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Together

The apparently tireless, Martin Baker has posted a report on syncVUEpro. By all accounts, the current version is an impressive little application that leverages Skype technologies to enable remote parties to review and approve media files collaboratively. Having had his head turned a while back, Martin specifically sought out the…

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Read All About It

One of the hot topics at this week’s VFCPUG meeting was Apple’s new ProRes 422 codec - it certainly seemed to turn some heads at NAB too! It looked great projected on the big screen in the Apple Booth and from where I was it was indistinguishable from the Uncompressed…

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Best Big Plug-in

Those of you who’ve been following this blog for a while might recall my previous note of admiration for Dion Scoppettuolo at Apple. If that’s so you can probably imagine how thrilled I was to discover his new online seminar, “Shake: Advanced Digital Compositing & Integration with Final Cut Studio”…

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Public Transport

If you’re unfamiliar with audio post, stepping from FCP to Soundtrack Pro can seem daunting, especially as there’s a whole new vocabulary of terms to learn. Fortunately Steve Martin of Ripple Training has posted a great tutorial, “Get on the Bus”, which begins to tackle this issue and effectively demonstrates…

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Jonathan | 10 February 2007 | Comments (0)
Tags: Ripple Training | Soundtrack Pro | Tutorials

Particular

Most experienced users will tell you that setting scratch disks appropriately is one of the keys to having a successful and productive relationship with Final Cut Pro. This importance is compounded if you introduce Xsan into the equation. If you’ve made the leap to working in a mult-user environment with…

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Jonathan | 10 November 2006 | Comments (1)
Tags: Final Cut Pro | KB Article | Xsan

My Space

I’ve been somewhat preoccupied this week playing with the edit suite set-up at school. We introduced a system built around Xsan last fall and initially deployed 5 workstations while the fibre installation was being completed. By the time the graduating students really hit crunch time in late March we’d…

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Keep Your Friends Close

Apple have posted a new mini-tutorial to their Pro site, “Import Motion Files Into Adobe After Effects”. The process is incredibly straightforward, in fact the biggest sticking point is that you require Motion and After Effects 6.5 or later installed on the same system! If you spend your time working…

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Jonathan | 14 August 2006 | Comments (3)
Tags: After Effects | Apple.com | Motion

Score

Apple have posted a new tutorial on their Pro site, “Working with Video in Logic Pro”, which outlines a few step-by-step procedures and several tips for scoring shows.…

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Jonathan | 05 August 2006 | Comments (0)
Tags: Apple.com | Logic Pro | Tutorials

Working Together

Apple’s latest Pro success story, “From Facility to Funhouse” involves JWTwo in New York. The article looks at how they’ve used Xsan to increase creativity and collaboration within the agency. Members of the team describe how Apple’s solution has enabled them to re-imagine the organisation. They explain that with Xsan…

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Exchange

Most of us are aware of the FCS “Hardware Compatibility Guide”, which lists the devices Apple have qualified to work with their software and everyone should check it before rashly diving into a project to know whether their workflow is officially supported. That said, even some qualified devices can display…

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Pioneer

Our very own Matt has taken the proverbial bull by the something-or-other and is getting to grips with the HVX200 and P2. He’s generously documenting the process and various intricacies of the workflow on the new forum! If you’re about to embark on a similar venture or just enjoy watching…

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Arrived

Courtesy of Sony If you’ve been holding out since NAB for Sony to release their XDCAM HD software component for FCP*, the interminable wait is over! Available as a direct download from the Sony Business Solutions & Systems site, the package includes, XDCAM FAM driver, XDCAM Transfer standalone application, Sony…

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Rocked

Courtesy of Apple Today Apple released Shake 4.1, the new universal version they previewed at NAB. While the update was not a secret, the new price has come as a big surprise. Shake used to retail for approximately CDN$3500, the new price is, CDN$579*, which is astonishing, especially given the…

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Bottled

Shane Ross has posted an enthusiastic endorsement of Anders Holck’s new application P2 Genie, which helps to streamline P2 workflow on the Mac. It would be hard to top the triumph of the invaluable FCP Rescue 5—with which Anders successfully protected our FCP Preferences—but if Shane’s reaction is anything to…

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Painting Pixels

On the high recommendation of Digital Production Buzz, I just downloaded the latest edition of Quantel’s free “Guide to DI”. I’m often asked about the digital intermediate process by eager students who want to know all there is to know about the latest techniques and production methods. This comprehensive, 96-page…

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Jonathan | 07 June 2006 | Comments (0)
Tags: Digital Intermediate | Digital Production Buzz | Quantel

Do Not Touch

Much has been made of the “round-trip” capabilities of the FCS software. It is relatively easy to move files between applications, you just need a little bit of know-how to do it properly. And so Apple have posted a new KB article, “Final Cut Pro: How to edit audio nondestructively”,…

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Tip Top

Apple have posted a new support document, “Mac Maintenance Quick Assist”, which features a general list of ten tips “to keep your Mac in top form”. Though it appears to be aimed at the novice to intermediate user, it’s an interesting read nonetheless. You might not need to hear again…

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Jonathan | 07 May 2006 | Comments (0)
Tags: Apple | KB Article

Sorted

Over on his Little Frog in HiDef blog, Shane Ross is getting hot and bothered about P2 Media Manager from Imagine Products. The application is something he encountered while working the Panasonic booth at NAB. It’s designed to better facilitate logging, viewing, and organisation of P2-based media. Though it seems…

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Video to Film

Over at DV.com in an article called “HDV to Film: A Real-World Test” (registration required), John Jackman takes on the task of testing different HDV workflows—SD DVD, HD for broadcast, and 35mm film transfer. Production took place in the middle of last year, before the major NLE’s introduced native HDV…

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Jonathan | 08 January 2006 | Comments (0)

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