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gary
July 29, 2009 12:08 PM
It only happens every 2 years or so that Apple releases a major upgrade to its professional suite of post-production software. Now Final Cut Studio 3 is unveiled, and at the core is Final Cut Pro 7. New Features to Final Cut Pro 7 include: Expanded ProRes family, Easy export, iChat Theater support, New speed change tools, Alpha transitions, Improved markers, Native AVC-Intra support, Background export, Global transitions, Multi-Touch Trackpad and more ( Read More)
Posted by:
gary
July 28, 2009 8:26 AM
By now you've heard that there's a new version of Final Cut Studio shipping from Apple, aptly called "the New Final Cut Studio." What's new? Well, it starts with a new price of $999, $300 less than Final Cut Studio 2. You can upgrade to the new suite from any previous version, even Final Cut Pro 1.0, for $299. All suite components were upgraded (to varying degrees) except for DVD Studio Pro—which, as you may recall, wasn't upgraded in the previous suite either. Fear not, however ( Read More)
Posted by:
gary
July 27, 2009 12:45 PM
Apple has been listening to its customers. This release directly addresses some of the workflow issues of the past, while adding robust enhancements and maintaining the terrific functionality and interface of the original app. It’s a ridiculous value with a ton of bang for the buck. It will make life easier—and much more fun—for a lot of editors. ( Read More)
Posted by:
gary
July 27, 2009 9:16 AM
I had some time over the weekend to kick the tires on FCP 7 there are some very nice features that have been added to this release. The true test will come when I install at the office and pound it hard for days on end (which won’t be for a while as I won’t be between projects for a couple of weeks) but for the little project I’m working on at home it’s working well thus far. Here’s an early observation on some select features where I was able to kick the tires. ( Read More)
Posted by:
gary
July 24, 2009 12:01 PM
With over 11 years of experience teaching Apple professional video applications, Ripple Training was Apple's first choice to produce and deliver tutorial movies that explain in real-world, no-nonsense terms, what these improvements and features will mean to your everyday workflow.
We've produced 19 tutorial movies (all free), that cover Final Cut Pro 7, Motion 4, Compressor 3.5, Soundtrack Pro 3 and Color 1.5. Combined, the total running time for the 19 tutorials is a whopping 78 minutes! ( Read More)
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gary
July 24, 2009 11:57 AM
New Final Cut Studio is here - Mike CUrtis of HD for Indies had a chance to review the components of the suite already, but unfortunately (for here) for another publication - MacWorld. ( Read More)
Posted by:
gary
July 24, 2009 11:50 AM
While we haven’t had a chance to get our hands on the new version yet, on the outset it looks to be a fairly uninspiring release. Let’s be clear though, Final Cut Studio is an amazingly powerful package for the money ( Read More)
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gary
July 14, 2009 11:09 AM
Check out the specials bundles the Videoguys' have put together with Apple Final
Cut Studio 2 and the leading products Mac Customers have been purchasing! Final Cut Studio 2 bundled with Red Giant Quick Looks, Training, Bella EZ
Keyboard, Matrox MXO2 & MXO2 Mini, Aja Kona LHI, Focus FireStore DTEs, G-Tech
storage, and Pioneer BDR-203 Blu-ray burners. ( Read More)
Posted by:
gary
June 23, 2009 12:04 PM
The annual NAB show saw major announcements, incremental changes and drifting rumors about some of the top non-linear editing systems. Here are the highlights on six major of the players. ( Read More)
Posted by:
gary
May 15, 2009 1:53 PM
Videoguys Money Savings Bundles! Get Everything you need and SAVE money! We've got special bundles with Pioneer Blu-ray, Adobe CS4, Apple FCS2, Avid Media Composer, G-Tech Storage, Matrox MXO2 & RT.X2, Aja Kon LHi, and Sony Vegas 9 Pro. Not only do you get tremendous savings, we've made sure everything in the bundle works together, so you don;t have anything to worry about! ( Read More)
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