by Josh

Premiere Pro CS5 Stereoscopic 3D Video Editing with Dave Helmley | Stereo Pictures Real 3D Films

July 22, 2010 in editing, post production by Josh

Here is a 7 part series in which Dave Helmly from Adobe walks you through a complete 3D Stereo workflow with Premiere Pro CS5. This is a start to finish workflow and a must see for anyone getting started with 3D Stereo video shooting and editing or just interested in the technology and the whole [...]

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In Review: Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 at DV magazine

July 13, 2010 in editing, post production by Josh

Adobe is leading the pack when it comes to system performance, and offers a much-improved NLE. By Oliver Peters Adobe is shipping its much-anticipated Creative Suite 5. The video applications are available either as single products or bundled in the Master Collection or Production Premium suite. Most video editors will be interested in the latter, [...]

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Final Cut Express Foundations

March 19, 2010 in editing, self-paced training by grace


Final Cut Express Foundations is the quintessential Final Cut Express editing course, guiding users through every step of the essential editing process from organizing projects through capture, basic editing and fine-tuning to exporting the final project for delivery in the highest possible quality. Complete with student project files, Final Cut Pro Express is the only chunkalized Final Cut Express training in the world!

 

$49.95

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Final Cut Pro Foundations

January 5, 2010 in digital video news, editing, editing products, self-paced training by grace


Final Cut Pro Foundations is the quintessential Final Cut Pro editing course, guiding users through every step of the essential editing process from organizing projects through capture, basic editing and fine-tuning to exporting the final project for delivery in the highest possible quality. Complete with student project files, Final Cut Pro Foundations is the only chunkalized Final Cut Pro training in the world!

 

$59.95


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Final Cut Studio 3

June 14, 2009 in digital video news, editing, editing products, visual fx products by grace

As the next major release of the leading video post-production suite, the new Final Cut Studio offers powerful new features, dramatically improved performance, and tighter integration. Its six applications give video editors all the tools they need to edit, animate, mix, grade, and deliver — at a price that’s more affordable than ever! Applications included [...]

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Video Made on a Mac

June 2, 2009 in editing, editing products, planning products, visual fx products by grace

Book Description On a Mac, the sky’s the limit for creating professional video. With all the tools available though, it can be a daunting task to decide which ones offer the best solutions for combined efficiency and high-level results. How can you effectively communicate your vision to clients and crew? How should you calibrate your [...]

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Why are my titles and graphics pixelated in Final Cut?

June 1, 2009 in editing, post visuals by Josh

This is a common question and there are several answers: First, the Final Cut Pro Canvas usually shows titles and graphics more pixelated and lower quality than the actual quality. Render a title and play it on a real monitor – or render and export a 10 frame test to disk and view to see [...]

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Apple may add storyboarding to Final Cut Pro?

February 3, 2009 in editing, planning by Josh

I remember heading to dinner 6 or 7 years ago with Randy Ubillos, creator of Final Cut Pro, telling him my vision for a future FCP update- incorporating some pre-production elements like storyboarding, in which the user would link captured clips to a storyboard frame, then FCP would rough cut the project together automatically, with [...]

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This movie shows how Final Cut Pro deals with timecode breaks in tapes

January 4, 2009 in editing by Josh

Click on the movie to launch. For more info, check out: Final Cut Pro Foundations Final Cut Express Foundations

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What just happened to video on the web?

August 13, 2008 in camera products, digital video news, dvcTV, editing, location sound, post visuals, web video by Josh

What just happened to video on the web? We are extremely excited to announce that DV Kitchen, the ultimate solution for publishing professional quality video on the web, is available immediately! Click here to find out all about it and watch the new movies! DV Kitchen’s primary focus is encoding and uploading broadcast quality, internet-friendly-bandwidth [...]

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How do I get Final Cut to recognize my camcorder?

August 8, 2008 in editing by Josh

If you notice a loss of connectivity between Final Cut Pro or Final Cut Express and your camcorder or deck after upgrading your versions of Mac OS X and QuickTime, here’s what you can do to resolve the issue. Remove QuickTime receipts: Go to /Library/Receipts/ Locate the QuickTime receipts files. Select all QuickTime receipts that [...]

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How do I export a high quality movie?

August 3, 2008 in DVD, digital video news, editing, web video by Josh

When you’re finished with your edit, how should you export? Well, it depends. METHOD #1. Reference movie If you want to export a temporary file as quickly as possible, export a reference movie. File > Export > Quicktime Movie UNcheck “Make Self-Contained” Pros: If you’ve rendered your sequence, this is the fastest way to export [...]

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Why does audio sound bad, or need to be rendered, in Final Cut Pro, Avid, Premiere or iMovie?

April 28, 2008 in editing, post audio by Josh

Final Cut (and other editing apps) will accept many kinds and formats of audio for import into the Browser or Timeline. However, just because they will, doesn’t mean you should! If you import compressed audio, for example, in MP3 or AAC codecs, or audio in a different bit or sample rate than your Timeline (such [...]

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Final Cut Studio Warp Speed Workflow #3: Changing the font of all titles at once

February 1, 2008 in dvcTV, editing, post visuals by Josh

I want to change all the titles in my Final Cut Pro project to a different font. What is the DVcreators.net secret method?

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Matrox MXO2 and MX02 Mini

January 6, 2008 in editing, editing products, post audio, post visuals by grace

The new Matrox MXO2 is the first truly portable device that gives you broadcast-quality input/output, monitoring, and up/down/cross conversion to streamline your workflow with Apple Final Cut Studio 2. It’s lightweight, fits in your laptop bag, and runs for hours on a field battery. It lets you work seamlessly in any format you want. Enjoy [...]

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Rayz O Lite – free half-hour course on programming awesome light rays in QC

November 28, 2007 in dvcTV, editing, post visuals by Josh

Learn how to create your very own rays of light for your Final Cut projects!