Archive for 'Computer'
Plural Eyes Version 3.0 released at NAB 2012
Posted on 16. Apr, 2012 by planetViking.
Plural Eyes 3.0 Major update of editors’ favorite timesaver delivers new visual workspace and lightning fast syncing; users can manage media and projects in new and more imaginative ways Vancouver, British Columbia — April 16, 2012 — Singular Software™, a developer of workflow automation applications for video production, is demonstrating the brand new PluralEyes version [...]
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How to create an HDR Timelapse – a Dustin Farrell Tutorial
Posted on 22. Mar, 2012 by planetDustin.
It’s the year 1991. I’m a kid on a beach in St. Petersburg, Florida trying to capture another amazing sunset with my new awesome camera. This was the day I first learned about the inadequacies of digital photography. That picture I took . . . sucked. The sunset didn’t look nearly as magical as it [...]
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Finally! Canon EOS Utility updated to work on OSX Lion
Posted on 01. Feb, 2012 by planetMitch.
Peter (@IamPter on twitter) sent us this good news this evening – Canon has updated the EOS Utility to work on OSX Lion and he also sent us the download link. I was able to download it and install it on my OSX Lion setup on my iMac and it worked like a charm. This [...]
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Apple updates Final Cut Pro X with some stuff that should have been there in the first place UPDATE 4
Posted on 31. Jan, 2012 by planetMitch.
We’d heard rumors about it yesterday and 9to5mac just published the story (tho it hasn’t yet been picked up by other sites like macrumors yet surprisingly… was there an embargo that is being ignored? -update 8:54 am CT – macrumors does have a story now) Included as a free update are these features and more… read [...]
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Adam Forgione on Editing Songs for your soundtrack
Posted on 02. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
We met Adam Forgione at the #mastersInMotion workshop and we were very impressed with his ability to talk about audio in filmmaking – and he contributed this tutorial on how to break down and edit songs for your soundtrack from his blog post: Editing Songs | Pennylane Workshops. We’ll be having Adam on planet5D live [...]
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Win Drobo for Christmas or Hanukkah! planet5D Giveaway-many ways to enter
Posted on 01. Dec, 2011 by planetMitch.
Yes, I’m finally getting back to giving away another Drobo and I’m excited to make this a great Hanukkah or Christmas present for one of our loyal readers – and you’ve got multiple ways to enter this giveaway! December Giveaway We’re going to do this a bit differently than the past – you have 3 [...]
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CrumplePop: Film and Broadcast Effects for Final Cut Pro and FCPX
Posted on 09. Sep, 2011 by planetMitch.
We’ve been following CrumplePop guys for a few months and they’ve got some pretty fun filters for Final Cut Pro X (and the older FCP 6 & 7) and they’ve recently announced several new tools that you should know about! Finisher for FCPX Finisher makes it easy to dramatically improve the image quality of your [...]
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planet5D giveaway Drobo winners!
Posted on 06. Sep, 2011 by planetMitch.
We’ve now given away 3 Drobos on planet5D! Again our thanks to the folks over at Drobo who have helped us – you really should think about how a Drobo might help you with your data management issues. Winners The July winner was never announced because the selected winner never responded to any of our [...]
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Mac users – use Fluid to make free planet5D stand alone applications
Posted on 01. Aug, 2011 by planetMitch.
A fun little tip for those of you who read planet5D and are mac users (which interestingly is over 50% of you) if you’d like to have a free stand-alone desktop planet5D application or an app made from any website (not just planet5D of course). Why would you want to do this? First, since you [...]
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Learn color grading in Final Cut Pro X – free and downloadable options
Posted on 22. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
A series of free training videos for Final Cut Pro X color grading have been posted by Color Grading Central. The site is run by Denver Riddle (maker of the Luster Film Burns we featured a couple of weeks ago). If you’re interested in having copies of the tutorials downloaded so you can watch them [...]
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Angry about FCPX? Then help fund a collaborative video editor – Novacut
Posted on 19. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
If you’re angry about Final Cut Pro X, then put your money where your mouth is and help fund a new collaborative video editor (called Novacut Pro) specifically designed for the HDSLR enthusiast. This is a kickstarter project that you can help fund here. Overview Why HDSLR? (from the project at kickstarter) Initially we’re only [...]












