Louie C.K. on Film Editing and FCPX

December 16, 2011, 10:01 AM

http://www.motionvfx.com/mblog/post,p1024.html

Louis Szekely, better known as Louis C.K., is a popular stand-up comedian, but also a television and film writer, actor, producer, and director. Louis CK released a self-promoted video (which costs Dollar 5) which got a lot of buzz on the web. What's interesting though is that Louis CK edited it on his own - and that he does editing in Final Cut Pro. Louis confirmed it on RedEdit forums in an exclusive interview.

Media Composer Featured in Videomaker

December 16, 2011, 09:53 AM

http://community.avid.com/blogs/buzz/archive/2011/...

According to Videomaker, film and video editors of all types will be kicking off the New Year right with Avid. We're pleased to share that the January 2012 issue features Avid Studio as one of the best home video products of 2011 and also includes an in-depth review of professional editing software, Avid Media Composer 5.5, calling it out as "a force to contend with in the editing world." [Editor's Note: Media Composer 6 now shipping]

Irudis launch Tonalizer for FCPX

December 16, 2011, 09:49 AM

http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/680-irudis-la...

New to us, the Danish software company Irudis has launched a photo style colour correction plugin for FCPX, Final Cut Pro 7, Motion and Final Cut Express. Another day, another colour corrector for Final Cut Pro, well it has seemed a bit like that over the last month or two.

Multicam editing in FCPX on MacBreak Studio

December 16, 2011, 09:47 AM

http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/tutorials/679-mult...

Slightly usurped by Bruce Sharp's PluralEyes demo yesterday, our MacBreak Studio duo of Steve Martin and Mark Spencer show us how to multicam edit in Final Cut Pro X when there is no multicam editing in Final Cut Pro X!

What Do You Do While Rendering?

December 16, 2011, 09:44 AM

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinalCutWhiz/~3/zXM...

Ultimately, the most time-consuming part of editing is rendering. Just about every editor has had to deal with watching a progress bar slowly move from 0 percent all the way to 100 percent. Sometimes this can take a few seconds, sometimes it can take a few hours. What I would like to know is, during those lengthy...

PluralEyes beta for Final Cut Pro X released

December 15, 2011, 03:52 PM

http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/678-pluraleye...

We first saw this yesterday, but we have been waiting for a download link. Singular Software have released a free beta version of PluralEyes for FCPX. The most interesting video of the week too.

Kickstand Launches Campaign to Make Surface Deform

December 15, 2011, 02:10 PM

http://provideocoalition.com/index.php/news/story/...

Creating Motion Graphics Hidden Gems: Chapter 19

December 15, 2011, 02:09 PM

http://masteringfilm.com/creating-motion-graphics-...

Another selection of "hidden gems" (and essential advice), this time from Chapter 19 of Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects. We're going through our book Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects 5th Edition (CMG5) and pulling out a few "hidden gems" from each chapter. These will include essential advice for new users, plus timesaving...

FxFactory Blog

December 15, 2011, 02:09 PM

http://www.noiseindustries.com

FxFactory Blog is the blog that documents the FxFactory Plugins for Noise Industries. The plugins are world renowned and in this blog you'll find great tips and more.

Layout Generators for FCPX

December 15, 2011, 10:37 AM

http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/FinalCutWhiz/~3/HwT...

Want to display multiple clips at the same time or create awesome animations? Why should you do all the work? SquidFX already has a great plugin called Layout Generators. For only 50 bucks, you get 32 unique layouts and animations. This is everything from slide-ins to wipes to fades. Check out this video to see ...