First, it is a shame that I had to wait until his passing in order to share how he changed my life. But that is the culture we live in.
When I was just a wee laddie my father purchased and brought home one of the first Macintosh computers. It was a strange looking [...]

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GenArts knocks it out of the park with Sapphire Edge plugin for Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Express, Apple Motion and Sony Vegas Pro. If you want a sweet look for your video regardless of your line of work or status as a professional or amateur this is a no-brainer. Sapphire Edge makes [...]

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If you hear any news about the economy recovering let me tell you that the news source you are getting that from is full of shit. That being said on July 1 2011, there will be a flood of new applicants filing to the unemployment offices across the country. No, I do not [...]

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I love what PHYX has done for pulling the perfect chroma key. Keyer 2.0 is an amazing plugin for FxFactory that will allow you to pull the perfect key in Final Cut Pro, Motion, After Effects or Final Cut Express.
If I had PHYX Keyer 2.0, 4 years ago my job would’ve been so much [...]

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You excited about Final Cut Pro X? Well, Shoot-online reports that Silverado has white papers called, “Preparing for Final Cut Pro X.”

Are you a geek and want to know? Go ahead and fill out the information on this website and you will get a link in your email to download the white papers.

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Awesome find from a reader of this blog. Thanks Matt!

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I’ve been waiting for this software for the longest time. As an Independent Filmmaker I have so many hats to wear that I don’t have the time to properly log all the important information into Final Cut Pro…OK, I’m just lazy and I know I’m not the only one either. Get, is the [...]

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I love Photocopy from Digital Film Tools. There are many plugins that allow you to change the look of your video to match other popular films and give your video a different look, whether it is another time period, planet, location or feel. This plugin does it all and allows you to bring [...]

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I just added an RSS aggregator to the site where you can drop on by and select some of my favorite FCP and related news feeds. Enjoy!

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This training is not only essential to every Final Cut Pro editor but should be mandatory if you ever want to be a professional. The host, the master Final Cut Pro editor, Larry Jordan.
Lesson 1: Avoid Dropped Frames – Match Your Storage to Your Video Media

The first lesson is essential, especially to new editors. [...]

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