A Better Finder Rename Screencast

I just produced a screencast for A Better Finder Rename from Publicspace.net — it’s a cool Mac app / utility and I wanted to share it with MMC subscribers. Find out more about the program at Publicspace.net. Also find out more about my screencast and viral web video production company: Hilo Media.

Review: Boris Continuum Complete AVX 5

I am a huge fan of the Boris products and I don’t think I could live without my Continuum Complete 4 for Final Cut Pro. Here is a great review / overview of the new version of Boris’s suite of filters & effects. Yes, the review is centered around Avid and After Effects, but the [...]

Canon HV30 Camcorder Review

The Canon HV20 is a favorite of many Mac Mediacast subscribers — the HV30 is a promising upgrade, with, most notably, a HDD-based system with no more mini-dv tape.
Couple that with HDMI out and a pretty good picture for a cam in its price range, and you’ve got a top camcorder pic for filmmakers on [...]

Review: Sony PMW-EX1 1/2” 3-CMOS HD Camcorder

From ProVideo Coalition.com: Camera Log by Adam Wilt:

The quirky first Handycam from Sony’s CineAlta group offers stunning performance.

The US$6500 (street price) Sony PMW-EX1 is a six-pound, high definition Handycam with three 1/2” CMOS chips. It resolves a true 1920×1080 image; shoots both interlaced and progressive; records 1920×1080, 1440×1080 (HDV-compatible), and 1280×720 formats; and offers variable [...]

News: Magic Bullet Frames Now Shipping

I saw this press release and had to blog it — I am an avid user of Red Giant Software’s Magic Bullet Look Suite:

Take Interlaced Video and Get the 24p Look of Film Right in Final Cut Pro, Motion or Premiere Pro
(San Francisco, California–February 1, 2008) Red Giant Software, developer and publisher of professional digital [...]

Mac MediaCast 007

Welcome to Mac MediaCast episode 7.
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This episode we feature a quick tutorial and review on the new, more powerful photo editing tools in iPhoto 08.
Full transcript below the fold–

The Auto Save Vault in Final Cut Pro: How To Restore and 4 Lifesaving Tips

From GeniusDV:

Restoring an Autosaved Project in Final Cut Pro
When you begin work on a Final Cut Pro Project, the first thing you should do is give your project a name and save it so that the autosave function can work. Autosave will not work until you have named and saved your project first. If your [...]

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 mouse click and basic [...]

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 slightly-less-ancient [...]

A Case Against Color

from Studio Daily Blog » A Case Against Color

There have been quite a few articles around the web on some of the bugs/issues/user experiences with Color. I have sat through several sessions on a Final Touch system and knew what to expect upon booting up Color for the first time. It looked pretty much [...]