrested Moment".

Written by Dev Benegal.

fcp.cafe/case-studies...
An Arrested Moment
Written by Dev Benegal
fcp.cafe
May 15, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Reposted by Chris Hocking
Like subscribing to an app?
Like paying a single lifetime fee?

Jumper is priced both ways.

Jumper is a powerful AI search engine for your footage.
No clouds. No uploads. All on device.

Final Cut Pro & Premiere now.
Avid & Resolve soon.

fcp.cafe/news/20241106/
November 29, 2024 at 5:09 PM
CommandPost v1.5.0 is out now with support for Final Cut Pro 11, and FCPXML v1.13.

commandpost.io
November 21, 2024 at 12:51 PM