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Davinci Resolve 14 Continues to Grow as a Full-Featured NLE

April 26, 2017 By Eric Reagan

When Blackmagic Design unveiled Davinci Resolve 12 a couple years ago at NAB 2015, the company raised lots of eyebrows with what it presented as a full-fledged NLE for video editing from start to finish with all the power of Resolve’s color grading tools in it as well. It had a dot-five upgrade last year to give us Resolve 12.5 and this year gets a full version-and-a-half jump with an impressive set of new features. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Blackmagic Design Tagged With: adobe, apple, Blackmagic Design, Davinci Resolve, Davinci Resolve 14, FCP X, nle, premiere pro

 

Final Cut Pro X 10.2 Adds 3D Titling and More

April 14, 2015 By Eric Reagan

Final Cut Pro X 10.2

During NAB 2015 this week, Apple released updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor.

Final Cut Pro X 10.2’s big new features include:

  • 3D titles
  • improved masking for color grading and effects
  • native support for more camera formats
  • GPU-accelerated RED RAW processing

Motion 5.2 extends the power of 3D titles with the ability to create custom materials and environments and instantly publish them to Final Cut Pro X. And, Compressor 4.2 makes it easy to package a movie for sale on the iTunes Store.

The complete list of release notes for Final Cut Pro X 10.2 are listed below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: apple Tagged With: FCP X, Final Cut Pro X, NAB 2015

CTRL+Console Turns Your iPad into a Video Editing Control Surface

December 18, 2014 By Eric Reagan

CTRL+Console with MacBook

A couple days ago, I randomly got a download code for the CTRL+Console app and a couple modules because I went to the Supermeet at NAB this year. I don’t even remember seeing it there but I thought I would check it out because the demo video looked pretty slick.

I have been using it as a control surface for editing in Adobe Premiere Pro for a day or two now.

It is a very well designed app that allows your iPad to connect via Bluetooth to your Mac or Windows machine and serve as a control surface, complete with a jog wheel. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Final Cut Pro, Lightroom, Reviews, Video Production Tagged With: app, CTRL Console, FCP X, Final Cut Pro X, ipad, premiere pro

Final Cut Pro 10.1.4 Available, Adds MXF File Support

December 2, 2014 By Eric Reagan

FCP X

Apple has released Final Cut Pro X 10.1.4, which adds native MXF support as well as several other updates.

The complete list of updates in Final Cut Pro 10.1.4 is as follows: [Read more…]

Filed Under: apple, Software, Video Production Tagged With: FCP X, Final Cut Pro X, MXF

Apple FCP X Update ver. 10.1.2

July 21, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Final Cut Pro X

Apple recently updated Final Cut Pro X to version 10.1.2.

The update adds the following features: [Read more…]

Filed Under: apple Tagged With: apple, FCP X, final cut pro, Final Cut Pro X

Coremelt TrackX for FCP X Review

March 27, 2014 By Eric Reagan

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Coremelt TrackX is a plugin for Final Cut Pro X that allows you to track objects in your footage while inside FCP X using Mocha and without needing to take footage to an outside program like After Effects or Motion. The trackers are added to your footage and you can replace screens, add tracking text or blur logos and such directly from your FCP X project.

The workflow is rather straightforward. Although it is not an entry-level task, it is still fairly simple to follow the tutorials and start tracking with TrackX. My jaw dropped the first time I saw this working in my FCP X project. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Reviews, Video Production Tagged With: Coremelt, FCP X, Final Cut Pro X, Mocha, motion tracker, TrackX

Red Giant Launches Universe, a Membership Plug-in Community

March 12, 2014 By Eric Reagan

After a tease last week, Red Giant has taken the wraps off of Universe and launched a public beta of the new community centered around editing and filmmaking plug-ins and tools. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Video Production Tagged With: after effects, editing, FCP X, final cut pro, nle, plug-in, post production, premiere pro, Red Giant, Universe

Final Cut Pro X Version 10.1.1 Released

January 16, 2014 By Eric Reagan

Final Cut Pro X

Apple has released Final Cut Pro X version 10.1.1, which provides the following bug fixes.

  • Preserves media files if an external drive or network is disconnected while consolidating a library
  • Resolves an issue with loading audio content in the Music and Sound Browser
  • Fixes a stability issue when applying a Motion effect with Scroll Text behavior
  • Faster switching between proxy media and original or optimized media
  • Improves Timeline responsiveness with very large projects

The update is available through the Mac App Store.

Filed Under: apple Tagged With: bug fix, FCP X, Final Cut Pro X, nle, update

Coremelt Launches TrackX, a New Motion Tracking Plugin for Final Cut Pro X

January 14, 2014 By Eric Reagan

TrackX Tracking in FCP X

Coremelt has launched new motion tracking tools in the TrackX plugin for Final Cut Pro X that leans on Mocha’s Academy Award-winning Planar Tracking technology to track people and objects in moving shots for compositing directly in FCP X. To track an object for compositing, just draw a shape around the object you want to track and the Mocha tracking engine will lock on and allow you to track text, do screen replacements, replace signs and more. It looks pretty freaking amazing. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Video Production Tagged With: FCP X, Final Cut Pro X, motion tracking, tracking, TrackX

Twixtor v6 Released with GPU Acceleration for After Effects, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro

September 4, 2013 By Eric Reagan

[vimeo https://vimeo.com/29017795 w=640&h=360]

The popular slow-motion plug-in, Twixtor, has been updated to version 6, and now includes GPU acceleration for After Effects, Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro (7 or X). The update provides speeds up to 5x faster than with the CPU-only.

Adobe users need CS5 or later for PP or AE, while FCP users need FCP 7 or FCP X 10.0.8 or higher. Additional GPU and system requirements can be found here on RE:Vision Effects’ website.

Twixtor Pro v6 runs $595, while the standard version is $329.95. Upgrades for Twixtor standard are $82.49 and Twixtor Pro are $149.95. More details here on Twixtor’s pricing page.

Filed Under: Software, Video Production Tagged With: after effects, FCP, FCP X, premiere pro, slow motion, twixtor

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