Is Apple Shedding its Final Cut Pro Apps at NAB?

I found this great read over at Rougly Drafted Magazine, giving a great alternative viewpoint to the rumors that Apple might be selling its Pro Apps suite to a third party. A further interesting tidbit is the list below of the past release schedule at NAB’s gone by: NAB 2000 Final Cut Pro 1.2.5 with [...]

Breaking News: Re-Launched Mac Roundtable

I was going to blog about this, but Don McAllister beat me to it: Some breaking news!! One of my favourite Mac podcasts has been off line since October last year, and that’s the Mac Roundtable. Joseph, Adam, Steve and Tim did a great job in bring mac news and opinions to the community, but [...]

16GB P2 card now included with HVX200

[From Studio Daily Blog » 16GB P2 card now included with HVX200] Panasonic is now generously including a 16GB P2 card with every HVX200 purchase, a $900 value. Effective December 1, 2007, this offer requires no mail-ins or anything of the sort: all HVX200 cameras include the card in box, along with a copy of [...]

Some direct Quicktime installer links

From the Editblog: I’m sure by now everyone has heard of the drama surrounding the Quicktime 7.4 update and the havoc it causes with After Effects renders. If you have upgraded and need to downgrade then here are a few direct links to standalone Quicktime installers that I leave booked marked as it is sometimes [...]

Links to update your BluRay or HD-DVD Player!

From Walter Biscardi’s Blog: Amazon has put together a nice links page to update your HD-DVD and BluRay players. If you don’t already know, many machines require firmware updates to be able to play the latest discs, particularly the recordable discs, such as BluRay BD-R discs. If your machine won’t play that latest HD disc, [...]

Macworld Montage Video

Direct Download Link (QuickTime)Flash Version  Good pal & colleague Chuck Heilig shot some video while at Macworld this year. I was supposed to join him there so we could promote our new venture, HiLo Media, but, alas, I had to watch from the sidelines.  Chuck is a great shooter; this video was shot on the much-heralded Canon HV-20. Enjoy the video! [...]

Moby Releases Music for Independent Productions

From Mobygratis.com:  hi, i’ll keep this brief. this portion of moby.com, ‘film music’, is for independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, and anyone in need of free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short. to use the site you log in(or on?) and are then given a password. you can then listen to [...]

Apple Releases Final Cut Express 4: Is It Right for You?

Apple Releases Final Cut Express 4: Is It Right for You? Apple’s often overlooked mid-range video editor gets an update. With iMovie overhauled, Final Cut Express is now the best choice for Mac-using consumers. But does it have the power necessary for online video professionals, as well? With the release of Apple Final Cut Express [...]

Unique Editing Opportunity . . . for Canadians

from Studio Daily Blog I read on the Studio Daily Blog that director Bruce McDonald is posting on his website all the raw footage from his film “The Tracey Fragments” for anyone to cut together. You can even enter a contest (if you’re Canadian) . . . but the material is still available for anyone [...]

Podfade Update

It seems it’s been a little quiet around here lately, no? I’ve been getting emails to check and see if we’re still alive here at the Mac Mediacast. A quick update: I’ve gotten very busy with my company Nilo Media, as we’re in production on an upcoming PBS series called Harvest Eating. The rigors of [...]