Final Cut Server Now Shipping

News: Written on April 8, 2008

Apple today announced that Final Cut Server, a powerful software solution for media asset management and workflow automation, is now shipping.

Apple Unveils Final Cut Studio 2

News: Written on April 16, 2007

Apple® today unveiled Final Cut Studio® 2, a significant upgrade to the industry's leading video production suite that delivers new creative tools designed expressly for editors.

Apple Ships Final Cut Studio 5.1

News: Written on April 4, 2006

Apple® is now shipping the first Universal version of its Final Cut® Studio video production suite that delivers up to 2.5x the performance when running on a MacBook™ Pro* notebook computer.

Total Training for Final Cut Pro 5 Now Available

News: Written on December 1, 2005

Total Training™, Inc., a pioneer in engaging and innovative video-based training, today announced the availability of Total Training for Final Cut Pro 5: The Essentials.

Lynda.com Announces New Training Title on Final Cut Pro 5

News: Written on October 31, 2005

lynda.com announced the release of a new movie-based tutorial, "Final Cut Pro 5  Essential Editing" with Larry Jordan.

Total Training Diversifies Product Portfolio Tutorials to Be Produced in High Definition

News: Written on October 5, 2005

Total Training, Inc., a pioneer in engaging and innovative video-based training, today announced three new DVD-ROM series for mastering Macromedia Dreamweaver 8, Apple Final Cut Pro 5, and Macromedia Flash 8 Professional.

Plug-Ins and XTensions: QuarkXPress Duplicators, InDesign Catalogers, Illustrator Pages, Photoshop Lenses

Features: Written by Jay J. Nelson on October 13, 2004

This month's round-up of plug-ins and XTensions includes tools for adding multiple pages to Illustrator, creating catalogs in InDesign, correcting image distortion in Photoshop, and copying attributes in QuarkXPress. Plus, a free Photoshop filter and cool movie effects in Final Cut Pro.

Digital Video How-To: Add Special Effects in Final Cut Express

How-Tos: Written by Tim Meehan on January 21, 2004

If you have a digital camcorder , then it's time you tried your hand video editing. Apple's Final Cut Express lets you produce sophisticated special effects with less hassle than you'd imagine. Here are two fast effects.

Making a DVD Video Portfolio: Putting It All Together

Features: Written by Sonja Schenk on April 29, 2002

In the first article in this series, we talked about DVD basics – how DVDs work and the hardware and software you need to make your own DVD demo reel. In the second article, we showed you how to use Photoshop to create interface elements - menus and buttons - for your DVD.

Making a DVD Video Portfolio: DVD Basics

Features: Written by Sonja Schenk on March 31, 2002

Mac, Camera, Action! Getting Started with Final Cut Pro

Features: Written by Sonja Schenk on September 18, 2001

Building an editing system that works in the real world takes some planning, but with careful consideration of your needs, you'll be sitting in the director's chair in no time.

Get Moving: Still Photographers Learn Video Storytelling

Features: Written by Brian P. Lawler on May 23, 2000

Jim Sugar cajoled me into joining him at the Platypus workshop in January. I sent in my money and I showed up for the class. And it changed my vision of the future. Over eight days we lost a lot of sleep and stuffed our brains with information on video journalism, editing, and story-telling techniques that will make us more effective communicators in the future.

With Final Cut Pro, it's Look Out Hollywood

Features: Written by Ron Wilder on May 19, 2000

(Element K) Over the last few years, with all the new gadgets and technology, it has become increasingly more difficult to wow us. That was, of course, until Apple got into the digital video-editing game with Final Cut Pro.