Final Cut Blog

2003-08-31T17:59:00.000-04:00

we've moved!

PhilaFCPUG.org

PhilaFCPUG.org

PhilaFCPUG.org

Jeff G

2003-08-29T20:49:00.000-04:00

Yet another update was posted today: Final Cut Pro 4.0.2

2003-08-13T22:53:00.000-04:00

The Final Cut Pro 4.0.1 update provides performance improvements and enhancements in several key areas.

2003-06-05T17:51:00.000-04:00

Final Cut Pro 4 will be available starting at 4 p.m. June 14

2003-04-30T01:04:00.000-04:00

OS X 10.2 Jaguar Troubleshooting

This is a GREAT page I found for troubleshooting Jaguar problems.

Jeff G

2003-04-24T20:03:00.000-04:00

Final Cut Pro 4: A Hands on "Sneak Peak" by Steve Martin of Ripple Training

2003-04-07T16:19:00.000-04:00

Nab is happening...all sorts of things are happening...

Wow, and we've been slow.

In the mean time; as John has pointed out; FCP4 (june) DVDSP2 (aug) Shake 3 (?). All worth taking a look at.

2003-04-07T16:15:00.000-04:00

10-bit Uncompressed SDI or Analog Video
- 24-bit Digital/Optical/Analog Multi-Channel Audio
- RS-422 Machine Control
- Genlock

...and connect it all to the Mac via one FireWire cable.

Available June, US$2290

AJA Video - Serial Digital Video Interface and Conversion

2003-04-06T16:47:00.000-04:00

FCP4 is here

2003-01-14T10:33:00.000-05:00

Steve Martin of Ripple Training reviews Final Cut Express.

2003-01-08T22:38:00.000-05:00

11 features of the new CinéWave for Jaguar

I find #7 particularly interesting: "CinéAcquire for Mac OS X now includes real-time audio level meters as well as import of Avid bins."

2003-01-07T19:30:00.000-05:00

Apple - Final Cut Express

FCP Express.

DV only.

No offline/online. No Film.

Lots of real time previews.

Can work with FCP.

$299

2002-12-25T22:15:00.000-05:00

As posted on Pinnacle's CinéWave support page:

Great News!!! Pinnacle Systems is pleased to announce that CinéWave RT 3.0 for Mac OS 10.2.3 is now available for free download.

CinéWave SD just became CinéWave RT.

CinéWave RT 3.0 for Mac OS 10.2.3 includes many new features including over TWENTY FREE real-time effects. Free RT effects are not the only new feature of CinéWave RT 3.0.

The CinéWave RT 3.0 Manual has also been posted.

IMPORTANT Please Read: System requirements for CinéWave RT 3.0 are outlined in the CinéWave Mac OS X Configuration Guide.

CinéAcquire 2.0 Updater, with Support for Mac OS X Jaguar has also been posted.

2002-12-25T21:43:00.000-05:00

Merry Christmas.

December meeting.

Well, with all the holidays, Thursdays are such a bad day for meetings! (We couldn’t find a day that worked in November).

So, we’re meeting this month on the last Monday of the month - Monday, December 30th

Details:
6:30 PM
Future Media Concepts
325 Chestnut Street, Suite 220
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-922-2500

2002-12-06T15:37:00.000-05:00

Walter Murch is cutting his latest feature with Final Cut Pro

2002-12-05T19:42:00.000-05:00

FCP 3.0.4 is here!

FCP receives dot update. 3.0.4 boasts enhancements to EDL export, as well as a fix to that nasty 23 hour code bug. It looks as though my version 4 release prediction for DVExpo West may have been a little premature. wink. wink. We'll have to see what happens at Macworld...Enjoy the snow...

2002-11-15T18:00:00.000-05:00

The Apple Store at King of Prussia Mall is now open for business.

2002-11-08T21:53:00.000-05:00

Virtix Effects - Final Cut Pro - Products
Virtix effects for FCP.
Lasers Point to point. Cool. Lightsabers?

Also a broken pixel to "fix" video images

2002-10-31T21:53:00.000-05:00

Blackmagic Design DeckLink

There is a brand new uncompressed board on the block. Blackmagic design is now offering the DeckLink, a 10 bit board with SDI. All for an amazing street price of $995.

2002-10-31T17:10:00.000-05:00

AppleCare Document: 61786

Subframe audio problems with Matrox RTMac Card

2002-10-31T15:58:00.000-05:00

AppleCare Document: 61788

Ouch. 24 fps tc in FCP is not accurate; Apple is on the case

2002-10-28T10:05:00.000-05:00

Apple - QuickTime

READ THE BOTTOM. DO NOT, I repeat, NOT update to qt 6.0.2

Note to DVD Studio Pro and Final Cut Pro Users:
DVD Studio Pro users and Final Cut Pro users should not update to QuickTime 6 via download at this time. Final Cut Pro version 3.0.2 and DVD Studio Pro version 1.5.1 are qualified for use with QuickTime 6 included in Mac OS X v10.2.

2002-10-24T15:23:00.000-04:00

Greetings all!

Hope your October is going well.

This months meeting will be at:
SpringBoard Media
2212 Walnut Street
Philadelphia, PA 19103

We’re going to start at 7pm promptly (so plan to show up at 6:30).

On Wednesday October 30th (no Halloween conflicts), but note the change – Wednesday, not Thursday.

General Agenda:
News
Troubleshooting
A demo of Xpress DV
Some general pointers about getting good audio.

As always we’re giving away great stuff – we gave away over $250 worth of prizes at the September meeting. We ask respectfully for a $5 donation.

Don’t forget to check out our blog full of news and tips
http://phillyfcpug.blogspot.com

And drop me an email if you’d like to help with the blog or suggestions (future meetings, screenings, etc.)

See you then.

Jeff Greenberg

P.S. We also ask that you RSVP this month to here, so we can plan to have enough chairs.

2002-10-24T11:29:00.000-04:00

Apple - SuperDrive Update - Software Download

Here's the superdrive update you need if you have an apple DVD-R and want to use the newer high speed media.

Right now it only has the update for the iMac (the g4's were pulled) but check back at this link!

2002-10-16T06:32:00.000-04:00

AppleCare Document: 106214

Using Disk Utility and fsck for File System Maintenance.

There is a new way to startup in OSX called safe mode with the shift key as well.

While not immediately FCP related...sooner or later, we all have computer problems. This is a must-read.

Jeff G

2002-10-14T23:32:00.000-04:00

Buena Software, Inc.: Effect Essentials for Final Cut Pro

Buena Software releases Effect essentials for FCP.

Free demo available.

Try, see if you like.

2002-10-14T19:03:00.000-04:00

Buena Software, Inc.: Effect Essentials for Final Cut Pro

Darrin Cardani just announced that Effect Essentials for Final Cut Pro is now available. So you can now use them in both After Effects and FCP. Details at . As with the AE version, when you download the demo, you get the fully functional, non-time-limited Camera Flash plug-in for free.

- dcardani@buena.com

2002-10-08T00:09:00.000-04:00

Final Cut Pro Quick Tip #9

Another article about Color correction.

2002-10-08T00:07:00.000-04:00

AppleCare Document: 75353

Third party compatibilty chart.

2002-10-08T00:06:00.000-04:00

AppleCare Document: 86116

Ok. OMF for FCP are off in audio by one frame. Share and enjoy.

2002-10-01T09:37:00.000-04:00

From MacCentral.com tonight...
http://maccentral.macworld.com/news/0209/30.digitalvoodoo.php

Digital Voodoo offers Jaguar drivers for SD video cards
by Peter Cohen, pcohen@maccentral.com
September 30, 2002 7:15 pm ET

S. Melbourne, Australia-based Digital Voodoo has released updated software for all of its PCI-based Standard Definition (SD) 10-bit uncompressed video capture and playback cards. The new software supports Mac OS X 10.2, "Jaguar."

2002-09-28T20:55:00.000-04:00

FCP 3.0/Avid Xpress DV 3.5 Shootout

Stumbled across this review and found it quite entertaining. Although I've only edited with FCP in my few short years as a video hobbyist, I recently had the opportunity to watch someone using Express DV (albeit on a Windows 2000 box). Unfortunately, I didn't have any time to get hands-on, so in lieu of that, I read as much as I can. When I saw this review mentioned, comparing FCP to the '900 lb. gorrilla', I had to take a gander.

The article is somewhat lengthy, but it's in-depth, fair, and written by a 14-year Avid editing veteran. It absolutely warms my heart to tell you that in the end, he likes FCP better, despite his Avid roots. If you have about 10-15 minutes, you might want to check it out for yourself.....

2002-09-24T16:29:00.000-04:00

Our September meeting will be...Thursday October 3rd.

Sorry for any confusion (there’s another meeting that is conflicting with ours, we felt it best to move ours since we hadn’t sent out an announcement yet.)

Details:
6:30 PM
Future Media Concepts
325 Chestnut Street, Suite 220
Philadelphia, PA 19106
215-922-2500

Topics:
A Primer on Travel and Luma Mattes
Our Soon to be World Famous Giveaways every month
The up to date news and rumors from the Apple frontier
Ask the Experts – your solutions for FCP and Apple problems
and the always much, much more!

Membership is always free, but there is a $5 donation respectfully requested at the door.

2002-09-22T16:59:00.000-04:00

FCP - A Beginner's Guide to Final Cut Pro's Audio Filters

A really nice article on Ken Stone's site on some basic Audio filters. Hey, how do you get your Lav audio to match your Shotgun audio?

2002-09-22T14:39:00.000-04:00

Dantz says Adaptec SCSI cards do not function "reliably" under Mac OS X

Eric Ullman of Dantz' technical marketing team sent MacFixIt the following statement on Adaptec SCSI card compatibility:

"Ongoing testing by DantzLab has found that Adaptec SCSI cards do not function in a consistent, reliable manner when used with Mac OS X. These findings are supported by hundreds of reports from customers who have experienced problems with tape and CD-RW devices attached to Adaptec SCSI cards.

"The problem, which affects all versions of Mac OS X including 10.2 (Jaguar), is not application specific. Rather, incorrect data is passed by the SCSI card to and from any program communicating with a SCSI device. The result may simply be an inaccessible device, or worse, data corruption can occur.

"Adaptec has been made aware of this problem, and they are working on a solution. However, until this issue is resolved, Dantz can no longer recommend or support Adaptec SCSI adapters for use with Mac OS X. These adapters include the Adaptec 2906, 2930 (which is also the $49 Ultra SCSI card option with the Power Mac G4), 29160, 29160N, and 39160 SCSI controllers.

"When Adaptec releases new software drivers that provide reliablefunctionality in Mac OS X, we will reinstate support for Adaptec SCSI adapters at that time."

2002-09-22T00:48:00.000-04:00

service & support

Calling all Superdrive owners. There is an update to these drives. Apple hasn't released an updater yet. I'm not fully clear on the complete story, but you should be careful with higher speed recordable discs (2x and 4x DVD-R).

This is the pioneer link to update it. I don't know if it will work on the Apple Superdrive (which may have it's own custom firmware.)

More as it develops.

2002-09-18T12:13:00.000-04:00

;Photo Scanning for Video ;

A nice article at LAFCPUG web site by Loren S. Miller. A subtle plug for his product, but extremely informative nonetheless. I enjoy learning something new every day, and this article certainly does that.

2002-09-17T10:53:00.000-04:00

Sorry for the outage. Blogger was giving a little burp. Got it breathing again and look! All the archives are there.

2002-09-17T10:37:00.000-04:00

Mac FCP Titles

Saw this on Versiontracker. Haven't had a chance to try it out.

Some automated method of creating titles between photoshop and FCP, using realbasic and applescript.

2002-09-16T16:16:00.000-04:00

AppleScript for Video Editors
A little Apple Script that converts batch lists from FCP into Avid ALE logs and ALE to FCP batch lists.

2002-09-09T15:44:00.000-04:00

Color Correction/Finishing in FCP

A good article on Color correction in FCP 3 by Andrew Balis.

2002-09-08T01:58:00.000-04:00

FYI, it looks like we are getting our very own Apple store in the near future. The King of Prussia mall will be the new home of Pennsylvania's only Apple branded store, they are currently hiring managers. We should make the opening an event in true "geek" fashion (BTW, Jeff, I almost went to that Jaguar party, LOL)...let's take over the genius bar and start fielding Final Cut and Imovie questions...

2002-09-05T21:09:00.000-04:00

Digital Silence - Hardware, Software and Technology News Maxtor today announced it is shipping the industry's highest density hard disk drives. Both feature industry-leading 80 GB per platter areal densities. The DiamondMax 16 and the DiamondMax Plus 9 are designed for capacities to 160 GB.

2002-09-05T21:01:00.000-04:00

fxguide.com - The Ultimate Compositing Website - Exclusive! Plug apparently pulled on Socratto "a socratto [employee] left yesterday, he told me, and this is confirmed, that socratto is dead. All the artist are leaving and the future of the code is not known."

Sony yet again hitting hard at the nle/compositing. The rumored 500,000-750,000 price target and competition from desktop systems like Shake made Socroatto a tough sell. (fxG)

2002-09-05T01:48:00.000-04:00

W A R M C A R D S - White Balance Reference System

Thought this was neat. "Tinted" cards for white balancing - especially for fluorescent lighting.

2002-09-01T19:31:00.000-04:00

Happy to be here, Jeff. Have you checked out the Macworld FCP UG Film Theater yet? It was great to have your group onboard for the event, and I am looking forward to collaborating with you in the near future. Incidentally, I'll be working in Philly Sept. 10-12!

Dan

--------

Daniel Berube

Boston Final Cut Pro User Group

www.bosfcpug.org

2002-08-29T10:19:00.000-04:00

I picked up this book. I follow quite a bit of streaming/compression issues. Ben Waggoner is the authority on streaming. The book is fantastic.

2002-08-28T18:29:00.000-04:00

Compression for Great DV and this link

This book looks interesting....I personally haven't had much opportunity to produce stuff for output to CD/DVD/web, but I might invest in this book anyway. No better time than the present to get up to speed on compression technology.

After reading this, I suspect at the very least I'll be able to 'talk the talk'.... :-)

jeff elliott

2002-08-28T17:42:00.000-04:00

Review of new Canon GL2 camcorder

First ever blog post, so apologies in advance if this gets butchered! : - )

Don't know if any of you are in the market for a new camcorder, but the new Canon GL2 might just be the right one for your budget. Looks like a real nice camcorder to me, but unfortunately, it'll just have to stay in my dreams for a while.... : - )

Click on the 'DV Hardware' link in the left column for a comprehensive look at the new features and enhancements to the original GL1.

Jeff Elliott

2002-08-28T14:56:00.000-04:00

Macworld: Video-Capture Cards

Macworld has a review of the AJA, Digital Voodoo, the Aurora Card, and the Pinnacle card for uncompressed video.

Who wins?

Aja, but only but a 1/2 mouse, however much that is.

Go look for yourself.

2002-08-26T21:13:00.000-04:00

A Final Cut Pro user looks at Avid Xpress DV 3.5

Ken Stone's take on Xpress DV

2002-08-26T21:02:00.000-04:00

Kona SD Now Supports Jaguar

Mentioned on the MacObserver...

Kona is first to the line. Supporting Jaguar in SD. Begin your upgrades now!

2002-08-23T19:43:00.000-04:00

OS X native Intelligent Assistant are now avaliable for native to OSX...so you could get it to work in conjunction with FCP.

2002-08-22T10:01:00.000-04:00

The next meeting of the Philly FCPUG will be

All about Photoshop for Video.

Where: Connolly Lecture Hall, rm806, Terra Building 211 S. Broad St.
(please note the change. This is just for the month of August.)

When: 7pm on Thursday Aug. 29th.
(please note the change. It’s Thursday not Wednesday!)

2002-08-21T07:25:00.000-04:00

All about Progressive Technology - a PDF about how the new panasonic 24p camera works.

2002-08-21T07:16:00.000-04:00

You read it here first.

FCP and QuickTime 6
Final Cut Pro 3.0.2 has been qualified for use with QuickTime 6 included
with Mac OS X v10.2.

Users running earlier versions of Mac OS X should continue to use QuickTime 5.x

2002-08-20T12:18:00.000-04:00

Apple's Final Cut Pro Wins Emmy Award

That's right. Apple wins a 2nd emmy for FCP.

2002-08-18T14:33:00.000-04:00

Great article from the LA group by Adam Engst of Tidbits fame. A how-to on Installing OSX pt 1 just before Jaguar hits the shelves.

Adopt today!

2002-08-17T22:55:00.000-04:00

Color Finesse - Advanced Color Correction in After Effects and Final Cut Pro
OK, we were all happy to see CC arrive in FCP but a year go's past and Im looking for more.
Color Finesse is OS 9 only, until apple works out the AE plugs:(

2002-08-15T08:48:00.000-04:00

Apple - Power Mac G4

Yeah, yeah, yeah .

New PowerMac g4s. All Dual Processors. If you haven't heard by now. There they are.

Do you get any extra RT effects with FCP3?

2002-08-14T21:58:00.000-04:00

Cosmetic FCP 3 Flaws possibly in NVIDIA cards in OSX 10.2 for you early adopters.

Now, if this is the case, won't FCP 3.03 (or 3.1, or 3.5) be coming around the corner?

2002-08-12T21:00:00.000-04:00

Well here it is. The panasonic 24p camera. Price too. Let the dv "films" get closer to real film.

2002-08-11T09:22:00.000-04:00

Need to move your firewire 100 feet or more? How about 1000 meters?

Studiolink is a box that allows you to move firewire over an optical link - two boxes, one long piece of optical fiber.

This would be really cool if you need that distance for a machine room (in a production studio) or if you just need to move your drives a half mile from your computer.

2002-08-08T10:47:00.000-04:00

I've noticed people get confused when they drag a clip to the timeline - sometimes it insert edits, sometimes it overwrites.

Here's the Apple document on how it works.

The key is in the bevel on the track.

2002-08-08T10:45:00.000-04:00

You're probably not using it often...or wondering what it does? Here's how to use a superimpose edit right from apple's own documents

2002-08-06T17:43:00.000-04:00

DVD Studio Pro Updater Ver 1.5.1
Apple - DVD Studio Pro - Update

2002-08-05T22:58:00.000-04:00

Great article on Photoshop titles adapted from Tom Wolsky's book on LAFCPUG

PhotoShop Titles

2002-08-05T12:44:00.000-04:00

Not exactly FCP, but saving $$ is saving $$.

Dealmac. and
dealsontheweb.

Great daily mac deals

2002-07-29T02:40:00.000-04:00

FCP bloggers and bloggers to be:
Why you join: to help maintain news on FCP.
How you join: click the email on the left sidebar.
Once you join: go to the settings in blogger and you'll see a draggable link (to your toolbar) that's a nifty piece of javascript called "BlogThis! (FinalCutBlog)".
What that does: surf - find some FCP news; add your slant; it'll post the link, easy as pie

2002-07-29T02:36:00.000-04:00

Something that I felt that needed to be mentioned:

Having problems with OSX? Want to run it's built in repair utility rather than booting from your osx installer cd (slow) and running disk utility?

Reboot. Hold down 'CMD-S'
the last line says something like "type run '/usr/bin/fsck -y'

If you do so OSX will repair some light damage.

Good luck.

2002-07-26T17:37:00.000-04:00

Any experience with FCP and QT6? I'll probably just wait for 10.2, but I love the bleeding edge...
-ronnyb

2002-07-23T05:57:00.000-04:00

Well, as long as we're mentioning Shake...I thought it was very damning that the non-mac costs are $9,900.

So that's a cost of $5,000 for the luxury of not owning a mac. Hmmmmm, let's see...a Dual G4+ a cinema display....
Shake Pricelist

2002-07-22T16:04:00.000-04:00

Apple announces Shake 2.5, scheduled to be available in August for Mac OS X at a suggested retail price of $4,950 (US) with annual maintenance of $1,199 (US).

2002-07-22T16:02:00.000-04:00

Discreet announced that cleaner 6 for Mac will be available this fall. cleaner 6 will deliver performance gains, making streaming media encoding easier and faster.

2002-07-19T14:51:00.000-04:00

Is spark the same as sorenson?

Apple thinks so. Sorenson doesn't. Let the lawsuits fly! Maccentral reports continues. Sorenson Media countersues Apple

2002-07-19T14:45:00.000-04:00

Ok. So you downloaded QT-6 (yes, bad you, FCP is untested with it.).

Where is that Mpeg 2 Elementary Streams support you ask?

It's right here - mpeg-2 component

2002-07-16T07:38:00.000-04:00

Ok. Now wait. Take a deep breath. Before you go and download Quicktime 6

Wait until you hear the all clear that it works perfectly fine with Final Cut Pro.

Oh, yeah, you're going to have to shell out another $29.99 to upgrade to pro again.

2002-07-15T03:22:00.000-04:00

Restoring a corrupted FCP project

2002-07-15T03:19:00.000-04:00

Free spices to try in FCP (with the Gradient transition)

Here

2002-07-15T03:13:00.000-04:00

Expanding blurring titles

2002-07-15T03:11:00.000-04:00

Wireless firewire clears copyright barrier

2002-07-15T03:06:00.000-04:00

Go right now to your software update on OS X and run it.

There's a critical update for your "software update" to make it secure.

2002-07-01T15:18:00.000-04:00

Wes plate has done it again.

The rumored FCP to Avid OMF tool is now available.

Details here

Start your work in Final Cut Pro.
Finish on an avid. No brainer. Pick which ever finishing workflow is most cost effective and sensible for your needs.

2002-07-01T15:16:00.000-04:00

While it's been demo'd before, here's a good tutorial on how to edit to markers (audio beats) using FCP from creative mac.

here

2002-07-01T15:13:00.000-04:00

Let's see....

Apple buys Emagic.

Logic for the mac.

And I quote "Emagic's Windows-based product offerings will be discontinued on September 30, 2002."

2002-06-28T11:05:00.000-04:00

Hello All. Check out this link for ShuttlePro Labels

2002-06-24T15:27:00.000-04:00

Just because they keep getting asked for...

FCP realtime scripts

Warning. Use of this is at your own risk. This will allow you to run everything as if you have a dual processor g4. All your effects will be real time, but most likely, you'll drop frames.

2002-06-24T12:05:00.000-04:00

Titiling to get better in FCP?

Here

2002-06-18T21:23:00.000-04:00

Free Boris Filter for "cartooning"

Install in:
Hard Drive> Library> Application Support> Final Cut Pro System Support> Plugins.

download here

2002-06-18T18:03:00.000-04:00

Ok, so here's the link to QT 6, and the uninstaller to go back to QT 5. It's not suggested for FCP though.

The Mpeg-4 galleries are pretty cool. It's a standard. Curious to see the licensing issues that are going to resolve around this.

Oh, and where's the coffee?

2002-06-17T22:56:00.000-04:00

Any thoughts of coffee??

2002-06-17T22:22:00.000-04:00

Here's the first post. Well, we'll see what happens.

Put any notes to here