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Mar. 10, 2014
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Color Correction: Make People Look Normal
Review: Final Cut Library Manager
QuickTime 7: Merge Separate Media Files
FCP X Training
Top 3 Lists
Compressor 4 Training
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WELCOME BACK!

Larry Jordan Wow! What a week...

I have some great short notes, three new articles - including one you're gonna love on color correction - some killer Buzz interviews, new training! and - wait for it - an ALL-NEW mouse pad!

Yes!

And, for those of you that like popularity contests, I've updated our Top 3 Lists.

SHORT NOTES

I was talking with the Adobe Audition team about running Audition 3 on a modern Windows system. I was told that "Audition 3 should install and work well on Windows 7 or 8, provided there are current ASIO drivers for his audio device.  While Audition 3 can export sessions to an XML format, which Audition CS6 will import, one of
our partners wrote a batch session conversion tool which is outstanding. It is called SES2SESX, is a Windows application, and should still be
available for download here."

My sister-in-law, Ann Combs, sent me the following link to the Periodic Table of Story-telling. This takes a while to wander through, but the time is well-spent:
http://designthroughstorytelling.net/periodic/

DIGITAL PRODUCTION BUZZ  
IS GOING TO NAB 2014   
Generic newsletter bullet For the sixth year in a row, the Digital Production Buzz is the official podcast of the National Association of Broadcasters 2014 trade show (NAB).  This year, our coverage will be even bigger and better.
  
We announced this morning that we are partnering with Moviola to provide video coverage along with our legendary audio interviews. If you are looking for a free pass to get into the exhibit halls, register with this code: LV6239. (This code get you in free and gives us credit for your registration.) 

We are taking our largest production team ever - more live shows, more interviews, more video -- more of everything that makes our NAB coverage the best in the world.

To track all our NAB coverage and events, visit: www.nabshowbuzz.com.

NEW FINAL CUT PRO X TRAINING

I'm delighted to announce new training - EXCLUSIVELY for subscribers - covering effects in Final Cut Pro X. These all new recordings cover effects in the latest version of Final Cut.

The first five chapters are posted now, chapters 6 and 7 will post tomorrow. The remaining three chapters will go live by next week. More than 65 movies - seven hours of training - on-line and ready for you.

Chapters include:
  1. Introduction to Effects
  2. Themes and Generators
  3. Text and Titles
  4. Built-in Inspector Effects
  5. Working with Stills
  6. Change clip speed (Retiming)
  7. Keying
  8. Color Correction
  9. Video Effects Cookbook
  10. Audio Effects Cookbook
  11. Wrap-up
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If you aren't yet a subscriber, now is the perfect time to join. Sign-up here.

WEBINARS STARTING SOON

My team and I are currently researching a more reliable webinar system. We hope to get this resolved this week, with webinars starting later in March.

Check out our webinars page for the latest event list. And, if you have an idea for something you'd like me to cover, please email me. 
 
THIS WEEK'S FEATURED BUZZ INTERVIEW

Buzz newsletter bullet We had two great interviews on the Digital Production Buzz this week: John Putch and Michael Cioni. (The rest of the show was good, too, by the way.)

John was talking about how to make a successful independent film, while Michael was talking about 4K video and the new Mac Pro.

Both were outstanding and I'm having a hard time choosing between them.

John is a successful TV director who has branched out into independent features, while Michael has supervised the digital intermediates and workflows of more feature films than I can count.

Listen to John Putch here.

Listen to Michael Cioni here.

Listen to the entire show here.

We are now offering complete text transcripts for each Digital Production Buzz episode, courtesy of Take1 Transcription. View the transcript here.

JUST WHAT YOU NEED: 
A NEW! FCP X MOUSEPAD!!

What has 54 essential keyboard shortcuts and keeps your mouse warm on cold spring days?

Right! Our latest mouse-pad for Final Cut Pro X.

Look at the mouse-pad you're using now. You should be ashamed. Your mouse deserves better. (What? Using a trackpad? Then, you need this clever new all-in-one doily and drink coaster.)

When it's 2:00 AM and you need help, this mouse-pad has the answers. Designed by the incredible Katie Fredeen and printed on darn near indestructible mouse-pad stuff, this is the gift for the editor that thinks they have everything.

Order yours here. 

THREE NEW ARTICLES THIS WEEK!

Generic newsletter bullet Three new articles this week, including a new product review, a QuickTime 7 technique and an article on color correction that applies to all versions of Final Cut or Premiere Pro. Some very cool stuff!

And, as always, I've updated our Top 3 lists.  Have a enjoyable week. 

ARTICLE: COLOR CORRECTION 
Make People Look Normal
 
Whether you use some version of Final Cut or Premiere - or any other editing software - this article explains what you need to know to fix color problems in your images.

This has long been a part of my seminars and video training, but I've never written it up before. Here's how to use the video scopes in your editing software to fix color problems and make skin tones look right.

If color correction has baffled you, then this article will explain how it all works.

PRODUCT REVIEW:
Final Cut Library Manager    
   
Now that Event Manager X no longer works for Final Cut, I've been looking around for a way to manage my FCP libraries.

I may have found it in new software from Arctic Whiteness called "Final Cut Library Manager."

I put it through its paces and tell you what I found.

ARTICLE: QUICKTIME PLAYER 7 PRO  
Merge Separate Media Files
This article was suggested by a comment to another article.

Tom asked how to create a single file containing both a compressed video file and an AC3 surround audio file.

Compressor can't do it. Could anything?

That made me remember an old technique that works perfectly for this using QuickTime Player 7 Pro. Even better, you can use this whenever you need to merge separate audio and video files into one container.
BRAND NEW!  JUST RELEASED!! 
FINAL CUT PRO X 10.1: WORKFLOW & EDITING             
All new training for Apple's latest: Final Cut Pro X v.10.1!
 
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Over 130 movies, more than 15 hours of training, covering every version since Final Cut Pro X was first released.

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TOP THREE + 1 LISTS 
   
Here are the most popular articles, webinars, and audio interviews for the past seven days across all my websites.

Articles

We expanded this list to the Top 4 for more variety:
For an index of all our articles, visit here.

 

Webinars

This list is based on the webinars watched most often by our monthly subscribers. For a list of all our webinars, visit here.

 

Digital Production Buzz Audio Interviews   

For a list of all the audio interviews we've conducted on The Buzz, visit here. 
BRAND-NEW TRAINING
Learn Apple Compressor 4.1
   
With the release of Final Cut Pro X v10.1, Apple also updated Compressor to version 4.1 An all new interface, improved compression settings and better monitoring. So much changed, in fact, that we went back and re-recorded all our training for the new version.
  • Better organized
  • More informative
  • Tighter focus on making your images look great.
These days, everything we do ends up on the web.
Which means that if we don't know how to compress our video to make it look good, all our work during production and post is wasted.

In this in-depth video training, Larry Jordan shows you how to make the most of Apple Compressor 4.1.

Whether you are a new or experienced, this training will help you make your media look and sound great!
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Larry Jordan
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