 File this post under “how in the hell did I not know MPEG Streamclip could do this!” This being take the URL of a YouTube video and convert it into a usable file. That is one of those tasks that has come up time and time again and I’ve often struggled with how to make it happen. I’m not sure how long MPEG Streamclip has had this function but I’m going to chalk it up to you learn something new every day.
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 Thunderbolt is a new, high-speed, dual-protocol I/O technology designed by Intel and introduced by Apple that delivers amazing performance, with ease & simplicity. It makes attaching Thunderbolt enabled storage and I/O cards a breeze. All of the current Apple iMacs, MacBook Pros, MacBook Airs and Mac Minis have Thunderbolt. Today’s iMacs with Thunderbolt no longer have the drawback of limited upgradeability. They are easily expandable and support video capture and output as well as professional
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 HD Video Pro recently named Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium as my top product of 2011. With the release of their Mercury Playback Engine, as well as Apple’s release of Final Cut Pro X, Adobe has slowly but surely taken back some of the NLE marketshare that Apple has dominated over the years. With the ability to throw almost any codec at Premiere Pro and edit natively, Adobe has recently partnered with Automatic Duck to help improve the workflow integration into the system.
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 For those working in the film industry that come across Final Cut issues, there's one man to call: Ben Balser. As well as being an experienced Certified Final Cut Trainer and having taught classes across the U.S. for editors from CNN, Discovery, Getty Images to State and Federal government institutions, Ben is also a Final Cut consultants' consultant!
We're thrilled to welcome Ben to macProVideo.com as a trainer, bringing his years of experience, knowledge and passion for Final Cut. It's a p
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 First of all we would like to wish a very Happy New Year to all our readers. Secondly we thought it would be a good time for a brief look back at the most popular articles of 2011.
We have had an amazing year, we have had to upgrade our hosting facilities
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 Avid ® (NASDAQ: AVID) today announced that renowned television production company, Bunim/Murray Productions, has selected Avid Media Composer® 6 and Avid Symphony® 6 editing software for all of its programs beginning in early 2012. Bunim/Murray joins a growing number of professional users who have returned to using Avid solutions from Final Cut Pro to meet their production workflow requirements. Additionally, as part of this implementation, Bunim/Murray also plans to deploy an Avid ISIS® 5000 s
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 Lowest Prices Ever! Featuring the New Pioneer BDR-206 Blu-ray burner!Blu-ray Disc Bundles Available Now at Videoguys.com
The external MEGA bundle ($149.95) is perfect for MAC & laptop users - and anyone who wants to author Blu-ray Discs without the hassle of installing an internal drive! The Videoguys complete MEGA bundle includes the Pioneer BDR-206BK 12x Blu-ray
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 2011 was a banner year for filmmaking tools
In a landmark year for production and post-production gear, 2011 will most likely be remembered for the tragic events in Northern Japan. Although minor compared to the devastation and loss of life, all the major camera manufacturers (Sony, Canon, Panasonic, etc.) were greatly affected by the disaster leaving factories badly damaged, which disrupted production and distribution for the entire year.
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 2011 is drawing to a close and before I start making predictions for 2012, I thought I’d have a look back at 2011 to revisit some of the video industry developments that I thought were the most significant for the segments of the event and corporate video production industry that I work in and cover as a video industry journalist. Now let me be upfront with my biases because they certainly shape my preferences and the perspective in which I see video industry developments.
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 Digieffects has updated and optimized their plugin effects to be Adobe CS5/64-bit compatible and have added some great new tools to their suite of tools! Both Damage v2.5 and Delirium v2.5 are fully compatible with the latest versions of After Effects, Premiere Pro, FCP and Edius. Even better news, this is a free upgrade for registered v2.0 owners!
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 Welcome to the latest edition of my monthly Final Cut Studio newsletter for December, 2011. (Don’t panic, the last issue I published was #79 in July…. I know, I’m so embarrassed.)
This newsletter provides tutorials, tips and other information essential to the interested user of Final Cut. I try to publish this every month, and past issues are available via subscription. All software references are to Final Cut Studio (3) or Final Cut Pro X unless otherwise noted.
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 6 months later, and the "discussion" of FCPX has still not quieted down. A recent ep of "That Post Show", as well as a post by Philip Hodgetts, has thrown some fuel into the fire. I was going to post on Philips post, but that has already turned into a god awful mess.
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 Out with the old and in with the new! After a big year of new features and new hardware for Media Composer, Matt's in the Rough Cut studio visiting with the ghosts of NLE's past. Take a trip down memory lane and check out some things that you may have forgotten, and some that you have definitely never seen. Happy Holidays from Avid and The Rough Cut!
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 John Galt, Panavision Senior Vice President of Advanced Digital Imaging, led the team that created the Genesis camera, was responsible for the F900 "Star Wars" camera, and continues to play a leading role in guiding future digital cinema technologies. In this Creative Cow Magazine Extra, join us for a wide-ranging conversation, as John cuts through what he calls the intentional obfuscation of marketing pixels, and considers the range of options that are becoming available to digital filmmakers.
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 That Post Show is a roundtable discussion with industry experts about the art and science of video, film and post production.
On this Episode of That Post Show, we are proud to have Scott Simmons, Paul del Vecchio and Steve Cohen join us for a discussion about Final Cut Pro X and Avid Media Composer 6.
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