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The NLE that wouldn’t die II 24 Aug 2013 | 09:17 pm
With echoes of Monty Python in the background, two years on, Final Cut Pro 7 and Final Cut Studio are still widely in use. As I noted in my post from last November, I still see facilities with firmly ...
Anatomy of editing a two camera scene 17 Aug 2013 | 06:01 am
With the increase in shooting ratios and shortened production schedules, many directors turn to shooting their project with two cameras for the entire time. Since REDs and Canon HDSLRs are bountiful a...
CoreMelt SliceX powered by Mocha 10 Aug 2013 | 05:25 am
The structure of Apple’s Final Cut Pro X has brought many new and innovative plug-ins to market that extent the power of the application. One such plug-in is SliceX from CoreMelt. Developer Roger Bolt...
Particle Fever 3 Aug 2013 | 05:18 am
Filmmaking isn’t rocket science, but sometimes they are kissing cousins. Such is the case of the documentary Particle Fever, where the credentials of both producer David Kaplan and director Mark Levin...
Sorenson Squeeze 9 Pro 27 Jul 2013 | 07:41 pm
Sorenson Media’s Squeeze encoder has always been at the top of the market for encoding features and quality. It’s now in the ninth generation of the software with standard, pro and premium versions. S...
Pixelmator 20 Jul 2013 | 10:10 pm
Over the years, Adobe Photoshop has become the go-to photo and design application for many editors, yet others simply never warmed to it. Naturally there is an interest in alternative solutions and on...
Thinking about the Tube 12 Jul 2013 | 04:38 am
Desktop computers had been on a trajectory of faster performance based on Moore’s Law until they hit the wall just under the 4GHz mark. Then came a variety of ingenious technological workarounds, incl...
The East 29 Jun 2013 | 01:50 pm
Director Zal Batmanglij’s The East caught the buzz at Sundance and SXSW. It was produced by Scott Free Productions with Fox Searchlight Pictures. Not bad for the young director’s sophomore outing. The...
After Effects for the Finish 22 Jun 2013 | 07:02 pm
Many editors view Adobe After Effects as a great motion graphics tool or a reasonably powerful compositor. It’s a great “Swiss Army knife” for all things in post. I use it all the time to add or remov...
Avid Media Composer Power Tips 14 Jun 2013 | 05:35 am
Avid Media Composer might seem daunting to new users, but here are several “power user” tips to improve your editing experience. 1. Managing Bin Data Custom Sift – Creating filtering values for column...
