The Secrets of the Right-Pointing Arrow

October 14, 2011, 08:45 AM

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A great deal of the look of the Timeline is controlled from an itty-bitty right-pointing arrow at the bottom of the Timeline. It is certainly not obvious, so look closely just to the right of the four-column track height bar chart.

On to directing at ABV2 1958

October 14, 2011, 08:42 AM

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On arrival at the Australian Broadcasting Commission, Ripponlea, as Acting Senior Film Editor, I found that the editors at ABV2. were not required to participate in the planning of any filming that they would have to edit. They complained to me that they were having to rescue too much material. One producer had belonged to...

A Few Recent Avid Media Composer Finds

October 14, 2011, 08:42 AM

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Cut Notes for iPad gets Final Cut Pro Sync!

October 13, 2011, 04:48 PM

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Digital Rebellion has released a significant update to Cut Notes (USD7.99), their post-production note-taking app for iPad owners. Version 1.1 introduces automatic syncing with Final Cut Pro 7! This is major! The lack of sych was considered by most to be the previous version's only significant shortcoming. To use the new feature, both your iPad and Mac must be on the same WiFi network.

Turn Project Archives Into Real Money

October 13, 2011, 04:42 PM

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In my continuing effort to find a solid, reliable and affordable solution for long term archival of our editing projects, I have spent the last 12 months testing and creating a workflow for yet another product solution. Unlike when I reviewed the Cache~a a few years back (the positive review since removed from the site), I decided to spend a lot more time really running it through the paces. I learned my lesson the hard way with the Prime Cache and made changes to my review process.

Qube Cinema to Premiere New XP-I Digital Cinema Se

October 13, 2011, 04:40 PM

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Syncing Clips Automatically in FCPX

October 13, 2011, 10:43 AM

http://blogs.creativecow.net/blog/6058/syncing-cli...

If you're working with dual system sound (very common in DSLR workflow) you'll need to marry the camera footage with an external audio recording.The easiest way to sync is to let Final Cut Pro X try to do it automatically. As long as you have sufficient levels in your reference audio, we find the process is successful most of the time. The process works best when you need to sync a singe video file to a single audio file.

More Visibility Shortcuts

October 13, 2011, 10:41 AM

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This keyboard shortcut quickly makes a clip invisible or the opposite. To quickly toggle clip visibility on and off, select the clip, or clips, you want to hide and press Control and B.

An intro to Motion5 for FCPX users

October 13, 2011, 10:40 AM

http://www.fcp.co/motion/tutorials-for-apple-motio...

How many Final Cut Pro X editors haven't used or even installed Motion5? Well if you are one of them then this episode of Macbreak Studio is a good place to start to understand the creative possibilities the app could bring.

Atomos Integrates with FCPX and AVID

October 12, 2011, 09:50 PM

http://magazine.creativecow.net/article/atomos-int...

Atomos, the Melbourne, Australia-based company that creates solutions in continuous power technology and affordable digital recording to HDDs or SSDs, continues to extend its workflow-related products to more media productions and projects.