Apple Release Aperture 3

Apple Release Aperture 3

February 9, 2010 in Featured, Pro Apps by David John

Apple have announced a major upgrade to the RAW photography application Aerture. Aperture 3 features over 200 new features including Faces, Places and Brushes. Building on the innovative Faces and Places features introduced in iPhoto ’09, Aperture 3 makes it even easier and faster to organise large photo libraries.

EOS Final Cut Plugin on the way

EOS Final Cut Plugin on the way

in Pro Apps by David John

High Definition video has now made its way from the high end cameras to many domestic digital SLR cameras. We recently covered a number of tips on making the most of HD video via your DSLR but Canon are about to make Final Cut users very happy with the release of an EOS plugin.

60s Drums for Kontakt

60s Drums for Kontakt

January 25, 2010 in Pro Apps by David John

Native Instruments today introduced Abbey Road 60s Drums, the first instrument created in its collaboration with the iconic British recording studios. Recorded using sophisticated engineering techniques and exclusive vintage gear, Abbey Road 60s Drums provides a versatile arsenal of classic drum sounds with absolute tonal authenticity, supreme playability and immense sonic flexibility. For use in the free KONTAKT PLAYER and the industry-leading KONTAKT 4 sampler, it provides a unique resource for typical Sixties sound aesthetics as well as for modern pop, rock and urban music styles.

Apple Motion : 3D Shadow

Apple Motion : 3D Shadow

December 6, 2009 in Pro Apps, Tutorials by David John

With the new Apple Final Cut Studio comes Motion4 packed with even more features, Jerry Leer takes us step my step through generating and working with 3D shadows. This is the first of our tutorials to be in High Definition which we are pretty excited about.

Apple Motion : Reflections

Apple Motion : Reflections

in Pro Apps, Tutorials by David John

With the recent release of Apple Final Cut Studio comes Motion4. With Motion 4 is it even easier to create breath taking 2D and 3D motion graphics and is packed with a stack of brand new features.

Easy Split Screen in Final Cut Pro

Easy Split Screen in Final Cut Pro

in Pro Apps by David John

I have seen a number of students in Moving Image Arts painstakingly overlay and position video footage in FCP to achieve the split screen effect. It takes hours and the time is spent not in being creative but in nudging, adjusting and aligning. Things just might be getting easier with a plugin effect called SplitScreen.

Create your own Mail.app Icon

Create your own Mail.app Icon

October 19, 2009 in Pro Apps by David John

Many of you will know that it is possible to change the default mail.app icon but did you know creating your own has never been easier ? Well thanks to John Godfrey we can now offer you a Photoshop template that allows you to create your own mail icon in a matter of minutes. Better still you can create your own custom mail style stamps to use in other projects.

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