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Software Shopping on Cyber Monday

While that iPad2 for $20 you just spotted for sale online may not be for real, there are plenty of real deals on editing and visual effects software to be had today. Software vendors are using the excuse of Cyber … more »

Walter Murch Talks FCPX

The good folks over at MacVideo sat down with legendary editor Walter Murch and had a nice, long discussion for all to see. As editors we don’t listen to Murch only because he has edited such great films as Apocalypse … more »

Top 7 Things Filmmakers Can Be Thankful for This Year

This is far from an exhaustive list, but when you’re gathered round the table this Thursday, why not say a word of thanks—depending on the crowd, maybe only in your head—for these recent developments in production and post. Let’s hope … more »

DaVinci Resolve Lite Adds Unlimited Nodes, More Colorists to the Population

I got a bit of a surprise when I downloaded Blackmagic’s recent DaVinci Lite update. The free version of the color-grading tool had been limited to only two nodes for color correction. In the 8.1.1 update that limit has been … more »

Top Five Media Composer 6 Features

One of the most persuasive product upgrades in Avid’s history happened today at noon ET, when a new family of Media Composer products was released. (That makes it a day behind schedule by our reckoning, but nobody’s perfect.) If you … more »

Read All About the History of Editing in this New eBook

If you’re into post-production and need some winter reading to fill those lazy snow days then check out John Buck‘s Timeline – A History of Editing. I haven’t read them yet — I’m still trying to finish the Steve Jobs … more »

Sponsored Post: A New Era of Digital Filmmaking

Why more filmmakers are editing with Adobe Premiere Pro By Anita Engelman Adobe Professional Video team Recent innovation in cameras has changed the fundamental ways in which movies are being produced. Now it is possible to capture gorgeous, high-resolution digital … more »

More on Avid Media Composer 6

Last Thursday was a big day for filmmakers as both Canon and RED had significant announcements of their new products. Being an editor, I was most excited about Avid’s announcement the same day of Media Composer 6, slated for release … more »

The Useful Tools from Automatic Duck Are Now Free

If ever there was some truly good Useful Tools news for editors, then this is it. All of the timeline translation tools that have been produced by Automatic Duck for over 10 years are now free for download. This comes … more »

Apple Upgrades FCPX with XML In and Out, Xsan Support, Free 30-Day Trial

Apple tried to get in front of user complaints about Final Cut Pro X this morning — and tried to get more users in front of FCPX — by releasing v 10.0.1 of the app. It includes XML in and … more »