Apple Announces the 2016 MacBook Pro with new Touch Bar

Being a lot more immediate and visual than keyboard shortcuts, and allowing faster access to slider controls and timeline navigation than reaching for the mouse, I can imagine this feature drastically increasing the speed of the editing workflow. The Keynote presentation included a demonstration of the Touch Bar with the new 10.3 version of Final Cut Pro X (read Olllie’s review here) as well as Photoshop, and the implementation seemed really quite impressive.

Also worth mentioning is that Touch Bar support will be available to developers via Xcode, with Adobe and Blackmagic Design’s Da Vinci Resolve already on the case, so expect to see new and creative ways to control your favourite applications soon on the 2016 MacBook Pro.

The base model 13 and 15 inch 2016 MacBook Pro are available next month for $1,799 and $2,399 respectively, although a stripped down version of the 13 inch with no Touch Bar, fewer Thunderbolt ports and lower graphics is available now for $1,499. You can purchase and preorder from B&H.