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OKAY FOLKS, THE SHOW'S OVER, LET'S MOVE ALONG HERE

Posted on June 29th, 2011 Written on pfbentley's blog
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It's been quite the 8 days for Apple. with their release of Final Cut Pro-sumer X.   Never before has so much been written with so much passion concerning a software release.   There's been hate, biting commentary and parodies.   I think we were all somewhat disappointed and it hurt.   I've been using Apple since 1985.  They are a great company that makes great stuff.  No one can argue with their products.  I'm even an Apple Certified Pro. I love the company and think Steve Jobs is a genius.  I

FINAL CUT "PRO" X - PRO OR SCHMO?

Posted on June 23rd, 2011 Written on pfbentley's blog
Comments: 5


I'll get to the point-   If your a professional editor as I am, it's my recommendation that do not buy FCP X at this time.    It's Day 3 of the FCP X release and I've been playing around on it.   Final Cut Pro X is a joke for professional editors in so many ways at the moment.   I feel sort of taken for a ride by Apple in this one.  Apple had one chance to save a mass exodus to Adobe Premiere and dropped the ball.   They got my $299 for a product that has many cool and innovative features but la

Tags : Software

COMPRESSION DEPRESSION

Posted on June 20th, 2011 Written on pfbentley's blog
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BREAKING NEWS 6.21.11 -  FINAL CUT PRO X was released earlier today.   I will update this post when I have a handle on the new output workflow.   So, you’ve done everything Michael and Lisa and the rest of the great instructors at NYVS have taught you and have made your epic video project. Now you need to output this masterpiece for the web, your friends, your client, etc. You need to compress it and don’t have the slightest clue how.   You have entered some mysterious techno twili

TO TRIPOD OR NOT TO TRIPOD

Posted on June 16th, 2011 Written on pfbentley's blog
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I’ll be right up front with this - Michael Rosenblum taught me a lot in the world of video, he’s the the Guru of Video Journalism in my book - but like any student, you grow up and disagree on some things.   We disagree in the use of tripods.   He against using them. I use them.   Well, I need to clarify both those statements.   Michael feels tripods are not necessary, most of the time. I feel they are a necessary evil, most of the time.   In 2006, Michael hired me to be lead cameram

DAMN THE TORPEDOS, FULL SPEED AHEAD

Posted on June 3rd, 2011 Written on pfbentley's blog
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I’m PF Bentley and welcome to PF’s Corner a new blog/column/tech help and advice to the lovelorn on NYVS. I’ll be chiming in here when possible on whatever topics come to mind and answer some of your probing technical questions. A little about my background - I was a contract photographer for TIME Magazine for almost 20 years roaming the world but mainly shooting behind the scenes politics on the presidential campaigns, Capitol Hill and The White House. In 1993, I was introdu