Larry Jordan's Newsletter

NEWS - June 21, 2021

The big news this week was that Apple released new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion & Compressor. My lead story is a complete list of what's new.

Link: Apple Updates Final Cut Pro, Motion & Compressor

I have articles illustrating these new features in Tutorials & Reviews below.

Turning to the news:

CineGear returns to in-person events this fall, announcing their new schedule of Sept. 23-26, 2021. Attendee registration will start soon-ish. Their goal, as always, is to bring filmmakers, exhibitors, partners and industry members together in-person for networking, educational programming, screenings, and exhibits.

Link: https://www.cinegearexpo.com

SonnetTech announced DuoModo, their new line of professional, modular Thunderbolt expansion systems for the desktop or rack installation. The DuoModo line is comprised of three interchangeable expansion modules — a three-slot PCIe card system, an eGPU card system, and a Mac mini mounting system with integrated 40Gbps Thunderbolt storage dock.

Link: https://www.sonnettech.com/product/duomodo/overview.html

FXFactory announced a special PremiumVFX 4th Anniversary Bundle. Featuring all 56 Premium VFX products in their catalog at a 65% discount. (Available exclusively for Final Cut Pro.)

Link: https://fxfactory.onfastspring.com/premiumvfx4thanniversary-bundle/

Apple released a free media tool at WWDC, specifically designed for media folks creating HLS (HTTP Live Streaming) versions of their media. Called the Advanced Video Quality Tool (AVQT), it's available at Apple's developer website. (Developer registration is free.) That's the good news. However, this software utility can only be accessed via the command line in Terminal. So, if you have both media and programming skills, this is worth exploring. I avoid the command line, so I haven't tried it.

Link: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2021/10145/

Recently, the folks at SoundStripe asked if they could contribute an article to this week's newsletter. I was intrigued and said yes. In this guest blog, Drew Gula, from SoundStripe.com, explores the balance between digital media and a film look.

Link: Balancing Digital Media with the Look of Film

Last week's webinar showing how to "Unlock the Power and Emotion in Fonts" was well attended - and the good news is that these ideas apply regardless of whether you use Premiere, Final Cut, Photoshop or, even, Mac or Windows. Fonts are fonts and this webinar can help you make your projects look better with a bigger impact on your audience.

Link: Unlock the Power and Emotion in Fonts

This week's webinar showcases the New Features in Final Cut & Compressor. (Motion was updated but only received bug fixes, so there's nothing new to demo.) This week we explore the cool new stuff in detail and see how we can fit it into our project workflow. As always, registration to my live events is free.

Link: Larry's FREE Weekly Webinar Registration

I also have three excerpts from last week's webinar illustrating how to improve your font design, improve how fonts look on screen and traps to avoid when working with fonts. You'll find all three in the Tutorials & Reviews section below.

Link: Avoid Common Font Traps to Improve Readability

With the new updates from Apple, I have three new articles illustrating how some of these features work:

Link: New! Quickly Find Missing Media in Final Cut Pro

Link: New! Custom Browser Column Sets in Final Cut Pro

Link: New! Use Apple Compressor to Reframe Video to Square or Vertical

There's an exciting week coming up - I'm looking forward to sharing more cool news with you next week. For now, stay safe, stay healthy and edit well.