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NEW Articles New ! Creating a DVD Studio Pro Menu Using Button Highlights
Want to give your DVDs a more professional look? In this detailed, step-by-step article, you'll learn how to create menus and button highlights in Photoshop, import them into DVD Studio Pro, build a menu and add buttons, all to create a professional-grade menu. (Part 1 of 2 - the second part discusses how to create a motion menu in Final Cut Pro for a DVD.) (Published: Jul. 2010 ; DVD Studio Pro) New ! Picking the Right Version of ProRes
With the release of Final Cut Studio 2, Apple created a new high-end codec entitled ProRes. With the release of Final Cut Studio (3) they expanded it from two variations to five. What is ProRes and how do you decide which version to use for your projects? Answering that question is the purpose of this article. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6, 7.x) New ! Review: PhotoMotion 1.5 from GeeThree
Working with still images in video is hard, because images created on the computer are not compatible with video. A new software - PhotoMotion - seeks to solve a lot of the challenges in working with still images. This is a detailed review of how the product works. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6, 7.x) New ! User Report: Fixing Corrupted FCP Project Files
Most of the time, Final Cut Pro projects are extremely stable. But, every so often, one gets corrupted. This report, written by Peter Sasowsky, describes how to fix a Final Cut Pro project file that is no longer stable. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6, 7.x) New ! What Does "64-bit" Memory Addressing Really Mean?
64-bit memory addressing is new with OS X 10.6. But what does this really mean? And what does it mean for Final Cut Studio (3)? In this short, moderately technical, article, we take a look a this new term and what it means for the future of video editing. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Studio Suite v. 3) New ! AVCHD and Blu-ray Discs - A Testimony
In spite of the hype, optical media is not dead. The two variations for HD media - AVCHD and Blu-ray Discs - are still valuable tools in an editor's toolkit. In this article, David Scott writes about his success in using Blu-ray Discs to meet the needs of his project. (Published: Jul. 2010) New ! An Analogy for Video Bit-Depth
Video, generally, has two bit-depths: 8 and 10. In this short article, I provide an analogy that helps to understand what bit-depth is, why its important, and when you should consider working in 10-bit depth. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6, 7.x) New ! Creating an Audio CD in Soundtrack Pro
Soundtrack Pro does not create audio CDs automatically, but you can still do so, if you know how. This article explains the steps. Also, Peter Neil, from the BBC, suggests another program that makes this process even easier. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Soundtrack Pro v. 2.x, 3.x) New ! Using EDLs with Tapeless Media
Most of the time, we edit using the final image quality from our cameras. But, in the case of HD-CAM SR, that may not be possible, as those video files are HUGE! In this article, a reader asks how to use EDLs when trying to capture tapeless media. Depending upon how the off-line, low-resolution images were created, this story has either a happy, or very sad, ending. You can read the options here. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 7.x)
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New ! Creating a DVD Studio Pro Menu Using Button Highlights
Want to give your DVDs a more professional look? In this detailed, step-by-step article, you'll learn how to create menus and button highlights in Photoshop, import them into DVD Studio Pro, build a menu and add buttons, all to create a professional-grade menu. (Part 1 of 2 - the second part discusses how to create a motion menu in Final Cut Pro for a DVD.) (Published: Jul. 2010 ; DVD Studio Pro) New ! Picking the Right Version of ProRes
With the release of Final Cut Studio 2, Apple created a new high-end codec entitled ProRes. With the release of Final Cut Studio (3) they expanded it from two variations to five. What is ProRes and how do you decide which version to use for your projects? Answering that question is the purpose of this article. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6, 7.x) New ! AVCHD and Blu-ray Discs - A Testimony
In spite of the hype, optical media is not dead. The two variations for HD media - AVCHD and Blu-ray Discs - are still valuable tools in an editor's toolkit. In this article, David Scott writes about his success in using Blu-ray Discs to meet the needs of his project. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Not Applicable) New ! An Analogy for Video Bit-Depth
Video, generally, has two bit-depths: 8 and 10. In this short article, I provide an analogy that helps to understand what bit-depth is, why its important, and when you should consider working in 10-bit depth. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6, 7.x) Gear Report: Covering the NAB 2010 Show for The Buzz
In this post-NAB 2010 report, I show how we covered this huge trade show for the Digital Production Buzz. 16 reporters, crew of 22, live hourly audio brodcasts, and daily one-hour show specials. This goes into the gear, the process, the file naming conventions ... everything. (Published: Jun. 2010 ; Soundtrack Pro v. 2.x, 3.x) Crisis du Jour: What's Happening to Final Cut?
You know the drill. Someone at Apple coughs and suddenly the rumor mill is filled with frenzied statements that the doom of Final Cut Studio is at hand. "The Death of Final Cut" rumors have gotten to be as regular as spring floods or a plague of locusts. (Published: May 2010 ; Studio Suite v. 3) Audio Gear for The Buzz at the 2010 NAB Show
As we gear up for the 2010 NAB Show - where the Digital Production Buzz is the Official Podcast of the event - I thought you'd be interested in the gear we are using and how we are using it. Next month, I'll report on what we did. (Published: May 2010 ; Soundtrack Pro v. 3.x) Formatting Scripts for Voice-Over Talent
Here are a series of tips, written by a professional voice-over talent, that you can use to make sure your voice-over scripts are organized, easy to read, and run correctly to time. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6, 7.x) Compressing Different Video Formats into One QuickTime Movie
I ran into an interesting problem over the weekend that I want to share with you because the solution is more complex than at first blush. Here's the problem: I was asked to create a video for posting on line. The video had two components: me on camera talking, and screen shots, both of which were different sizes and formats. This article describes the process of creating a single, compressed file composed of multiple format video. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Compressor v. 3.0x, 3.5x) Technique: Testing Your System for 64-Bit Support
Here's a short article that explains what you need to know about 64-bit memory support, along with some software you can use to toggle between 32-bit and 64-bit modes. (Published: Mar. 2010 ; Not Applicable) |
