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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.
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October 8, 2025 at 2:15 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
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
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
Capacitor v1.1.0 is out now!

Convert FCPXML files between versions.

capacitor.pro
November 19, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Transfer Toolbox v1.3.0 is out now for free!

Transfer your Final Cut Pro 11.0 (for Mac) Libraries to Final Cut Pro 2.1 (for iPad) Projects!

transfertoolbox.io
November 17, 2024 at 9:12 PM
We have an epic new case study on FCP Cafe featuring a Nike installation at the Olympic Games!

There's also new bugs in FCP 11, as well as bug fixes.

Read all about it over at FCP Cafe.

fcp.cafe/news/20241116/
November 17, 2024 at 7:52 AM
Metaburner v1.1.1 is out now on FxFactory!

This release adds support for Final Cut Pro 11.

metaburner.pro

Don’t know what Metaburner is? I wrote about it recently on FCP Cafe:

fcp.cafe/news/20241112/
November 14, 2024 at 11:04 PM
In other news... WAY more exciting than nerdy video editing stuff... my wife has just started selling some amazing journals for families!

Fun conversations,
Stronger relationships,
Treasured keepsakes.

Check them out here:

hearttoheartjournals.com
November 10, 2024 at 2:01 AM
Can I interest you in… Jumper?

A powerful AI search engine for your footage.

No clouds. No uploads. All on device.

Final Cut Pro & Premiere.

Avid & Resolve coming soon.

fcp.cafe/news/20241106/
November 7, 2024 at 3:01 AM
Introducing... Jumper.

A powerful AI search engine for your footage.

No clouds. No uploads. All on device.

Final Cut Pro & Premiere.

Avid & Resolve coming soon.

fcp.cafe/news/20241106/
November 7, 2024 at 3:00 AM
For those Final Cut Pro users on the Frame.io V4 beta, Marker Toolbox now supports their updated FIOJSON format! Woohoo!

If you've been frustrated that Frame.io V4 beta doesn't work great with FCPX - this makes things a lot easier!

markertoolbox.io
May 6, 2024 at 8:24 AM
CommandPost now has over 200K downloads! Woohoo!

I've also just posted the first news post to FCP Cafe for 2024!

It's got a new case study and an old one!

Metaburner v1.0.4 (32) is out now for beta testing!

CommandPost v1.4.24 is out now!

LUT Robot is coming soon!

fcp.cafe/news/20240119/
January 19, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Metaburner is now available for free public beta testing on FxFactory! You can use Metaburner for free (with a watermark) or purchase it for USD$149 to remove the watermark. Feedback welcome!

metaburner.pro
January 9, 2024 at 9:53 PM
We’re getting closer and closer to releasing Metaburner Pro on the Mac App Store! All the core functionality is now there - we just need to continue "hooking up" more metadata fields. Includes Lua Scripting Engine!

metaburner.pro
December 31, 2023 at 7:43 AM
Metaburner Pro is now up on TestFlight!

It's still VERY early days, so this is very much an alpha release as we add new features and functionality. However we'd love your ideas, testing and feedback!

metaburner.pro
December 18, 2023 at 1:08 AM
Blog Post >> Demystifying Final Cut Pro XMLs.

We've brought back Philip Hodgetts & Dr Gregory Clarke's amazing blog post, originally written back in 2017 for fcp.co.

fcp.cafe/developer-ca...

Please buy their AWESOME tools!

intelligentassistance.com
December 5, 2023 at 3:21 AM
I just noticed that Fast Collections is now featured on the Final Cut Pro Story on the Mac App Store! Awesome - thanks Apple!

You can buy Fast Collections as part of the "Pro Video Bundle" for only USD$100. Also supports App Store's Complete My Bundle!

itunes.apple.com/us/app-bundl...
December 4, 2023 at 3:01 AM
Transfer Toolbox v1.1.0 is out now!

It allows you to convert Final Cut Pro 10.7 (for Mac) Libraries into Final Cut Pro 1.3 (for iPad) Projects for free!

Enjoy!

transfertoolbox.io
December 3, 2023 at 5:59 AM
I've just posted some detailed information about the Final Cut Pro 10.7 update to FCP Cafe, with lots of niche and geeky details. We explore what's changed under the hood, and investigate new and old bugs. Enjoy!

fcp.cafe/news/20231202/
December 2, 2023 at 1:29 PM
CommandPost, BRAW Toolbox, Gyroflow Toolbox, Marker Toolbox, Recall Toolbox & Fast Collections all seem to work as intended in Final Cut Pro 10.7 on macOS Sonoma.

Better yet... You can buy all our paid tools on the Mac App Store for only USD$100! Enjoy!

itunes.apple.com/us/app-bundl...
December 1, 2023 at 5:22 AM
You can now buy all five of our apps on the Mac App Store for a discounted USD$100 as part of the Pro Editor Bundle!

apps.apple.com/au/app-bundl...
November 24, 2023 at 10:47 PM