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Plug In for Professional Pan, Zoom and Slide Shows for Stills in Final Cut Pro

I had the opportunity to attend a Larry Jordan seminar last week, and Larry talked about a cool new plug in for Final Cut .  Geethree’s SlickFX Photomotion is a video generator plug-in that allows you to do smooth pans and zooms over stills without keyframes.  The coolest thing to me was the price (a [...]

Zacuto Releases Consumer Grade Handgrip for Iphone 3Gs

 
A handgrip that helps you shoot stable video with your Iphone 3Gs.  Novelty or really good idea?  Unfortunately, I bought my Iphone and a month later, it was obsolete, so it will be some time before I know the joy of shooting video with an Iphone, but I vote for good idea.  A good [...]

Final Cut Pro Templates

It looks like it is going to have to wait until I upgrade to Final Cut Studio 2 (Yes- it is time to finally step away from Final Cut Pro 5 and Motion 2), but I am definitely going to try out these Final Cut Pro (and Motion) templates. 
For the price, they seem like a [...]

Learn Advanced Final Cut Pro Techniques from Larry Jordan in Sacramento Area

To step up my editing game, I am taking a class from Larry Jordan (subscribe to his newsletter).  August 4, in Folsom for $79.  I can think of a worse way to spend a Tuesday.

Free 50 Point Garbage Matte for Final Cut Pro

Me and the homie Alex were talking about garbage mattes the other day, and he said something about the drawbacks of the 4 and 8 point garbage mattes in Final Cut Pro.  There is a 50 point garbage matte created by a guy named Tom Henderson, and it is available for free.  If you use it, [...]

Creating DVD Chapter Markers in Final Cut Pro

I can’t believe that I have gone this long without having to make a DVD with a menu (what can I say- up until now– everything has pretty much been for the web), but I found myself needing to make a menu, and I am amazed how easy it is to make chapter markers in [...]

Happy National Dumbworld Day!

What a glorious day, this Wednesday, 8th of July! We will be out celebrating today, with the wonderful people from People for Ethical and Reputable Video, in Sacramento, out at the state capitol from 10-noon. Plus, we will be shooting some footage for our new cable access show, Chinese Math (Think: In Living Color meets [...]

Emmy Winning Filmmaker and Sacramento Area Native Todd Stanley Talks to Sacramento Magazine About “Deadliest Catch”

Rocklin native, Todd Stanley, the executive producer of the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch, sat down with Sacramento Magazine, talked about the show and his future plans, including a new show on El Dorado County:
Yeah, and you know, we did our time in L.A. [but] we want to live here. So our big dream is to [...]

The Insertion of Handsome Dave: First Date

So i see you have returned for another “round” of insertion. Are you ready for true “mental” penetration?
Today’s session will be a quick reference guide for dating..places to go..things to do and say that may lead you to your dates metaphoric and literal door step..These are suggestions, they are in no way a fool proof [...]