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

***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

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.

The Ki Pro Quad, Ki Pro Rack and the Thunderbolt T-Tap from AJA Video Systems

Before the BlackMagic event this morning we went to the AJA Video Systems breakfast press conference. New products were announced including the Ki Pro Quad which will record 4K out of your Canon EOS C500.

New Sorenson Squeeze 8 Pro supports Apple ProRes, Avid DNxHD and Dolby Pro Audio

Sorenson has launched Squeeze 8 Pro, the new version can now output ProRes files directly from within Avid. Codec specific add-ons available for existing customers.

Sony F65 workflow for getting 4K files into Final Cut Pro and Avid

If you are one of the lucky editors who will work with 4K RAW or SR codec footage from the Sony F65 camera, then you'll need to know how to get the footage off the cards and into your NLE.

Kickstart CrumplePop's new film grain product Grain35

You can help CrumplePop build the ultimate film grain package by funding the production of Grain35 on Kickstarter. You'll also get the product once it's been finished!

Avid launch Avid Studio for the iPad - iAvid anybody?

A quick reaction from Avid to the release of FCPX 10.0.3 - they have launched Avid for the iPad! Yes could this be Avid's sign of moving into the iMovie/FCPX market? 

Comparing FCPX to Avid Media Composer 6 on MacBreak Studio Live

A slightly different MacBreak Studio Live this month. This time Steve Kantor joins the regulars where they take a look at Avid's Media Composer 6 and how it compares and differs from Final Cut Pro X. It's a good battle!

Eye Scream Factory launch 74 DVE Transitions for FCP7 in Boris RED 5

Eye Scream Factory have launched 74 DVE effects for Boris Red and that means they will work in our old friend Final Cut Pro 7.

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

***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.

Digital Film Tools release reFine a $99 plugin for FCPX and Final Cut Pro 7

Digital Film Tools have released 'reFine' a $99 video & film plugin that delivers edge aware sharpening and smoothing effects. The plugin supports many hosts including Final Cut Pro X and FCP7.

Watch the entire night's presentation from the Boston SuperMeet

By kind permission of the the guys who run the SuperMeets, we present the entire presentation lineup from the recent Boston event. DaVinci Resolve, Canon EOS, Autodesk Smoke, Avid Media Composer 6 and the editor of Black Swan are all on the billing.

GenArts release Sapphire V6 plugins for Final Cut Pro 7

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

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.

Avid launch Media Composer 6 with an upgrade deal for Final Cut Pro 7 Users

Today Avid announced their new 64 bit version of Media Composer, version 6. We even thought about giving it a whirl here on the FCP.co campus until we found out the price!

November 3rd - A big day for announcements

***Updated with link to Canon & Red liveblogs***

What a news day today is going to be! Three huge announcements from three large companies, Canon, Red and Avid all have special events planned.

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

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...

Automatic Duck post all their products to download free, including their FCPX audio exporter

Why does an important piece of news always happen on a Friday afternoon? Yes you read the title right, Automatic Duck have posted all their XML and FCPXML translation tools for free download.

What will Walter Murch think of FCPX? Final agenda announced for thursday's Boston SuperMeet

If you're anywhere near Boston this coming Thursday the 27th of October, then this is a must. The SuperMeet sets down camp in Massachusetts for the night with a pretty impressive presenter line up. What will Walter Murch think of Final Cut Pro X?

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

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.