Tag Archives: Software
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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Macro Extravaganza with marbles shot on hacked GH2
Posted on 02. Sep, 2011 by planetMitch.
We don’t get that many GH2 videos so I thought I’d pass this one along here – it was shot with a hacked GH2 Of course you can see lots of HDSLR movies over on planet5D Cinema! Macro Extravaganza with marbles Description Trying the new physics engine of upcoming Cinema 4DR13. Also using greyscalegorilla lightkit [...]
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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 [...]
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Managing Your FCP X Events & Projects using Disk Images
Posted on 15. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
A new post from Ken Stone about how to use disk images to manage your Final Cut Pro X events and projects – quite an elegant solution. UPDATE: Michael sent a note indicating he’d had some trouble with this method – read about it on the FCPX facebook page Snippet In my ongoing effort to [...]
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Slow motion – the 1% factor – in Final Cut Pro X
Posted on 14. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Remember all those cool Twixtor movies slowing down HDSLR footage to really really slow speeds? It turns out you can do that very nicely in FCPX without a plugin. I tried this on some Canon EOS 5D Mark II (reviews) footage and it worked nicely. [source: tweet from Richard Harrington "Slow motion at 1% using [...]
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Hack for the Panasonic GH2 announced
Posted on 07. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Vitaliy Kiselev has released a new hack for the Panasonic GH2 – Vitaliy is the same guy who released the first hack for the GH1… but it should be noted this is just the first release and many of the GH1 hack features aren’t here. Vitaly’s site is here [source: EOSHD] Some details GH2: * [...]
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Final Cut Pro 7 vs FCPX in a Deathmatch
Posted on 02. Jul, 2011 by planetMitch.
Clearhead media sent us this one – a deathmatch between Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Pro X to see which is faster. [source: this tweet: @planetmitch A little deathmatch between #FCP7 and #FCPX to see which platform is quickest, from start to finish!] The deathmatch Clearhead // FCP7 vs FCPX Deathmatch! from Clearhead on [...]
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Using the iPad as a secondary screen for Final Cut Pro X
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by planetMitch.
Daniel Freytag has blogged about using his iPad as a secondary monitor for Final Cut Pro X and he’s sharing it with us at planet5D. At this point, Apple isn’t providing many options for external monitors, but Daniel’s come up with a great option if you have an iPad. The idea Is that really working? [...]
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Apple finally provides some answers about Final Cut Pro X
Posted on 29. Jun, 2011 by planetMitch.
Apple has finally provided some answers about Final Cut Pro X in a “FAQ” they published late yesterday. I don’t think it answers everyone’s questions, nor does it give any timelines for updates. They do at least state the obvious, there will be some updates in the “next major release.” Things like XML and multicam [...]
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Almost a week in – thoughts on Final Cut Pro X (FCPX)
Posted on 27. Jun, 2011 by planetMitch.
It has been almost a week since FCPX was released and I thought you’d want to know some of my thoughts… I’m sure many of you won’t agree, but that’s ok – that’s what makes the world go around! By the way, found this little tidbit on macrumors… (which is an excerpt of the original [...]
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Philip Hodgetts live conversation – the good, bad, and future of FCPX – podcast #44
Posted on 22. Jun, 2011 by planetMitch.
Yesterday, Apple released FCPX (see our blog post) and there were emotions all over the spectrum, so we decided to quickly put together a live conversation with Philip Hodgetts who had been given a copy of FCPX the week before it was released and therefore we had someone with more experience using it than those [...]
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