I was fortunate to get an early look at Apple's new Final Cut Pro 7, and wrote several articles that you might find of interest. Millimeter - Apple Final Cut Pro 7: First Look Review. A good overview of the key new features. StreamingMedia.com - Appl
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This video presents the new features in Apple Compressor 3.5, including new templates, enhanced Droplets, Job Actions and the ability to auto-detect settings from files dragged into the settings window.
Read More »Final Cut Pro 7 details and Screencam
Apple recently released Final Cut Pro 7 and I was fortunate enough to have an advance copy, from which I've produced the feature overview screencam that you'll see if you click this link. For more information on Final Cut Studio, you can read my f
Read More »Final Cut Pro 7:First Look Review
By now you know that Apple has launched an update to Final Cut Studio. I got an early look last week. The new version will cost $999, a reduction in price of $300. If you own any previous version of Final Cut Pro—even version 1, insisted the product manager in our meeting—you can upgrade to the new Final Cut Studio …
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Apple released the new Final Cut Studio today; what’s in it for streaming producers? Some nice workflow improvements, especially for producers of short-form content; for producers of long-form content, though, objects in the mirror may not be as close as they appear. More on that below. In terms of more mainstream uses, the big news includes Blu-ray output from within …
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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 …
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Imagine you and I are sitting in an airport bar, watching the Celtics beat up on the San Antonio Spurs in the crucial fifth game of the NBA Finals. Though I'm intensely focused on the battle between Duncan and Garnett-which will ultimately decide
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