Apple Final Cut Camera 2.0 Brings ProRes RAW to iPhone

Apple's latest updates to Final Cut Pro and the new Final Cut Camera 2.0 feel like a massive leap for mobile video production. Apple today updated Final Cut Pro for Mac and iPad with support for ProRes RAW video recording on iPhone 17 Pro and 17 Pro Max models, alongside the announcement of Final Cut Camera 2.0 as the first major update since its June 2024 launch. This is not another incremental bump. It is Apple positioning the iPhone as a legitimate professional filmmaking tool that can stand next to traditional cinema cameras. How big a deal is this for real productions? It comes down to three things: RAW capture that rivals cinema cameras, synchronization tech for multi-cam shoots, and an end to the clunky gap between capture and post. Why ProRes RAW changes everything for mobile filmmakingHere's what makes this update feel genuinely transformative. ProRes RAW recording is exclusive to the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max, bringing what experts call "desktop-class flexibility to mobile."