Adobe

Who wins in the FCP v Premiere Canon 5D quality tests?

There has been a lot of talk recently from people abandoning FCP to use Adobe's Premiere for the native DSLR H264 file handling. Paul Joy has done some rather revealing side by side comparisons.

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New budget range of FCP dedicated keyboards released. Special offer

In a wistful promotion aimed at that lovelorn Valentine's Day market, EditorsKeys are trying to make us fall in love with editing again. Some spec and other keyboards after the break.

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The Adobe team talk about taking Photoshop from Carbon to Cocoa. Exactly what the FCP folks are doing right now

We thought this was interesting as it parallels Final Cut Pro's transition from the 32 bit Carbon API into the 64 bit world of Cocoa. Now why can't the Apple team make a video like this?

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Probably the best Photoshop tutorial in the world (ever!)

OK, maybe the title is a bit over the top but if you've ever had to do cutouts for motion graphics you will love this refined extraction process in Photoshop CS5.

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Adobe upgrade to CS5.5

A nice update. Adobe even admit to borrowing a few features from other NLE's. Get a tour of the new features of Premiere and the other apps with a 43 minute demo video after the break. 

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An interview with editor Agustín Rexach. Good advice on working with clients and managing edit sessions

So you can work the kit, but can you work with clients? Having many years of facility editing under our belts, we would say they are both just as important. Many editors can do the former, not everyone can do the latter.

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Win a copy of the new iPhone app Editmote. Control FCP, Avid, Premiere or QuickTime from the couch!

***Updated with winners***

You are probably familiar with Digital Rebellion's other products such as the excellent FCS Maintenance Pack and Cut Notes for the iPad. Their latest product is Editmote, a remote controller for FCP, Avid, Premiere or the QuickTime player for Mac. They've also given us two copies to give away.

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Photoshop tutorial: Creating custom vignettes to highlight the subject matter

A breath of fresh air after so much negativity over the last few days about a certain new piece of software. We had so many people viewing the last Photoshop tutorial by Sean Armenta from FStoppers, we thought we'd post this follow up.

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Win a copy of Digital Rebellion's new Pro Maintenance Tools worth $139

***Winners announced***

Digital Rebellion have upgraded and renamed their very successful FCS Maintenance Pack to Pro Maintenance Tools. More supported apps, more features, Lion compatible and we have two copies to give away.

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Apple hit back with FCPX v Avid v Adobe Premiere videos

If you've looked at the Final Cut Pro X section of the Apple website today, you might have seen four new videos added. Apple have come out of their corner fighting.

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Red Giant launches Primatte Keyer version 5.0

Red Giant have today announced the availability of its updated professional green screen tool, Primatte Keyer. New features, improved performance and a pretty impressive list of Hollywood credits too.

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Video remixing by ithacaaudio with 'Don't hold back, just push things forward'

A fabulous video for a friday.

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FCPX - Oliver Peters takes a look at the alternatives

Final Cut Pro X might not be for you, so what are the options? Oliver Peters takes a tour through the NLE alternatives.

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Atlanta Cutters inaugural meeting. FCPX, Premiere, Avid and Smoke

Walter Biscardi put the inaugural meeting of the Atlanta Cutters together in three weeks from scratch. He lined up demos of the top NLE's and more for the packed house.

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Two days left to get your 'Early Bird" tickets for the 2011 Amsterdam SuperMeet

If you are attending IBC this year then make sure you stay for the 4th annual SuperMeet on Sunday the 11th of September. The full guest lineup has been published too.

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Digital Film Tools release an FCPX compatible version of their Rays plugin

Rays, you either love them or hate them, but used right they can add a lot of impact or subtle realism. Digital Film Tools have upgraded their Rays plugin to work with Final Cut Pro X.

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Wacom Inkling - Transferring sketches into digital files

You may ask "What has Inkling got to do with Final Cut Pro?" Well not a lot, but it is so cool we thought we would have to mention this new product from Wacom.

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Foolcut: The FCPX to After Effects AppleScript in action

We first saw this a few days ago and to be honest were slightly put off by the sparse website. There is nothing like a fresh demo to prove a point and here the author shows off the script exporting RED material out of Final Cut Pro X and into After Effects.

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AJA launch the Io XT, their first Thunderbolt enabled product

We think we'll look back and see the introduction of Thunderbolt as a bit of a watershed. Today AJA Video Systems announced the io XT, a portable I/O video 7 audio capture box. We sat down with Tony Cacciarelli who took us through all the new products and updates for IBC 2011.

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Matrox announce their Thunderbolt adaptor, works with new and existing MXO2 products

Matrox have taken a different approach to Thunderbolt connectivity with their I/O products compared to other manufacturers. Instead of building new models with Thunderbolt connectors, the adaptor allows new and existing products to use the superfast technology.

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