Apple launches a new Creator Studio subscription package that offers access to six creative apps as well as premium content in the company’s iWork apps was announced on Tuesday.
The package costs $12.99 per month or $129 per year and includes access to Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro and Pixelmator Pro on Mac and iPad, as well as Motion, Compressor and MainStage on Mac. It also includes premium content for Keynote, Pages and Numbers. Later, the bundle will include Freeform for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Students and teachers can sign up for $2.99 per month or $29.99 per year.
Apple Creator Studio will be available from January 28. All new subscribers will get a free one month trial.
As part of Tuesday’s announcement, Apple revealed that these creative apps are launching new features.
Final Cut Pro on Mac and iPad gets Transcript Search to find sound bites, Visual Search to find exact moments by describing them, and Beat Detection. Final Cut Pro for iPad makes Montage Maker quickly launch edits and AutoCut to reframe content.
There are also new features coming to Logic Pro like Synth Player, Chord ID, a new sound library, natural language search and more.
Apple Creator Studio also provides access to MainStage, which turns Macs into an instrument, voice processor or guitar rig.
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Pixelmator Pro, a company that Apple bought in 2024, is also coming to iPad for the first time, bringing its editing tools to more creators. It includes full Apple Pencil support along with fast image editing.
Apple Creator Studio also provides access to Motion, a motion graphics tool for creating 2D and 3D effects. It also includes Compressor, which works with Final Cut Pro and Motion to adjust output settings for distribution.
“Apple Creator Studio is an exceptional value that enables creators of all types to pursue their craft and develop their skills by providing easy access to the most powerful and intuitive tools for video editing, music creation, creative visualization and visual productivity — all on par with advanced smart tools to augment and accelerate web and Apple services workflows,” said Apple’s chairman. in a press release.
In Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, a Creator Studio subscription unlocks a new “Content Hub” where users can find high-quality photos, graphics, and images. Additionally, there are new premium templates and themes in Keynote, Pages and Numbers.
Apple Creator Studio gives users access to beta features of Keynote, including tools to create presentation drafts from text outlines, create presenter notes from existing slides, and quickly clean up layouts and place objects. In Numbers, subscribers can create formulas and automatically fill tables using pattern recognition with Magic Fill.
The tech giant notes that Final Cut Pro, Logic Pro, Pixelmator Pro, Motion, Compressor and MainStage will continue to be available as one-time purchases in the Mac App Store, while the free versions of Numbers, Pages, Keynote and Freeform will remain available.
