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Re: Why does final cut pro ONLY launch when compressor and qmaster are UNINSTALLED? by Rafael Amador on Nov 22, 2009 at 3:45:50 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Hi Piff, I've been the last three years with the ears wide open in the COW and, believe me, I haven't heard of this behave too. Install your full FCS and run DiskWarrior or TechTools. Will work. Rafael www.nagavideo.com Re: Captured video not playing in Final Cut Pro by Scott Hathaway on Nov 22, 2009 at 3:03:51 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Thanks for your help. I sometimes forget the Final Cut Pro troubleshoot list. For your troubles, here's a quick video of what we're working on. http://www.vimeo.com/7749238 _________ I make movies, not a living. Re: Best Settings For a Narrative with the HPX170 by Dan Brockett on Nov 22, 2009 at 2:20:03 am in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum http://www.redgiantsoftware.com/products/host-applications/apple-final-cut-pro/magic-bullet-looks/ Enjoy! But remember that stuff like Magic Bullet is best when it is subtle. Dan Providing value added material to all of your favorite DVDs Re: Captured video not playing in Final Cut Pro by Shane Ross on Nov 22, 2009 at 2:01:32 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum HOOT! Because when something that SHOULD would DOESN'T...then something must be corrupt. Commonly those are the prefs. Shane GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD...don't miss it. Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def Re: Captured video not playing in Final Cut Pro by Scott Hathaway on Nov 22, 2009 at 2:00:12 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Trashing the prefs worked. Why? I don't know. _________ I make movies, not a living. Re: Captured video not playing in Final Cut Pro by Shane Ross on Nov 22, 2009 at 12:42:40 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Hmmm... Delete the clip you have and drag the file from the drive into FCP...does that work? OH! Trash your preferences too...just to be safe. That cures a lot of odd things. http://www.digitalrebellion.com PREFERENCE MANAGER Shane Re: Captured video not playing in Final Cut Pro by Scott Hathaway on Nov 22, 2009 at 12:39:24 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Apple ProRes 422 HQ 23.98 Psf. Again, tape captured to the end where timecode breaks off, but Final Cut says that the tape was captured successfully and it can play back in quicktime. _________ I make movies, not a living. Re: Captured video not playing in Final Cut Pro by Shane Ross on Nov 22, 2009 at 12:36:33 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum You captured a tape in FCP, but can't VIEW it in FCP? What codec did you capture it as? Shane GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD...don't miss it. Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def Captured video not playing in Final Cut Pro by Scott Hathaway on Nov 22, 2009 at 12:32:24 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum I'm capturing video from an HDW-1800 HDCam deck through the Kona Lhe into Final Cut Pro 6.0.6 in complete tape captures and am having problems playing back clips that were captured to the end of the tape where Final Cut has told me the tape has been Re: Using a XENYX 802 soundboard with FCP by Jerry Hofmann on Nov 21, 2009 at 11:19:39 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum What audio input does your iMac have? Jerry Apple Certified Trainer Author: "Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4" Click here 8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, AJA Kona 2, Huge Systems Array UL3D, AJA Io HD, 17" MBP, Matr Re: HDW 1800 problems by Scott Hathaway on Nov 21, 2009 at 11:15:36 pm in the AJA Kona Forum Thanks Bob. The initial problem was the cable. I had not inserted the cable properly into the Kona. Stupid. Secondary problem was the frame rate in the menu. Thanks for kicking my butt on that one. Thirdly, some of our captures (now that we have it w Re: Too Many KP's by Jerry Hofmann on Nov 21, 2009 at 11:14:53 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum KP's are usually hardware issues and the SataMax was sold to you by somebody right? so go to the manufacturer's website and download drivers for Snow Leopard if they have them. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer Author: "Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Re: Help! FCP says reconnect files but all files are fine and visable... by Jerry Hofmann on Nov 21, 2009 at 11:12:33 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum You need to import the clips from the SD card via log and transfer before you trash them. I'd copy the original files first to a hard drive then import them. FCP can't edit from the SD card, and it doesn't support AVCHD directly. They must be importe Re: HELP! FCP keeps crashing, conversion, settings? by Jerry Hofmann on Nov 21, 2009 at 11:10:20 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Try creating a new project then importing all the clips... if this fails, you likely have some corrupt media there... Jerry Apple Certified Trainer Author: "Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4" Click here 8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig Re: Crashes on Renders etc. with XDCAM EX footage by Jerry Hofmann on Nov 21, 2009 at 11:05:40 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum The plugin also has to be totally compatible. Have you checked the website for it to see if it is? Jerry Apple Certified Trainer Author: "Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4" Click here 8-Core 3.0 Intel Mac Pro, Dual 2 gig G5, AJA Kona SD, A Re: Best Settings For a Narrative with the HPX170 by Matthew Sonnenfeld on Nov 21, 2009 at 10:29:00 pm in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum Those suggestions sound really interesting. Dan, what is Magic Bullet? I'm fairly surprised that I've never heard of it before. I'm pretty good with Final Cut's Tri Color corrector and I'm trying to teach myself Color. By the time I am shooting ( Re: Importing HD files. by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 10:20:18 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum They do. But at least they allow you do use your G5 instead of having to fork out $$ for a new machine. Shane GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD...don't miss it. Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def Re: How Do I Mix Formats in Post Without Losing Picture Quality? by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 10:06:01 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum Don't try to mix the GOP formats on the timeline...not only is that VERY taxing on the computer and might cause a LOT of crashing, converting one GOP format to the other, via rendering, looks like poop. Edit BOTH formats in a ProRes timeline. y Re: Importing HD files. by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 9:57:28 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum There are also software converters that will work with this format...to convert to DVCPRO HD that the G5 can handle. Toast 10 Voltaic Sure there's more, but those are the ones I know. Shane GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DV Best Settings For a Narrative with the HPX170 by Matthew Sonnenfeld on Nov 21, 2009 at 9:22:56 pm in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum Hey Fellow Cow Users, So I'm planning a narrative short film for the Columbia Universtiy National Undergraduate Film Festival (CUNUFF) and the Ivy FIlm Festival, and I'm trying to figure out the best settings that I could use on my HPX170. So f Re: HPX-2700 and HPX-170 by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 9:16:36 pm in the Panasonic HVX - HPX (P2) Forum Both cameras need to be set up EXACTLY the same way. Since they both have most of the same settings, it should be fine. Make sure that you choose 1080i 24pA...that's ADVANCED...for advanced pulldown removal. If you have 1080i 24P, then it won't re Re: Always ask to setup scratch disk by Jerry Hofmann on Nov 21, 2009 at 8:25:26 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum The real solution for this is to give each student on each machine their own user profile... that way their prefs for all applications are not changed when they log in. Jerry Apple Certified Trainer Author: "Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4" C Re: Crashes on Renders etc. with XDCAM EX footage by Jerry Hofmann on Nov 21, 2009 at 8:20:30 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum LHe you mean right? 99 times out of a hundred if you're having Kernal Panics it's because of a hardware issue. Drivers have to be compatible with your OS so be sure the ones for the Kona and the raid card are compatible. Jerry Apple Certified Re: 5DtoFCP Complete FCS Workflow for getting Canon HD Footage into Final Cut Pro by Chandler Kauffman on Nov 21, 2009 at 8:12:21 pm in the Canon Cameras Forum Any chance of a 24fps conversion to XDCAM 1080P? Sony EX1 Canon 5d mark 2 FCP 6.06 Re: Capture Question by Steve Eisen on Nov 21, 2009 at 8:09:33 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Get a DVD Recorder and set it to EP mode. In that mode you can record 6 hours of video on a DVD-R or 12 hours on a Dual Layer disc. Personally, I have never heard of a DVD Recorder with only an XP (60 minute) record mode. Most allow to record in Re: Why does final cut pro ONLY launch when compressor and qmaster are UNINSTALLED? by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 7:47:10 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum [piff aroni] "only to be told by someone with 20,000 posts, that the problem was unheard of and they have never seen it before... " Take a look at the top of the forum... That's me. I said that. And it is true, I never heard of it. You obvi Picture problems with Magic Bullet and Final Cut Pro by Jonas Mallmanz on Nov 21, 2009 at 7:36:46 pm in the Magic Bullet Suite Forum Hey everyone, I have a problem concerning the use of magic bullet looks (1.0) with final cut. The standard effects such as vignette and post contrast all work fine.. but the looks builder is giving me some distortions of the image. Rendering th Why does final cut pro ONLY launch when compressor and qmaster are UNINSTALLED? by piff aroni on Nov 21, 2009 at 5:51:23 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Good day all, I have been having a problem with FCP ever since version 6 that I have found out the hard way, that its hasn't been fixed in FCP7. The problem is, that FCP will NOT run unless qmaster/compressor is uninstalled. FCP will crash around Digitising problem by Rodrigo Campos on Nov 21, 2009 at 5:28:57 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Dear Friends! I can't get my final cut pro to recognise my camera JVC GY-HD250 as an external device. After I have connected the camera to my MAC through a firewire and initialised my final cut pro, the following message appears on the screen: " problem when i burn a dvd!!!! by Emy Bazatu on Nov 21, 2009 at 5:12:30 pm in the Apple DVD Studio Pro Forum hi guys!!! i have a problem!!! I exported a clip about 50 minutes with Final cut pro using quick time movie... then i opened that in dvd studio pro and the status are green now at video and audio.... then i setup first play and i burned it... the pr Re: Problems importing MXFs (P2 Footage) time-lapse footage into FCP 7 by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 5:08:59 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum [Pat Greene] " I would just drag the MXFs files directly onto the timeline and it would work fine. That said, FCP 7 will not allow me to so. " That means that you had some driver that allowed QT to see MXF files. Like P2CMS or Raylight or Calibra Re: Significant color shift between FCP and COLOR? by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 4:18:51 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum What format are you editing in FCP? Color will render out as ProRes, and that might change something. But no, I never have had that issue and I go back and forth between the two multiple times a week. HDV captured as ProRes, then rendered out as P Re: DPS to FCP by gary adcock on Nov 21, 2009 at 3:35:16 pm in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum [Nick Pope] "I was wondering if anyone had any insight to using/converting Velocity DPS/DVA files in Final Cut Pro. " Telestream's Episode can do this. gary adcock Studio37 HD & Film Consultation Post and Production Workflows f Re: 5DtoFCP Complete FCS Workflow for getting Canon HD Footage into Final Cut Pro by Peter Wiggins on Nov 21, 2009 at 1:49:44 pm in the Canon Cameras Forum Yes it will convert the 7D as well although you will probably have set the correct framerate already. Peter Re: 5DtoFCP Complete FCS Workflow for getting Canon HD Footage into Final Cut Pro by Tarik Sykes on Nov 21, 2009 at 11:11:05 am in the Canon Cameras Forum Hi, Does this work flow work with canon 7d as well? Have been looking into this cam! Make Vids. :) All Day and All Night Billet Video Studios(my production company) theWEBcentric (Freelance Video work) I love Nike Shoes Re: Disenaging the track pad? by walter biscardi on Nov 21, 2009 at 10:35:36 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Author. HD Post and Production Biscardi Creative Media "Foul Water, Fiery Serpent" now in Post. Creative Cow Forum Host: Apple Final Cut Pro, Apple Motion, Apple Color, Re: Capture Question by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 6:16:53 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum [Mike Wilson] "So, if I capture in Offline RT NTSC, approximately how big would you estimate that the file size of 1 hour of video be? " Approximately 40 minutes of Offline RT footage requires only 1 GB of storage space. [Mike Wilson] "Also, wo Re: Mixed media and music by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 5:34:12 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum [Atticus Brady] "First, I'm having difficulty importing music into FCP from iTunes." Because music bought on iTunes is not importable into FCP. Copy protected due to the fact that FCP is a professional editing application and you need the rights Re: Capture Question by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 5:28:27 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum [Mike Wilson] "There has got to be a way to capture in a compressed format. " There is. Offline RT. But then that isn't the DVD format either. It is a data file that you can put onto a disk, but then you need a computer with QT to see it...it w Re: Transition Plug-ins by Steve Eisen on Nov 21, 2009 at 3:34:02 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum CGM, CHV and one you should not overlook is Noise Industry's FX Factory Pro. Digital Juice Swipes You want cheezy, check out Discreet FX. They are bringing Toaster FX back to the Mac (FCP). That is if you have FCP 7 which added the new featur Title Question by Nic Genovese on Nov 21, 2009 at 3:24:10 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Hello, I am wondering if anyone could wither point me in the right direction to a Video tutorial or simply explain this technique to me. Here is what I'm trying to achieve. Ok, So how do you make object overlap titles without green screen filming. Re: Capture Question by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 2:52:48 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum [Mike Wilson] "The problem I have is that about 3 hours of video ends up being about 40GB. Im hoping someone could tell me how I would go about reducing the file size to something more reasonable (4GB or so, enough to fit onto a DVD)? " There is n HDW 1800 problems by Scott Hathaway on Nov 21, 2009 at 2:44:09 am in the AJA Kona Forum I'm attempting to capture HDCam footage using the HDW-1800 deck at 1080i. I am not having much luck capturing through the Aja Kona Lhe equipment. I am able to control the deck with the RSS 422 cable but I do not see a preview in the Final Cut Pro cap Re: Los Angeles based monitor calibration engineer by walter biscardi on Nov 21, 2009 at 2:16:19 am in the Apple Color Forum In the case of FSI, if you go that route, you won't need one. It will come fully calibrated and it has a self calibration tool using an FSI supplied probe that you can rent. Walter Biscardi, Jr. Editor, Colorist, Director, Writer, Consultant, Auth Re: AAF and Final Cut by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 1:21:43 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum I know of that system, but not how to migrate from it. Shane GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD...don't miss it. Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def Re: should i ever trust fcp item properties?? by zeynep ayguler on Nov 21, 2009 at 1:19:00 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum hello..thanks for the respond...that issue is remaining to being a mystery about fcp for me too... and..another strange thing is..as i mentioned in one of the previous article.. that some time ago i got across that passage while reading the Shake4 Re: The right thing? by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 1:15:34 am in the Apple Color Forum The MXO2 cannot connect to an iMac, only the original MXO can. Shane GETTING ORGANIZED WITH FINAL CUT PRO DVD...don't miss it. Read my blog, Little Frog in High Def Re: FCP not opening last project by Tom Wolsky on Nov 21, 2009 at 12:40:46 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro basics Forum FCP Rescue hasn't been updated in a while and doesn't work recent versions of the OS. All the best, Tom Class on Demand DVDs "Complete Training for FCP7," "Basic Training for FCS" and "Final Cut Express Made Easy" Author: "Final Cut Pro 5 DPS to FCP by Nick Pope on Nov 21, 2009 at 12:33:45 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Hello all: I was wondering if anyone had any insight to using/converting Velocity DPS/DVA files in Final Cut Pro. We have been using Velocity for about 7 years now, but have decided to switch platforms to FCP. Unfortunately, we also have about Re: dvd to fcp by Shane Ross on Nov 21, 2009 at 12:17:01 am in the Apple Final Cut Pro Forum Get MPEG STREAMCLIP (http://www.squared5.com) and rip it to DV/ntsc or DV50. Heck, yeah, if ProRes is available use that (ProRes SD). You won't improve the quality at all, in fact it will go down a little as you are transcoding, but you can push thi CoreMelt Plugins New ! CoreMelt - Sky Replace in Final Cut Pro Apple Pro Video Trainer Mikey Bouchereau demonstrates how to instantly replace an over exposed or blown out sky straight on the timeline in Final Cut Pro. By using the Sky Replace tool in the Pigment set of color correction tools, you can avoid a time consuming trip to After Effects or Motion. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Mikey Bouchereau RE:Vision Effects Twixtor Fit-to-Fill in FCP Overview of how to use Twixtor within Final Cut Pro to lengthen or shorten a sequence to fit into a specified gap using the frame number option in Twixtor. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Convergent Design nano takes EX3 to new level In today's High Definition video production world, digital acquisition is now the mainstream workflow for a wide spectrum of production levels. In this article, CreativeCOW leader Michael Palmer takes a look at Convergent Design's new nanoFlash SDI/HDMI digital recorder. Review, Editorial Author: Michael Palmer RE:Vision Effects Twixtor Overview for FCP This video tutorial gives an overview of how to use Twixtor within Final Cut Pro, including how to apply Twixtor, how to speed up and slow down footage using Twixtor , and special considerations needed. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Lori Freitag Zaxwerks Controlling Zaxwerks ProAnimator Pivot-Point Controlling ProAnimator's pivot point has always been a daunting task! In this video tutorial, Creative COW leader, Serge Hamad will share with you a simple but very effective trick to gain ABSOLUTE control over the Pivot-Point and consequently greatly enhance your ProAnimator animations. Tutorial, Video Tutorial Author: Serge Hamad Apple Final Cut Pro Working with HDV in Final Cut Pro You can work successfully with HDV in Final Cut Pro, provided you know the secrets and the limits. In this Final Cut Pro tutorial from The Creative COW Magazine, Jerry Hofmann reveals what you need to know to work with high definition video in Final Cut. Tutorial Author: Jerry Hofmann Apple Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro 3 Philip Hodgetts presents the definitive 'hands-on' preview of Apple's new Final Cut Pro 3. Read on for everything you wanted to know, and some things you hadn't even thought of yet. Review Author: Philip Hodgetts Apple Final Cut Pro Achieving a Rock Solid Final Cut Pro System In this Creative COW Magazine article, Jerry Hofmann describes how to set-up a Final Cut Pro system that really works - no matter which version you are running... Tutorial Author: Jerry Hofmann Apple Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro 2 for FireWire Joshua Wachs takes a look at Final Cut Pro 2 for FireWire DV Editing written by Charles Roberts and published by Focal Press and determines that this is still a valuable addition to your resource book shelf. Review Author: Joshua Wachs Apple Final Cut Pro Avid versus Final Cut Pro: One Editor's Perspective Longtime professional editor, Patrick Inhofer -- whose work has included many stints on systems like Smoke, Avid and newer tools like Final Cut -- explores the differences between Avid Composer and Final Cut Pro. With his experience, Patrick explores workflow and feature comparisons of areas where they are both similar and dissimilar. Whether you agree or disagree with Patrick, we guarantee that you will find his perspective to be well thought out and full of information gained from years in the editing booth. Feature Author: Patrick Inhofer Apple Final Cut Pro How2 Upgrade to Final Cut Pro 4 -- the Right Way! In this article, Philip Hodgetts walks you step by step how to upgrade to Apple Final Cut Pro 4 -- the right way so that you'll save yourself mistakes and headaches. Tutorial Author: Philip Hodgetts Apple Final Cut Pro Bad TV Effect for Final Cut Pro Do you want to create that 'bad TV' look that is becoming more and more popular? Stephen Smith's Bad TV tutorial will show you how to create this spectacle effect using tools already provided by Final Cut Pro. Tutorial Author: Stephen Smith Apple Final Cut Pro Jittery Film Effects in Final Cut Pro In this Final Cut Pro tutorial, we'll like to welcome RunawayTraining.com's Steve Miller who joins the Cow team and offers this tutorial for Apple Final Cut Pro users who want to know how those TV commercials and music videos make their footage look like there is a malfunctioning projector running amuck, serving up the footage with the kind of jitter and jump that was once so common in the silent movie era. This tutorial uses only the stock plug-ins that come in the box with Final Cut Pro HD. Tutorial Author: Steve Miller Apple Color Tangent Wave Control Panel Review In this article Walter Biscardi, Jr. takes an indepth look at the new Tangent Wave Control Panel. Review Author: Walter Biscardi Apple Final Cut Pro Marco Solorio Reviews Final Cut Pro 101 with Jerry Hofmann Class On Demand, a company that's known for its selection of instructional videos for applications like Newtek Lightwave 3D and Pinnacle Alladin with hosts by the likes of Dan Ablan and Paul Holtz, have brought us a new video; Final Cut Pro 101 hosted by Creative Cow's own infamous Jerry Hofmann. Jerry is an instructor at the Colorado Film & Video Instructional Studios (a facility with 20 Final Cut Pro bays) and has a Final Cut Pro book credit to his name, ''The Final Cut Pro X Project'' published by New Riders. You know you're getting top-notch video instruction here! Review Author: Marco Solorio Apple Final Cut Pro Jerry Hofmann reviews the DV Companion for Final Cut Pro 3 One of CreativeCOW's Final Cut Pro® forum leaders, Jerry Hofmann takes a look at the DV Companion, The Intelligent Assistant for Final Cut Pro 3. What it is, what's new if you're already experienced with the DV Companions and why it's a 'must have' if you're editing with Final Cut Pro 3. Review Author: Jerry Hofmann Apple Final Cut Pro 'Final Cut Pro 2 Editing Workshop' Book Review One of CreativeCOW's popular Final Cut Pro® forum leaders, Jerry Hofmann takes a look at fellow leader Tom Wolsky's new 'Final Cut Pro 2 Editing Workshop'. Jerry teaches FCP at a university, so he's always on the lookout for good teaching resources and he concludes that Tom's book is a triumph for beginner and intermediate users of Final Cut Pro 2 Review Author: Jerry Hofmann Apple Final Cut Pro Color Correction for Final Cut Pro If anyone is familiar with Digital Film Tree, you'll know they accomplished quite a few tasks under their Sunset Boulevard compounds. DFT is also popular for their in-house training courses in Final Cut Pro and Cinema Tools. Combine this with their other assortment of training videos and you have a powerhouse of instructional know-how. In this article, Marco Solorio takes a look at Review Author: Marco Solorio Apple Final Cut Pro Beginner's Final Cut Pro by Michael Rubin David Callaghan takes a look at Michael Rubin's Beginner's Final Cut Pro published by Peachpit Press. Review Author: David Callaghan Apple Final Cut Pro Final Cut Pro HD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide CreativeCOW contributing editor David Bogie reviews Final Cut Pro HD for Mac OS X: Visual QuickPro Guide, written by Lisa Brenneis, published by Peachpit Press, 792 pages, July 6, 2004, ISBN: 0321269187, and entices us to read why he would say..."When I was asked to review this book I thought it would be easy: find the good stuff, point out and whine about the bad stuff, and self-righteously nit pick the typos. No can do. Turns out I've got issues." Review Author: David Bogie Apple Final Cut Pro Field Editing & Production Using Final Cut Pro Apple has really changed the face of Post Production with the power and affordability of Final Cut Pro. In Creativecow leader, Walter Biscardi's view, the real power of the product is its flexibility. From offline to uncompressed HDTV, from laptop to desktop, FCP gives us unparalleled flexibility as creators. Recently Walter took FCP on the road for a three day corporate shoot and found it to be a major tool in the project. Tutorial Author: Walter Biscardi Podcasts boris fx tutorials podcast Final Effects Complete 5 - Text Effects Are you tired of solid stroke and soft shadows on your text styles? Do you need something unique and catchy for your project? 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