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adobe expect to have halved their customer base by 2016
by Aindreas Gallagher 15 hours ago
It's another way of looking at it but: http: news.cnet.com 8301-1001_3-57589987-92 adobe-ceo-were-off-to-a-good-start-with-subscriptions-q-a Q At your Max conference in May, you said you had an instal
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Re: adobe expect to have halved their customer base by 2016
by Chris Harlan 54 minutes ago
Jim Wiseman "How many people get the NYT on the web vs the tree kill edition I'd say his opinion is thought out and has merit." Apparently you didn't read the article, Jim. Or my comment. And, being
So I went off on a rant about FCPX on the "FCP" forum...
by Nicholas Zimmerman 2 weeks ago
http: forums.creativecow.net readpost 8 1175590 I don't mind if they leave "FCPX or Not" open, but isn't it time that FCP was discussed on the FCP board It feels like FCPX is still treated like it's s
Re: So I went off on a rant about FCPX on the "FCP" forum...
by Herb Sevush 1 week ago
Nicholas Zimmerman " What I see every day, the people that I deal with, only stick with 7 because they know it and aren't willing to learn a new system ... These are students, and if they're already
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If you're thinking about premiere pro CC - it might be a really good idea to wait.
by Aindreas Gallagher 2 days ago
http: nofilmschool.com 2013 06 adobe-cc-subscription-options-live utm_source=feedburner they're looking into it - obvious to say but nobody should sign up to CC under the current terms, if better term
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Re: If you're thinking about premiere pro CC - it might be a really good idea to wait.
by Chris Harlan 5 hours ago
David Lawrence "Chris, how much better is the new Premiere in your opinion As good as it looks from the demos BTW, I hear great things about Symphony 7... " I wish I could tell you. I'm buried in a p
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cc and the big enterprises
by Ricardo Marty 2 days ago
I wonder if outfits like CNN,BBC,Hearst and other big players will embrace cc as some smaller players have . They have the cash but will they want their content potentially locked by an outside compan
Re: cc and the big enterprises
by Chris Harlan 5 hours ago
Oliver Peters "Furthermore, Avid with Sphere enables a hybrid of local and remote editing, including local ingest and transfer of media between locations. Anywhere doesn't allow anything to happen lo
It's Been a Day... Initial Reactions?
by Daniel McClintock 1 day ago
Well... many of you have had a day to play. What do you think What do you like What do you think needs tweaking Was it what you expected -------------- "Sometimes Life Needs a Cmd-Z!"
Re: It's Been a Day... Initial Reactions?
by Mel Matsuoka 14 hours ago
Al LeVine " Cannot match frame a freeze frame in the viewer, or change a freeze frame's duration. Because I work in animation, I freeze frame quite a bit. In FCP 7, I would SHIFT+N to create a freeze
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Premiere CS6 vs Premiere CC questions
by Anhtu Vu 2 days ago
Is Premiere pro CC a different (more features) version than Premiere Pro CS6 I subscribed to Creative Cloud 8 months ago and when i open the Adobe Creative Cloud app i see all versions with CS6 and al
Re: Premiere CS6 vs Premiere CC questions
by Chris Harlan 1 day ago
I got it downloaded, and it looks purty, but I've been too busy to play. How about plugins Any trouble moving them over Continuum Red
Subscribe to this
by Rob Brandreth-Gibbs 2 days ago
I believe subscription will eventually become a critical necessity for most companies creating software tools. Without subscription, businesses that have invested untold time, effort and money to buil
Re: Subscribe to this
by Chris Harlan 2 days ago
Lance Bachelder "Thanks... though sometimes here on the Cow I feel more like Lindsay than Britney :( " Hey man, not once have I see you coming out of your underwear. But, hey, better Lindsey than And
Access Denied You don't have permission to access CreativeCloudInstaller.dmg
by Eric Mueller 2 days ago
No clearance to travel in the cloud apparently. Nice start to adventures in CC!
Re: Access Denied You don't have permission to access CreativeCloudInstaller.dmg
by Chris Harlan 2 days ago
Hey Liam, I've got it going now. Take a quick read of what I posted to Kevin's above advice. Follow the link there, clear your cache, and then follow a link there to download the March Application Man
Adobe CC now rolling out.
by walter biscardi 2 days ago
It's live here in Atlanta and I'm seeing folks from Chicago also reporting the CC updates are now showing up. And I'm not seeing anything as an "update" everything is a fresh Install. Walter Biscardi,
Re: Adobe CC now rolling out.
by Chris Harlan 2 days ago
Mark Mapes "Chris: Here are the steps recommended by staff on a thread on the Adobe forums (http: forums.adobe.com message 5418644#5418644): Please Quit your existing Adobe Application Manager and re
Wow, Adobe is serious about CC updates
by Michael Garber 2 days ago
I just installed Premiere CC and the rest of the suite. A few minutes later, I reopened application manager and there were *already* some updates! Ok, I'm sure it was all planned and part of the upgra
Re: Wow, Adobe is serious about CC updates
by Chris Harlan 2 days ago
Good for you, man. Trying to download is totally FUBAR on my side right now.
this is likely the last full year of OSX supported FCP7.
by Aindreas Gallagher 4 days ago
QT fully deprecated in 10.9 - that tends to mean last stop to end of the line End for QT player pro too. that one makes me sad. QT player pro is well handy. http: forums.creativecow.net readpost 197 8
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Re: this is likely the last full year of OSX supported FCP7.
by Steve Connor 3 days ago
Although obviously OS upgrades aren't a requirement I know someone that ran their Avid Suite on OS9 for 5 years after OSX came out! Steve Connor There's nothing we can't argue about on the FCPX COW Fo
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my first comments on the new Mac Pro
by Bob Zelin 1 week ago
1) you can make your existing Mac Pro's into a nice server. 2) no 10gig ports. I am surprised, but not that surprised. 3) I guess ATTO, Magma, and Sonnet better get busy making Thunderbolt 2 expansion
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Jim Wiseman liked this 4 days ago
Re: my first comments on the new Mac Pro
by Alex Gerulaitis 1 week ago
David Gagne "But we NEED TBolt drive enclosures to come down in price." Agreed; I am pessimistic about it though: enclosure, cooling, power, circuitry, etc. - you're basically re-creating a small com
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New 12 core Mac Pro Looking for video card I edit with Premiere Pro Cs6
by mike Rodriguez 4 days ago
I am in the process of ordering a 12 core Mac Pro and noticed that the cards Apple offers do not support Cuda or Open CL (ATI Radeon HD 5870). I have reviewed the Adobe site and they mention the HD 67
Re: New 12 core Mac Pro Looking for video card I edit with Premiere Pro Cs6
by Lance Bachelder 3 days ago
Buying a "new" 12 core You'd be better off buying a maxed out iMac with the 2GB GTX 680 GPU - this is faster than anything you can throw is a Mac Pro - I personally wouldn't buy a tower because you're
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Chris Harlan liked this 3 days ago
CC Day
by Steve Connor 4 days ago
So is the big release happening tomorrow Will having the actual software available dampen down the heated discussions Are Adobe's servers ready Putting aside the debate, as an existing CC subscriber I
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Chris Harlan liked this 4 days ago
Re: CC Day, how will it happen?
by walter biscardi 2 days ago
Steve Connor "So wil the magical Adobe CC appear to us Cloud Subscribers today in the Application Manager " The CC updates are now pushed out and you should be able to now see them in your Adobe Appl
The inspiration for Creative Cloud
by Derek Andonian 7 days ago
I really believe that at some point during at least one of the meetings that led to the "Cloud-only" decision, this video was shown... Greg Andonian, a.k.a. Derek _____________________________________
Re: The inspiration for Creative Cloud
by Herb Sevush 4 days ago
Chris Harlan "I see your Vera Cruz, and raise you a Wild Bunch:" Best director credit ever: "If they move, kill 'em!" and then the movie lived up to that moment. Although I will add this from Vera Cr
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Interesting thread on the San forum about the new Mac Pro
by Herb Sevush 5 days ago
I came across this interesting thread on the San forum about the new Mac Pro, as Bob Zelin and company hold forth. Worth a look. http: forums.creativecow.net readpost 197 859608 Herb Sevush Zebra Prod
Re: Interesting thread on the San forum about the new Mac Pro
by Andrew Kimery 4 days ago
Bill Davis "Call a plumber, or watch any of 10 videos on how a P-trap works and how to install or fix it. So the driver of calling a plumber is no longer access to expertise. It's convenience, or do
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Jony Ives and the next FCPX GUI
by Aindreas Gallagher 1 week ago
ok it hasn't got rich corinthian leather - but there is a ton of chrome in general - and drop shadows generated under every last clip you move... Interesting if the new broom seen in OSX calendar, ibo
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Chris Harlan liked this 7 days ago
Re: Jony Ives and the next FCPX GUI
by Chris Harlan 5 days ago
Oliver Peters " guess the part I'm having confusion with is this. You are referring to the fact that a media file is being stored in the Shared Items folder - if and only if - you select one of the p
OS X Mavericks
by Michael Sanders 5 days ago
I'm sure heard Apple announce in OS X mavericks that apps will now update in the background.. Er so does that mean FCP X will automatically update without me knowing That makes me scared! Michael Sand
Re: OS X Mavericks
by Chris Harlan 5 days ago
I'm thinking they'd know it was insane to force updates on you. And yet, I've see a fair amount of craziness over the last few years, so who knows.
Rack mounting six packs of MacPro
by John Heagy 6 days ago
The new MacPro is certainly a powerful device but Apple couldn't have designed a computer harder to mount in a rack if they tried. The Mini looks purpose built for rack mounting compared to the new Ma
Re: Rack mounting six packs of MacPro
by Oliver Peters 5 days ago
Joseph W. Bourke "This would also give the option for a fan array above the shelving setup, because I have a feeling that these pups are going to generate a lot of heat, with the dual GFX card." Aaw,
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Mac Pro Pricing
by Gary Huff 1 week ago
The current Sandy Bridge Xeon E5 processor (8 core, 3.1Ghz) is $1934. An AMD FIrePro S10000 card (dual GPU) with 6GB of memory is $3099. 32GB of DDR3-1600 is about $300, but adding 32GB to an iMac is
Re: Mac Pro Pricing
by Chris Harlan 5 days ago
Sorry. That came off rudely. I didn't mean to question your process or your professionalism. I think my abundance of caution just come from days of tape, times when RAID drives were very expensive, an
Is AVID worth the swap?
by Ben Taylor 2 months ago
I have been editing on both Adobe Premiere Pro and Final Cut X for quite some time now. However, I am considering swapping from these programs to AVID. Are there any major differences between the prog
Re: Is AVID worth the swap?
by Chris Harlan 4 weeks ago
Based on your answers, I think Avid is a very good choice for you. I would say the next version of Premiere is as well, though a lot of this depends on how the whole CC thing shakes out.
Is native prores stable enough to edit feature film? Or should we go dnxhd?
by Toke Trangbæk 1 year ago
We are about to start shoting a feature film. We used to work with prores files in fcp. Now moving to avid 6 on Mac. Is the native prores support 100% as good as the dnxhd I know AMA support for prore
Re: Is native prores stable enough to edit feature film? Or should we go dnxhd?
by Chris Harlan 1 month ago
FWIW: I've done a season's worth of promos (13) for dramatic scripted, with all 42 min episodes on board in the same project at the same time. All were transcode rewraps of ProRes HQ. Everything ran s
Video not frame accurate when audio scrubbing
by healy snow 2 months ago
Avids 6.5.2 is performing much better. The only bug that is really painful is a problem with stepping frame by frame with 'cap lock' engaged for audio scrub. The audio keeps up when advancing frames b
Re: Video not frame accurate when audio scrubbing
by Chris Harlan 2 months ago
I'm still on 6, but I'm not having this problem either.
Avid Won't Transcode Atomos Samurai Footage
by Matthew Sonnenfeld 2 months ago
We have Samurai footage that was shot in ProRes and while Avid will link to it with AMA, it will not transcode the media to make proxy files. It takes several hours to transcode only to reach an error
Re: Avid Won't Transcode Atomos Samurai Footage
by Chris Harlan 2 months ago
I'm curious. Did you ever get to the bottom of this
Premiere makes my computer crash. Any ideas?
by Oli Lyndale 2 months ago
Hi There, This problem is driving me crazy so any help or advice is massively appreciated. I recently bought a new computer from ARIA PC in the UK. It was already built but I bought a NVIDIA Geforce G
Re: Premiere makes my computer crash. Any ideas?
by Chris Harlan 2 months ago
Oli Lyndale "Any thoughts " Yes. Try running Premiere with the "Mercury playback in software only" option enabled. Also, does your problem happen with AE or just Premiere
Creative Cloud
by Brian Cooney 2 months ago
I own the physical software for CS6 and was wondering if the upgrade to CS7 is $299 or more might it be wise to just purchase the discounted creative cloud license for 29.99 mo yr. Are than any advant
Re: Creative Cloud
by Chris Harlan 2 months ago
Brian Cooney "So if I understand correctly there is no change in the way the licensing performs over the previous option of owning the software outright." Actually, the ability to install your member
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$30 cloud offer finishing today. Anyone taking a punt?
by Peter Corbett 2 months ago
With the one-year $29.99 cloud offer finishing today, I'm doing last-minute pondering if I just jump in now, or wait until CS7 ships next month and take a chance on a more expensive cloud subscription
Re: $30 cloud offer finishing today. Anyone taking a punt?
by Chris Harlan 2 months ago
I did it. For one thing, you have a while to cancel it. I also liked some the additional perks so I said what the hey.
Is Certification locked to classes?
by Chris Harlan 3 months ago
I'm getting mixed signals about certification, and I can't seem to get a reply from Avid. I've been told be a number of people that I can just take the certification test from a few without having to
Re: Is Certification locked to classes?
by Chris Harlan 2 months ago
David Powell " just took the test last saturday. You do not need to take a class. You do have to take the test from an authorized avid test center, and they will charge you around $150 to take the te
Article: NAB 2013: Adobe Introduces Adobe Anywhere
by Debra Kaufman 3 months ago
NAB Expo NAB 2013: Adobe Introduces Adobe Anywhere At NAB 2013, Adobe is introducing Adobe Anywhere, a collaborative workflow platform that centralizes projects and allows users to share and change p
Re: NAB 2013: Adobe Introduces Adobe Anywhere
by Chris Harlan 3 months ago
This all sounds quite good. Any theoretical release date
Article: America Is The Movie: WWII Exclusion Zone & Internment Camps
by Stephen Menick 4 months ago
Cinematography America Is The Movie: WWII Exclusion Zone & Internment Camps A unilateral action by the US government during World War II resulted in the forcible internment of more than 110,000 peopl
Re: America Is The Movie: WWII Exclusion Zone & Internment Camps
by Chris Harlan 3 months ago
I'm very much looking forward to watching this with my daughter come the weekend. We were at Manzanar in January, and it was humbling. She's doing a term paper on the subject, and I'm very pleased tha
How to get a stuttering effect
by David Powell 5 months ago
I'd like to create an effect that looks like an unrendered shot, with an effect on it. Almost like a slo-mo but without actually extending the clip, just playing through it with dropped frames.
Re: How to get a stuttering effect
by Chris Harlan 5 months ago
When I create this kind of effect, I just chop out frames, add a frame or two off black, here and there, and resize and intermittent frame or two, sometimes add a little twist or tilt. It all depends
Better to conform 60FPS to 24fps?
by Kevin Brower 5 months ago
Which provides a better slow motion in FCPX: The clip was shot at 60fps. 1. Edit in a 24p timeline and use "conform speed" 2. Edit in a 60p timeline and simply slow down the clip. Thanks
Re: Better to conform 60FPS to 24fps?
by Chris Harlan 5 months ago
Bret Williams "Seems like I had a problem once going back, and I always see Shane recommending you duplicate cuz you can't go back. " I always duplicate everything anyway, out of an abundance of caut
Article: Workflow Update: iMac, Adobe & the X Factor
by walter biscardi 6 months ago
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate Workflow Update: iMac, Adobe & the X Factor With five edit suites currently running at Biscardi Creative Media, and four more on standby, Walter Biscardi and crew need t
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Re: Blog: Workflow Update: iMac, Adobe and the "X" Factor
by Chris Harlan 6 months ago
Great post! Thanks. And thanks for the media management tip.
Article: 3DTV To Go: The Evolution of 3D and Multi-Screen Viewing
by Debra Kaufman 8 months ago
Stereoscopic 3D 3DTV To Go: The Evolution of 3D and Multi-Screen Viewing 3D in movies is here to stay. While a bit behind schedule for home viewing, 3D's next horizon may be even smaller screens: gla
Re: 3DTV To Go: The Evolution of 3D and Multi-Screen Viewing
by Chris Harlan 8 months ago
Very interesting article! Thanks Bob.
Article: Zelinizing NAB 2012! Bob Zelin: The Future is Wide Open
by Bob Zelin 1 year ago
NAB Expo Zelinizing NAB 2012! Bob Zelin: The Future is Wide Open Industry leader, visionary, and wielder of baseball bats and shotguns Bob Zelin takes a look at the world through NAB-colored glasses
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Re: Article: NAB 2012: A Wide Open Future
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
Great roundup. Loved the last line, to which, I can only add, "Indeed."
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Article: Depth of Field: Gregg Toland, Citizen Kane and Beyond
by Tim Wilson 1 year ago
Film History & Appreciation Depth of Field: Gregg Toland, Citizen Kane and Beyond Whenever somebody equates "shallow depth of field" and "cinematic look," it's good to remembe
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Re: Depth of Field: Gregg Toland, Citizen Kane and Beyond
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
I am a sucker for Greg Toland and deep focus. He and James Wong Howe are two of my favorite cinematographic inspirations. I was very happy to see how well some of their ideas were lovingly applied in
Article: High Noon in the Editors' Corral
by Debra Kaufman 1 year ago
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate High Noon in the Editors' Corral A group of editors gathered at a Hollywood Post Alliance Sales Resource Group luncheon to debate the merits of today's nonlinear editing
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Re: Article: High Noon in the Editors' Corral
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
Thanks Debra! Nice report.
Article: For your Bovine Mastication and Consideration: FCPX Can Work
by Charlie Austin 1 year ago
Apple FCPX or Not: The Debate For your Bovine Mastication and Consideration: FCPX Can Work After coming across and commenting on a post in the forums concerning FCPX and its current popularity and po
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Tim Wilson liked this 10 months ago
@Charlie Austin
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
"Now back to work.... let's see If I've really cursed myself by writing this... ;-)" Yeah, break a leg.
Article: Premiere Pro CS 6.0: First Impressions
by David Lawrence 1 year ago
Adobe Premiere Pro Premiere Pro CS 6.0: First Impressions As a long-time Final Cut Pro user, David Lawrence has been looking for a new NLE, since FCPX isn't an option for his editing style and needs.
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Shawn Miller liked this 1 year ago
Re: Premiere Pro CS 6.0: First Impressions
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
Good article! I'm excited, man. How was working the volume in individual clips
Michael Wohl presentation on advanced Audio in FCPX
by Steve Connor 1 year ago
http: www.youtube.com watch feature=player_embedded&v=QskPCj-Yj4s#! This is well worth watching especially if you are new to FCPX Steve Connor "FCPX Professional" Adrenalin Television
Re: Michael Wohl presentation on advanced Audio in FCPX
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
Steve Connor "It will get there, Apple have said audio is the next big push. " That'd sure make me happy. Audio is THE major bugaboo for me at this point. Well, and no auto-save or easy manual backup
Drop Frame vs Non Drop when editing a 30-minute program
by Stacy Lincoln 1 year ago
I need advice regarding editing 30 minute programs. I have spent most of my 27 year career in news creative services and production. Most of it producing and editing content under 10 minutes in length
Re: Drop Frame vs Non Drop when editing a 30-minute program
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
Stacy Lincoln "When editing for a 30 minute program (20 minutes), should I be editing in Drop Frame " If you are editing to fit into a broadcast slot, then yes, you want to use drop. Stacy Lincoln "A
Smoke is changing- into Final Cut Extreme
by Derek Andonian 1 year ago
So I went to the legacy FCP forum to see if anything was being said over there about the CS6 update, and while I was there I found an interesting thread by Walter Biscardi about the smoke transformati
Re: Smoke is changing- into Final Cut Extreme- New Features Page?
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
Robert Brown "Yeah I'm done with NAB. I hate Vegas and large crowds with the half hour wait to talk to the rep and you can find out everything you need to know online. Why bother " Add to that that V
Media Management - Beating a dead horse?
by Tangier Clarke 1 year ago
Hi all. I've been posting on various forums and emailing directly to some of our leading voices with a single question and nothing definitive has come yet. Each time the results are strategies toward
Re: Media Management - Beating a dead horse?
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
Tangier Clarke "i guess I better get on board, open the wallet and accept (knowingly) that this is the way everything is moving. Though media management a la FCP 7 is something I think is valuable ev
Mark Audio Peeks and Apply Normalization Gain--do they exist in X?
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
I posted this in the other forum, but perhaps it belongs here. Mark Audio Peeks and Apply Normalization Gain--Two relatively minor tools that become briefly essential for me generally on Fridays. They
Re: Mark Audio Peeks and Apply Normalization Gain--do they exist in X?
by Chris Harlan 1 year ago
Tom Wolsky ""Universal peak warning is quite useful, but only if you can set it to monitor peak other than zero. More me, its -10DB." Because you wrote that, and that's not a feature available in any
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by Chris Harlan 2 years ago
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by Chris Harlan 2 years ago
My bad. Posted to the wrong forum. I seem to be able to edit a post but not delete it.
My Life in FCP
by Rob Tinworth 2 years ago
I've been lucky to work on some great projects over the last decade with FCP. So when MC5.5 arrived in the post, I figured what better way to get back up to speed on Avid than to cut a retrospective o
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Re: My Life in FCP
by Chris Harlan 2 years ago
Loved it. Thanks. Caught my feeling perfectly.
Blog: The realization sets in
by gary adcock 2 years ago
So, When I posted the first comments on FCPX 4 weeks ago, I thought I was going to be strung up and burned at the stake by some of the commentary. Now everyone seems resolute to the fact that FCPX is
Re: Blog: The realization sets in
by Chris Harlan 2 years ago
Thank you, Herb. Well said.
Convert 16:9 to 4:3
by Larry Rochman 4 years ago
I am new to Final Cut and 16:9. I have a 16:9 Promo that I need to send to a facility that only airs 4:3. Is there a way to convert the 16:9 to 4:3 in Final Cut without having to letterbox it thanks..
Re: Convert 16:9 to 4:3
by Chris Harlan 3 years ago
You can take your anamorphic sequence and nest it in a 4:3 sequence--which will automatically letterbox it--then multiply scale of the sequence by, I believe, 1.33 (133%), which will return the nested


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