Tag Archives: Useful Tools

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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 »

Useful Tools for Editors: iDupe

This tool won’t help you edit any faster or better but if you need it you’ll probably need it badly and it will save you a lot of time. Wooden Brain Concept‘s iDupe has a sole purpose in life and … more »

A Warning from Apple about Perian

I recently posted about Perian, “the Swiss-Army knife for Quicktime.” Apple has posted a document that may be of interest if you have been having trouble with AVCHD format if you have Perian installed. From the Apple support site: Issue … more »

Useful tools for editors: Perian

I happened on this little QuickTime add on the other day, Perian. Just like it says it’s the “swiss army knife for QuickTime.” It’s seems amazing the amount of media that is supported. From the Perian website: Perian enables QuickTime … more »

Useful tools for editors: Counter Display

Here is a handy little generator for Final Cut Pro (or Final Cut Express as the site lists several plug-ins written for FCE) that has the ability to add a counter over footage. It does a number of other things … more »

Useful tools for editors: Carbon Copy Cloner

You do back-up your entire hard drive on a regular basis don’t you? If there’s one thing you can be sure of with hard drives is that someday, somehow, some of them will fail. Unless you have a back-up you … more »

Useful tools for editors: WiebeTech docks

If you been editing the non-linear computer based software way for any period of time you probably have a few bare, “non-cased” hard drives lying around. You can always go to Comp USA and spend money on cheap enclosures but … more »

Useful tools for editors: Fast DVD Copy 4

This is an interesting entry in the useful tools for editors category. Free software can be found on the Internet that does the same thing as Fast DVD Copy 4, it is expensive (relatively speaking compared to other useful tools) … more »

Freeware apps for filmmakers

You may be pleased to know that all software is not dauntingly and prohibitively expensive, including those applications geared towards filmmakers. There are indeed a chockful of freeware and shareware applications for film production and post-production that can be had … more »

Useful tools for editors: Witch

Often a useful editing tools is not something that directly interfaces with your editing application of choice or your media or your render files or anything directly related to editing itself. It is often a useful system tool that while … more »