Apple updates Final Cut Camera for iPhone 18 Pro variable aperture and Creator Studio apps

Apple touted the capabilities of the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture when it announced the phone earlier this month. Alongside support for that hardware, Final Cut Camera has been redesigned to accommodate the new camera settings, making it easier to access controls such as ISO and white balance. A two-finger tap clears the screen so users can see the viewfinder. Because Final Cut Camera also allows an iPhone to be controlled remotely with Final Cut Pro, the same settings, including aperture adjustments, can be changed from a nearby iPad or Mac. When footage needs editing, Final Cut Pro and Motion now support editing the depth of field and focus points of videos shot on iPhone 18 Pro.

Apple is rolling out updates to Pages, Keynote, Numbers, Freeform and Pixelmator Pro for Creator Studio subscribers. Subscribers can access new templates and themes in Pages, Keynote, Numbers and Pixelmator Pro. Keynote is also gaining the ability to automatically generate images that match the content of a presentation slide. The subscription-only iPad version of Pixelmator Pro is receiving the Select and Mask tools from the Mac version of the app.

Several features are available to non-subscribers as well. Pages, Numbers, Keynote and Freeform now let users request access to view or edit a shared file. Pages' Screen View option can optimize document content for reading and focused writing. Numbers supports new trigonometry, statistics and logic functions. Freeform boards automatically adapt to whether a device is in dark mode, can be organized into collections, and fully support Apple Intelligence's Writing Tools for editing and generating text.

The updates are rolling out to Apple's apps today. Some capabilities are limited by hardware or subscription requirements. Final Cut Camera's new camera settings require an iPhone 18 Pro, while Pixelmator Pro's new templates require a $13-per-month Creator Studio subscription.