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Win one of 2 new $59 Pro Versioner backup tools from Digital Rebellion for #FinalCutPro 7 and #FCPX

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***Winners Announced***

The Autosave Vault in FCP 7 has saved our bacon many times, but what about wanting to go back to older versions of your edit in Final Cut Pro X? We have 2 copies of Pro Versioner from Digital Rebellion to give away that allow you to step back in time on any NLE.

MOTU display their HDX-SDI with Thunderbolt running with FCPX

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MOTO Inc is a relative stranger to the capture and playback market for video, so we thought we'd take a look at the new Thunderbolt equipped HDX-SDI.

Adobe showcase Premiere Pro CS6 new GUI, new features and it looks very familiar!

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At one minute past midnight EST, Adobe published details about their new version of Premiere Pro CS6. We had the pleasure of a sneak peek a few weeks ago.

Also labeled: Premiere, NAB

Adobe Photoshop CS6 Beta available for download. It edits video too

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Adobe have announced that the latest version of Photoshop, CS6 is now in beta and available for free download. Yes the interface has gone dark and yes it can edit video too.

Also labeled: YouTube, DSLR, Photoshop

The Conan editors take a humorous look at the new Premiere Pro

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The Conan Editors who took that humorous look at Final Cut Pro X when it was released have had a sneak peak at the new version of Adobe's Premiere Pro. A funny infomercial? You decide.

Also labeled: Vimeo, Premiere

Adobe launch Photoshop Touch for the iPad

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Accidentally launched on the App Store yesterday, withdrawn and now back up today, Adobe have released Photoshop Touch for the iPad at $9.99.

Also labeled: iPad

Fotoshop by Adobé A brilliant take on beauty retouching

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This video is just too good to hold back until Friday. A brilliant tongue in cheek look at the retouching of model shots, a behind the scenes video too.

Also labeled: Vimeo, Photoshop

Win one of two free copies of Digital Rebellion's upgraded $99 Pro Media Tools

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***Winners Announced***

Digital Rebellion have put more than 300 updates into their media management product, Pro Media Tools which is now at Version 1.1. They have also very kindly given us 2 copies to giveaway.

Also labeled: YouTube, Final Cut Pro, Avid, Premiere, FCPX

GenArts release Sapphire V6 plugins for Final Cut Pro 7

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GenArts have released Version 6 of their popular plugin pack Sapphire for Final Cut Pro 7. They seem to be moving away from compositing tools and going for the eye candy.

Adobe asked Apple to shut down Final Cut

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The title is complete linkbait, but shortly after Apple acquired Final Cut that's exactly what Adobe wanted. For the last fortnight, we've been reading John Buck's excellent book Timeline Volume 2, a history of editing.

CoreMelt upgrade their plugins for FCPX and lower the price

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CoreMelt Complete is now available for Final Cut Pro X and it's been reduced to half price. Also Red Giant show us why Magic Bullet won't be coming to FCPX just yet.

'Avid is the Steinway of editing and Final Cut Pro is the Yamaha' Four editors discuss editing on the Mac

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So you take the editor who cut Bohemian Rhapsody, two Apple trainers and MacVideo host Rick Young, sit them in front of an audience and get them to talk about editing on the Mac...

Also labeled: Final Cut Pro, Apple, Avid, Premiere, FCPX

EditCodes, an iPhone & iPad app containing a searchable database of common errors for Mac based video editing software

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What a superb idea. Compile into a database all the common error codes you'll likely to come across on Mac based video editing software. Then wrap it all up into a searchable iPhone & iPad app for $1.99.

Also labeled: Final Cut Pro, iPhone, iPad, Avid, Premiere, FCPX

Adobe buy into Automatic Duck. Why? Is this good news or bad news for FCPX?

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The news yesterday that Wes Plate from Automatic Duck was moving to Adobe flashed around the internet pretty quickly. Is this good or bad news for Final Cut Pro X?

Also labeled: After Effects, Premiere

Blackmagic Design announce the low cost HDMI & Thunderbolt equipped Intensity Extreme

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The newly announced Thunderbolted Intensity Extreme from Blackmagic Design is targeted at professional videographers. Small, bus powered with HDMI in & out, it will retail for €209.

Matrox announce their Thunderbolt adaptor, works with new and existing MXO2 products

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Matrox have taken a different approach to Thunderbolt connectivity with their I/O products compared to other manufacturers. Instead of building new models with Thunderbolt connectors, the adaptor allows new and existing products to use the superfast technology.

AJA launch the Io XT, their first Thunderbolt enabled product

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We think we'll look back and see the introduction of Thunderbolt as a bit of a watershed. Today AJA Video Systems announced the io XT, a portable I/O video 7 audio capture box. We sat down with Tony Cacciarelli who took us through all the new products and updates for IBC 2011.

Foolcut: The FCPX to After Effects AppleScript in action

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We first saw this a few days ago and to be honest were slightly put off by the sparse website. There is nothing like a fresh demo to prove a point and here the author shows off the script exporting RED material out of Final Cut Pro X and into After Effects.

Wacom Inkling - Transferring sketches into digital files

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You may ask "What has Inkling got to do with Final Cut Pro?" Well not a lot, but it is so cool we thought we would have to mention this new product from Wacom.

Also labeled: YouTube, Photoshop

Digital Film Tools release an FCPX compatible version of their Rays plugin

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Rays, you either love them or hate them, but used right they can add a lot of impact or subtle realism. Digital Film Tools have upgraded their Rays plugin to work with Final Cut Pro X.