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OPERATIONS ARTICLES

New ! Reconciling Frame Rates Between Final Cut Pro, After Effects
Matching frame rates between Final Cut Pro and After Effects can be tricky, especially when you are working at 24 fps; because there's 24 fps and "24 fps". This article details the differences and explains what you need to know to prevent problems. (Published: Jul. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6)

New ! WHITE BALANCING DURING A COLOR CHANGE
Dealing with shifting color temperatures during shooting presents a raft of problems during editing. This article describes what you can do during shooting to compensate for color temperature changes, as well as how to "fix it in post."  (Published: Jul. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6)

New ! EXPORTING TO FLV
One of the current limitations of Final Cut Studio is that it does not natively support creating Flash video output from a Final Cut Pro sequence. However, all is not lost. This article describes three different ways you can get what you want. (Published: Jul. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6)

New ! TWO GOTCHAS IN FINAL CUT PRO 6.0.2
Final Cut 6.0.2 has a number of unseemly bugs in it. This article details two that are particularly suspect. If you are running FCP 6.0.2 be sure to read this article.  (Published: Jul. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6)

New ! Working with Tapeless Media
As our industry moves quickly to tapeless media and acquisition, properly archiving your footage can make the difference between happiness and heart-ache. In this article, I outline what you need to know about archive formats.  (Published: Jul. 2008 ; Studio Suite)

New ! Finding Unused Footage
Ever needed to find what video you haven't used in your edit? There is a very fast technique you can use in Final Cut Pro that shows all your unused clips. And this article teaches you the technique. (Published: Jul. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6)

Updated ! Improving the Look of your Graphics and Text.
This is a comprehensive look at how computer and video graphics are different and what you need to know to create great looking video text and graphics. This article can make your life a LOT easier!  (Published: May 2006 - Updated: Jul. 2008 ; Color)

Making Compressor Multi-processor Aware
One of the new features in Compressor 3 is its ability to harness all the processors in your computer to speed video compression. But, you have to turn this feature on before you can use it. Here's how. (Published: Jun. 2008 ; Compressor)

Strengths and Weaknesses of Final Cut Server
Final Cut Server is out, but what does it really do? In this article, we take a look at the strengths and weaknesses of the product. Server has a lot of power, but it isn't for everyone -- this article helps you decide for yourself. (Published: Jun. 2008 ; Final Cut Serve v. 1.0)

Editing Workflow for ProRes and HDV
HDV is a very popular, inexpensive format, but it can be tricky to edit. Converting it to ProRes 422 can save editing time - but the question is how to convert it. This article describes how. (Published: Jun. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6)