All kinds of cool stuff for you this week - product reviews, videos, articles and a commentary about whether it's time to upgrade to High Sierra.
First, though, an update on my
UNcontest. (It's called the "Uncontest" because there are no prizes.) Here's the deal: if you have ideas on how you'd like to improve the interface for FCP X or Premiere, send me an email. Last week, I received about 20 emails - 8 for Premiere, 12 for FCP X, so I decided to extend the Uncontest for one more week.
Then, I'll compile all the responses and publish them in next week's newsletter. As well, I'll also send a copy to
Apple - for Final Cut - and another to
Adobe - for Premiere. I figure it doesn't hurt to ask. Send your suggestions now, then, next week, you can see what your fellow editors are complaining about!
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Interface suggestions - not new features - for
FCP X -
click here.
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Interface suggestions - not new features - for
Premiere -
click here.
IMPORTANT:
Tom Coughlin just opened his annual survey of digital storage requirements and practices for media professionals. This annual survey is our best opportunity to tell storage vendors what we need from them in the coming months. The survey takes about seen minutes to complete and I recommend you share your thoughts.
Click here. Thanks!
A frequent question I got this last week is whether it's "OK to
upgrade to High Sierra?" The answer is complex and is my lead story for this week. As well, last week,
Frame.io published two excellent articles about proxy workflows in both Premiere and FCP X. I'm sharing them with you, with their permission, because you may find them useful in your own workflow.
I have a product review of
Luca Visual FX Light Kit 2 and two video tutorials that showcase
new color features in FCP X. Plus, a long-needed write-up on how and why to use the Broadcast Safe/Video Limiter effect in FCP X and/or Premiere. You'll find all of these in
Articles, below.
Thinking about Luca reminds me that the
Digital Production Buzz devoted its show last week to
plug-ins: what they are, how they're developed and what trends developers are watching in 2018. We spoke with
Boris FX,
Red Giant,
Re:Vision Effects and
Digital Anarchy. This was interesting - especially because each company sees the world differently.
Listen here.
My webinar this week is a "two-fer" - I'll look at how to create
speed changes to video clips in
both
Adobe Premiere and
Apple Final Cut Pro X. Registration is always FREE -
sign-up here - you have two different shows to choose from.
Work is picking back up nicely - it will be a busy week. And, as always, I look forward to chatting with you next week. In the meantime,
edit well.
