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Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey on Cutting Star Trek Into Darkness

Editors Mary Jo Markey and Maryann Brandon have come a long way with director/screenwriter/producer J.J. Abrams. The trio has been working together since Alias, and Markey has edited all of Abrams's television series, including Felicity and Lost, for which she won … more »

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Under Pressure: Avid Editor John Gilroy on Cutting The Bourne Legacy

Everyone working on The Bourne Legacy had a tough job. Director Tony Gilroy—a writer or co-writer on all four films—had to reinvent a world he helped create. Star Jeremy Renner, playing Aaron Cross, had to measure up to the super-soldier … more »

Walter Biscardi on Changing Up the Post Pipeline

Walter Biscardi, founder of Biscardi Creative Media in Buford, GA, was so turned off by the new approach to editing in Apple's Final Cut Pro X that he resolved to find a replacement for his former favorite NLE. While he … more »

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Editor Andrew Weisblum, ACE, on Moonrise Kingdom

Moonrise Kingdom, the story of Sam, a young Khaki Scout who flees summer camp for a seaside rendezvous with Suzy, the girl of his dreams, stirring up all kinds of trouble on the fictional island of New Penzance, is the … more »

Mercalli V2 Pro from proDAD Now Supports Avid Media Composer and Symphony

German video effects company proDAD announced today that its Mercalli V2 Pro video stabilizer and rolling-shutter plug-in now supports Windows versions of Avid Media Composer 5.x and 6.x and Symphony 6.x. Macintosh support will be coming shortly, the company says.Andreas … more »

FCP Editors: Time to Add Avid to Your Edit Mix?

Regardless of what you think about the soon-to-be-released Final Cut Pro X, if you’re a Final Cut user, there are still some things you’d like to do faster or better with your current setup. Need to share project files across … more »

Essential Tools for Editors: Avid Media Composer 5.0

Today is the day when one of the bigger announcements from NAB 2010 hits the streets (at least it’s supposed to be up for download this afternoon)  Looks like the downloads are up: New purchases, upgrades and trial version. To … more »

Highwater: Dana Brown Shoots Big Waves

Growing up in California, I’ve always had a thing for surf movies. So when I got the chance to see the latest from Dana Brown (Step into Liquid), it was an easy answer. The movie was shown outdoors, on the … more »

WTF title tools?!?!

If you look at the two most popular non-linear editing applications out in the market right now, Avid Media Composer and Apple Final Cut Pro, they both have one very specific thing that seems to have been poorly designed from … more »