Final Cut Pro Trouble shoot basics | IndiesHD

Final Cut Pro Trouble shoot basics | IndiesHD If Final Cut Pro isn’t starting up properly or performing normally, try these basic troubleshooting steps to remedy the situation. Please note that these steps aren’t exhaustive, and are not intended to cover any specific issue. They are fundamental, basic steps that are most effective in getting [...]

Apple Kernel Panics, Random Crashes – How I Diagnosed My Problem

So I’ve been harboring a dirty secret for a very long time – I’ve been plagued with kernel panics and crashes for a very long time on my PowerMac Quad Core G5. They’ve been going on for a very long time. Sometimes I’d have up to five a day. I’ve always just chalked them up [...]

Soundsnap.com: Find and Share Free Sound Effects and Loops

Soundsnap is a new online platform for finding and sharing free samples, sound effects and music loops. Designed as a resource and community for musicians, sound designers, producers, film makers and web/video game developers, Soundsnap provides user driven content for use in virtually any kind of media production. Users can freely download and upload content [...]

Apple Color: Auto Balance Feature

Apple Color: Auto Balance Feature Walter Biscardi from Creative Cow gives us another basic-level tutorial on the Auto Balance feature in Apple’s Color. (don’t worry, I’m not going to accidentally podcast the video this time). A must see if you’re a Final Cut Studio user curious about the new powerful color-correcting application.

Chess, Chat and Cheap Gas: The IPhone’s Best Web Apps Reviewed

from Wired: The Apple iPhone was only released into the wild a little over a week ago, and some killer apps have already surfaced.While the handheld device lacks support for native applications — the kind users can download and install — developers have been busy building programs for the iPhone’s version of the Safari web [...]

Secure Gmail Notifier Using Hidden Preference Setting

from macosxhints.com I recently found this tidbit at Mac OSX Hintsthat I wasn’t aware of and wanted to share it with everyone: I was shocked to discover that the Gmail Notifier, as distributed by Google, defaults to sending your Gmail password over the network in clear text every time it checks your inbox for new [...]

Telekinesis – iPhone Remote. Cool New iPhone Application

telekinesis – Google Code A friend recently sent me a link to this program, which I immediately installed. It seems very cool and promising so far. Definitely (in my opinion) one of the best iPhone applications I’ve seen yet. Here are its features: • Stream music and videos from your computer • Screen capture with [...]

No Mac MediaCast this Week: + upcoming Reviews and Stories

Greetings, all. I just wanted to make a quick announcement that there will be no Mac MediaCast this week. Life and business is getting in the way for all crew members. We’ll be back as soon as we can! I just wanted to give you some teasers of some upcoming stories, reviews, and tutorials I’m [...]

The iPhone: 2nd Impressions or How the iPhone Has Replaced My PowerBook

The iPhone hype train and subsequent hangover is beginning to fade. I thought I’d post my “2nd Impressions” now that I’ve had plenty of time to tinker with my little marvel. And yes, I am posting this from my iPhone. My wife’s ancient Windows laptop has finally died, so I’ve turned over to her my [...]

Color Correction Techniques for Greenscreen Compositing

Tutorial From Creative Cow When it comes to greenscreen compositing, most people know that a clean and natural-looking matte is crucial to getting good results. Hours are spent tweaking the various controls, and many cups of coffee are drained trying to get that “perfect” key. The truth is that our elusive “perfect composite” is rarely [...]