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final cut “pro” x released today

admin — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 17:45:07 +0000

so i had planned on actually buying this product, playing around with it a bit and then writing up a full review, and i’m sure that i will in the future, but for now, no. i’m going to wait and see what apple really does with this program. from the many sites that i have been reading, since it’s release, it sounds like the new final cut pro x is basically imovie on steroids. sure it has some amazing features, color matching, clip connections, a magnetic timeling… etc. but one major thing that it doesn’t do, which is major to me, is allow you to open older versions of any fcp product, yet, it does allow you to import older imovie projects. HUGE FAILURE!…. so is this final cut pro or just another version of imovie? here’s some articles you can read and judge for yourself. i will inevitably download and use the program, so look for a better review later, but for now, i’m not impressed.

http://philipbloom.net/2011/06/21/finalcut/

http://library.creativecow.net/adcock_gary/FCPX/1

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Canon 7D/Sony EX1 Hybrid Short

admin — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:05:49 +0000

honorarium is a short film shot by steve mims last fall. the reason why i’m going to talk about it is because he shot the half the film on the 7D and the other on the EX1. i recently came across this video of his on vimeo where he shows some of his shots used in the short and also identifies which shots are which with supers. it’s a great quick vid comparing the two cameras and to me really shows that if you know what you are doing you can use any camera to make a great film. also, shows that the canon 7D can keep up with the more expensive cameras.

HONORARIUM (selected shots) from Steve Mims on Vimeo.

you can also read the article he wrote about the creation of the short here, it’s a great read.

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Canon 7D slow motion

admin — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 08:15:09 +0000

alright world… i am in love with my canon 7D! here is a quick comparison video i made of shooting in 720 60p and stopping it down to 30 and 24 fps. i have found many different examples of slow motion video shot with the 7D online, but haven’t really seen any comparison’s so that people could see what the difference is like. thanks a ton to philip bloom, his work with the 7D and 5D, and also the great tutorials he has made that have helped me along the way.

so here’s my comparison, basically just a quick thing of me pouring a beer. yes i know it’s a terrible poor and will have a ton of head, but i wanted to do that so it would show all the bubbling action in slow motion.

thanks to mano-destra, as always, for the beatz and i hope everyone enjoys. have a drink on me world!

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