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Earlier this week we released Post Haste 2.1.4 for Mac and PC.
The biggest new feature in this version is support for importing and exporting parameters, which has been much-requested by our users.
The parameters are exported to a .phparam file which is compatible with both the Mac and Windows versions of Post Haste.
We've also fixed several bugs and the full changelog is available here.
Post Haste is a free tool for organizing your creative projects. To find out more, see the comprehensive user manual or download the app free of charge.
Today we released Editmote 2.0, a major new update to our NLE remote control for iOS devices.
We've listened to your feedback and have added the following major new features.
You can now switch between buttons and a gesture pad for performing tasks without having to look down. I didn't realize how much looking down affected my workflow until I tried gestures for the first time.
The default gestures include:
Single tap - Play / Pause
Swipe Up (1 finger) - Fast Forward
Swipe Down (1 finger) - Rewind
Swipe Left (1 finger) - Step Left 1 Frame
Swipe Right (1 finger) - Step Right 1 Frame
These are the basics; tap the Actions button then tap Edit Gestures to see the full list of default gestures.
One of Editmote's best aspects is that it's highly customizable. Tap Actions then Edit Gestures to modify them. You can choose from a list of over 60 actions to perform (or set your own custom ones) and assign tasks to tapping, swiping, zooming and rotating. You can set different tasks depending on the number of fingers held down.
Editmote now functions in portrait and landscape orientations for both iPad and iPhone. Each orientation uses a different layout, allowing you to create different button layouts for different purposes, such as a portrait layout for marking and a landscape layout for trimming.
Additional buttons have been added for insert / overwrite editing, undo, zoom in / out, Â play in to out, play around, and many more.
We've also added additional user-defined buttons, making a total of 20.
This has been a highly requested feature. When creating a custom button you can now give it a name instead of the default User1, User2 etc.
To change the names on your existing button layouts, tap a user button while in edit mode and then select the user button again from the list. You will then be prompted to enter a new name.
We recommend keeping button names short. Long button names will be truncated.
Button layouts are now synced to iCloud. This allows you to easily configure multiple devices with the same layout. There are separate layouts for iPad and iPhone so you cannot sync iPad to iPhone, only between devices of the same type.
You've always been able to add new applications but we've now added built-in presets for Avid Symphony, Adobe Audition, Encore, Prelude, SpeedGrade, Blackmagic Media Express, Motion, REDCINE-X and Davinci Resolve / Lite.
We've also updated the existing presets to add support for new functions, so if you modified your presets you may need to reset them by hitting the remove button.
We support a wide range of applications but any not on the list are really easy to add manually. See the user manual for more details on this.
We've made a lot of improvements to the connection view in particular. Manual IP addresses are now added by tapping the + button and can be saved as presets to prevent you having to re-enter information each time.
This is just an overview of the changes - there are many more tweaks, bug fixes and improvements in both the app and preference pane.
Editmote is a great addition to an editor's toolkit. I've found it really useful during client screenings, especially with our new gesture support. Our customers have found inventive uses for it too, ranging from giving the client control during a screening to marking clips and performing basic edits from a distance.
Editmote, along with several of our other tools, was also recently featured in Hand Held Hollywood's Filmmaking with the iPad & iPhone book by Taz Goldstein, so check it out on page 337. If you don't have the book yet I recommend it, and you can get a 35% discount by using the coupon code HHH.
Editmote is available for iPad and iPhone on the App Store. You'll also need to download and install the free Editmote Preference Pane to get it working. Existing users will need to update the preference pane to 2.0 to take advantage of the new features.
We're keen to know what people think of the new version so use the feedback link in the app to tell us.
Comparison of ProRes files exported from different applications.
TitleExchange Formats (PDF)
Useful list of various title and caption formats.
Mac vs. PC - The Dilemma of a Small, One-Man-Band Production House
FCP 7's demise was a rude awakening for a lot of us not to bet everything on a single company.
MediaStorm Guide to Enhancing Adobe Premiere Pro’s Auto-save Functionality
These are good tips and Pro Versioner is a great compliment on top of that.
PostDontStopDay (Desktop-Backgrounds and whatnot)
Very nice desktop backgrounds for editors.
'The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey': How Is 48 Frames Per Second?
Not exactly a great review of 48 fps in The Hobbit. I'm still going to watch it in 48 fps though, just to see what it's like.
Final Cut Pro X: Use Compressor presets as Share Destinations
How to copy Compressor 3.5 presets to 4.0.
Great tips on how to use reverb creatively.
Top Feature Requests for After Effects in 2012
Lots of great requests here. I never use the Raytracer because it disables so many other features, so improving this would be good too.
OT: wondering about longterm archiving
Great discussion about archival formats.
Here are some more critical, useful and bizarre bugs that you should know about.
Canon C300 spanned clips can be merged in the wrong order
Premiere processes all audio clips in a sequence, even when only exporting a small section
Clip markers disappear after reconnecting media
Several reports of render files disappearing
Premiere may not load after updating QuickTime to 7.7.3 (Win 7)
Incorrect in and out points in subclips when importing FCP XML
Premiere hangs when opening a project on a computer with fewer monitors than the one it was saved on
Unable to name a captured clip if capture is stopped
Switching to "H.264 for Blu-ray" preset causes bitrate option to disappear
Audio out of sync when exported as AAC
FCPX 10.0.7 released with several major bug fixes
Upside-down frames from plugins not fixed in 10.0.7
Cannot eject external drives while FCPX is running
Several reports of frames not being shown in the timeline
How to Fix Red Exclamation Mark Error in FCP7 Log & Transfer
Yesterday we released Pro Maintenance Tools 2.0.12, a minor update to our suite of tools for troubleshooting and repairing problems with your editing system.
Here are some of the more important changes.
Plugin Manager's installer now supports CocoaFob, so you can force users to enter their registration information before they will be allowed to install your plugins.
This requires you to base your backend on CocoaFob too, but you get this for free if you're using FastSpring for purchases.
FCPX Motion templates can now be installed for every user on the system and you can easily move templates between the current user and all users.
This is just a small subset of features and changes - to view the full list please see the changelog.
Pro Maintenance Tools is an essential toolkit for all video professionals. To find out more, see the feature list, watch the overview video, read the user manual or download the 15-day free trial.
Sometimes you need to swap out an audio track if there's a problem or you need to provide multiple languages or different soundtracks.
Instead of compressing the video again, QT Edit makes it really easy to do this in just a few steps.
1. Open up the movie file in QT Edit.
2. Select the existing audio track and press the - button to delete it.
3. Click the + button and select Audio. Browse for the new audio, which can be an AIFF, WAV or another movie file.
Important: QT Edit inserts the track at the current playhead position so make sure the playhead is at the beginning. If you make a mistake, manually set the start point of the new track to 00:00:00:00.
4. Double-check sync in the preview window and then hit Save.
5. You will be asked if you want to flatten the movie. This makes the movie self-contained. In most cases you will want to flatten, but if you want to create a reference movie select Don't Flatten.
QT Edit is just one of many useful utilities in the Pro Media Tools suite. To find out more, check out the feature list, watch the overview video, read the user manual or download the 15-day trial.
Earlier we released Pro Media Tools 1.1.8, a minor update to our suite of media management and problem-solving tools.
You can now create Final Cut Pro X events from Edit Detector. This will produce a .fcpxml file that you can import into FCPX to create a new event containing the source file with markers on every cut point.
You can now import reel information from an ARRI-originated file and add it to the Final Cut Pro X Reel field. This feature can also be performed in batch mode.
We've added lots of new metadata presets for ARRI, Final Cut Studio, QuickTime and RED. Metadata preset fields are now prefixed with their application name so that you can differentiate between ARRI and FCPX Reel fields, for example.
This update included many more changes and tweaks, which you can read in the changelog.
Pro Media Tools is an essential toolkit for editors, assistants and post production professionals. To find out more, see the feature list, watch the overview video, read the user manual or download the free 15-day trial.
Quick Avid Tip: Display your UNC File Path in the bin!
Trick for overcoming Avid's inability to display a UNC path in projects that are not 24p.
Useful information about PAL voltage levels vs NTSC IRE.
What the different options in Compressor's Geometry pane do.
Radeon HD 7000 series support in 10.8.3 beta points to new Mac Pro
There are many speculative posts around the web on the demise or resurgence of the Mac Pro. This one falls into the resurgence category.
Black Magic Cinema Camera SSD to the Mac
First impressions of the Black Magic Cinema Camera and how to connect it to your Mac.
Adobe Premiere Pro Quick Tip – 2 Methods for Dealing with Audio
How to put stereo audio on two tracks like FCP 7 and how to fill left or right to create stereo audio from a single channel.
Exporting Multichannel Quicktimes in Premiere Pro
How to export multichannel QTs is not obvious and I got bitten the first time I needed to do it, so bookmark this for future reference.
5 Tools for Cleaning Up Audio in Adobe Audition
Great tips for cleaning up your audio.
Another installment of our weekly list of serious, useful and bizarre bugs in your NLE that you should know about.
Potential fix for slow playback
Project Manager does not copy spanned AVCHD clips
Titler adjustment handles invisible on white backgrounds
Timeline scrolling with the scrollwheel slower in CS6
CUDA crashes on Windows 7 (includes lots of tips and a registry tweak)
Premiere crash when sending merged clips to Audition
Trick for getting Avid to ignore a drive
Bins can appear off-screen when opening a project created on a system with a larger monitor
You may need to delete the AVCHD AMA plugin before updating to a newer version
System audio can only be heard if Avid is active
Fix for "expand luminance range for computer displays" not working
New AJA Kona drivers with support for automatic FCPX event creation
Green flashes can occur if FCPX drops frames
"Cannot save changes" error appears when using third-party plugins
Cannot switch to other clips after applying settings in the Inspector
Lots of reports of sharing problems, primarily when burning DVDs
Several reports of audio turning red in the timeline
With the playhead on the clip, hitting Option + Down Arrow on a clip collision causes the clip to shift one pixel down - Strypes
Matrox announce a unified driver for Avid, Adobe and Final Cut Pro X on the MXO2 series
Matrox releases a unified PC driver and announces a January release for the Mac version.
RED EPIC Monochrome vs. RED EPIC: a Jaw-Dropping Black and White Comparison
Side-by-side comparison of the detail improvements in the EPIC-M monochrome camera vs the EPIC-X.
80% Normalization
Useful tip when normalizing audio.
#AvidTips – short-cut to opening settings tab from any window
You learn something new every day - how to quickly open settings for whichever window you currently have open.
Da Vinci
Da Vinci product video from 1987.
What Does a VFX Editor Do?
Great overview of a day in the life of a VFX Editor.
FCPX: Two Cautions
Larry Jordan highlights the important differences between seemingly-similar effects in FCPX.
DSLR Audio: Do YOU know where YOUR sync is?
Cautionary tale of DSLRs recording audio 1-2 frames out of sync.
Printing Mix Stems Internally
Great tutorial for producing mix stems in Pro Tools.
Cut Notes
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Aspect Ratio Matte Generator
Video Space Calculator