Tag Archives: Post-production

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Today's Avid news: New CEO

Well it looks like Avid has a new CEO at the helm and it’s not me. Seems to be some cat named Gary Greenfield. Never heard of him? Neither have I. Seems he came from some company called GXS. I … more »

Useful tools for editors: MediaMover

I will make this simple. If you ever want to move a single media file from Avid Media Composer or Avid Xpress Pro then you need MediaMover. Case closed. Anyone who has ever waded through an Avid OMFI media folder … more »

Free DivX Pro downoad for all

The folks over at DivX must be feeling a bit generous: the typically $20 version of DivX Pro is now available as a free download for a limited time. That includes both Windows and Mac versions. Not bad. Happy holidays, … more »

Imagine releases QuickTime 7.3 repair tool

Word is that many Mac users have run into all sorts of playback issues after updating QuickTime to version 7.3. In particular, some QuickTime files created with earlier versions of the software will no longer play in the newly released … more »

Half off Avid training

Avid is currently offering a special coupon code for half off the normal $1100 price of select Avid training. This looks like a pretty good deal as the training package provides a full year of access to Avid courses. There’s … more »

Sweet Boris Suite?

Boris recently introduced the Boris Box Set, a full collection of most everything that Boris offers at one low price of $1995. This may be one of the better deals in recent memory, especially for Macintosh users. You get a … more »

A rant about FCP video tutorials

We all know that one of the great things about the Internet has been the ability to share information. For some that may mean seeking out information and help on a particular topic. For others that might be sharing their … more »

One of the best Avid vs. FCP comments I've read

A while back I posted a few words about Final Cut Pro’s Smoothcam feature over on the Editblog. How well it worked vs. how long it took to analyze a clip. There got to be a little debate in the … more »

Avid to FCP Changeover Challenge article

The good folks over at www.avid2fcp.com have posted a very long and very handy article on the “changeover challenges” that one might expect when moving from Avid applications (Xpress Pro, Media Composer) to Final Cut Pro. It takes a really … more »

Interesting Forum Posts: An Open Letter to Avid

With the Avid press release that the company is “announcing a major shift in 2008 strategy in response to customer feedback” I thought it would be appropriate to point out this discussion thread on the Avid Media Composer forums. Entitled … more »