Tagged: Final Cut Pro

Cine EI Workflow with FCPX

Sony Cine EI Workflow with FCPX

In this video I show how I use Cine EI on the Sony FX3 to capture a range of different exposures and then how I use custom LUTS in FCPX to adjust each shot quickly so that it’s displayed with correct exposure. This same method will work for other Sony...

Talking FCPX on the FCP Grill Podcast

I recently had the pleasure of talking to Chris Fenwick from the FCP Grill podcast about why I chose to move from Premiere Pro over to FCPX.  I always enjoy listening to Chris’ podcasts so it was really tough remembering that I needed to talk back to him from time...

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 to Premiere Pro – six months in

I switched from Final Cut Pro to Premiere Pro CS5 about six months ago and have been using it as my main NLE ever since. Due to Apples recent launch of the not so pro FCPX there’s a lot of FCP users considering the jump to Premiere Pro so I...

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...

HDSLR Encoding Wars – Premiere Pro vs Final Cut Pro

Browsing the web reading various reports and reviews about Premiere Pro I keep coming across the statement that because Premiere Pro works without the need to transcode H.264 DSLR files the footage inherently retains more quality. After using Premiere Pro for a week or so I decided to spend some...