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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 ! 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)

Thoughts on Hosting and Monetizing Video Streaming
This Q&A article discusses the reasons for hosting your own content, rather than posting it to YouTube. It also suggests ways we can get additional revenue from our projects. (Published: Jun. 2010)

Importing 16:9 Videos Into iDVD
QuickTime does not always properly display 16:9 video. This means that iDVD may not accurately compress your video in the correct image aspect ratio. This article explains what you need to do to fix this problem. (Published: Jun. 2010 ; QuickTime v. 6.x, 7.x)