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Eddie Awards should provide hints for next week’s Oscars
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 …
Video Editing on the iPad: How does Avid Studio Stack up to iMovie?
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 …
FCP X 10.0.3: Restoring Some Missing Features
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?
Your Guide to Buying Stock Music: Royalty-Free vs. Other Options
Music has the power to turn a film into a riveting, unforgettable experience. Learn the difference between stock and royalty-free music, and discover how these tracks can …
Thunderbolt: Ahead of its time or wave of the future?
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 …
Downloading Digital Music: When Free Isn’t Free
There’s an ever-widening grey area when it comes to downloading digital music or sharing copyrighted intellectual property like books and art.
Recent grads discuss breaking into the video production and post-production industry
Remember what it was like to be freshly graduated from college, navigating the murky sea of the production and post-post industry? Now, imagine that you’re trying to …
Digital Music Copyright Law: What’s New for 2012
2011 was a busy year in the world of digital music copyright law; the main topic of conversation was the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA).
Sound Effects Packages: Low Cost, High Impact
You can make it even easier on yourself by purchasing one of our sound effects packages geared for specific genres.
PremiumBeat Customer Spotlight: CinemaCake Filmmakers
Join us, as PremiumBeat.com begins featuring customer spotlights about some of our most valued patrons. This month, we’re highlighting CinemaCake Filmmakers, a Philadelphia-based wedding and event film-making …
Bunim/Murray joins growing list of FCP-to-Avid converts
Reality TV production giant, Bunim/Murray, joins a growing number of high-profile professionals to return to Avid from Final Cut Pro.
Convert FCP X projects to FCP 7 sequences with Xto7
Xto7 for Final Cut Pro (by Assisted Editing) allows you to take your Final Cut Pro X timeline to Final Cut Pro 7. You can also go …