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Concerns About FCP X? A Slap in the Face to “Pro Users”?

Concerns About FCP X? A Slap in the Face to “Pro Users”?

The web has been ablaze with discussion about the new FCP. It is so widespread that it has even been spoofed by Conan! very funny… at least to us nerdy editors:) and lest you think that it is only mac haters, think again. One of the things that I have been very interested in is [...]

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Hacking Final Cut To See The Canon Rebel T2i

So Canon has a Final Cut Plug-in called the “EOS MOVIE Plugin-E1 for Final Cut Pro Ver1.1″ (if you follow the link it will bring you to the downloads page but you still need to select Mac OSX form the drop down and then it will be in the list…) This plug-in allows final cut [...]

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Shutter Speed and the DSLR Filmmaker

Shutter Speed and the DSLR Filmmaker

The revolution of DSLR film-making opens up a lot of possibilities for video production. Some of which we are warned not to use… One thing that we are limited by in film is the standard for shutter speed. It is the industry standard that your shutter speed be at 2 times your frame rate. So [...]

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Productivity Software (for a small production studio)

Toodledo.com is an easy to use, web-based to-do list. Keeping track of all your tasks will help you avoid disorganization, stay motivated and be more productive. Check it out. One note…if you happen to have an iPhone the app is much cleaner and fun to use than the web program. Dropbox is a clean and [...]

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