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February 18, 2012 Author:

With today’s ACE awards ready to deliver honors on outstanding film editing work done in 2011, we should get a lead on who might be a favorite at the Oscar’s looming the following week. Since the SAG and Golden Globes do not recognize Editing as a category, the next two weeks are the pinnacle for recognizing the achievements and outstanding efforts from last year. Read More

Eddie Awards should provide hints for next week’s Oscars

  • February 9, 2012

    Video Editing on the iPad: How does Avid Studio Stack up to iMovie?

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    Last week, Avid Technology released Avid Studio for iPad, now available for $4.99 in the App Store. This app release ends Apple iMovie’s pseudo-monopoly on tablet-based video editing. With the two apps currently at the same price, we thought it’d be an interesting exercise to compare the two side-by-side. Read More

  • February 1, 2012

    FCP X 10.0.3: Restoring Some Missing Features

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    Seven months after the release of FCP X, Apple comes forward with v. 10.0.3 to address some major missing features. Will it be enough? Read More