FCPX and BD-R
Feb 17, 2012 Filed in: Video
Production
I find it to be an amazing oversight, either in my
search capabilities or in the lack of information
available on the best project length to fill a BD-R
disc from FCP X - by David R. Beebe Read
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Time Lapse Photography
There are any number of ways to accomplish time lapse
photography which is a series of images, viewed as a
video sequence in a compressed duration. The most
straight forward method is to record video in real time
and speed up its playback in post. The down side is
that to span a long interval of time, you end up
working with a very large video file. An alternative is
to assemble a series of still photos taken at a fixed
interval over a long period of time. Here are my
thoughts on how to do that and a sample of 6 clips to
help illustrate options with the GoPro HD Hero2 - by
David R. Beebe Read
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FCPX Stabilization vs. iStabilize
Jan 08, 2012 Filed in: Video
Production | Macintosh
Software
Post-production video stabilization comparison between
Final Cut Pro X and iStabilize - by David R. Beebe
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GoPro HD Hero2
Jan 07, 2012 Filed in: Equipment
First impressions and set-up recommendations for
getting the most from a GoPro HD Hero2 - by David R.
Beebe Read
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Final Cut Pro X First Thoughts
Jan 06, 2012 Filed in: Video
Production | Macintosh
Software
First impressions on making the transition from Final
Cut Express to Final Cut Pro X - by David R. Beebe
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Final Cut Pro X Tutorials
Dec 30, 2011 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 Read
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Authoring BluRay For WDTV Live Hub Media Player
Dec 28, 2011 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 Read
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Authoring BluRay For BD-R
Dec 28, 2011 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 Read
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Timecode Calculator
Dec 21, 2011 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 Read
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Camera lenses vs. scopes
Oct 12, 2011 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 Read
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NIK Software Plug-ins
Aug 03, 2011 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 Read
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Cotton Carrier Camera Vest
Jul 27, 2011 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 Read
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Digital Photography School Online
Apr 23, 2011 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 Read
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Canon EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L IS USM Telephoto Zoom Lens
Apr 16, 2011 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 Read
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Backup Of Camera Flash Memory In The Field
Apr 10, 2011 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 Read
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Renting Specialty Glass
Feb 05, 2011 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
Jan 29, 2011 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 Read
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Output From Final Cut Express
Jan 07, 2011 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 Read
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iStabilize Is Amazing
Jan 06, 2011 Filed in: Video
Production | Macintosh
Software
How to use iStabilize as an external video editor from
Final Cut Express - by David R. Beebe Read
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Audio Editing WIth Final Cut Express
Jan 05, 2011 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
Jan 04, 2011 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 Read
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Importing AVCHD Into Final Cut Express
Jan 03, 2011 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 Read
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Preparing Still Images In Aperture For Final Cut Express
Jan 02, 2011 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 Read
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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 Read
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