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ProDate DV, Automatic Duck
ProDate DV by Automatic Duck allows Final Cut Pro users to use a filter to access the date and time information recorded as metadata of a DV file.
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FCPUG San Francisco SuperMeet: AJA show off the Ki Pro
08/03/2010
in Features
Rick Young
Recorded live at the FCPUG SuperMeet, San Francisco, February 5th, 2010. AJA Product Manager, Jon Thorn, shows off the Ki Pro. The Ki Pro by AJA is a portable hard disc recorder which records direct to ProRes standard or high quality. This enables one to bypass the compression of the affordable cameras and achieve superior results to those which can be achieved with highly compressed codecs.
MacVideo Live: The Future of Digital Video (Part 2)
28/02/2010
in Features
Rick Young
Part 2 of the live seminar recorded at BVE London, February 16, 2010. Topics covered: the ability to adapt and meet changing requirements; making the right investments; the importance of efficient workflows. Featuring Matt Davis, Producer and Director, MDMA; Christina Fox, Camera Operator, Trainer/Consultant, Urban Fox; David Fox, Journalist/Technology Writer; Larry Jordan - Producer, Director, Trainer. The panel is chaired by Rick Young of MacVideo.tv
MacVideo Live: The Future of Digital Video (Part 1)
22/02/2010
in Features
Rick Young
Part 1 of a live seminar recorded at BVE London, February 16, 2010. Topics covered: the ability to adapt and meet changing requirements; making the right investments; the importance of efficient workflows. Featuring Matt Davis, Producer and Director, MDMA; Christina Fox, Camera Operator, Trainer/Consultant, Urban Fox; David Fox, Journalist/Technology Writer; Larry Jordan - Producer, Director, Trainer. The panel is chaired by Rick Young of MacVideo.tv
Taz Goldstein: Hand Held Hollywood
15/02/2010
in Features
Rick Young
The idea behind Hand Held Hollywood is to explore how Apple's ubiquitous iPhone (and iPod Touch) can be used in nearly every aspect of film and video production. Hand Held Hollywood provides a destination for those wishing to discus and discover the latest techniques and technology; a place where every gadget obsessed writer, producer, director, cinematographer, composer, editor, actor, and otherwise can call home. The founder of Hand Held Hollywood is Taz Goldstein,
Stu Maschwitz: DV Rebel (part 1)
15/02/2010
in Features
Rick Young
Stu Maschwitzis a highly regarded director, writer and visual effects artist based in San Francisco. He has worked as a senior visual effects supervisor on many films. He previously worked at Industrial Light and Magic and also co-founded a company known as The Orphanage. In 2007 he authored the book The DV Rebel's Guide: An All-Digital Approach to Making Killer Action Movies on the Cheap. In 2008 he became software director of Red Giant software
Ajay Parekh, Live Events/Video Producer
31/01/2010
in Features
Rick Young
Ajay Parekh has had 2 decades of experience in the live events, conference and video industry. Trained as a stage managerhe quickly developed his people and project management skills into the film and television industry. During his four years at the BBC he worked on many projects, with one of his highlights being a film called 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' Written and Directed by the late Anthony Minguella.
A look back at memorable SF SuperMeet Movies and more
31/01/2010
in Features
Rick Young
With the 2010 San Francisco SuperMeet about to happen, February 5, at the UCSF Mission Bay Conference Center in San Francisco, we take a look at some memorable moment from previous SuperMeets, spectacular demos, and inspiring moments.
The future of Radio Mics. - Alain Richer, Sennheiser
18/01/2010
in Features
Rick Young
Much of the entertainment industry relies on radio mics: television, theatre, concerts, hotels, events - at every corner of the production scene there is a need for wireless mics which are high quality and effective. The current range of radio mics rely on analogue frequencies. As these frequencies are reallocated or switched off this presents a problem to the entertainment industry with fears current equipment will not work for too much longer.
Testing the Editors Keys SL150 Vocal Mic
18/01/2010
in Features
Rick Young
Connected via a USB cable the Editors Keys condenser microphone SL150 is ready for action - in combination with the Editors Keys vocal booth this provides the means to produce affordable high quality audio. The SL150 features dual 22mm internal shock mounted diaphragms and is designed for recording singing vocals, speech, rapping, podcasts and musical instruments. Compatible with Final Cut, Premiere, Avid and After Effects and more.
Best of MacVideo Interviews 2009 (parts 3 & 4)
02/01/2010
in Features
Rick Young
Featuring: Claudio von Planta - War Cameraman/Journalist; Jonathan Walls- Co-Director/Editor; Lenny Lipton - Independent Filmmaker; Michael Wohl - original Final Cut Pro Development Team; Vaughan Smith - War Cameraman/Journalist; Walter Murch - Feature Film Editor; Tom Ohanian - Founding team Avid Technology; Jerry Hofmann - Digital Video Pioneer; Ramy Katrib - CEO and Founder, DigitalFilm Tree; The Ken Stone Sessions (part 1).
Best of MacVideo Movies 2009 (parts 3 & 4)
02/01/2010
in Features
Rick Young
Featuring: Making Music Videos - Greg Hawkes; Independent Filmmaker - Claudio von Planta; The Frontline Club - Vaughan Smith; Playing for Change - Jonathan Walls; What You Need to Know About FCP7 - Michael Wohl; World-class Cinematographer - Dedo Weigert; Filming Underwater - Luca Coltri; Effects Production in Final Cut Pro - Rick Young; Steenbeck Flatbed Editing - Alive and Kicking in 2009; JVC GY HM100 and GY HM-700 - Rick Young and Semir Nouri.
Best of MacVideo Interviews 2009 (parts 1 and 2)
28/12/2009
in Features
Rick Young
Featuring: Tom Robotham - inventor of Blender light, Noah Kadner - digital video expert; Brian Valente - Redrock Micro; Bob Daniels - CDIA; John Rule - Rule Broadcast; M Dot Strange - filmmaker; Larry Jordan - 2-Pop Founder; Anthony Artis - filmmaker; Arthur C. Smith III - filmmaker; Glenn Kennel - Arriflex.
DigitalFilm Tree, Hollywood
21/12/2009
in Features
Rick Young
When Walter Murch was investigating using Final Cut Pro to edit Cold Mountain, he and his assistant, Sean Cullen, visited a Los Angeles post facility known as DigitalFilm Tree to see what was possible. This resulted in a $999 piece of software being used to edit an eighty million dollar feature film. This high profile project well and truly put DigitalFilm Tree on the map as a facility able to handle major feature film work outside the established AVID way of working. In this piece we step inside DigitalFilm Tree, and Founder and CEO, Ramy Katrib shows us the facility and describes how it all works.
Ramy Katrib: Founder and CEO, DigitalFilm Tree
21/12/2009
in Features
Rick Young
When FCP hit the world back in 1999 the program was regarded as a video editing application. For those wishing to work with film, and match the negative to the edit produced within Final Cut, this was a formidable challenge. Those at a Los Angeles based edit facility known as DigitalFilm Tree were pioneers who broke through the wall of expensive post production and made film editing using FCP possible. Ramy Katrib, Founder and CEO of DigitalFilm Tree, was instrumental in making this happen. He tells the story to MacVideo.
The Ken Stone Sessions Part 4
14/12/2009
in Features
Rick Young
A panel of 4 experts in the world of Final Cut Pro and other Apple professional applications come together to discuss issues facing the video community. Filmed in Hollywood, at the studio of Ken Stone, we hear a wide range of opinions regarding where the world of video is at in the year 2009. Issues discussed include the difference between 1080 and 720 HD, how much difference the edit system makes to the editing process, and the attitude of the younger, technically savvy generation, to the wealth of technology available.
IBC SuperMeet: Final Cut Pro 7 Questions and Answers
14/12/2009
in Features
Rick Young
SuperMeet producers Dan Berube and Michael Horton decided to do something different for the IBC SuperMeet in September 2009. Hot off the announcement of Final Cut Studio 2 the floor was opened to questions from the audience. The result is a wide array of interesting questions which generated equally interesting answers. If ever an event shows the cohesion of the world video community, this is it. Featuring experts from the USA, UK, France and an audience from many different countries.
H.264 - the modern codec for distribution
23/11/2009
in Features
Rick Young
Wayne Andrews, Mac Product Manager from Matrox, talks in-depth about the importance of H.264 as a distribution codec and how Matrox MAX technology uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for mobile devices, the web and Blu-ray discs. By using specialized hardware acceleration, jobs are finished with superior speed to the technology used by Apple in the creation of H.264 files.
Box'a'tricks - investigating the Matrox MXO2 and MXO2 Mini with H.264 Max technology
23/11/2009
in Features
Rick Young
The MXO2 comes in several configurations: MXO2, MXO2 Rackmount, MXO2 LE and MXO2 Mini. All the MXO2 boxes essentially do the same thing, with the distinguishing factor being the inputs and outputs available. Each box provides for monitor calibration, up-convert, down-convert, cross-convert of video content, and optional accelerated encoding for H.264 using the Matrox Max technology.
Wes Plate: President, Automatic Duck
16/11/2009
in Features
Rick Young
Automatic Duck provides solutions for video editors needing to move between applications. They produce plug-ins specifically designed to enable content to work between AVID and Final Cut Pro, After Effects and Motion. In this interview, President of Automatic Duck, Wes Plate, talks about how the company was founded and the evolution of computer-based video editing over the last decade.
Jason Levine; Share the love with Adobe's CS4
16/11/2009
in Features
Rick Young
In this demo recorded at the FCPUG NAB SuperMeet, Jason's charismatic style comes though as he shows off how simple it is to bring a Final Cut Pro project into Adobe Premiere Pro, to then work with this content in After Effects and to author Blu-ray discs using Adobe Encore. Jason clearly shows that CS4 and Final Cut Pro can be used to compliment one another.
