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Final Cut Pro X: The end of an era for pro editors?
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Is Apple having a laugh? If this was meant to be named "iMovie Pro X" then it's a very good upgrade of iMovie that will excite many - especially newbies to digital video looking to step up a notch. It may also be ideal for some so-called pro-sumers, too. But if this is aimed at professional users - especially editors working in a networked, file-sharing environment where every second counts in post and where content needs to laid back to tape for delivery to the client - then Apple has just given the whole market to Avid and Adobe.
Apple’s iPad 2: the next-generation video editing studio?
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Putting aside all the usual Apple-inspired pre-announcement frenzy and hype, the unveiling of version two of Apple's massively successful tablet is significant for video content creators everywhere. What you now have in this small, portable device is the ability to shoot, edit and share HD video, and you can send a 1080p output to a HDTV display thanks to its HDMI capability. So, should digital video-makers be giving the iPad2 a second look - and what can adults learn from observing 6-year-old iPad users?
Apple updates MacBook Pro range – ideal for mobile HD video editing?
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Apple's newly-announced MacBook Pro laptops are claimed to be twice as fast as the previous generation thanks to next-generation Intel Core i5 and i7 processors up to 2.7 GHz and Intel HD Graphics 3000. It will also have high-speed Thunderbolt input/output technology and a new FaceTime HD camera. So is this the video-maker's ideal moble HD editing studio?
Pocket-sized pleasures? Panasonic’s new HM-TA1 HD Mobile Camera
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As regular SimplyDV followers will know, we're a bit undecided about the real value of pocket-sized video cameras - especially the ones that purport to produce HD video clips. However, Panasonic's new range of HM-TA1 HD video cameras might just bring about a change of attitude.
