EDL-X 2.0: Supporting Final Cut Pro X offline edit

August 5, 2015, 08:23 AM

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Although devoted fans would say that whole productions can be edited and finished in Final Cut, X plays very well with other post production applications. It has an XML format that supports full transfer of timelines to other applications. Sometimes these applications support X XML import and sometimes intermediary applications are needed. Editors who need to collaborate with those who use high-end systems used in big budget commercials and music videos use XMiL EDL-X to convert Final Cut P...

New Intel CPU: Candidate for next iMac?

August 5, 2015, 08:23 AM

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For the last few years Apple have been waiting Intel to deliver better CPUs for use in iMacs, Macbooks and Mac Pros. Today saw the launch of their Skylake series of chips. Today's launch of the Skylake archirecture doesn’t point to a big update for the Mac Pro, but it might be good news for iMac fans. Ars Technica:  Many people are still using a PC [e.g. 27" 2011 iMac] with a Sandy Bridge chip such as the Core i7-2600K, which will still hold its own in just about any desktop softw...

NLE audio: Tracks vs. the magnetic timeline and ro

August 5, 2015, 08:23 AM

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If you'd like to see how the combination of the magnetic timeline and roles compares with traditional track organisation, check out the first part of a three part blog post from finalBUG, the FCPX Berlin User Group’s blog: I thought that I would look at constructing a very simple edit in Da Vinci Resolve versus Final Cut Pro X and whilst I was at it I thought that I would throw Legacy Final Cut Pro into the mix. […]The holy grail at least in the world of broadcast being patching mu...

Aframe Continues to Harness Cloud Adoption Trend W

August 5, 2015, 08:22 AM

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 Aframe Hires ex-Salesforce.com Senior Executive Lisa Hutt Westford, MA and London, August 05, 2015 – In a move validating continued growth and widespread adoption, Aframe, the cloud video platform provider, today announced that Lisa Hutt has joined as Chief Marketing Officer. In this newly created position, Lisa will be responsible for Aframe’s global marketing strategy,... Read More

Batch exporting in FCPX on MacBreak Studio and tim

August 5, 2015, 08:22 AM

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A very handy application for batch exporting projects out of Final Cut Pro X in this week's MacBreak Studio. We also feature a tutorial on building timelapses in the first episode of a new FCPX podcast.

Sharing Avid Media Composer Settings

August 5, 2015, 08:21 AM

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These days with Avid Media Composer v8.4, if someone would like to share settings, it is as easy as...

You really do need a 4K screen to edit 4K [Dell Pr

August 4, 2015, 10:31 PM

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Having a laptop with a 4K UHD (3840 x 2160) screen has made us realise that you really do need to have a 4K screen to work with 4K video. 4KEditing 4KdellDell PrecisionDell Precision M3800Dell 3800Dell M3800Precision M3800

FCG127 – 90 Cooking Shows (feat. Matt Goddard)

August 4, 2015, 10:29 PM

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Managing Events in FCPX is an important task. When I met Matt at the FCPX Creative Summit I had no idea how this interview would go a month later. As you’ll see this completely organic conversation leads to an exploration of how Matt managed 90 Cooking shows with multiple assistants and one giant FCPX Library. Did he make the right media management decisions? Listen to this episode and find out.

favorite features in CC versions of After Effects:

August 4, 2015, 04:43 PM

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Student filmmakers embrace Adobe Creative Cloud

August 4, 2015, 04:43 PM

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Each year, the American Cinema Editors (ACE) present the prestigious EDDIE Awards for the best-edited films in the business. To encourage young, up-and-coming editors, ACE also hosts an annual student film editing EDDIE competition. In 2015, two student editors, Aneesa Mahboob and Ben Stringfellow, used Adobe Premiere Pro to edit their films—and became two of the three competition finalists out of a pool of 100 students. Here, they talk about their experiences using Adobe video tools to cr...