Well, that’s a bit disappointing. Apple’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference has come and gone, but unlike a few years ago, it wasn’t particularly high-profile for filmmakers and video editors. This was somewhat expected, largely because Apple has been rolling out big updates for Final Cut Pro and the latest iPhone models on different timelines.
Still, the big news for many may have to do with some notable updates to Apple Immersive Video, including the previewed next generation of Apple Intelligence, the introduction of Siri AI, and a new way to bring immersive content to visionOS with foveated streaming.
Here’s the gist of what you need to know.
Apple WWDC26 Highlights
Credit: Apple
As mentioned above, most of the big headlines announced yesterday at WWDC26 at the company’s iconic headquarters in Cupertino, California, actually have to do with Apple Intelligence and Siri AI. Not the most exciting news for filmmakers, video editors, and professionals, but it’s to be expected in today’s AI-centric technology environment.
“Apple products are an essential part of people’s lives, and this year, we’re delivering powerful new features to empower you in even more ways. We’re delivering the next generation of Apple Intelligence across our platform, introducing Siri AI, an even more intelligent, knowledgeable and capable Siri, and expanding our child safety features with intuitive new tools for families, making our software platform faster, more reliable, and more fun than ever before.” – Craig Federighi, Apple’s senior vice president of software engineering.
As you might expect, this next generation of Apple Intelligence powers Siri AI and promises to bring useful new features to apps and tools integrated across the Apple ecosystem, including AI assistance for image editing.
Apple immersive video update
The other big news, and indeed perhaps the most notable for film and video people, involves some Apple Immersive Video updates. The biggest announcement here is that the company will be releasing its own Apple Immersive Live format for real-time events, as well as other updates to the immersive video environment across visionOS, available in Vision Pro.
As featured in the video above, the company announced that it can now deliver remotely rendered scenes to Vision Pro in full fidelity using foveated streaming. This is an extension of how native visionOS functionality can be combined with third-party streaming technologies in a completely wireless setup, and the demo features scenes developed using OpenXR and NVIDIA CloudRX.
This is probably the most exciting news of WWDC26, but it may also be the most niche, as the Foveated Streaming framework may be a bit removed from everyday filmmaking and video content creation workflows at the moment.
For more information on the above and other highlights from WWDC26, please visit: Click here for Apple’s website.
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