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Do I need a studio monitor?

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at April 25, 2007 7 Comments

If your projects are going to be delivered on DVD or broadcast, it’s important to have an accurate studio monitor on your desk so you can see your project as your viewers will see it while you’re editing.

Why?

First, many editing programs show you a low quality "proxy" of your timeline, so you can’t judge color …

Article found in LiveType, HD/HDV/HD DVD, broadcast, Avid Liquid, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Studio, Avid Xpress, editing, DVD, film, iMovie, Motion, Final Cut Express, cinematography, production, lighting, delivery, postproduction and Final Cut Pro.

Core Duo versus Core 2 Duo speed tests

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Josh

at November 5, 2006 1 Comment

Bare Feats is at it again, with speed tests of the new Core 2 Duo MacBook Pros:

Article found in graphics, editing, LiveType, gear, Final Cut Studio, post audio gear, editing products, Compressor, 3D, Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro, Motion, DVD Studio Pro, iMovie, Soundtrack Pro and DV news.

LiveType PowerStart

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Josh

at September 4, 2006 3 Comments

Includes $180 of objects and textures from LiveType Central.

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Article found in post visuals, motion graphics, LiveType, postproduction and tutorial DVDs.

How fast are the MacBook and MacBook Pro?

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Josh

at May 24, 2006 0 Comments

Dave Nagel puts the new 13" MacBook and MacBook Pro through some tests with Final Cut Pro and Motion.

Bottom line, the Intel portables edge out a G5 dual 2 GHz desktop…

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More speed tests at Bare Feats

A user experience with Final Cut pro on a Macbook …

Article found in encoding, Final Cut Studio, DV Revolution Report #22, editing products, editing, LiveType, Final Cut Express, Motion, postproduction, Compressor and Final Cut Pro.

Upgrade to Final Cut Studio

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Josh

at March 23, 2006 0 Comments

Apple is offering some good deals to get the whole bundle if you own a previous version of any of the individual apps:

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Article found in Compressor, LiveType, Final Cut Studio, Soundtrack Pro, DVD Studio Pro, Final Cut Pro, Motion and DV news.

Why are my titles and graphics pixelated in Final Cut?

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Josh

at December 31, 2005 3 Comments

This is a common question and there are several answers:

1. First, the Final Cut Pro Canvas has a low quality playback engine that will not show the original quality of the clip. (Why? On slower machines, you can play layers, title overlays, real time filters etc. a lot better.) So, the Canvas will always show titles and graphics more pixelated

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