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How to Import AVCHD Files from a Memory Card or Hard Drive in Final Cut Pro X

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FCP X Camera Import

FCP X Camera Import Window

For all of its faults, Final Cut Pro X offers much better native file compatibility than its predecessor.  However, all files aren’t equal when working in Final Cut Pro X.  Some files, like the .MTS files produced from AVCHD video capture, require you to take a couple of extra steps to get them into FCP X.

Here are a some simple tips to make it smoother to get those .MTS files off of a memory card or hard drive – and without the need to connect the camera to your Mac. [Read more…]

 

Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X [New Book]

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Final Cut Pro X Book

Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X is a new book from Diana Weynand.  As you are probably well aware of by now, Final Cut Pro X is a significant change from what we’ve been used to with Final Cut Pro 7 and its predecessors.

Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro X retails for $54.99; however, it is currently available for pre-order on Amazon.com for $34.64.

Adobe Offering 50% Off for Final Cut Pro Switchers

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Adobe’s marketing machine is taking advantage of the Final Cut Pro X dilemma by enticing Final Cut Pro users with a 50% off discount of competing Adobe products and packages, including Premiere Pro CS5.5 and Production Premium CS5.5.  Adobe’s promo (shown above) takes a dig at Apple’s recent bad press with its switch slogan: “You’re a pro. Make sure your toolset is too.” [Read more…]

Apple Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5 and Compressor 4 Now Available

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Apple has just made Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5 and Compressor 4 available in the Mac App Store.  FCP X runs $299, while Motion 5 and Compressor 4 can be picked up for just $49 each.

Now we see all of the features unveiled back in April, as well as some new features.  I’ll have more coverage on FCP X as I get my hands dirty, but for now, check out the feature list below. [Read more…]

Apple Final Cut Pro X Release Imminent Along with Thunderbolt Devices?

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While WWDC 2011 would have been a fitting time to launch Final Cut Pro X, Apple failed to do so.  According to the info we got from Apple at the sneak peek back in April, Final Cut Pro X is due to arrive in the Mac App Store this month.  Since the teaser though, it’s been all crickets from the mothership. [Read more…]

Will Final Cut Pro X Be Officially Released at WWDC 2011?

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On Monday, June 6, WWDC 2011 kicks off in San Francisco with Steve Jobs on stage at 1PM ET.  Of course, the consumer topics of iCloud, iOS 5 and OS X Lion are at the top of the buzz list; however, those who have been waiting patiently (or, impatiently for some of us) since the Final Cut Pro X teaser in April may not have to wait much longer either. [Read more…]