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Apple's training site back online, Lion certifications due this fall

by Michael Rose (Aug 3rd, 2011)

For the past couple of weeks (since shortly before the Lion introduction, I believe) Apple's professional training and certification site at training.apple.com has been under renovation. Today it's back with a new Lion-esque look and previews of new training courses and certifications for ...

Bare Feats finds iMacs compare to Mac Pros running Final Cut Pro X

by Steven Sande (Jul 11th, 2011)

Final Cut Pro X users might want consider an iMac instead of a Mac Pro, according to some recent benchmarks run by Bare Feats. The graphics and speed testing site recently tested FCP X on three different Macs to see which current model was able to tame the power-hungry app the best. The ...

Apple may allow additional FCP 7 enterprise licenses (Updated)

by Steven Sande (Jul 7th, 2011)

On July 6th, Apple held a private briefing in London for enterprise users of Final Cut Pro. Of course, one of the main topics of discussion was Final Cut Pro X (FCP X), which has been receiving a lot of flak from unhappy pro users since its release on June 21, 2011. It appears that Apple will ...

First-Person Final Cut Pro X, Day Five: Trimming and Closing Thoughts

by Matthew Levie (Jul 6th, 2011)

First-Person Final Cut Pro X is the unvarnished story of one pro editor's week-long introduction to the new Final Cut. Part 5 is the final installment. So today I had to go back to a multicamera FCP 7 project and, truthfully, it was quite a relief. I realized that part of that relief was the ...

First-Person Final Cut Pro X, Day Four: Gaining Perspective

by Matthew Levie (Jul 4th, 2011)

First-Person Final Cut Pro X is the unvarnished story of one pro editor's week-long introduction to the new Final Cut. I thought the next installment would be on trimming, but I wasn't able to write it, because FCP X failed to save all the work I did yesterday afternoon. You may have heard that ...

First-Person Final Cut Pro X, Day Three: Media Management

by Matthew Levie (Jul 3rd, 2011)

First-Person Final Cut Pro X is the unvarnished story of one pro editor's week-long introduction to the new Final Cut. Today, we discuss media management in FCP X, or the complete lack thereof. So far this is the most frustrating thing about this program. Like many FCP X features, it's ...

First-Person Final Cut Pro X, Day Two: Learning the Ropes

by Matthew Levie (Jul 2nd, 2011)

First-Person Final Cut Pro X is the unvarnished story of one pro editor's week-long introduction to the new Final Cut. Since my traumatic first day, I've been cutting a small project in FCP X. It's growing on me in some ways and driving me bonkers in others. The good news is that, unlike last ...

First-Person Final Cut Pro X, Day One: Completely at Sea

by Matthew Levie (Jul 2nd, 2011)

Professional film & video editor Matthew Levie is based in San Francisco, produced and edited the documentary Honest Man and writes Blog and Capture. First-Person Final Cut Pro X is the unvarnished story of his week-long introduction to the new Final Cut. [Note that all opinions and ...

Adobe's new "switcher" campaign targets frustrated Final Cut Pro users with 50% off

by Kelly Hodgkins (Jul 1st, 2011)

Adobe didn't waste anytime trying to capitalize on customer dissatisfaction with Apple's new Final Cut Pro X. Professional users are unhappy with the lack of Pro features like multiple camera support in the latest version of Apple's video editing software. In response, Adobe has kicked off a ...

Apple posts Final Cut Pro X FAQ

by Chris Rawson (Jun 29th, 2011)

In what seems to be an attempt to address the widespread controversy over the recent release of Final Cut Pro X, Apple has posted a FAQ on its site to address some of the concerns that have been raised thus far. Designed to answer the biggest questions that professional editors have raised over ...

Evidence of XML importer found within Final Cut Pro X

by Mike Schramm (Jun 29th, 2011)

There's been a lot of hemming and hawing about Final Cut Pro X since its release. But now here's at least a little good news: a reference to XML importing has been spotted inside the software by Brazilian site MacMagazine. MacMagazine found the code reference as seen above, and they were able ...

Final Cut Pro X complaints fly between editors and developers (Updated)

by Mike Schramm (Jun 24th, 2011)

So, hey guys, Final Cut Pro X, eh? Conan's editors aren't the only ones arguing about this update. The NYT's David Pogue, who admits that he is not a professional video editor, also jumped in on the discussion and tried valiantly to convince the complainers that it's OK, all of the features you ...

Conan O'Brien blasts Final Cut Pro X

by Dave Caolo (Jun 24th, 2011)

Apple released Final Cut Pro X this week. Despite the price drop, many users were disappointed with this version, and others were downright upset. Heck, even host Conan O'Brien blasted the software on his late-night TV show. Conan notes that this update is "so different," that editors are having ...

Final Cut Pro X video tutorials available

by Steven Sande (Jun 24th, 2011)

The reviews of Final Cut Pro X (US$299.99) are mixed, but the latest incarnation of Apple's Pro video editing app is here for better or worse. For those video wonks who would like to get up to speed quickly on the new product, MacProVideo.com now has a complete set of Final Cut Pro X tutorials ...

TUAW TV Live at 5 PM: The Mac Observer's Jeff Gamet checks in

by Steven Sande (Jun 22nd, 2011)

Today on TUAW TV Live I've got a real treat for you: Jeff Gamet. Jeff's the managing editor over at The Mac Observer and co-hosts a variety of podcasts, and he's well-known for his humorous guest appearances on many more shows. Jeff and I have a long list of topics to discuss today, although ...