FCPX

Digital Anarchy update Beauty Box to version 2 for Final Cut Pro X

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With camera resolutions growing by thousands of pixels every NAB, it means that every slight imperfection of an actress or actors skin now gets captured with pin sharp clarity. Beauty Box 2 is a plugin that softens those minor blemishes and it now works in Final Cut Pro X too.

Also labeled: Final Cut Pro, Plugins, Premiere

Ripple Training release their Sound Editing in FCPX training course

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There are loads of tutorials out there about editing video within Final Cut Pro X, not so many about audio. Ripple Training have released a whole course dedicated to getting your audio sounding the best it can in FCPX. We've also got a money off coupon code.

The free Ken Burns style plugin Pan & Zoom gets updated for Final Cut Pro X

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When the Final Cut Studio version of Pan & Zoom was released, it gave great Ken Burns style effects in Final Cut Pro 7 and was easy to use too. Noise Industries has now upgraded the free plugin to work with FCPX.

Using the new meta search features in Final Cut Pro X

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When Steve Martin describes a new feature as 'huge' then it's definitely worth a look. More great tips from the MacBreak guys, this time on searching meta data.

Colour correcting from Final Cut Pro X with Aperture

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Yes you read the title right, how to colour correct in FCPX with a roundtrip via Aperture. It's a very long trip, a very, very long trip, but if you must go...

Also labeled: Final Cut Pro, Tutorials, Grading

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.

Using gestures to edit with Final Cut Pro X

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It's not Minority Report, but it's a stage nearer. Jason Chong is controlling Final Cut Pro X with custom gestures on an Apple Magic Trackpad. Can he edit without resorting to the mouse?

Also labeled: YouTube, Final Cut Pro

Advanced audio in Final Cut Pro X with Michael Wohl

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At the recent meeting of the LAFCPUG (CPUG?) Micheal Wohl gave a twenty minute presentation on the advanced audio features in FCPX. Lots of good tips in there and maybe some features you've yet to discover.

How one young filmmaker has embraced Final Cut Pro X

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With the big debate about Final Cut Pro X still alight, it was refreshing to get a new and unbiased view. Chris Gatewood, a young filmmaker has been using FCPX to post produce his latest film.

Also labeled: YouTube, Final Cut Pro, iMovie

Using Layered Photoshop files in Final Cut Pro X

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Introduced in the 10.0.3 update, FCPX now supports layered Photoshop files. An unmissable 10 minutes from the MacBreak Studio guys on using those files in Final Cut Pro X.

SugarFX launch two new plugins, Rolling Credits and Patterns

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Plugin producer SugarFX has launched two new products for Final Cut Pro X. Rolling Credits has many different styles of movie credit templates and Patterns is a pack of transitions.

Ripple Training launch a new Final Cut Pro X plugin called Callouts

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The guys at Ripple Training have branched out from their excellent tutorials and released Callouts, a $49 FxFactory based plugin for Final Cut Pro X. If you need to make a graphic point onscreen, a few clicks of Callouts will make sure it's seen.

Fixing corrupt event database files in Final Cut Pro X

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Using the restore function in Final Cut Pro 7 saved many a bad file, but what happens when you get a corrupted FCPX file? In this unmissable episode of MacBreak Studio, you'll learn how to repair a file that stops FCPX from opening.

Also labeled: YouTube, Final Cut Pro, Tutorials

Google Drive and We Video collaborative editing - Does this change everything?

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When Google Drive was announced yesterday, everybody just thought it was just a similar product to Dropbox with competitive pricing. For us video editors, there's a lot more to it than just file sharing. Is this the future?

Also labeled: YouTube

Presentations on editing featuring Final Cut Pro X from both sides of the Atlantic

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Two recent presentations that both talk about Final Cut Pro X. One from industry guru Evan Schectmann in the US, the other from Mark Richard Adams of Doghouse Productions in the UK.

Also labeled: YouTube, Final Cut Pro

Build Final Cut Pro X timeline templates with Editoid

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We think this is one of those apps where you won't see the large potential workflow possibilities until you start using it. Imagenharia has launched Editoid, an app that lets you make FCPX template timelines.

Also labeled: Final Cut Pro

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.

Sony launch their PDZK-LT2 XDCAM import plugin for FCPX and upgrade XDCAM Browser

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Sony have two new pieces of software running with FCPX on their stand here at NAB 2012. An import plugin for XDCAM into Final Cut Pro X and an FCPX friendly update to XDCAM Browser. The plugin is available for download now, sort of.

Also labeled: Plugins, Sony, ProRes, NAB

Autodesk present the new $3499 Smoke 2013 Takes FCP7 XML and FCPXML in directly

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We had the pleasure today of attending the launch of Autodesk's Smoke 2013 for the Mac at Dream Vision Studios in Las Vegas. Not to be missed was Evan Schectman's take on the product.

Also labeled: Final Cut Pro, NAB

The 9th annual Pre-Nab Discussion Panel

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As Mark Raudonis said, "What a difference a year makes" This time last year the chat was all FCPX, now the panel of leading industry speakers major on life post FCP7, what's happening to the MacPro and what does the Cloud mean to us editors.

Also labeled: Final Cut Pro, NAB, Events