Tagged: FCPX

Editing Canon MXF footage in Final Cut Pro X ( FCPX ) without transcoding

I’ve dabbled with Final Cut Pro X a few times since it was released and although I still struggle to understand apple’s weird naming conventions the application does have quite a few things going for it. Multicam editing is fantastic in FCPX, it automatically syncs clips using audio in the...

Premiere Pro reliability – doing things by halves

I switched from FCP7 to Adobe Premiere Pro CS5 in November 2010, mostly because of the big steps Adobe were making with GPU accelerated effects and the ability to use media without the need to transcode. At that time FCP7 was still the current and trusted solution for Mac users...

Final Cut Pro X released

Apple released it’s totally rewritten version of Final Cut Pro this week and I have to say that I don’t think I’ve seen a release from Apple that has been met with such disappointment and public dismay before. I’m not going to go in to too many details about the...

FCP to PPro CS5 – editing differences

Im general I’m really enjoying Premiere Pro at the moment, working with DSLR footage is a breeze and I really like the workflow, but there’s a few fundamental differences when making basic edits that catch you out as a FCP user and I thought I’d throw together a quick video...

To switch or not to switch

A few weeks back I made a post about the fact that I was considering switching from Final Cut to Premiere Pro. Now that I’m editing on this super fast 12 core mac and Final Cut Pro is only using a fraction of it’s resources this question has become a...

Creating slow motion with cinema tools

I’ve been asked a few times about the method used to create slow motion shots using 50p or 60p footage. This process applies to clips from Canon DSLR’s that shoot 50 or 60 fps at 720p, the GoPro Hero HD, Sony EX cameras and pretty much any other camera that...