Author: Andy

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Canon C300 demo – Dublin

Canon UK and Ireland were kind enough to invite me down to their video demo day in Dublin. They had a 5d mkii and an XF305 there, but the product that I was interested in was the C300 EOS Digital Cinema Camera. I had already been very interested in purchasing […]

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Sony HX9v

I just recently purchased a Sony HX9v compact camera so I can take some photos while out on my bike.  The camera also shots 1080p video at 50fps which is amazing for this price.  I just had to test this out, so took a mixed bag of shots out and […]

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Custom FCPX filters

Apple’s Motion 5 makes it easy to create filters for FCPX so I decided to have a go myself.  I’ve made three so far: Alpha channels, giving a retro look as default Letterbox with offset and opacity control Simple levels adjustment If you’re interested you can download them below.  To […]

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Multiple versions in FCPX

This is a quick tip and not necessarily the best way of managing multiple versions of edits but so far I find it works well.  Just like you can audition specific clips in the FCPX timeline you can also audition a group of clips and also a full edit. Just […]

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Managing Media in Final Cut Pro X

Update July 20 2012 Since it’s initial release, FCPX has had some welcomed improvements in performance and usability including the ability to reconnect footage. Why Apple did not include this in the first release I do not know, but it’s now there, so if you have any unconnected media it’s […]