Apple is giving people free access to Final Cut Pro X for anywhere between 30 and 90 days. Customers will have to pay a license fee of $300, however, they will have a flexibility period of three months to work with the application before making a purchase. Individuals can download Final Cut Pro X on the Apple website.
Offering the program allows creatives to get a lot of experience with it before they decide to make a purchase or not. Additionally, it allows people to try the program who may not have been willing to take the risk due to the price.
Apple is reportedly so rolling out a similar trial for Logic Pro X, which is a professional audio editing program.
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Apple is Extending the Trial of Its Final Cut Pro X Software to 90 Days
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