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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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From Ars Technica:
Despite an apparent trend in positive reports about the iPhone, both from published reviews and firsthand accounts, there has been plenty of constructive criticism. Setting aside complaints related to hardware or the network (such as AT&T’s EDGE network), there have also been points made about software. John Gruber of Daring Fireball wrote […]
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This is a continuation of a series of quick reviews and overviews of some of the audio applications available for Macs.
You’ll remember from my previous article on the subject, some of the great features of Logic Pro 7– Apple’s pro-level audio and music production program.
It includes the features pros expect, and more, including– Surround […]
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Welcome to the Mac MediaCast 005
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This episode: Sunburn. We’ll have a video on waiting in line for the iPhone on iDay. And then, your first-look iPhone review video. Send your iPhone-related videos to the Mac MediaCast here.
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Today we’re going to take a look at Apple’s 3 players in audio software– GarageBand, Soundtrack Pro, and Logic. Do you ever find yourself wondering what’s the difference between these apps? Which one should I buy?
This is the first in a 3 part series– next time we’ll look at Logic as compared to some other […]
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Ok, I’m sold! I had heard Walt had had his hands on an iPhone for a few weeks and was wondering when the review would come out. Great timing! Glad to hear it’s a great product (as expected).Stay tuned to the Mac Mediacast for my hands on video review once I can get my hands […]
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By Iljitsch van Beijnum, from Ars Technica :
A few days ago, Ars reviewed the new 17″ MacBook Pro. Most of that review also applies to the new 15-inchers, but there is one aspect to the latest incarnation of the 15″ MacBook Pro that warrants another look: the LED-backlit screen.
When I started up my new 2.2 […]
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I got a couple of emails about all the programs in my OSX Dock that appeared in the Mac MediaCast episode 3 during the Final Cut Pro “Apple Reflection” tutorial. There seems to be no rhyme or reason to the order (that’s how my brain works). Consider this my flavor-of-the-month “must have” software list (for […]
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From Gina Fat-Saez at O’Reilly:
I am a plugin addict. As a studio owner, I own many of the popular audio plugins such as the Waves Gold Bundle, the Bomb Factory plugins, and Line 6 Amp Farm. Though I routinely use all of these “utility” plugins, it’s the more esoteric plugs that I turn to when […]
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From pal and uberreviewer Tim Verpoorten:
One of the things I quickly gravitated to after joining the world of Macintosh, was screencasts. In case you’ve never seen one, a screencast is essentially a moving screen capture. These are a sort of on-screen video where some generous soul walks you through the operation of a specific application […]
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From our friends at Ripple Training:
Ripple Training has just released a series of online tutorials called Final Cut Pro 6 on 6. These tutorials cover mixed format editing, working with Motion templates, audio enhancements, the SmoothCam filter and integration with Motion, Soundtrack Pro and Color. The tutorials run just under an hour and […]
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From Ars Technica:
If you’ve got a big iTunes library, you’ll no doubt be aware that sometimes the shuffle play just doesn’t cut it. Instead of playing Teddy Pendergrass when you’re trying to get freaky, iTunes will cramp your style and put on some KMFDM instead. Or it’ll throw on a Sade track when you’re trying […]
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