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.

News: HD Camera Lens Selection Guide Goes Online

www.HDCameraLensGuide.com Enables Broadcast and Professional Videographers to Select the Correct HD Lens for Their Camera and Application

(Great Neck, New York–February 19, 2008) As High Definition video (HD) becomes the standard for broadcast and professional videographers, as well as a wide range of filmmakers, manufacturers are introducing a growing array of HD cameras that [...]

Outputting Standard Definition in FCP from the Sony XDCam EX1

Great article from the always-great KenStone.net about creating proper SD footage from the new Sony XDCam EX1. A good read whether you own the camera or not, and are interested in HD / SD workflows.

Whenever a new technology hits the market there are always teething problems. In the case of new video cameras there are [...]

Compressor: Troubleshooting basics

Apple has a page available to help troubleshoot the (problematic at best) Compressor that we’ve all grown to love/hate. The most exciting adventure is the last step — Remove and Reinstall Compressor, which has you searching the depths of your system for all of Compressor and Qmaster’s little droppings. I’ve done this more times than [...]

Final Cut Pro Quick Tip: Hue Direction Control

  
Another great Final Cut Pro Quick Tip from Genius DV:
 
Ever wonder what the color circle with the arrow in when you get to a color selection decision in Final Cut Pro. It is called the Hue Direction Control. What it does is control the direction a change in color [...]

Quick Tip: Audio Mixdown in Final Cut Pro

Here’s a quick tip on Audio Mixdown in Final Cut Pro that I found on the Final Cut Help blog.

When outputting material to tape, an Audio Mixdown feature was a recommended precaution to ensure you didn’t drop frames. Choose Sequence > Render Only > Mixdown (or press Command + Option + R).
You can also map [...]

Get Organized with Flow from Gridiron Software

I read about a great new and exciting (to me, at least) product from Gridiron Software called Flow. It has not yet been released, but it has won a “Best of Show” award at this past MacWorld 2008. Here is a great description of the product, but I recommend watching the overview video here:

“Flow is [...]

Quick Tip: A Better Mac Volume Adjustment

I found this great tip from David over at MacSparky.com:

Hitting the built in volume buttons on your Mac is great for quickly raising or lowering your volume but what about when you want to lower or raise the volume just a little bit. Once again Apple has a solution that they don’t tell anyone about.
Hit [...]

How to Make Reference Movies in Final Cut Pro

[From Reference Movies | Weekly Tip | Final Cut Help]
Need to save some space? Reference movies allow you to work with your video clips or
sequence files in other applications. Think of a reference movie as a pointer back to the
original media, a lot like a link on a web page

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Reference movies are [...]