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Dec
23
Opening My Mind Has Opened Doors
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 12/23/2011 10:19 AM
Richard Harrington describes how he reached the decision to switch from Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere Pro and why part of his post-production department is running on Windows.

The past few years has forced me to rethink a lot of my business decisions. What I'm going to lay out for you is how I reached the decision to switch from Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere Pro, as well as why part of my postproduction department is running on Windows. Read More

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Jul
14
Using Matrox MXO2 devices with FCP X and Compressor 4
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 7/14/2011 12:18 PM
In the first release of Final Cut Pro X, the interaction with I/O devices such as the Matrox MXO2 products is different than with previous versions of Final Cut Pro when it comes to capturing, monitoring, and outputting video. Exporting to H.264 files from the new Compressor 4 using Matrox MAX-enabled MXO2 devices remains up to 5 times faster than software alone. Read More
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Jan
26
Avid Media Composer and Matrox MXO2 Mini
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 1/26/2011 4:07 PM
Deliver H.264 files up to 5 times faster Avid's support of Matrox MXO2 Mini was the talk of NAB and IBC 2010, giving Media Composer users a very inexpensive ($449) HD monitoring solution. But that's not the only benefit Matrox products offer Avid users. Matrox MXO2 Mini with the built-in MAX H.264 encoding accelerator option ($849) lets you deliver H.264 files for the web, iPad, iPhone, and other mobile devices, directly from Media Composer and your Mac Pro or MacBook Pro, at speeds up to fiv Read More
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Sept
8
Matrox MXO2 Mini Just Might Be the Missing Link
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 9/08/2010 1:40 PM
Matrox MXO2 Mini can support Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro—the only one I personally haven’t seen in action—and gives editors an external reference monitor for editing, all for under $500, it might be one of the most Useful Tools for Editors that I’ve come across yet. Read More
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Aug
25
Matrox H.264 Encoding Webinar on Creative Cow
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 8/25/2010 12:57 PM
In this pre-recorded webinar Francesco Scartozzi and Wayne Andrews discuss H.264. The webinar is focused on understanding H.264, the pain of using it in your creative workflow process, the market trends and the solution to the problems. There is also some great information on various codecs and how computers process them. This webinar is brought to you by Matrox. Read More
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Jul
15
Matrox MAX Technology 2.0 for Mac Delivers H.264 Video up to 500% Faster Without Sacrificing Quality
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 7/15/2010 10:43 AM
Matrox® Video Products Group today announced the immediate availability of Matrox MAX Technology 2.0 for Matrox MXO™2 I/O devices and the Matrox CompressHD card for Mac. Matrox MAX 2.0 for Mac is a unique technology that implements faster than realtime H.264 encoding for resolutions ranging from iPod to HD. It uses a dedicated hardware processor to accelerate the creation of H.264 files for the web, mobile devices, and Blu-ray. Read More
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May
28
Matrox MXO2 MAX with Adobe CS5 and Avid MC5
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 5/28/2010 9:22 AM
There are some great discussions going on at the Avid User Community Forums about the MXO2 Mini and the what if anyhting the MAX technology can do for Avid editors. I'm going to share some of that here with you.

Just to clarify: the max would work fine with MC5, just without H.264 acceleration?

Correct. If you purchase the Mini with Max, it will function exactly like a standard mini with MC5. The MAX technology just gets ignored Read More

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May
17
Encoding Video Optimized for the iPad
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 5/17/2010 1:15 PM
The iPad looks to be another big hit device for Apple. Over one million sold so far in the USA alone. At some point you probably will be producing videos for this device. I'm going to show you how you can make Compressor settings and Droplets to encode video optimized for the iPad. Read More
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Mar
25
FCS PROAPPS 2010-01 UPDATE IS OUT
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 3/25/2010 2:18 PM
I’ll take a moment of of my day editing on an Avid to deal with something in the Final Cut Studio world. Specifically, Apple just released an update to the entire package today.

Pro Applications Update 2010-01 improves overall stability and addresses a number of other minor issues. This update is recommended for all users of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server, and Logic Studio. Read More

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Feb
18
Matrox MAX Technology Revolutionizes H.264 Encoding Workflow at BrightDawn
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 2/18/2010 2:58 PM
"The Matrox MAX technology has revolutionized our workflow. Our camera crews typically would record to tape or FireStore drives using our Canon HV20/HV40, Sony PMW-EX1, and Panasonic HPX500 camcorders. They would then ship the tapes or drives back to our facility where staff would transfer the footage to Final Cut Server. It would take us a day just to see it, then another three or four hours to add all the metadata so the editors could get to work. Once the editing was done we would output from Read More
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Nov
23
Compressor 3.5 Basics
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 11/23/2009 3:19 PM
We use Compressor for two different tasks; to encode files to make them smaller and change their codec to a delivery format for distribution, and to transcode source video to different codecs to improve or facilitate workflow.

In FCP we can work with a number of different video formats, including a large number of new HD formats. As the frame size and quality of our video goes up, so does the size of the video files. Faster Macs and falling prices for hard drive storage and ram means that we Read More

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Oct
30
How to author Blu-ray discs with the new Final Cut Studio
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 10/30/2009 10:59 AM
Apple chose to include several easy ways to integrate Blu-ray into the Final Cut Studio workflow. These options are both fast and easy, yet do offer controls over customization. I’d recommend considering adding a Blu-ray burner to your workstation to harness the full power of Final Cut Studio. Read More
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Sept
1
Compressor 3.5 Batch Templates and Job Actions
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 9/01/2009 8:44 AM
Recently Apple rolled out Final Cut Studio 3, which updated Final Cut Pro to 7 and Compressor to 3.5. While this article is about Compressor 3.5, it is important to note that, in FCP 7, there is a new command, 'Send To Compressor', which replaces the previous 'Export Using Compressor' function. In the past, when we used 'Export Using Compressor', FCP handed off the video to Compressor one frame at a time, tying up FCP for the duration. This is no longer the case. As soon as you 'Send To Compress Read More
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Aug
26
Matrox CompressHD Test Drive
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 8/26/2009 9:27 PM
CompressHD costs $495 and is based upon a chip from ASIC vendor Ambarella. Matrox started shipping CompressHD for the Mac soon after NAB Show 2009, but version 1.6 of the software debuts support for Apple Final Cut Pro 7 and Compressor 3.5. Read More
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Jul
27
ROI Review: The New Final Cut Studio
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 7/27/2009 12:45 PM
Apple has been listening to its customers. This release directly addresses some of the workflow issues of the past, while adding robust enhancements and maintaining the terrific functionality and interface of the original app. It’s a ridiculous value with a ton of bang for the buck. It will make life easier—and much more fun—for a lot of editors. Read More
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