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Final Cut Studio “3″ is here!

Posted on 23. Jul, 2009 by Mel Matsuoka.

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It’s been a LONG 27 months since Apple released Final Cut Studio 2, but the wait is finally over!  Today, Apple announced the immediate availability of the new Final Cut Studio (note that it’s not called “Final Cut Studio 3″), including Final Cut Pro 7.0, Motion 4.0, Soundtrack Pro 3.0, Compressor 3.5 and Color 1.5.

We will be giving our thoughts on the new FCS3 features in a future HFCPUG meeting. But in the meantime, head on over to Apple’s “What’s New in Final Cut Studio” page to get the details (including screencasts) of all the new features!

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May 2009 Meeting Notes & Downloads

May 2009 Meeting Notes & Downloads

Posted on 23. May, 2009 by Mel Matsuoka.

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Presentation downloads:

Links:

  • MPEG Streamclip: Free “swiss army knife” software for Mac or Windows that lets you mux/demux MPEG-2 files. It’s an awesome tool to have when authoring DVDs or Blu-ray discs. And despite its name, it also lets you play and convert many other formats, such as Flash Video, and will easily allow you to rip DVDs to Quicktime files for FCP import (unencrypted DVDs only).
  • Adobe Encore
  • Encoding Blu-ray video using Apple Compressor: From Adobe’s DAV TechTable blog
  • Blu-ray encoding with Compressor video tutorial: Excellent overview from Macbreak #165, with Brian Gary, author of Compressor 3 Quick Start Guide and Alex Lindsay from Pixelcorps/DV Garage
  • Creating Blu-ray discs with FCP, Compressor & Adobe Encore: Great step-by-step tutorial–including how to install a Blu-ray burner in your Mac Pro–from Kenstone.net
  • “Taming the Wild Blu Yonder”, Part I & Part II: Awesome 2-part article by Bruce Nazarian, discussing the state of Blu-ray authoring on the Mac. Discusses disc media, burner/playback hardware & software and an in-depth walk-through of using Roxio Toast to create Blu-ray discs. Although we strongly advise against using Toast for professional quality video encoding, it’s still an easy way to burn short Blu-ray videos onto standard DVD-R discs)
  • BluStreak Premaster: BluStreak Premaster is the first–and currently, only–software that enables the creation of Cutting Master Format (“CMF”) files on the Macintosh. If you are creating a Blu-ray title that will be mass “replicated” (read this to learn the difference between “duplication” and “replication”), you will need to own this software!BluStreak Premaster is currently available at a limited-time introductory price of $299. This price will increase soon, so now is the time to buy it!

Mocha for Final Cut Pro:

Miscellaneous Links:


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May 2009 meeting: “Blu-ray Video Disc Authoring on the Mac”

May 2009 meeting: “Blu-ray Video Disc Authoring on the Mac”

Posted on 16. May, 2009 by Mel Matsuoka.

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A. Special Presentation:
Blu-ray Video Disc Authoring on the Mac
Presented by Apple Certified Master Trainer, Steve Szabo

Blu-ray has become the format for delivery of HD on discs. With the dramatic increase in HD production and the rising popularity amongst consumers of movies on Blu-ray, the format has become more important as a means for us to deliver our content. But DVD Studio Pro isn’t capable of Blu-ray authoring. Until recently the only way you could author a Blu-ray was by using very expensive software ($50,000). Different solutions have begun to emerge for Blu-ray authoring but some are very limited and others are complex.

This presentation has been created to demonstrate the workflows now available to author Blu-ray discs on an Apple computer.
Topics Include:
- Simple Blu-ray discs authoring and what is lacks
- Encoding strategies for video and audio for Blu-ray
- Procedures for creating menus for Blu-ray; both static and motion
- Software available for Blu-ray authoring on the Mac
- Authoring professional Blu-ray discs on the Mac
- What is needed for burning Blu-ray discs
- What is needed for Blu-ray replication

B. HAWAII FCPUG RAFFLE
We have a few software packages that have been donated by our sponsors to give away.
RAFFLE RULES:
Every person who attends the August meeting and pays the regular $5 meeting donation will receive 2 free raffle tickets. Additional Raffle Tickets will be for sale at $2 each or 3 for $5. All tickets are eligible for all drawings. Once a ticket is drawn it will not be replaced into the ticket pool. Winning ticket holders must be present to claim their prize. If the holder of a winning ticket is not present at the time of drawing, another ticket will be drawn, until a winner is proclaimed.

C. Q. & A. WITH MEL & STEVE
Member Queries & Troubleshooting
Steve and Mel will take questions from members in attendance about any problems, issues or queries related to film and video. We’ll do our best to help clarify the facts!

DATE:
The May meeting of our group will take place on the 3rd Wednesday of the month.
WEDNESDAY, May 20th, 6:30 PM – 9 PM

LOCATION:
University of Hawaii, Manoa
Krauss Hall,
Yukiyoshi Room
PARKING: $3, and because it is in the evening,
PARK IN ANY PARKING AREAS ON CAMPUS
See map at this link:
Krauss Hall, Yokiyoshi Room Map

***** PLEASE RSVP *****
if you plan to attend.
We need to know how many will attend!

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