2011
Final Cut Pro X Tutorials
30 12, 11 Filed in: Video Production | Training
A strong recommendation for the excellent and free Final Cut Pro X training video modules provided by Izzy Hayman - by David R. Beebe
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Authoring BluRay For WDTV Live Hub Media Player
28 12, 11 Filed in: Video Production
MakeMKV, while in Beta, is an excellent way to port your BluRay content to play on your WDTV Live Hub Media Player - by David R. Beebe
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Authoring BluRay For BD-R
28 12, 11 Filed in: Video Production | Macintosh Software
I've compiled my notes on authoring BluRay content on BD (instead of DVDs) using Roxio Toast to give you a head start - by David R. Beebe
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Timecode Calculator
21 12, 11 Filed in: Video Production | Macintosh Software
Netmedia's Timecode Calculator is an invaluable tool for matching video sequences to royal-free music candidates of the appropriate duration - by David R. Beebe
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Camera lenses vs. scopes
12 10, 11 Filed in: Equipment | Digital Photography
Commentary on the digiscoping trend of pairing spotting scopes and small digital cameras vs. DSLRs and telephoto lenses - by David R. Beebe
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NIK Software Plug-ins
03 08, 11 Filed in: Digital Photography | Macintosh Software
If you work in Aperture, Lightroom or Photoshop, you owe it to yourself to check out the excellent plug-ins from NiK Software. They will simplify your workflow and amaze you with the results for black & white and color processing, pre and post -production sharpening, etc. - by David R. Beebe
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Cotton Carrier Camera Vest
27 07, 11 Filed in: Equipment
Having seen advertisements in photo magazines for years, I finally decided to give the Cotton Carrier camera vest a try and I couldn't be happier - by David R. Beebe
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Digital Photography School Online
23 04, 11 Filed in: Digital Photography | Training
If you haven't already, I recommend that you sign up for the free Digital Photography School newsletter - by David R. Beebe
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Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens
16 04, 11 Filed in: Equipment | Digital Photography
My thoughts on the Canon EF 100-400mm lens which in my opinion is the single most useful travel lens in their product line - by David R. Beebe
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Backup Of Camera Flash Memory In The Field
10 04, 11 Filed in: Digital Photography | Macintosh Software
A reminder that Macintosh OS X is unix-based which lets you leverage the power of the rsync command for doing incremental backups of your SD media from your AVCHD camcorder - by David R. Beebe
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Renting Specialty Glass
05 02, 11 Filed in: Equipment | Digital Photography
If you're like me, you covet expensive lenses but can't justify the cost to own them and didn't realize at first that you can rent them to cover your immediate need for much, much less - by David R. Beebe
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Toast Pro DVD Authoring
29 01, 11 Filed in: Video Production | Macintosh Software
Its been a love-hate relationship with Roxio's Toast but since there is little else to use on Macintosh, I wanted to share my observations on making it work - by David R. Beebe
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Output From Final Cut Express
07 01, 11 Filed in: Video Production | Macintosh Software
I've done a lot of testing for the best export settings from Final Cut Express so you don't have to - by David R. Beebe
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iStabilize Is Amazing
06 01, 11 Filed in: Video Production | Macintosh Software
How to use iStabilize as an external video editor from Final Cut Express - by David R. Beebe
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Audio Editing WIth Final Cut Express
05 01, 11 Filed in: Video Production | Macintosh Software
Its far from perfect but if you need to retain audio with a lot of wind noise on a video clip, try this filter in Final Cut Express - by David R. Beebe
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Editing AVCHD With Final Cut Express
04 01, 11 Filed in: Video Production | Macintosh Software
I've been editing AVCHD video clips with Final Cut Express for a year now and wanted to share with you my observations - by David R. Beebe
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Importing AVCHD Into Final Cut Express
03 01, 11 Filed in: Video Production | Macintosh Software
There are a number of ways to import AVCHD video clips into Final Cut Express and each has pros and cons - by David R. Beebe
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Preparing Still Images In Aperture For Final Cut Express
02 01, 11 Filed in: Video Production | Macintosh Software
I import still images into every video project, here is an overview of my workflow from Aperture to Final Cut Express- by David R. Beebe
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Notes On AVCHD Editing With Mac: Equipment Summary
Not to imply that this equipment list is the best possible (even at this moment in time before they are all outdated), but I've selected Canon and Macintosh products that yield excellent results - by David R. Beebe
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