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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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Apple, Matrox, Sony and DVG are uniting forces to share tips and tricks to improve your video editing workflow –from shooting to editing to delivery. An Apple representative will there to demonstrate Final Cut Pro and Compressor. Matrox will showcase H.264 encoding accelerators and audio/video input/output devices. A Sony representative will be on hand to demonstrate the newest member of the Sony XDCAM line up the PMW-350k. Also, for the first time in the area see the new MC Color from Euphonix working with Apple Color. Join these top industry experts in Arlington!

The Matrox MXO2 series offers affordably priced HD/SD input/output devices that streamline content creation workflow with Apple Final Cut Studio and other applications on Mac and PC laptops and desktop systems. The MXO2 products are also available with Matrox MAX technology for faster than realtime creation of H.264 files for Blu-ray, the web, and mobile devices.

Be sure to attend for a chance to participate in the big raffle and to enjoy the light refreshments that will be served.

Learn how to edit anything, anywhere and deliver H.264 files faster than ever!

Date:
March 16, 2010

Time:
12:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Location:
3 Bar & Grill
2950 Clarendon Blvd
Arlington, VA 22201
Tel: 703-524-4440
Located just 2 blocks from the Clarnedon Metro Station on the Orange Line

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About Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder 1.0 for Windows

The Apple ProRes QuickTime Decoder software allows both Mac and Windows users to play Apple ProRes files through QuickTime. Apple ProRes is a visually lossless format that provides uncompressed HD quality at SD data rates.

It is an excellent choice for mastering and can easily be transcoded to distribution formats like H.264. With new support for playback on both Mac and Windows computers, Apple ProRes can also be used for review and approval of Final Cut Studio sequences.

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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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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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