Magic Bullet Suite 11 is Here
Magic Bullet has put together a short film that demonstrates what can be done with their new Magic Bullet Suite 11. It has high entertainment value in and of itself:
Read More »Moving Forward After Apple Final Cut Pro X
Larry Jordan has a well reasoned article on his blog that outlines the different choices Final Cut Pro editors now have after the release of Final Cut Pro X. What folks don’t really get is the problem is that Final Cut Studio has been discontinued. Studios and editors can’t but new copies to expand their business. Overnight, Apple cut the cords.
Read More »Final Cut Pro X: Fair and Balanced Video Review
Here is a great video review of FCPX. It is fair and shows the good and the bad about the program:
Read More »Adobe Premiere Gobbles Up FCP Customers
Last year in April when Adobe released their 64 bit Premiere many FCP customers started playing with Premiere and liked what they saw. Many, like me, believed Apple’s promise that a new 64 gbit version with new kickin’ features would be right around the corner. We hung in there, waiting for Apple. Then we found out last week the biggest kickin’ feature was simply a kick in the face.
Read More »Apple Waives Goodbye to Pro Division
One of the top comments regarding FCPX explains the frustration better than anything I have read. This comment is by k2director on a MacRumors.com article entitled iMovie ’08 Was Originally Called ‘First Cut’, Ubillos on Final Cut Pro X. I found the article interesting, but the comment even more so.
Read More »Final Cut Pro X Meets Final Cut Pro
If you are familiar with the Apple advertising series “I’m a Mac. I’m PC,” you are going to crack up when you see this video. It looks like it is made by Apple, but it’s not:
Read More »Apple’s Final Cut Pro X Gets the Social Network Treatment
Apple left their Final Cut Pro users behind with their current release of FCPX. Jeffery Harrell tried FCPX for a while, got discouraged and produced the following video:
Read More »Filmmakers Sign Complaint About Final Cut Pro X
Back in June I became number 2014 to sign the following petition and the numbers are rising even as I write this post. You can sign the petition yourself at http://www.petitiononline.com/finalcut/.
Read More »How to Uninstall Final Cut Pro X
I am not going to spend time here decrying Final Cut Pro X. There are plenty of others that are doing that. I am sure that there are many iMovie customers who will love the features in FCPX. What user of Final Cut Studio wouldn’t love 64 bit architecture, the speed, background rendering and many of the new features? If they had just added 64 bit and background rendering and put out a new release professionals would be jumping for joy. However, since FCPX is incompatible with previous projects it leaves us in the lurch.
Read More »How to Get a Refund for Final Cut Pro X
If you purchased Final Cut Pro X you may be unhappy and having problems with the new software. (See Conan’s satirical video, and How to Uninstall Final Cut Pro X.)
Getting a refund is not as simple as going to the Apple Store. Since you bought it from iTunes it is subject to the iTunes refund policy, which is essentially no refunds. However, since it is Apple’s first ‘Pro App’ they are making some exceptions.
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