Is Final Cut Pro X going to do to video what Gutenberg did with printing?
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We think we are right in the middle of a revolution in media. This exclusive article from Robert Buller asks is history repeating itself?  Essential reading for anybody who works in the media, thought provoking stuff indeed.

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Using FCPX on long format broadcast productions
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In this special article, we take a look at how one company supplies a national US broadcaster with half hour shows cut exclusively on Final Cut Pro X. Advantages, disadvantages, the workflow and more.

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The Top Ten things to do after you've bought FCPX
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A few months on from the release of Final Cut Pro X, we thought we would take a look at what you can do or need once you've bought FCPX. Content, tutorials, books and videos all await.

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Controlling FCPX via speech commands in Lion OSX
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It might not be the Minority Report 'air GUI' but you can control a lot of the features within Final Cut Pro X with just your voice. Could you do a complete edit without having to touch the keyboard?

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Beautiful free photo album effect for FCPX and Motion
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You might have seen our list of free Final Cut Pro effects over on our forum, it grows every day! This template was too good to not be mentioned on our front page, an animating photo album from Robbert-Jan van der Does.

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Slow motion at 1% using Optical Flow in FCPX
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Final Cut Pro has never been good at slow motion. The introduction of FCPX has now brought Optical Flow retiming within the app -so what does video at 1% of original speed look like?

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Oliver Peters takes a look at Final Cut Pro X
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Oliver doesn't go for link bait headlines or 'First Look' reviews that get published 30 minutes after a product is released. He takes his time and writes probably some of the best articles on editing on the internet.

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What happens when you swap time and space whilst editing?
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Not really a question that we've asked ourselves before, but we are glad that Lastfutre found out the answer. Using Final Cut Pro and Motion, he swapped the two dimensions in the production of this video.

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Do you really need to sign a petition to let Apple know that FCPX hasn't been received well?

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Sandwiched on Petitiononline.com in between 'Ban animal gas chambers' and 'Petition to tackle the rise of Islamophobia' is 'Final Cut Pro X is not a professional application.' Do we really need to sign this to get the message to Apple? 

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The Top Ten Editors concerns about Final Cut Pro X
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This is a very brief first look at the some of the key features of FCPX from the viewpoint of the professional editor. Not the data wrangler, not the media manager, not the one-stop shop, production-company-in-a-bedroom. The cutter.

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What plugins will work with Final Cut Pro X?
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FCPX day two and we are starting to look into the new app a little closer and examine its possibilities and check out third party products. What plugins are available for FCPX? Will my old plugins work with FCPX?

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Launched today, our new FCP.co Community and Forum are now open - Buckle up and enjoy the ride!
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We are very proud to launch our FCP Community page and Forum today. We have included some amazing functionality for users - profiles, groups, events and forum postings to mention a few, everybody is welcome.

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Winding the clock back to 1999 with FCP V1
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We were going to try and not mention that three lettered acronym for the whole of today until we found this. Andrew Baum, Product Marketing Manager heads up this Apple video presentation from 1999 of Final Cut Pro 1. Some of the messages are curiously familiar.

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