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Apple acknowledge the blue frame bug with custom video effects in FCPX

Fri, 25 May 2012 11:34:12 +0100

We have had the problem, people on our Forum have had the problem: blue frames in Final Cut Pro X when using custom video effects. Apple have acknowledged the problem and posted a fix.

Reproduce the TopGear custom transitions with this new Final Cut Pro X plugin pack

Thu, 24 May 2012 10:52:44 +0100

The UK BBC TV show TopGear has been using custom transitions to get a very stylised feel to their VT inserts. HyGear is a $49 pack of FCPX transitions that replicate the look.

Tiffen update their digital filter suite Dfx v3 for Final Cut Pro X and Motion 5

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:28:45 +0100

We're pretty sure we've used the London bus analogy here on FCP.co before, but products from different manufacturers do seem to be released in batches. This time it's Tiffen with an FCPX friendly upgrade to their award winning pack of filters.

Compositing with greenscreen in Final Cut Pro X with Mark Spencer and Steve Martin

Tue, 22 May 2012 22:37:05 +0100

In this new episode of MacBreak Studio, Mark Spencer and Steve Martin talk about basic compositing in FCPX. You might not have a send to Motion feature, so can great greenscreen compositing be done directly in Final Cut Pro X?

Win one of 5 copies of CrumplePop's new Colourkit Suite for #FCPX each worth $499

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:16:18 +0100

Previewed at this year's NAB, CrumplePop has released ColorKit Suite, a new collection of color and film tool plugins for Final Cut Pro X. Each suite is worth $499 and we have 5 to giveaway in our largest ever competition.

SugarFX update MagiMoto and Bubble Buddy for Final Cut Pro X

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:00:00 +0100

Longtime plugin producer SugarFX has upgraded two of its plugins to work with FCPX. MagiMoto and Bubble Buddy are now fully compatible with Final Cut Pro X.

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

Wed, 16 May 2012 23:35:42 +0100

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.

Ripple Training release their Sound Editing in FCPX training course

Wed, 16 May 2012 09:27:32 +0100

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

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:49:50 +0100

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.

There's more to rigging in Motion than just making effects for FCPX

Sun, 13 May 2012 22:23:24 +0100

The boys at MacBreak Studio don't half crack out the tutorials at an impressive rate. This time they take a look at the creative rigging possibilities in Motion.

Amazing $97 collection of iPhone, iPad, Facebook, OSX & Windows graphic templates

Fri, 11 May 2012 10:45:32 +0100

Have you ever had to mock-up a webpage or iPad or iPhone screen to be included in a client video and spent hours recreating the graphics? We came across this awesome pack of graphic templates and thought they were too good not to share.

Using the new meta search features in Final Cut Pro X

Thu, 10 May 2012 11:13:56 +0100

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

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:19:07 +0100

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...

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

Wed, 09 May 2012 08:02:50 +0100

***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

Mon, 07 May 2012 06:23:53 +0100

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?

Advanced audio in Final Cut Pro X with Michael Wohl

Fri, 04 May 2012 07:05:09 +0100

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

Thu, 03 May 2012 07:05:45 +0100

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.

Using Layered Photoshop files in Final Cut Pro X

Thu, 03 May 2012 06:31:00 +0100

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

Tue, 01 May 2012 07:43:58 +0100

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

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 07:31:07 +0100

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.

Digital Film Tools upgrade Film Stocks for Final Cut Pro X

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:51:20 +0100

When we reported on Film Stocks from Digital Film Tools back in January, we mentioned no support for FCPX. That's been fixed with this new update.

Fixing corrupt event database files in Final Cut Pro X

Sun, 29 Apr 2012 22:04:41 +0100

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.

The best computer video demo video ever - With Kiki wipes

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 22:34:55 +0100

What did Shane's NAB video from yesterday start? After two conversations in the office and 3 emails, we thought we would go looking for the infamous 'Kiki Wipe.' We found the wipes and probably the best ever demo video (erhem) you'll see for a computer that handles video. Yes it's Friday.

Shane Ross and his video review of NAB 2012

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 06:50:35 +0100

How could we not post Shane Ross's video podcast of this year's NAB Show 2012. When you get the Smoke 2013 Product Manger to reenact a Kiki wipe, you know it's not going to be an ordinary review.

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

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 07:26:46 +0100

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?

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

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 07:27:40 +0100

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.

Build Final Cut Pro X timeline templates with Editoid

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 00:00:20 +0100

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.

Part 2 of Mark Spencer and Steve Martin on using the camera in Motion 5

Sun, 22 Apr 2012 23:30:00 +0100

We would say these guys are hot foot from their busy classes at NAB, but we suspect they batch record the popular MacBreak Studio episodes well in advance. More on using the camera in Motion 5.

20 Metre and 30 Metre Optical Thunderbolt cables from Sumitomo

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 20:22:53 +0100

There is no doubt that Thunderbolt is changing our industry, but up until now long cable runs were impossible. Now you'll be able to have your Thunderbolt devices more than 3 metres apart thanks to Sumitomo.

G-Technology ship the Thunderbolt G-RAID and announce the Thunderbolt G-Drive

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 19:28:52 +0100

Another Thunderbolt product shipping and a brand new Thunderbolt product announced at the show for G-Technology. Seems Thunderbolt is becoming the only way to connect to local storage.

Promise announce the J2 drive - It's small and very fast

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 06:26:56 +0100

Straight on our Christmas wish list this year (After the Blackmagic Cinema Camera) are these two portable Thunderbolt drives from Promise, the J4 and the J2.

Convert your Mac Mini to an XServe, add more PCIe cards & a Thunderbolt ExpressCard reader ...

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 17:28:35 +0100

A range of clever hardware devices from Sonnett Technologies Inc. From the large 'XServed' Mac Mini to the ExpressCard reader, these boxes expand your Mac using Thunderbolt.

MOTU display their HDX-SDI with Thunderbolt running with FCPX

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 16:09:35 +0100

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

Tue, 17 Apr 2012 16:48:48 +0100

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.

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

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 19:25:02 +0100

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.

A new Blackmagic Cinema Camera and a redesign of the Resolve GUI

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 17:39:08 +0100

The hot news of the show this morning is the new Blackmagic Cinema Camera. Second up on the Blackmagic Design slate is the announcement of a GUI redesign for Resolve.

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

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:23:36 +0100

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.

The 9th annual Pre-Nab Discussion Panel

Sun, 15 Apr 2012 20:43:06 +0100

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.

FCP7 to Resolve to FCPX An indie RED workflow for feature length motion pictures

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Independent filmaker Nick Gregorio got an added bonus when his feature 'Green' was able to be remastered in FCPX with the original RED files via Resolve.

Motion's camera explained part 1 on MacBreak Studio

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 20:26:19 +0100

Another MacBreak Studio and this time the duo of Mark Spencer and Steve Martin embark on the first leg of a three part journey to discover more about Motion's camera.

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

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 08:06:56 +0100

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.

Matrox, AJA and Blackmagic all update their broadcast out drivers for FCPX

Wed, 11 Apr 2012 09:13:00 +0100

With Apple announcing improvements in broadcast monitoring with the 10.0.4 update, the three main hardware manufacturers have announced software updates too.

Apple release the 10.0.4 update to Final Cut Pro X

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 19:28:30 +0100

***Motion & Compressor get updates***

Timed for the week before NAB, Apple have published the latest update to Final Cut Pro X, 10.0.4

What's the first thing you should do on your Mac after the Easter break?

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 22:27:45 +0100

The answer is to check for a virus. Yeup you read right, your machine could be infected with the Flashback OSX Trojan. Won't happen to you? A good friend of FCP.co got hit.

Two lots of Alexis Van Hurkman on BlackMagic Design's Resolve, MacBreak Studio & MacBreak ...

Mon, 09 Apr 2012 21:23:10 +0100

The first part of Alexis's introduction to BlackMagic Design's DaVinci Resolve was extremely popular. He's back with part two of three and we've also posted his appearance on the live version of MacBreak Studio where he goes into more detail about the job of a colorist.

Creating signed installers to get your plugins and effects into Final Cut Pro X

Thu, 05 Apr 2012 09:40:02 +0100

Distributing templates and effects around different machines and editors can be made easy by using installers. Digital Rebellion's Pro Maintenance Tools gets an update that can build installers for custom plugin effects. Good job too as things are going to get even more complicated under Mountain Lion!

Getting MXF files into Final Cut Pro without waiting using VirtualMXF

Tue, 03 Apr 2012 09:00:57 +0100

Life would be so much simpler for us editors if everybody used the same codec, preferably ProRes. VirtualMXF from Hamburg Pro Media brings a little more friendliness to handling MXF files in non linear editors.

An introduction to DaVinci Resolve Part One on MacBreak Studio

Mon, 02 Apr 2012 10:01:15 +0100

Steve Martin is joined by Alexis Van Hurkman this time on MacBreak Studio to talk about Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve. A great 15 minutes worth of information.

Stop your disks spinning down whilst editing with Disksomnia from Digital Heaven

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 09:13:30 +0100

Tired of waiting for your disks to spin back up to speed when you've not accessed them for a while from your NLE? The new version of Disksomnia from Digital Heaven will keep them ready.

Final Cut Pro X - Real World Use on the Iditarod Sled Dog Race

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:38:05 +0100

The first thing we did this morning in the FCP.co office after switching the kettle on was to sit down and watch this video. Real life examples of FCPX in action are always welcome.

Indiescans launch three film grain packs priced at $99 each

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 10:26:33 +0100

A bit of déjà vu going on here but more about that later. Indiescans have joined the film grain party by releasing three packs of film grain to superimpose over your footage.

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

Wed, 28 Mar 2012 09:20:03 +0100

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.

Final Cut X: Moving Forward in Video Editing

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 10:06:59 +0100

An hour and a half long presentation on Final Cut Pro X from Ari Feldman of the Manhattan Edit Workshop. Good beginner viewing.

A new tutorial from Ripple Training - Mastering the Camera in Motion5

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 09:36:07 +0100

Hot off the press, or should we say hot out of ScreenFlow, Ripple Training has launched their latest Motion tutorial. Coupon code included!

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

Fri, 23 Mar 2012 10:57:36 +0100

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.

Keyframing tips with Motion and Final Cut Pro X in MacBreak Studio

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 11:48:50 +0100

Billed as a look at the new features in the Motion 5.0.2 update, this episode really is all about keyframing and dropzones. Not to be missed.

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

Thu, 22 Mar 2012 09:44:32 +0100

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.

Kickstart CrumplePop's new film grain product Grain35

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:54:45 +0100

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!

The Baselight plugin for Final Cut Pro 7 is released at $995

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 09:31:34 +0100

Yes two things that are slightly shocking from the headline. The price and also the fact that it's only available for Final Cut Pro 7. Not all is lost though...

Larry Jordan talks FCPX and other speakers present from the BVE Expo

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:15:34 +0100

Larry Jordan gave a couple of talks at the recent BVE Expo in London. In one, he summed up the not too successful Final Cut Pro X launch quite well. We've also included some other great speakers from the show too who talk about tapeless production, 3D, SANs, media in the cloud and much much more...

The Top Ten Final Cut Pro X books

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 10:20:30 +0100

***Updated***

There's now a lot of books published on Final Cut Pro X, so using Amazon as the rank provider, we thought we would publish the top ten FCPX books out there.

MotionVFX launch a $49 mLooks pack of wedding looks for FCPX

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 09:49:30 +0100

If you are using Final Cut Pro X to produce weddings then this new pack of looks from MotionVFX is going to be of interest to you.

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

Fri, 16 Mar 2012 08:42:15 +0100

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.

Win one of 3 new $49 SugarFX Punchline titles & transitions plugin packs for #FCPX

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:13:48 +0100

***Winners Announced***

SugarFX have launched a plugin pack for Final Cut Pro X containing 32 different effects called Punchline. They have very kindly given us three copies to give away to FCP.co readers.

Apple publish a 10 point 'Troubleshooting Basics' help document for Final Cut Pro X

Thu, 15 Mar 2012 11:02:58 +0100

Apple have published a document with a lot of help links that are designed to troubleshoot the basic problems you might get with FCPX. One we would definitely bookmark.

Is Final Cut Pro X going to do to video what Gutenberg did with printing?

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Picture by El Bibliomata & Matt Neale 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....

Relinking media in Final Cut Pro 10.0.3 with Steve Martin and Mark Spencer

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 13:48:02 +0100

In this edition of MacBreak Studio, the guys take a look at the new relinking feature that was released in the FCPX 10.0.3 update.

10 new effects for Final Cut Pro X with TransiMatic from SquidFX

Tue, 13 Mar 2012 09:39:00 +0100

Bored with the built in FX in FCPX? Fresh out of the box are ten new transitions in a pack called 'TransiMatic' from SquidFX.

Ripple Training launch their $79 DaVinci Resolve Core Training course

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 09:33:06 +0100

Ripple Training have just launched their $79 DaVinci Resolve Core Training by Alexis Van Hurkman. Sample extracts and a discount coupon code after the break.

Nattress launch their $49 pack of Film Transitions for Final Cut Pro

Fri, 09 Mar 2012 11:11:50 +0100

It's been a week of plugin and software releases and there's more to come. Graeme Nattress has launched a pack of film transitions for FCPX, Motion and After Effects.

Irudis launch the free Tonalizer VFX Lite color corrector plugin for Final Cut Pro

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 10:35:32 +0100

Irudis have released a free version of their popular photographic style grading plugin Tonalizer. Tonalizer VFX Lite is free and ready for download for all Final Cut Pro 7 and FCPX users.

Mark Spencer and Steve Martin present part three of multicam editing in FCPX

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:42:05 +0100

The final part in the multicam trilogy from Mark Spencer and Steve Martin on MacBreak Studio. This time they have a good look at multicam trimming in Final Cut Pro X.

ReelPath debut two Final Cut Pro X plugins on the Mac App store with Bounceit! and Springit!

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 11:31:54 +0100

New to the market plugin maker ReelPath have launched two new FCP plugins on the Mac App Store. bounceIt! and springIt! are $25 dollars each.

Larry Jordan runs us through the new 10.0.3 features in Final Cut Pro X

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 10:51:47 +0100

40 minutes of update news from FCPX guru Larry Jordan when he presented at the recent meeting of the Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group.

Sheffield Softworks release two plugins via FxFactory

Wed, 07 Mar 2012 09:31:35 +0100

Long term plugin writer and Motion guru Patrick Sheffield has moved two of his popular plugins over to the FxFactory delivery method. Priced At $19 and $29, they're not going to break the bank stylizing your footage.

Twixtor versus Optical Flow in Final Cut Pro X - Who wins?

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 12:11:45 +0100

In the red corner we have the newly released Twixtor upgrade for FCPX. In the blue corner we have the built in Optical Flow in Final Cut Pro X. Who wins the super slomo fight?

Color Grading Central launches its membership for DaVinci Resolve tutorials

Tue, 06 Mar 2012 11:00:27 +0100

Denver Riddle's tutorials on color correcting in Final Cut Pro X are some of the best. Now he's turned his talents to producing tutorials for Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve.

Getting single or multiple clips out of Final Cut Pro X with the $16 ClipExporter App

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 10:28:12 +0100

You've finished a short film but need to have some VFX applied to a few shots in your FCPX timeline. Now you can export the clips you need as reference movies, with handles using ClipExporter.

RE:Vision FX release Twixtor for Final Cut Pro X

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:18:26 +0100

Twixtor is an almost legendary plugin, for retiming footage for that extreme slomo look there isn't a better method. It's been released for FCPX, but sit down before you look at the price.

Final Cut Pro X Advanced Color Grading Techniques on this hour plus webinar

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 15:08:24 +0100

There are many ways to colour grade in FCPX. You can use the match colour feature right up to third party plugins. Kevin McAuliffe takes a look through the options.

Canon launch the $3,499 EOS 5D Mark III

Fri, 02 Mar 2012 08:59:40 +0100

A DSLR that has a lot to live up to. Canon have announced the EOS 5D Mark III, the successor to the video shooting, game changing, much loved Mark II

Philip Hodgetts presents Final Cut Pro 7 to X at the LAFCPUG

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 10:05:43 +0100

If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a demo by an app's creator is a whole novel. Philip Hodgetts talks about getting Final Cut Pro 7 projects into FCPX using 7toX.

Part 2 of a 3 part series of FCPX Multicam tutorials from Mark Spencer and Steve Martin

Thu, 01 Mar 2012 09:21:52 +0100

Mark Spencer and Steve Martin have published the next episode in their three part tutorial series on multicam editing in Final Cut Pro X.

35% discount on Tonalizer VFX Final Cut Pro plugin for FCP.co readers

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 13:11:12 +0100

We caught up Kenneth Tang Laerke from Irudis at the recent BVE Show in London. He gave us some news on the plugin Tonalizer VFX, the company and he also offered our readers 35% discount until the end of the week.

Promoting your film or video was made with Final Cut Pro

Tue, 28 Feb 2012 13:34:14 +0100

We recently set up a section in our forum labeled 'Made with Final Cut Pro' which led us on to think about whatever happened to the Apple approved practice of being able to add the information onto your film or video?

Getting iMovie projects from an IPad or iPhone into Final Cut Pro X

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 12:02:53 +0100

A thread appeared on our forum over the weekend on the possibility of taking iMovie projects off an iPad or iPhone and into FCPX. It's possible and we post the steps you'll need to take.

Adobe launch Photoshop Touch for the iPad

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 10:59:42 +0100

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

Everything is a Remix, the fourth and final part of an amazing series

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 11:51:17 +0100

We got so excited when Kirby Ferguson's final part of the remix series was released, we just wanted to post it straight away. But before we hit the publish button, we thought we would save if for an off topic Friday watch. Brilliant.

Part 1 of a 3 part series of FCPX Multicam tutorials from Mark Spencer and Steve Martin

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 10:25:58 +0100

A three part multicam editing in Final Cut Pro X special from Mark Spencer and Steve Martin on MacBreak Studio. We publish part one, the setup. Plus we link to their free update of the Ripple Training FCPX tutorials and publish a money off coupon code if you haven't bought them already.

Now you can send clips from Final Cut Pro X to Motion

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 12:41:15 +0100

***Updated with link to Mac App Store*** The loss of being able to send a clip to Motion from Final Cut Pro X severely hampered the interoperability and thus the creativity between the new FCPX and Motion5. Here's one step to getting roundtripping back with a brand new App....

Rgrain $60 film grain clips package for making video look like filmstock

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 11:12:54 +0100

Rgrain have released a set of film grain clips to overlay onto your footage to make that pin sharp video look like it was shot on a film camera. $60 gets you the set to work in Final Cut Pro and other NLE's

Watching an FCP editor's creative process

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 13:51:27 +0100

Nacho Mayals Mira left his screen capture program running whilst he edited a one minute short on Final Cut Pro 7 for a film festival. You can watch what went on from start to finish.

Scribbeo The iOS App that lets you view, comment, draw and collaborate on video.

Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Announced at the, erhem, Creative Pro User Group SuperMeet in San Francisco, Scribbeo is a $0.99 app that makes sharing notes and annotations on video easy.

Mirroring your Final Cut Pro X screen now to AppleTV without using Mountain Lion

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 11:53:57 +0100

***Update - New version now allows second display out from FCPX*** When the preview of Mountain Lion was announced, everybody thought how cool it would be in the future to mirror your FCPX desktop to an AppleTV. You don't have to wait until after the summer or later for the new cat, we show you how to do it now....

The new features in 10.0.3 in MacBreak Studio Live plus a new episode where the team build a slider

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 10:59:21 +0100

An hour and a half on the new features in the 10.0.3 update of Final Cut Pro X. Plus another episode where Mark and Steve build a slider, but maybe not the slider you think...

Matrox release beta drivers for Final Cut Pro X broadcast output

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 21:21:37 +0100

Matrox have followed the lead of Blackmagic Design and AJA by releasing FCPX beta drivers for their products. We were only playing with the software two days ago...

Apple give us a sneak peak of features in the new Mountain Lion OS

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 20:21:56 +0100

Apple today previewed Mountain Lion, the new version of the Mac operating system. If you're not a developer you are going to have to wait until the end of the summer for the new cat to arrive.

A Valentines present from Canon - The MXF ingest plugin for Final Cut Pro X

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:24:20 +0100

There have been so many Canon & FCPX users out there desperately wanting this plugin to be released. Canon have made their Valentines Day by releasing a new version of their XF plugin.

Ident and organise your rushes automatically into Final Cut Pro with QRSlate

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:03:34 +0100

We have overlooked many instances of new clapperboard iPad apps being released as there's a lot of them out there. QRSlate is slightly different as it tags the footage with a QR code for automatic recognition and logging info matching later. Clever.

Using Final Cut Pro X with a large touchscreen

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:41:20 +0100

It's not Minority Report, but it is a step closer. Jason Rose is editing with FCPX on a large touchscreen. Cool? Fast? Slow? We will let you decide.