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New ! Thoughts on "The Cloud" - An Interview
There's a lot of talk these days about previewing, accessing, storing, even archiving media in "the cloud;" a vast amorphous pool of storage on the Internet. But is this a good idea? And what are some ways we can take advantage of this? In this interview with Peter Chang, president of Oxygen Cloud, we discuss what the cloud is, how we can take advantage of it, and what some of the limitations are. (Published: Aug. 2010 ; Studio Suite v. 3) New ! Interlacing vs. Deinterlacing
Interlacing, deinterlacing, progressive -- three very confusing terms to many people. This article explains what they are, when you use them, what to do when you see them, and why you should care -- not, in many case, not care at all. (Published: Aug. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6, 7.x) New ! Getting Audio Sample Rates to Match
I got burned by this when I was prepping my most recent webinar for posting. My audio slowly slipped out of sync. I hate when that happens. What I discovered is that the Soundtrack Pro sample rate preference setting overrides the sample rate of the Final Cut Pro project, resulting in a slow sync drift that will drive you nuts. This article explains what you need to know to fix it. (Published: Aug. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.1x, 6, 7.x) New ! Audio Mixing to Improve the Clarity of Speech
One of the signs of getting older is that our hearing is not as sharp as it once was. So one of the things I do in my mixes is to be sure that I make things as clear and easy to understand as possible. This article walks you thru the specific steps you can take in Soundtrack Pro to make your audio as clear and distinct as possible. (Published: Aug. 2010 ; Soundtrack Pro v. 1.x, 2.x, 3.x) New ! Audio Mixing to Improve the Clarity of Speech
One of the signs of getting older is that our hearing is not as sharp as it once was. So one of the things I do in my mixes is to be sure that I make things as clear and easy to understand as possible. This article walks you thru the specific steps you can take in Soundtrack Pro to make your audio as clear and distinct as possible. (Published: Aug. 2010 ; Soundtrack Pro v. 1.x, 2.x, 3.x) New ! Ingesting Footage Via AJA Cards
Here's a conversation between Peter Tours, of TNT Video Services, and Tony Lauria, of AJA Technical Support, on the best way to ingest footage using AJA video cards. (Reprinted with permission.) (Published: Aug. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6, 7.x) New ! Removing Audio Tracks From a Video Clip
Sometimes, especially when merging clips, you get more audio tracks in a Final Cut Pro timeline than you want. This article describes a couple of different ways you can get rid of them. (Published: Aug. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.1x, 6, 7.x) New ! Color Shifts with Still Images
Have you ever created a still image, only to see the color or gray scale shift when you imported it into Final Cut Pro? This article explains what's going on and how you fix it. (Published: Aug. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6, 7.x) Creating a DVD Studio Pro Menu Using Button Highlights
Want to give your DVDs a more professional look? In this detailed, step-by-step article, you'll learn how to create menus and button highlights in Photoshop, import them into DVD Studio Pro, build a menu and add buttons, all to create a professional-grade menu. (Part 1 of 2 - the second part discusses how to create a motion menu in Final Cut Pro for a DVD.) (Published: Jul. 2010 ; DVD Studio Pro) Picking the Right Version of ProRes
With the release of Final Cut Studio 2, Apple created a new high-end codec entitled ProRes. With the release of Final Cut Studio (3) they expanded it from two variations to five. What is ProRes and how do you decide which version to use for your projects? Answering that question is the purpose of this article. (Published: Jul. 2010 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6, 7.x) | 
