Hey everyone, it’s been almost 4 years since I posted anything! So where have I been? At doddleNEWS as Editor-In-Chief since April 2012; we cover filmmaking news, reviews and tutorials, plus movie and TV news and reviews....
Read MoreAs if the new iMac, Mac mini and 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display, plus the 4th generation iPad and the iPad mini weren’t enough, us FCP X pros got a ‘one more thing’ surprise when Philip...
Read MoreIt’s my first film in over 5 years, Hellevator is finally done! A little backstory: I asked David Michelinie (comic book creator on Iron Man — with Bob Layton, Amazing Spider-Man and more) if he’d like to write...
Read MoreIt was one year ago that Final Cut Pro X launched (along with Motion 5 and Compressor 4) to hype and, yes, controversy. Even I was hesitant, but with each update (including the biggies like 10.0.1 and 10.0.3), FCP X got more and...
Read MoreApple updated their Final Cut Pro X page, and under the “What’s New” section, they offer some details on the 10.0.5 update, and how it works with their new MacBook Pro with Retina display. In addition to...
Read MoreAs I speculated, Final Cut Pro X is getting an update to 10.0.5, and Motion 5 and Compressor 4 are getting updated, too. Looks like a minor update, to add stability and allow Apple’s NLE and motion graphics apps to be...
Read MoreLooks like the rumors were slightly true about a new Mac Pro, but not entirely. Apple has updated the processors to the latest Xeon Intel E5 technology (check out the specs): The option to get two six-core processors now at 3.06...
Read MoreToday at the 2012 Apple Worldwide Developers Conference, Apple did some major updates to its line of hardware, updating the MacBook Air (and dropping the price), the standard MacBook Pro line, and introducing a brand new,...
Read MoreRichard Townhill, Apple’s senior director of applications marketing, told me that Final Cut Pro X has a great number of developers onboard, and the floodgates have truly opened, and there are a growing number of fantastic...
Read MoreEven though Final Cut Pro X has the Ken Burns Effect, take your pan-and-zoom effects to a new level with this free Pan and Zoom plug-in from FxFactory. No need for keyframing, no need for a degree in computer animation, but you...
Read MoreHellevator, starring Greg Nappo, is a short film written by comic book legend David Michelinie (Iron Man, Amazing Spider-Man, Superman), and directed by me, that we shot on the Panasonic HPX500 a little while back. It was shot...
Read MoreI know this is a little last minute, but my film society is presenting a Final Cut Pro X introductory workshop in Boca Raton, Florida, tonight, April 26, 2012 from 6 to 9 PM at America’s Production Company. FCP X certified...
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