Adobe Premiere 2015 just added a new feature to stitch together jump cuts. But is it as good as Avid’s Fluid Morph? I run a side by side comparison to find out.
Editing
The Craft of Creating a GoPro Launch Video
Insight into the making of the emotionally charged GoPro launch videos.
Tools to Edit Faster
This is a repost from an article on Filmmaker Magazine. However at the end I added some updated thoughts on PROCUTX. Anyone who’s joined the FCPX bandwagon will tell you one of the main draws is speed (or at least I will). FCPX let’s you do things quicker. But how we...
Pro Versioner Adds Dropbox Backup to FCPX
While there is a lot I love about Final Cut Pro X, there's a few changes that I've had to find workarounds for. One is backing up project files. I've posted before about my FCP 7 workflow with project files. I'd keep all my project files in a Dropbox folder, which...
Final Cut Pro X – The Past and The Future
Here's a recap of the 3 posts that highlight what I love and why I'm sticking with FCPX. Basically it boils down to metadata, magnetic timeline, and filmstrip view. I Had it All Wrong. Metadata is the light. It's Like Illustrator for Editing Filmstrip View Restores...
Filmstrip View Restores Hours of Productivity to Humanity – Final Cut Pro X
Continuing what I love about FCPX, I've saved my favorite feature for last. Many hours of potentially productive work by mankind has been wasted by double clicking on footage in a bin, moving the mouse over to the viewer, clicking and dragging the time indicator to...
Mac Pro – Light at the End of the Tunnel is not Death
I'm not one to post breaking news, but as a Mac Pro user this make me very happy. A lot of new Apple toys were announced on Monday. Many of us hoped there would be an update to the Mac Pro, which hasn't seen any changes in over 2 years. What Apple did was akin to...
Get the Real Bitrate for Your Video Files
I'll go more in-depth soon with how I've been loving the GH2, but wanted to post a quick free app I found that's been very helpful in analyzing video files. First off, I hacked the GH2 to get a bitrate of 44 mbps. Great stuff, but it leaves me with AVCHD files that...
In Russia, Subtitles Fork You!
With a tight budget I'm always a big fan of turning to Elance to outsource some work. I've had interviews transcribed with timecode reference, After Effects animation, and poster design done. Now I needed some subtitles for Bots High. I knew this would need a higher...