Archive for December 2013
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Mac Pro, Final Cut Pro X and Content Analysis
3 Comments · Posted by Philip in Apple, Apple Pro Apps
Continuing my ‘as I go’ reporting of my Mac Pro experience with some further thoughts on the size, shape and noise, and some Content Analysis testing in Final Cut Pro X.
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Mac Pro and Final Cut Pro X: First Impressions
9 Comments · Posted by Philip in Apple, Apple Pro Apps, Technology
A loaner Mac Pro arrived from Apple on Friday afternoon. It’s a 12 core, dual D700 GPUs, 512 GB Flash storage and 32 GB of RAM. Here are my initial thoughts after three days.
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Upgrade your Events and Project to FCP X 10.1 Libraries the better way
68 Comments · Posted by Philip in Apple Pro Apps, Assisted Editing
Before running Final Cut Pro X 10.1 the first time, read this.
One of the most exciting new features of Final Cut Pro X 10.1 is the introduction of Libraries. Libraries now contain both Events and Projects in one package, very similar to classic Final Cut Pro “projects”.
This is a huge improvement, but of course it leaves no role for Event Manager X with Libraries, which are well managed within Final Cut Pro X 10.1.
Except Event Manager X is the best tool to use during the migration to Final Cut Pro X Libraries, therefore from today it’s free.
Apple released Final Cut Pro X 10.1 overnight. I’ve had the privilege of working with this version for a while now, and here’s what I’ve found about the new features.
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When do we jump to new technology or workflows?
2 Comments · Posted by Philip in Career, The Business of Production, The Technology of Production
The final post in my series rising out of a recent Digital Production BuZZ segment with Larry Jordan and Michael Horton. Larry asked one final, very important question.
Larry Jordan: Because we are charged with delivering our projects on time and on budget, at what point should we resist change, like not being too close to the bleeding edge, and at what point should we embrace change?
