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Apple - Pro - Profiles - Ed Burns

Apple - Pro - Profiles - Ed Burns
"Final Cut Pro's portability paid off on the set, where Burns could watch dailies on his PowerBook, but even more significantly when he decided to move post-production into a guest house on his Long Island property."

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Apple - Pro/Film - David Bigelow, pg. 1

Apple - Pro/Film - David Bigelow, pg. 1: "The tapeless post workflow is the cat’s meow. I can shoot in Varicam, edit in Final Cut Pro HD and deliver my files on inexpensive hard drives for transfer straight to film — without any additional decks or equipment. That is the most efficient digital workflow I know of"

Apple - Pro/Video - Neal Fox, pg. 1

Apple - Pro/Video - Neal Fox, pg. 1: "To create the show, says Fox, ‘I bought a G5 and about a pound of software and started learning how to use Final Cut Pro and DVD Studio Pro.’ While he’d been a Mac user since the mid-1980s, Fox had never edited video or authored a DVD. ‘Luckily for me,’ he says, ‘the programs were easy to learn. "

Apple - Pro/Film - Greg Plotkin, pg. 1

Apple - Pro/Film - Greg Plotkin, pg. 1: "Clear Cutting In an effort to clear that path, DreamWorks production head Marty Cohen decided to deploy a new HD postproduction workflow that would leverage the inherent high-def capabilities of Final Cut Pro.

‘The most attractive thing about Final Cut for me is the ability to cut in high def and go straight to screen,’ says Cohen. ‘Staying in high def, working in high def, screening in high def, is a win-win-win situation. And it makes the cutting room the central hub of the post operation.’"

Shake Rocks Ape: Compositing “King Kong”

Shake Rocks Ape: Compositing “King Kong”: "‘King Kong’ roared into theaters just in time for the holidays, carrying big name talent, Oscar buzz and eye-bending special effects created by Weta Digital using Shake."

Capturing Bluephoria

Capturing Bluephoria: "Blue Man Group has mesmerized audiences the world over with its otherworldly blend of comedy, music and multimedia magic. When the group’s show recently opened in Toronto, it fell to Kevin Rhoades to make an HD video of it — within a month. To pull it off, he turned to the New York production house Digital Arts and Final Cut Pro. "

Want to make a documentary? Now you can - MORE MOVIE NEWS AND FEATURES - MSNBC.com

Want to make a documentary? Now you can - MORE MOVIE NEWS AND FEATURES - MSNBC.com: "Digital cameras make filmmaking accessible Greenwald shot ‘Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price’ with digital video cameras and edited the footage with Final Cut Pro, a Macintosh home editing system. He used the Internet to market the movie and arrange more than 7,000 community screenings.

Apple - Pro/Design - D-Fuse, pg. 1

Apple - Pro/Design - D-Fuse, pg. 1: "These days, D-Fuse uses Final Cut Pro as its ‘staple software — it’s just so fast and easy,’ says Faulkner. But they’re just as likely to dabble in Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Motion, Logic or Pro Tools."

Apple (UK and Ireland) - Pro/Video - VTV / Molinare

Apple (UK and Ireland) - Pro/Video - VTV / Molinare: "According to Molinare’s managing director, Mark Foligno, Apple’s open architecture allowed Molinare and VTV to run Final Cut Pro in a way that improved the workflow for undertaking the Tour De France daily highlights

Apple - Pro/Film - David Bigelow, pg. 1

Apple - Pro/Film - David Bigelow, pg. 1: "The tapeless post workflow is the cat’s meow. I can shoot in Varicam, edit in Final Cut Pro HD and deliver my files on inexpensive hard drives for transfer straight to film — without any additional decks or equipment. That is the most efficient digital workflow I know of"