Hot on the heals of last year’s huge Adobe software release, the company has quickly turned around another batch of impressive updates in its new Creative Suite 4 line-up. Once again, these products can be purchased individually or as part of various collections for web, video and print. Plus the all-in-one Master Collection. All CS4 [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Adobe Creative Suite 4 – A First Look
Posted in editing, graphics, media, misc, video, tagged Adobe, editing, media, video on September 27, 2008 | Comments Off
Going Tapeless
Posted in Avid, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, RED, editing, film student, media, video, workflows, tagged Avid, editing, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, media, RED, video, workflows on September 17, 2008 | Comments Off
The popularity of P2 and other tapeless camera formats has had a big impact on the post community. Some editors love it while others view it as a huge pain. Nevertheless – like it or not – file-based production and post production are here to stay. There’s not only P2, but also XDCAM, XDCAM-HD, XDCAM-EX, [...]
Color Grading in FCP
Posted in Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, color grading, workflows, tagged color grading, Final Cut, Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Studio, workflows on September 7, 2008 | Comments Off
As an editor/colorist, I’m comfortable with grading inside a number of NLEs, ranging from Avid Media Composer and Symphony to Apple Final Cut Pro. I’ve written about Apple Color before and like the application. There are many projects for which it is one of the best grading options; however, I also find that for quite [...]
