Author Archives: Brian Liloia

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Optimizing QuickTime and Mac OS X for Final Cut Pro

QuickTime is a major component of Final Cut Pro’s architecture. When QuickTime ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Jon Chappell of Digital Rebellion offers up this list of recommended configurations of QuickTime and Mac OS X versions for a smooth Final … more »

Enhance your Final Cut Pro editing experience

I don’t know about you, but I sometimes think that reading other editors’ tips is an enlightening and refreshing experience. Whenever you feel like you’ve got things figured out, there are always those few extra little tricks that can further … more »

Burn Blu-ray discs with Sony DVD Architect 5.0

Available free to users of Sony DVD Architect 4.5, version 5.0 is now available and touts the new ability to burn Blu-ray discs. Blu-ray discs can be created using the same workflow to create standard def DVDs. New features in … more »

Final Cut Pro and Server updated

Fire up that Software Update, because Apple has recently updated both Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Server. Final Cut Server Update 1.1 (50.1MB) is the first patch for the recently released software. The patch addresses issues with the check … more »

Guide to portable field mixers

B&H, the NYC-based video/photography megastore, has an excellent guide to portable field mixers featured on their website for folks new to recording audio out in the field. The article goes into some significant depth discussing the guts of your standard … more »

ScreenFlow: pro screen recording application

ScreenFlow 1.1.2, a powerful screen recording application for Mac OS X, has recently been released. This Apple Designs Awards 2008 winner allows users to simultaneously capture desktop contents, a video camera feed, and microphone and computer audio. Ideal for screencasts … more »

Celtx 1.0 released: free screenwriting/pre-production software

Celtx, the popular free screenwriting and pre-production software, has recently hit the big 1.0. Key features of the latest update include: Scheduling Enhancements Catalogs Sidebars Storyboard Enhancements Adapt To Scene Navigator Toggle Comic Book Template Changes to HTML Forms iPhone … more »

Andy's free Final Cut Pro plugins

Andy Mees has some swanky free Final Cut Pro plugins he wants you to know about, and they’re all available for free from his website. Over a dozen no-brainer plugins are included, including some very handy ones like Andy’s Basic … more »

Andy’s free Final Cut Pro plugins

Andy Mees has some swanky free Final Cut Pro plugins he wants you to know about, and they’re all available for free from his website. Over a dozen no-brainer plugins are included, including some very handy ones like Andy’s Basic … more »

Transfer Aperture photos to Final Cut Pro

Connected Flow has released a handy plugin for easily transferring images stored in Apple’s photo management application, Aperture to a video sequence in Final Cut Pro. ‘From within Aperture, you can select photos, set their order and duration and select … more »