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News items regarding Nonlinear Editing, DV video, video moviemaking, Final Cut Pro, etc.

Thursday, July 17, 2003

Let me say that I known nothing about music, musical notes, composing, etc. However, I have played with Soundtrack (as part of Final Cut Pro 4) and it is very cool. it's easy to start using, and addictive to play with. It changed my mind about how to add music in certain parts of videos I was editing together. There may be other programs out there which do the same thing, but it sure was a nice surprise trying something like this for the very first time.

Apple introduces Soundtrack as standalone product. Apple today announced that Soundtrack, its royalty-free music production tool previously available only with Final Cut Pro 4, will be available in August as a standalone product for US$299... [MacMinute.com: Up-to-the-Minute Apple Mac News]
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This is a very cool product, if you're at that particular level. I am not, yet.

Macworld CreativePro: Io ships; FireWire video capture. AJA Video Systems Inc. noted Wednesday that it's shipping its Io device, a FireWire audio/video interface designed to work with Apple's Final Cut Pro 4 software. The company is shipping Io to select pro dealers and distributors worldwide. [MacCentral]
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Indie Auteurs Bond With Software. Fans of Final Cut Pro, Apple's popular digital video-editing system, see themselves as more than just filmmakers. They're guerrillas fighting the banality of mainstream Hollywood. Michelle Delio reports from the Macworld Expo in New York. [Wired News]
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Is it just me, or would it have been better to be renamed to Maya rather than Alias? Seems like Alias is the anti-identity...

New 'Alias' for Alias|Wavefront. Silicon Graphics Inc. subsidiary Alias|Wavefront is celebrating its 20th anniversary by announcing a corporate identity change from "Alias|Wavefront" to simply "Alias." The previous "Alias|Wavefront" identity was created in the mid-90s when Alias Research and Wavefront Technologies were both acquired by Silicon Graphics Inc. Both companies had developed various tools for 3D graphics and animation. Alias makes Maya, a popular 3D rendering and animation software used in film, video game development, and other markets. [MacCentral]
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Here's a great opportunity to switch from the now no-longer-supported Adobe Premier over to Final Cut Express or Final Cut Pro.

Apple updates Hot Deal section with Premiere, games info. Apple today updated the Hot Deals section of its online store with information about new special offers for Mac users, including the recently announced Premiere switch offer. Calling the specials "The Premiere of Three Great Deals," the Hot Deals site outlines the three new options to drive creative professionals to adopt Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express, the professional and hobbyist-level digital video editing solutions by Apple. [MacCentral]
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