The Editblog

Here’s my FCPX review at Studio Monthly. Oliver Peters has his too.

Have you seen the museum of early video editing equipment?

Here’s a couple of tips for keeping Premiere Pro running smoothly.

Here’s a handy pdf about color levels when import and exporting from Avid Media Composer.

Avid did extend their $995 Final Cut Pro crossgrade.

Switching to Premiere Pro can save you some bucks.

And Sony is even offering a competitive upgrade for Vegas!

A new version of Shotput Pro is out.

The Neat Video noise reduction plug-in is now available for Quantel machines (pdf link).

The guys who make Scopebox and Clipwrap have started a podcast.

Why join a user group?

Ars Technica asks if Apple still cares about creative pros.

This post might be helpful if you’re in need of a job.

So has Color been merged into FCPX?

Some people just can’t stomach giving money to Apple.

It’s nice to see detailed accounts of how others set up their edit suite.

This is an interesting discussion of video scope discrepancies.

5 tips when getting started in editing.

How one person got an FCPX refund.

Apparently the broadcast safe filter in FCPX will work.

Another good FCPX video.

Could the Comcast data cap kill your internet access too?

Thunderbolt speed testing begins.

The 3 part FCPX demo from a recent LAFCPUG meeting is a must FCPX watch.

Here’s a gigapixel image from a recent U2 show in town. These things are always amazing.

Want to work faster in After Effects and Premiere Pro?

Finally, 100 Final Cut Pro X questions answered.

On Thursday of last week I hosted another webinar with FilmmakingWebinars.com called Final Cut Pro  Hands On Tour. It was a wild hour as we attempted a full tour of the software in that short amount of time. We went just a bit over and while it was fast and furious I think we gave a good overview of Final Cut Pro X. I also think it was an honest overview that pointed out some of the good, bad and missing from FCPX. It’s now available on-demand for $15. For $25 you get the webinar as well as bonus materials that include a podcast where we answered questions asked during the webinar, two bonus videos (one is how to use the batch renaming in FCPX and one is a few timeline tips I like) and a PDF cheatsheet of the FCPX menus. I made the cheatsheet as a way to try an learn the FCPX menus as well as the default keyboard commands. I thought it might be helpful.

There’s a big 4th of July sale happening at FilmmakingWebinars.com through July 6 so you can pick up any webinar for half off. Check out the on-demand page for details. If you attended the FCPX Hands on Tour I hope it was helpful and if you purchase the on-demand version … thank you!

Yesterday was Backup Day! I forgot to post it which is a lesson in good backup strategy … set yourself a reminder.