Apple Creator Studio gets powerful new AI features using OpenAI models

Apple Creator Studio updates were announced late last month, with what the company describes as “powerful new AI features” using a combination of Apple Intelligence and OpenAI models.

At the time, Apple didn’t give a specific availability date beyond sometime in November, but the updates are rolling out today …

Apple announced the updates alongside the new iMacs and 14-inch MacBook Pro powered by the M6 chip. It will be a free update for existing subscribers at some point in November.

Final Cut Pro for Mac now includes built-in MotionVFX — an expansive collection of visual effects, plug-ins, transitions, templates, and motion graphics tools — as well as seamless editing in Pixelmator Pro. Apple’s curated Content Hub now includes video assets and is available in Final Cut Pro.

Music creators using Logic Pro for Mac gain a new intelligent assistant in beta, an enhanced Stem Splitter that now separates drums, and a redesigned Browser that incorporates all sounds, with music understanding and even a Splice library.

Pixelmator Pro introduces Generate Fill, which lets creators transform selected areas of an image using natural language.

Keynote, Pages, and Numbers introduce new AI features in beta, including assistants2 that understand document context and new Model Context Protocol (MCP) support for workflow automation. They also add stock video in the Content Hub and new premium themes and templates.

The headline news here is MotionVFX for Final Cut Pro.

Also notable is that the inclusion of OpenAI models alongside Apple Intelligence.

Visual productivity apps receive a new generation of intelligence features for subscribers, including an intelligent assistant, built on Apple models and OpenAI, directly within Keynote, Pages, and Numbers. The assistant understands document context to help users accomplish more without leaving their work.

In Keynote, the intelligent assistant helps with designing, animating, and refining slides. In Pages, it drafts, restructures, and fine-tunes written content. In Numbers, it calculates, visualizes, and organizes data; recommends suitable chart types with a one-tap preview; and builds custom tables using world knowledge.

New MCP support, built on this platform, enables external AI agents and tools to read content, perform edits, and execute automated actions directly in Keynote, Pages, and Numbers.

The updates are rolling out today.