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On a Mac, the sky’s the limit for creating professional video. With all the tools available though, it can be a daunting task to decide which ones offer the best solutions for combined efficiency and high-level results.

• How can you effectively communicate your vision to clients and crew?
• How should you calibrate your camera for multi-camera and green screen shoots?
• Is it better to do your keying in After Effects, Motion, or Final Cut?
• How should you set up your edit suite for efficiency and accuracy?
• How do you manage large amounts of media and a multitude of formats for multiple software applications?

In Video Made on a Mac, you’ll learn the answers and much more. Chocked full of practical advice and step-by-step instructions, each chapter provides insight on the critical components of production and postproduction that can make all the difference when you’re up against a tight budget and schedule. The accompanying DVD supplies you with project files and high-definition footage so you can follow along with the examples, as well as 50 training videos. Whether you’re an advanced Mac user or just beginning to incorporate Adobe Creative Suite into your Final Cut Studio workflow, you’ll learn to apply best-practice techniques to all your video projects.

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In this edition of VIDEO MADE ON A MAC: Production and Postproduction using Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite, the authors cover:

Tapeless Workflow (p. 70-73) <–Click here

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Excerpted from Video Made on a Mac: Production and Postproduction Using Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite by Richard Harrington and Robbie Carman. Copyright © 2010. Used with permission of Pearson Education, Inc. and Peachpit Press.

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On a Mac, the sky’s the limit for creating professional video. With all the tools available though, it can be a daunting task to decide which ones offer the best solutions for combined efficiency and high-level results.

• How can you effectively communicate your vision to clients and crew?
• How should you calibrate your camera for multi-camera and green screen shoots?
• Is it better to do your keying in After Effects, Motion, or Final Cut?
• How should you set up your edit suite for efficiency and accuracy?
• How do you manage large amounts of media and a multitude of formats for multiple software applications?

In Video Made on a Mac, you’ll learn the answers and much more. Chocked full of practical advice and step-by-step instructions, each chapter provides insight on the critical components of production and postproduction that can make all the difference when you’re up against a tight budget and schedule. The accompanying DVD supplies you with project files and high-definition footage so you can follow along with the examples, as well as 50 training videos. Whether you’re an advanced Mac user or just beginning to incorporate Adobe Creative Suite into your Final Cut Studio workflow, you’ll learn to apply best-practice techniques to all your video projects.

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In this edition of VIDEO MADE ON A MAC: Production and Postproduction using Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite, the authors cover:

Budget Template (p. 28-30)
For the exercise in this chapter, click HERE for the Budget spreadsheet (Microsoft Excel spreadsheet version) and click HERE for Apple Numbers spreadsheet Template.

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Excerpted from Video Made on a Mac: Production and Postproduction Using Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite by Richard Harrington and Robbie Carman. Copyright © 2010. Used with permission of Pearson Education, Inc. and Peachpit Press.

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We are also happy to offer all Final Cut Pro user group attendees 15% off any Apple training course or exam! It is as simple as referencing “Final Cut Pro user group” when registering. But the time to use it is limited. Though class can be scheduled for any time in the next 6 months, to enjoy this discount you must register by February 28, 2010.

This offer cannot be combined with other discounts. Call us today to inquire about our upcoming classes or check out our schedule of classes on our website.

Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions or for help with registering or scheduling your training course. Hope to hear from you soon and look forward to seeing you at our training facility soon!

Martin Dudley
Corporate Account Manager
202-429-9700
martind@fmctraining.com

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Steve Strong and team will be visiting DCFCPUG in May 2010 as our special guest and featured speaker.

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With editorial finishing and visual effects tools, Smoke helps save you time while expanding your creative capabilities, and now it’s available as a software-only application for Mac OS X. Move quickly between creative disciplines in a single application with a comprehensive creative toolset that spans editorial, color correction, paint, cleanup, titling, 3D compositing and finishing. Take a closer look at Smoke and see how you can differentiate your facility in a crowded market.

Something to watch out for for those working in FCP 7 and the multicam functionality!

Thread is below:

Hi – thanks for your replies.
The sequence was not rendered.
This would occur whilst placing In & Outs in the timeline, on the fly, and also switching angles on the fly. The portion of the multicam clip would be replaced with a “single-cam clip”. It was not a collapsed or uncollapsed multi.

Wondering if there is a bug in FCP 7 or if it was specific to that room.
Thx,
Jesse

Tom Wolsky wrote:

> The issue you’re describing does not seem at all related to the
> poster’s problem. An exporting problem doesn’t produce the error he’s
> seeing. I have never had to render material prior to collapsing a
> multiclip so it’s possible that may cause the problem he’s seeing.

> All the best,

> Tom
> Sent from mobile device
>
> On Jan 11, 2010, at 22:18, “Daryl Brown
> wrote:

> > There is a bug in FCP7’s multi-clip I have been told. The national
> > broadcaster here in Australia downgraded all its FCP7 installation’ s
> > around the country till Apple comes up with a fix. (I’m still on 6)
> > When you create an in and/or outpoint in your *sequence* the cut
> > clip’s t/c reverts back to zero or some such. It’s broken for sure..
> >
> > Daryl Brown
> > Digital Film Maker
> > Brown Cow Media
> > Sydney, Australia

On a Mac, the sky’s the limit for creating professional video. With all the tools available though, it can be a daunting task to decide which ones offer the best solutions for combined efficiency and high-level results.

• How can you effectively communicate your vision to clients and crew?
• How should you calibrate your camera for multi-camera and green screen shoots?
• Is it better to do your keying in After Effects, Motion, or Final Cut?
• How should you set up your edit suite for efficiency and accuracy?
• How do you manage large amounts of media and a multitude of formats for multiple software applications?

In Video Made on a Mac, you’ll learn the answers and much more. Chocked full of practical advice and step-by-step instructions, each chapter provides insight on the critical components of production and postproduction that can make all the difference when you’re up against a tight budget and schedule. The accompanying DVD supplies you with project files and high-definition footage so you can follow along with the examples, as well as 50 training videos. Whether you’re an advanced Mac user or just beginning to incorporate Adobe Creative Suite into your Final Cut Studio workflow, you’ll learn to apply best-practice techniques to all your video projects. Check out the Enhancing Storyboards with Photoshop excerpt below! Each month, we will bring you an excerpt from the book and a quick video tutorial.

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In this edition of VIDEO MADE ON A MAC: Production and Postproduction using Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite, the authors cover:

Enhancing Storyboards with Photoshop (p. 10-13)
For the exercise in this chapter, click HERE for the Storyboard_Cleanup TIFF image.

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Excerpted from Video Made on a Mac: Production and Postproduction Using Apple Final Cut Studio and Adobe Creative Suite by Richard Harrington and Robbie Carman. Copyright © 2010. Used with permission of Pearson Education, Inc. and Peachpit Press.

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