Making Video Editing Plug-ins Smarter

I've known Jim Tierney of Digital Anarchy for over 1o years now - I see him at least once a year at NAB in Vegas in the famed Plug-in Pavilion. I've always admired his work, and now after all these years, we've found an opportunity to work together. Digital Anarchy has become well known in …

You’ll Never Know I Was Here; Invisible Effects

“I take considerable pride in invisible effects, in knowing that at the end of the day, my work is appreciated, but you don’t really know what I did. You never knew I was there. That’s how I know it’s a job well done." Jason Bowdach is a renowned colorist & finishing artist; he runs Cinetic …

Review & Approval: When the Status Quo is Your Biggest Competitor

I first wrote about Review and Approval apps back in 2014; here’s an excerpt of some of the things I discussed in my post back then. I share these thoughts again because they still ring true and apply today: Collaborative review and approval apps aren’t necessarily a new concept. In fact, my first experience working …

Rampant Live + Film Riot’s Ryan Connolly = Awesome

While YouTube is exploding, and truly coming into its own as a premiere channel for amazing content, there are some creators who have been there from the beginning. These are the guys who set a standard, worked unbelievably hard,  continued to build their platforms, and with every piece of content, have elevated that standard to …

Speaking with Renowned Colorist Patrick Inhofer about Color, Scopes and Trusting Your Own Eyes

  Patrick Inhofer first began teaching at the New York City Final Cut Pro User’s Group, where he demo’ed how to use FCP’s 3-Way Color Correction filter for both technical and creative effect. He later joined that group’s Board of Directors to become its Treasurer and – when his mentor, the group’s fearless leader Michael …

Edit Essentials: Exactly What I Need, Everyday

Vast libraries of amazing effects are great. But sometimes it's like drinking from a fire hose. Sometimes you're on a job, on a deadline, and on a budget. And let's face it, sometimes it's drudgery. Sometimes you just need those handful of effects to get the job done easily and quickly. But it still has to …

Live Stream Directly to Facebook with Switcher Studio

  It's a pretty big day for the team at Switcher Studio. Today they announced a new integration deal with Facebook Live, which means you can now stream live to Facebook directly from within the app. That's cool! With a single tap in Switcher Studio, you can be live streaming from an iPhone or iPad, …

Rampant Design + FCPX

This week Rampant announced it has released even more plugins specifically designed for the FCPX community. It's great news for FCPX editors as they now have a set of tools that make their lives that much easier. If you can remove tedium, if you can save some time, if you can do it with extremely …

Rampant Design for Premiere Pro Editors

Rampant Design is at it again, this time taking aim at Adobe Premiere Pro CC and making its users' lives a lot better - and easier. Today Rampant officially launched Premiere Essentials - a collection of over 120 Style Effects specifically designed for Adobe Premiere Pro editors. The library includes an incredible selection of transitions, …

Automatic Duck Xsend Motion for FCPX: Building Bridges, The Good Kind

At NAB 2016 during the FCP Exchange event, Wes Plate of Automatic Duck made a lot of Final Cut Pro X editors and Motion 5 artists very, very happy. He announced the development of a new product from the Duck - a product that effectively builds a bridge between Final Cut Pro X and Motion. …