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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 1)
22/02/2010
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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
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
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.
Best of MacVideo Interviews 2009 (parts 3 & 4)
02/01/2010
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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
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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
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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.
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
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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.
Jason Levine; Share the love with Adobe's CS4
16/11/2009
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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.
Telestream Announces Major Software Release for Pipeline Systems
05/10/2009
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Rick Young
Log and capture is the latest in a series of powerful new features for Windows users; Avid MXF support added for Mac and Windows users
Blackmagic buys da Vinci
14/09/2009
in Features
Rick Young
Blackmagic Design has announced the purchase of all assets of DaVinci Systems LLC. This purchase means Blackmagic Design will now offer DaVinci Resolve DI color correction systems and DaVinci Revival film restoration products for sale worldwide. Since 1984 DaVinci have been, and continue to be, the standard in post production. The acquisition propels Blackmagic to the highest echelons of the production world.
IBC SuperMeet Preview - Dan Berube and Michael Horton
06/09/2009
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Rick Young
The agenda is now set for the Second Annual Amsterdam FCPUG SuperMeet to be held Sunday, 13 September 2009 at The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Dam Square, the heart of Amsterdam, Netherlands. Doors open at 16:30 with an FCP Showcase with 26 exhibitors; Presentations begin at 19:00 and continue until 23:30. Headlining the event is Final Cut Pro co-creator Michael Wohl.
Talkin' Codecs - The Ken Stone Sessions (part 3)
06/09/2009
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Rick Young
Four giants of the digital video scene: Ken Stone, Michael Horton, Philip Hodgetts, Andrew Balis, get together and talk about what really counts when it comes to acquisition. What you need to know about and how to deal with issues such as frame size, codec choice, and what to look for when working through the myriad of acquisition and post-production codecs available to the modern filmmaker.
Final Cut Pro 7 and the rest of Final Cut Studio 3 unleashed: New features (part 1)
27/07/2009
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Rick Young
It only happens every 2 years or so that Apple releases a major upgrade to its professional suite of post-production software. Now Final Cut Studio 3 is unveiled, and at the core is Final Cut Pro 7. New Features to Final Cut Pro 7 include: Expanded ProRes family, Easy export, iChat Theater support, New speed change tools, Alpha transitions, Improved markers, Native AVC-Intra support, Background export, Global transitions, Multi-Touch Trackpad and more
Wayne Andrews, Mac Product Manager, Matrox
06/07/2009
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Rick Young
Wayne Andrews from Matrox runs through the latest encoding technology, including accelerated H.264 encoding for Mac towers and Mac laptops with Express 34 slot. Matrox CompressHD features the first implementation of Matrox MAX technology in an H.264 accelerator card for the Mac. 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 quickly and system resources are free for other tasks.
Mike and Dan rev up for the London SuperMeet
22/06/2009
in News
Rick Young
FCUPUG London Supermeet this Thursday, 25th June. Last chance to sign up for the FCPUG London SuperMeet - featuring Walter Murch, Philip Bloom, Martin Baker and more.
Blackmagic Design announce 16 new products at NAB, 2009
11/05/2009
in Features
Rick Young
At NAB, in April 2009, Blackmagic design announced a host of new products, several being built around fiber optic technology, the expansion of their own Videohub routers, support for 3Gb SDI and the introduction of the Ultrascope - the world's first PC-based 3Gb/s SDI and optical fiber SDI scopes designed for editors and colorists with true broadcast engineering technical accuracy.
Shifting Paradigms - interview with Jerry Hofmann
05/05/2009
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Rick Young
Jerry Hofmann is a veteran of the video world, having first worked with black and white 2 inch Quad, and then moving onto Umatic in the 1970's. Jerry has witnessed every major shift in technology from film, tape, analogue, digital, linear, non-linear, RED, Avid, Final Cut Pro and more... In this interview Jerry talks about what he thinks is hot at NAB 2009 and where the technology may take us. During his 32 year professional show business career, Jerry has become an award winning theatrical actor, TV and film editor, writer, director and producer. He has produced hundreds of TV Commercials, industrial films, as well as broadcast television shows.
Keylight and Furnace by The Foundry (parts 1 and 2)
14/04/2009
in Features
Rick Young
The Foundry are regarded as a major player in the plug-in market. Keylight is an extremely capable blue/green screen keyer, whilst Furnace provides high-end tools for editors and compositors. The Foundry has won an Academy Award for technical achievement for their technology, now available for Final Cut Pro users.
