Apple recently sent out updates for several of their professional video products, including Final Cut Pro and QuickTime 7.6.8. While the Pro product updates were mainly just to add support for new cameras, QuickTime 7 was updated to squash some serious vulnerabilities in the Windows version of the video software.
We previously reported on the QuickTime vulnerability in Windows, but it seems as though Apple has finally fixed it, saying in a tech note about the update, "Visiting a maliciously crafted website may lead to an unexpected application termination or arbitrary code execution." Fortunately, our Windows-loving brethren don't have to worry about this potential exploit any longer.
With the Pro Applications Update 2010-02, Apple has also added some goodies for the pro video users. In Software Update, Apple notes the following:
Final Cut Pro
- Real-time compatibility with Sony XDCAM HD422 720p24/p25/p30
- Log and Transfer compatibility with Sony NXCAM SD
- Control-G not closing the correct gap in the TImeline under the playhead
- Closed captioning data is now preserved when outputting to AJA lo HD with Print to Tape/Video
- Performance issue when importing AVCHD with LPCM audio
- AVCHD thumbnail images in SD are now the correct 4:3 aspect ratio
- XML export now retains the carriage return when working with text and third-party applications
- Several memory fragmentation issues have been resolved
- Localized versions of Final Cut Pro now recognize HDV devices that use the 1080i60/1080i50 FireWire Basic Easy Setups
- Log and Transfer Supports ingesting more than one format recorded to the same SD card
Motion
- Corrupted display of the camera controls with certain graphics processors
Compressor
- Add a compression setting optimized for iPad and iPhone 4
Color
- Adds compatibility with XDCAM HD422 720p24/p25/p30
There's more detailed information about this update by choosing Release Notes from the application's Help menu.
You can download all of these updates by opening Software Update on your Mac (Apple menu > Software Update) or using the Apple Software Update Utility on your Windows computer. You can also download the updates manually by visiting the update page for the Pro Applications Update or the QuickTime 7.6.8 update page.
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