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No Sale

Fresh from his appearance at the FCP SuperMeet, Richard Townhill has spoken to quash the persistent rumour that Apple is poised to put the Pro Apps up for sale. He tells TVBEurope, “I can categorically state, on the record, that is not the case.” He also took the opportunity to…

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Jonathan | 05 May 2008 | Comments (0)
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Heavyweights

Apple have posted a short profile, “Second Youth”, all about Francis Ford Coppola’s new film, Youth Without Youth. Edited with FCP by Walter Murch, the piece offers an overview of the post workflow and describes how digital tools have changed the way they can make films.…

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Jonathan | 05 January 2008 | Comments (0)
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First Edition

If you had the pleasure of attending this year’s FCPUG SuperMeet at NAB, then you probably picked up the rather weighty, “2007 FCPUG NAB SuperMeet Magazine”. Packed with articles, tips, reviews and tutorials, the publication was a weighty tome both figuratively and literally. For those of you who didn’t make…

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Jonathan | 06 June 2007 | Comments (0)
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Recurring

DV.com (registration required) has posted Rory King’s Production Diary from the set of forthcoming independent HD feature, Shadow People. In the article Rory explains his decision for choosing to work with the AG-HVX200 and P2 on the shoot, as well as the protocols they implemented to facilitate a smooth workflow.…

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Jonathan | 05 June 2006 | Comments (4)
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Extra! Extra!

Courtesy of Edit Well The estimable Larry Jordan and Peachpit Press have teamed up to create Edit Well a monthly “interactive newsletter on Final Cut Studio”. Each issue of Edit Well will include an assortment of video tutorials, interviews, tips, original articles, and inside information. The premiere issue features articles…

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Jonathan | 03 May 2006 | Comments (0)
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Title Challenge

Apple Pro Training Series: Xsan Quick-Reference Guide A short while ago Patrick Inhofer of Fini, posted the 2006 edition of his “Avid versus Final Cut” treatise. At the time it picked up a few notices around the web, but within a matter of days Patrick pulled the section of the…

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Jonathan | 20 February 2006 | Comments (0)

Creative Cow Podcasts

Aharon Rabinowitz has added a entry on “the pitfalls of final delivery” to the Creative Cow Extra podcast. In the cast he discusses, project specifications, hardware and software, safe areas, compression formats, as well as issues with DVD media. If you haven’t picked them up already, the Creative Cow…

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Jonathan | 23 December 2005 | Comments (0)
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Ken Stone End of Year

Ken Stone has updated his site with a trilogy of new articles to see out 2005. First up is Steve Douglas’ comprehensive review of 55mm, a set of optical filters for FCP from Digital Film Tools. Next is David A. Saraceno’s mostly favourable review of Kinemacs’ eponymous 3D animation package…

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Jonathan | 19 December 2005 | Comments (0)
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Claude Gagnon

In a recent promotional article Apple celebrated the work of French Canadian filmmaker, Claude Gagnon. He cut his award winning HD feature, Kamataki (2005) with FCP. Even though he was working with the app for the first time, Gagnon appears to have nothing but good things to say about the…

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Jonathan | 02 December 2005 | Comments (0)
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Murch on Jarhead

Jarhead (2005), Universal Studios If you’ve been following Walter Murch’s forays with Final Cut Pro—Behind the Seen, which details his experiences on Cold Mountain (2003) is essential reading—you should take a look at the new promotional article on the Apple Pro site about cutting Jarhead (2005) in DVCPRO HD…

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Jonathan | 25 November 2005 | Comments (0)
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