Category: Technology

Final Cut Pro X: Do the features tell us anything about the target market?

Post author By Philip
Post date March 6, 2012
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In a review of FCP X’s multicam feature (new to 10.0.3) Scott Simmons claims:

Itâ€™s far and away the easiest and most powerful way to setup and manipulate all the angles when prepping for the edit.

I completely agree with Scott. Before the release of multicam in FCP X, I joked that Apple needed to make it “idiot proof”, which was my way of saying that multicam was now used by people who did not necessarily follow the traditional path to multicam. This started me thinking about the feature set and what, if anything, it might tell us about who FCP X is designed for.

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7toX for Final Cut Pro 1.0.2 update now in the App Store

Post author By Philip
Post date February 27, 2012
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The second update for 7toX for Final Cut Pro is now approved and in the App Store. Â Fixed in this release:

Markers on Browser clips are preserved in Event clips
Bug fix for some untranslatable XMLs
Bug fix for crash on import
Bug fix for nested sequences of Generators
Bug fix for nested sequences without audio.

All the XML files we’ve been sent now pass this versions, but as always, if you have an FCP 7 XML file that doesn’t translate well, please send it on to us at info @ intelligentassistance.com (take out the spaces, of course).

Item of Interest Metadata The Technology of Production

Episode 42: Toys and Trips

Post author By Philip
Post date February 27, 2012

Episode 42: Toys and Trips http://t.co/HvzPz3yH A new episode of The Terence and Philip Show.

Terry has been deciding what equipment to buy, while Philip has some very specific technology needs for the upcomingÂ Solar OdysseyÂ project. Naturally the MacPro’s future features in the discussion. Terry’s video monitoring solution has been found but he’s still looking for audio monitoring tools, without it being too expensive or too cheap.

Discussion continues about the relative future of iOS and OS X (recorded before the announcement of Mountain Lion and Final Cut Pro X 1.0.3) and applications that might run on them.

Philip discusses the technology needs for theÂ Solar OdysseyÂ project: producing a reality TV show about the journey on the solar powered vessel Ra, under solar power. All equipment needs to run off 12v. During the production new technologies will be developed (as PhilipÂ discussed on his blog). Philip also discusses the types of software solutions they will be developing during the project.

Episode 42: Toys and TripsÂ http://t.co/HvzPz3yH

Metadata

Thoughts on the (near) future of Metadata

Post author By Philip
Post date February 26, 2012
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I am convinced that we will be benefiting from computer derived metadata, as I’m outlining in the (occasional, sadly) series of technology summaries, at some future time – likely early than we expect. However, that remains some time in the future, or in terms of usefulness now: not at all.

That doesn’t mean the demand for metadata will go down. If anything there is a growing demand for comprehensive metadata from the camera through to any possible future distribution and reuse of all or part of any project. Everything you’ve shot is only an asset if you can find it and use it again (including knowing what rights are associated with it). So, once again I’ve been thinking about the future of metadata for production automation, largely because it’s the only way I think we can hope to produce the Solar Odyssey TV Show, and because I was presenting on the subject in Boston in the middle of February. Both are forcing me to think on the subject.

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7toX for Final Cut Pro 1.0.1 – Details on the Bug Fixes

Post author By Philip
Post date February 2, 2012
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We’ve submitted a bug-fix update for 7toX for Final Cut Pro to the App Store today – two days after release. Â The bugs fixed in this release are:

Apple Pro Apps

10.0.3 Update Notes

Some notes on FCP X and 7toX.

Apple Pro Apps

Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3

As promised, the latest release of Final Cut Pro X is released in “early 2012” – January 31 to be precise. This release comes almost exactly three months after the last major release (with a 10.0.2 bug fix between the two), which was three months from the original release. (Is this to be an ongoing pattern?)

Apple Pro Apps

7toX for Final Cut Pro

So, the cat is out of the bag. Assisted Editing – Greg and I – have announced the immediate availability of our newest tool to translate Final Cut Pro 7 XML into Final Cut Pro X XML.

Interesting Technology Metadata

Can a computer really recognize an individual face, or a car?

Post author By Philip
Post date January 29, 2012

In this attempt to summarize the state of a technology and its application to production and postproduction my focus is on image recognition, including facial detection and recognition. We’re exposed to facial recognition/detection technology in some current apps: Premiere Pro CS5 onward; iPhoto, Final Cut Pro X, Picassa, Facebook, with mixed success.

Interesting Technology Metadata

Adobe Prelude

At the San Francisco Supermeet Friday 27th January, Adobe’s Al Mooney revealed a sneak peek at a new application for the Creative Suite called Prelude.