Posts Tagged ‘apple’

Thunderbolt: Ahead of its time or wave of the future?

By Ashley Kennedy on 01/23/12 Category: Product Reviews Video Editing

No doubt by now you’ve heard a bit about the new Thunderbolt technology by, a collaboration effort between Apple and Intel in 2011 for Apple’s new line of MacBook Pro laptops (as well as MacBook Air, Mac mini and iMac)—and though the hype and performance boost have editors drooling, a year later, adoption could still be a ways off for many users.

PremiumBeat.com announces new partnership with MotionVFX.com

By Ashley Kennedy on 12/16/11 Category: Video Editing

PremiumBeat.com has partnered with motionVFX.com to pack a high quality one-two punch for stock music and Apple Motion templates. Check out this post, where I interview motionVFX founder, Szymon Masiak about his business and the new partnership.

Exporting Video with an Alpha Channel from Final Cut Pro X

By Danny Greer on 11/26/11 Category: Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro Tutorials Final Cut Pro X

Learn how to export footage from Final Cut Pro X with a preserved alpha channel! Great for taking your footage into other applications, such as Motion and After Effects, for compositing and graphics work.

Export Stems out of your Final Cut Pro X Timeline Using Roles

By Danny Greer on 11/11/11 Category: Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro Tutorials Final Cut Pro X Video Editing

In this post we’ll take a look at the newest feature addition to Final Cut Pro X, the introduction of roles. Learn how you can use roles to export out audio and video stem files from your FCPX projects…great for working in third party applications and for archiving!

Update From Apple Concerning Future Upgrades to Final Cut Pro X

By Danny Greer on 07/7/11 Category: Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro Tutorials Final Cut Pro X Video Editing

Apple updates FCP enterprise users about the future of Final Cut Pro X. Learn what features will and won’t be included to future versions of FCPX!

Online Resources Chronicling FCPX Bugs and What You Can Do To Help

By Danny Greer on 07/5/11 Category: Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro Tutorials Final Cut Pro X Video Editing

Being a version 1.0 product, Apple’s Final Cut Pro X editing application is not without it’s quirks and bugs. In this post, we’ll take a look at online resources for learning about known FCPX quirks, how to report those you find and ways to avoid and recover from these usability errors.

FCP X Audio Tutorial Part 2: Using Final Cut Pro X’s Audio and Music Fading Tools

By Danny Greer on 06/28/11 Category: Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro Tutorials Final Cut Pro X Video Editing

In the second part on our series on working with sound in Final Cut Pro X, we’ll take a look at the new audio fading features and how they can quicken your editing workflow. We’ll also explore the best way to set up your project view for working with audio in FCPX.

How to Screw Up A Product Launch + The Final Cut Pro X Backlash Videos

By Danny Greer on 06/27/11 Category: Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro X Video Tutorials

In this post we’ll take a quick look at the public backlash against Final Cut Pro X, specifically in videos that have spread like wildfire around the ‘net. Weight in and let us know what you think of the new application!

Apple Discontinues Final Cut Express and Final Cut Server

By Danny Greer on 06/22/11 Category: Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro X

Hot off the heels of the market debut of Final Cut Pro X, Apple will discontinue production of Final Cut Express and Final Cut Server.

Apple Formally Announces Major Update To FCP — Introducing Final Cut Pro X!

By Danny Greer on 06/21/11 Category: Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro X

Apple has released Final Cut Pro X, the highly anticipated update to it’s popular video editing application. Get all the details about the application including the major updates to the editing interface, audio and color correction tools and improvements in metadata and project organization.