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When I first heard the news about Media Composer 6, I was genuinely excited. It has been a long time since an NLE has given me a reason to look forward to its release. After the release of FCP X, I realized (along with everyone else in the professional film and video world) that I [...]

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Today, I’m going to take a look at Singular Software’s Presto. Presto is an application that works alongside Final Cut Pro and Sony Vegas to create powerful looking videos from Keynote and Powerpoint presentations. We’ve all been there before…called upon to shoot a presentation of someone speaking at a convention and then put together a [...]

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I have been using PluralEyes for my Final Cut System ever since I purchased my Canon 7D last year. I have also had the pleasure of working with PluralEyes on my Media Composer System. In both cases, I really like the software. It helps me fix the one problem that I have with DSLR video [...]

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I have been using PluralEyes for Final Cut Pro for quite some time now. Since the DSLR revolution, we have all had to face the looming audio issues involved with this new style of production. But how do you successfully manage hundreds of clips that now need the video and audio synced together? You don’t. [...]

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I’m working on a 13 episode series right now and I need to make sure that each show fits a definite format. By format, I’m referring to the show’s outline or structure. Most shows follow a specific format so that the broadcasters (television stations and cable networks) know when to insert commercials. [...]

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I’ve been an Avid editor for the past 11 years and Media Composer is the only edit system I use on a day to day basis.  Being an editor for a full service production company, one day I’m cutting a sizzle reel for a pilot episode for a TV program, the next a 30 second [...]

The Hoodloupe 3.0 – An affordable DSLR Viewfinder that works like it says it does.

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If you owned a crummy video camera in the 90’s that didn’t have xlr inputs, you may have had a Beachtek adapter. They are the people that allow you to attach balanced audio via XLR to your video camera that only inputs an unbalanced 1/8″ kiddie jack. Their newest foray is into the HDSLR market. [...]

The Matrox MXO2 Mini can capture component, composite and HDMI video but just how fast is their “faster than realtime” MAX h.264 hardware? We take the Mini for a test drive to see what it can really do.