Honcho Media is one of only a handful of companies in Northern Ireland that has acquired permission from the Civil Aviation Authority to carry out aerial cinematography/video work. If your UAS (unmanned aircraft system) operator does not have this permission they will not be insured. When choosing a UAS or […]

I was working on a project recently where I was bringing in some rendered After Effects layers with alpha channels. I layered the imported ProRes 4444 files in the FCPX timeline but I was getting a weird black line around the mask blur. It turns out the problem is way […]

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 […]

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 […]

This is a pretty obvious tip, but one I have totally overlooked because I usually disregard any software that comes with cameras, resorting to third party solutions.  Most Canon DSLRs should come with a piece of software called EOS utility.  It’s only now that I have tested this out with […]

This is a small problem with a simple fix but might not be apparent at first.  I’m using an external hard disk connected to an Airport Extreme to backup my files with Time Machine over the WiFi network.  This is a pretty good solution as I don’t need to worry […]