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A report on Dolby Vision – Dolby’s new enhanced dynamic range video format.

A commentary on how to pick the best video frame rate to shoot your project, with a look back at history.

Recently, I’ve had a lot of emails from editors with problems uploading (Sharing) files to YouTube directly from Final Cut Pro X. So, I did some checking and discovered that the problems were caused by Google. In early April, Google …

I’ve been thinking a lot about careers in media recently. It started with a recent blog I wrote, called: “Can You Still Have a Career in Editing?” which generated a LOT of comments, both pro and con. Then, I was …

This morning, the folks at Sorenson Media announced the release of Sorenson 9. I had a chance to chat with them a few days beforehand to get their take on the new version. The latest version of Squeeze sports several …

UPDATE: Monday afternoon (4/8) our podcast, Digital Production Buzz, will interview Bill Roberts, Director of Video Product Management for Adobe. You can hear this interview LIVE at 2:00pm Pacific Time. Learn more at NABShowBuZZ.com This evening, Adobe revealed the next …

Passing thoughts on FCP X that don’t need an in-depth article. COLOR BOARD KEYFRAMING I got into a discussion recently on whether we can keyframe color correction settings with Final Cut Pro X’s Color Board. So, I went off to …

June 21, 2011. Apple released Final Cut Pro X and our industry changed overnight. It’s been a year since that release, and I’m interested in your comments on the impact, if any, that Final Cut Pro X has had on …

This evening, I was speaking – remotely – with the Arizona Final Cut Pro Users Group. And I was asked, as happens often, “Does Apple still care about professionals?” This is a hard question, because the answer is changing. But …

This is a First Look at Autodesk Smoke 2013 – Pre-Release Trial 1. It explains the software, why you should care about it, and how to get started with the free trial.

Posting copyrighted music to YouTube can lead to embarrassment – even when you are legally entitled to do so. YouTube’s Content ID often causes problems with royalty-free music, as this article explains.

The Digital Production Buzz is getting ready to cover the 2012 NAB Show in Las Vegas. Here’s an overview of what we are doing and the gear we are using for our coverage.

There’s a segment of videographers that can easily migrate to the power of Final Cut Pro X: iMovie users. Let me show you how this works.

With the release Tuesday of Final Cut Pro 10.0.1, Apple added the ability to import and export XML files. While not a direct benefit to FCP X editors, indirectly, this is huge. Let me explain why. Video, and film, editing …

According to MacRumors, and confirmed by two other sources, Apple is now offering FCP 7 (and the entire Final Cut Studio (3) suite) for sale. You can read MacRumors here. While only available on an 800 number – 800-MY-APPLE – …

Is Final Cut Pro X truly the new future of non-linear video editing?

Since Apple launched Final Cut Pro X last Tuesday, I’ve had more than 3,500 emails that range from “I’m enjoying FCP X and creating useful projects,” to “FCP X will destroy my ability to make a living.” (And, ah, far …

There are about 85 emails in my in-box this morning with links to a speech I gave at the April Final Cut Pro User Group about my reactions to Apple’s presentation of Final Cut at NAB. While I stand by …

A few days ago, I wrote about my frustrations in finding archiving solutions that work on the Mac for protecting our video assets. (You can read that blog here — some of the comments are VERY interesting!) The day after …

Jody Eldred sent me the following links a few days ago, with these comments: Look what a guy just shot with the Canon EOS 5D digital SLR still camera. It shoots full-res, 1920×1080 1080P/30 high definition video. 21 megapixels. 12 …