diff --git a/.github/scripts/generate-rss.js b/.github/scripts/generate-rss.js index f65ddeb56b..0e2b666d52 100644 --- a/.github/scripts/generate-rss.js +++ b/.github/scripts/generate-rss.js @@ -28,8 +28,8 @@ function entriesAreEqual(entry1, entry2) { let oldFeedItems = []; -if (fs.existsSync('docs/rss.xml')) { - const rssContent = fs.readFileSync('docs/rss.xml'); +if (fs.existsSync('rss.xml')) { + const rssContent = fs.readFileSync('rss.xml'); const $ = cheerio.load(rssContent, { xmlMode: true }); $('item').each((i, elem) => { oldFeedItems.push({ @@ -134,5 +134,5 @@ if (isContentChanged) { newXMLContent = newXMLContent.replace(/.*<\/lastBuildDate>/, `${newLastBuildDate}`); newXMLContent = newXMLContent.replace(/{target="_blank"}/g, ''); newXMLContent = newXMLContent.replace(/\.\.\/static\//g, 'https://fcp.cafe/static/'); - fs.writeFileSync('docs/rss.xml', newXMLContent); + fs.writeFileSync('rss.xml', newXMLContent); } \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/.github/workflows/retype-action.yml b/.github/workflows/retype-action.yml index 4d802c277d..d6aa5dd4e2 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/retype-action.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/retype-action.yml @@ -118,6 +118,11 @@ jobs: - name: Checkout code uses: actions/checkout@v3 + - name: Switch to retype branch and pull the latest + run: | + git checkout retype + git pull origin retype + - name: Set up Node.js uses: actions/setup-node@v3 with: @@ -131,18 +136,10 @@ jobs: - name: Commit and push if it's necessary run: | - git config --local user.email "action@github.com" - git config --local user.name "GitHub Action" - git stash - git pull --rebase origin main - git stash pop - if git diff --exit-code --quiet docs/rss.xml; then - echo "No changes to commit" - else - git add docs/rss.xml - git commit -m "Update rss.xml" - git push - fi + git reset --hard + git clean -fd + git checkout retype + git pull origin retype publish: name: Publish to retype branch @@ -162,10 +159,6 @@ jobs: name: docs path: docs/ - - name: Copy rss.xml to a temporary location - run: | - cp docs/rss.xml /tmp/rss.xml - - name: Build and publish using Retype uses: retypeapp/action-build@latest with: @@ -187,9 +180,9 @@ jobs: git config --local user.name "GitHub Action" git pull origin retype - - name: Copy rss.xml from the temporary location to retype branch + - name: Move rss.xml to retype branch run: | - cp /tmp/rss.xml ./rss.xml + mv docs/rss.xml ./rss.xml - name: Commit and push if it's necessary run: | diff --git a/docs/rss.xml b/docs/rss.xml deleted file mode 100644 index c55d934518..0000000000 --- a/docs/rss.xml +++ /dev/null @@ -1,922 +0,0 @@ - - - <![CDATA[FCP Cafe]]> - - https://fcp.cafe - FCP Cafe - Sun, 16 Jul 2023 09:52:29 GMT - - Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - <![CDATA[23rd May 2023]]> - Iain Anderson has written a very detailed Final Cut Pro 10.6.6 blog post over at Pro Video Coalition.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#23rd-may-2023 - 23rd May 2023 - Tue, 23 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[26th May 2023]]> - Turn of the Tide premiered today on Netflix. Fully edited in Final Cut Pro.

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Created by Augusto de Fraga. Edited by Marcos Castiel (Ep's 1, 2, 5 & 7) and Pedro Ribeiro (Ep's 3, 4 & 6).

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You can read the full case study here.

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Edited by Knut Hake.

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FCPXMLs were sent to DaVinci Resolve for colour grading and X2Pro was used to send AAFs to ProTools for mixing. The sound designer was very impressed with the neatness of the timeline.

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Here's a collection of some of the great Final Cut Pro (for iPad) YouTube videos:

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He also discovered that Final Cut Pro (for iPad) can actually read files from an external SSD.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#26th-may-2023 - 26th May 2023 - Fri, 26 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[27th May 2023]]> - Hedge are on the lookout for passionate beta users to help shape the future of Hedge products (like Hedge, PostLab & EditReady). If you think you have what it takes and would like to join, sign up here.

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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#27th-may-2023 - 27th May 2023 - Sat, 27 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[28th May 2023]]> - We've recently reported two annoying Final Cut Pro 10.6.6 bugs to be across:

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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#28th-may-2023 - 28th May 2023 - Sun, 28 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[29th May 2023]]> - Color Finale 2.6.6 has been released to fix support for Final Cut Pro 10.6.6.

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Only install Color Finale 2.6.6 after updating to Final Cut Pro 10.6.6. The plugin won’t work otherwise.

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If you are on Color Finale 2.6.5, update by launching ColorFinale.app and navigating to ColorFinale > Check For Updates… in the menu bar.

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You can learn more on their website.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#29th-may-2023 - 29th May 2023 - Mon, 29 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[29th May 2023]]> - Chris at LateNite has updated the pricing for BRAW Toolbox, Gyroflow Toolbox & Marker Toolbox.

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Recall Toolbox is a Final Cut Pro Workflow Extension that acts as a Shared Pasteboard.

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Anything that you can copy and paste in Final Cut Pro, Recall Toolbox can store.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#30th-may-2023 - 30th May 2023 - Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[30th May 2023]]> - Chris at LateNite has decided to put the Final Cut Pro & DaVinci Resolve Communities literally head-to-head by introducing Resolve Cafe. Let's see which community is more proactive in sharing awesome content!

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#30th-may-2023 - 30th May 2023 - Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[30th May 2023]]> - MotionVFX is having a 50% Flash Sale on selected products.

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They've also released a nice new package called mProduct.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#30th-may-2023 - 30th May 2023 - Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[30th May 2023]]> - AudioSwift 2.3.5 Beta with 14-bit MIDI CC is now available.

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AudioSwift for macOS transforms your trackpad into a set of MIDI tools like sliders, triggers, XY pads, mixing controllers and MPE. With support for MacBooks and Magic Trackpads, the app runs in the top menu bar waiting to be called. Tap the trackpad with a four fingers tap gesture to activate and a console window appears showing the current controller mode. You can then start sending MIDI with simple touch gestures and when you finish, press the Esc key to turn AudioSwift off. It’s the perfect compact MIDI controller for the mobile or desktop producer.

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AudioSwift works great in companion with CommandPost via MIDI for controlling Final Cut Pro.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#30th-may-2023 - 30th May 2023 - Tue, 30 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[31st May 2023]]> - Colourlab Ai is having a Spring Flash Sale! Up to 50% Off on Our Color Grading Software - Only 48 Hours Left!

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Spring is in the air, and so are the savings!

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Colourlab Ai Studio Annual License: Get a whopping 50% off on their Colourlab Ai Studio Annual License. This brings the cost of Colourlab Ai, Look Designer Plugin, and Grainlab Plugin down to just $249. That's less than the cost of a single plugin! Considering the combined value of all three applications is over $1000, this is a massive saving. Use the code springstudio50 to take advantage of this offer. -Look Designer Perpetual Licenses: Colourlab Ai is offering a 30% discount on their Look Designer Perpetual Licenses. This means you can own Look Designer forever for just $349. Look Designer 3.0 for Davinci and Premiere runs on both Mac and PC and is the perfect companion for creating X01 files, Look Design, Look Testing, EL Zones, and Full Color Management. Use the code springlook30 to avail this offer.

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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#31st-may-2023 - 31st May 2023 - Wed, 31 May 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[1st June 2023]]> - Alteon.io has announced that Brian Meaney will now be their new Head of Product. He brings more than two decades of experience from Apple and Magic Leap. Brian will direct product development and UX for their entire ecosystem.

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This is very exciting for Final Cut Pro users - as Alteon is very committed to the Final Cut Pro ecosystem! You can learn more here.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#1st-june-2023 - 1st June 2023 - Thu, 01 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[2nd June 2023]]> - The Transfer Toolbox website has some information on the danger of using external drives on iPad.

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You can learn more here.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#2nd-june-2023 - 2nd June 2023 - Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[2nd June 2023]]> - Der Schatten (The Shadow) is streaming tomorrow on German public broadcaster ZDFneo.

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It's a 6 x 45min mystery series cut in Final Cut Pro, based on a novel by Melanie Raabe.

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The journalist Norah (Deleila Piasko / Transatlantic) moves from Berlin to Vienna to start a new life and job at a young & arty magazine. As soon as she arrives, a homeless woman foretells her that she will kill a man named Arthur Grimm six weeks later. Norah tries to ignore the incident - until strange things happen.

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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#2nd-june-2023 - 2nd June 2023 - Fri, 02 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[3rd June 2023]]> - It's been so incredibly exciting watching all the professional editors contributing to this site via GitHub (check out these closed pull requests!).

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I proposed creating avid.cafe and premiere.cafe/premierepro.cafe on some big Facebook Communities and my posts were pretty quickly removed.

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Meanwhile, the Final Cut Pro community has fully embraced my crazy spur-of-the-moment idea, and gone full steam ahead - love it!

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Thanks team!

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Get all of their plugins in an easy to install package with the Mega Bundle. I've just pressed the buy button!

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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#3rd-june-2023 - 3rd June 2023 - Sat, 03 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[5th June 2023]]> - It's a month old, but for those that might have missed it, there's an awesome YouTube video that showcases the Audio Design Desk v2.0 Beta.

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Audio Design Desk is to audio software what Pro Tools was to the tape machine. It’s an entirely new breed of Digital Audio Workstation that artists can play like an instrument, revolutionizing the process of adding music and sound effects to picture and cutting down what can typically be a full day project to just a few minutes. It comes bundled with 75,000 sounds embedded with patent-pending Sonic Intelligence™, using AI-assisted content creation tools to enable filmmakers, sound designers, composers, and creators to produce cinema-quality compositions at the speed of thought, giving them a level of creative control that is unmatched by any other software.

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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#5th-june-2023 - 5th June 2023 - Mon, 05 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[6th June 2023]]> - BRAW Toolbox v1.1.3 is out now with a re-designed Relink BRAW Clips within an LIBRARY / EVENT / PROJECT Toolbox!

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You can learn more about the toolbox here.

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You can buy BRAW Toolbox and learn more here.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#6th-june-2023 - 6th June 2023 - Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[6th June 2023]]> - WWDC time!

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Here's a 17 big & little things at WWDC23.

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Iain Anderson has also written Apple Vision Pro revealed at WWDC over at ProVideo Coalition.

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DaVinci Resolve will run on Vision Pro out-of-the-box. No word yet on Final Cut Pro support.

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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#6th-june-2023 - 6th June 2023 - Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[6th June 2023]]> - NeoFinder 8.4.1 is out now. This is a bugfix release that contains two fixes for the Smart Folders, and one fix when searching hierarchical keywords.

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NeoFinder 8.4.1 is another free update for all customers with a NeoFinder 8.x license.

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NeoFinder 8.x is a paid upgrade for NeoFinder 6.x, NeoFinder 7.x, and CDFinder customers.

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You can learn more here.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#6th-june-2023 - 6th June 2023 - Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[6th June 2023]]> - Purchase a Ninja V, Ninja V+, Shogun Connect, Sumo 19SE or Shogun Studio 2 before the end of June 2023 to receive a FREE Assimilate Play Pro Studio license worth US$299 when registering your product. Existing registered owners quality for an exclusive price of USD$99.

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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#6th-june-2023 - 6th June 2023 - Tue, 06 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[6th June 2023]]> - Premiere Gal is giving away USD$10,000 worth of Video Gear!

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The movie depicts Deaf actor Troy Kotsur's journey to winning an Oscar and his father's inspiring influence on him, despite a tragic accident.

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Troy previously won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his role in Apple TV’s CODA.

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Josh Meyers, the film’s editor, had previously presented this project as a work in progress as part of his Keynote Presentation at the 2022 FCPX Summit in Austin, Texas.

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Josh and the team at Emergent Order Foundation has truly enjoyed collaborating with Troy and hope people can come out to support the film if you’re in town!

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Thursday June 8th @ 8:15pm
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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#8th-june-2023 - 8th June 2023 - Thu, 08 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[9th June 2023]]> - We're currently in the process of completely rebuilding the CommandPost website to bring it more inline with this website, and all our other software packages.

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This will allow us to add better documentation more quickly - especially developer documentation. We'll also release a new CommandPost update within the next few days, so stay tuned!

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#9th-june-2023 - 9th June 2023 - Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[9th June 2023]]> - At WWDC Apple has announced/released a new MediaExtension Framework, which is BIG NEWS for Mac users! We haven't had custom codec support since Apple killed QuickTime many years ago.

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This framework provides a means for developers to create format readers and video decoders for media that the system doesn’t natively support.

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This means that for macOS Sonoma, we'll be able to add native Blackmagic BRAW support directly to macOS!

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We intend to add this as a feature to BRAW Toolbox for the public release of macOS Sonoma, so stay tuned!

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You can learn more here.

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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#9th-june-2023 - 9th June 2023 - Fri, 09 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[9th June 2023]]> - Do you need third party plugins for background removal, morph transitions, color correction and noise removal, or does Final Cut Pro have you covered? Today, Jenn Jager is doing a head to head challenge to see if third party plugins work better than native FCP effects.

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You can learn more here.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#10th-june-2023 - 10th June 2023 - Sat, 10 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[13th June 2023]]> - The amazing Philip Hodgetts from Intelligent Assistance has written an excellent blog post on Generative AI Devalues Experience here.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#13th-june-2023 - 13th June 2023 - Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[13th June 2023]]> - A great new YouTube channel called Lukes Got Brains has started posting some really interesting videos about on-screen controls and rigging in Motion & Final Cut Pro.

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-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#13th-june-2023 - 13th June 2023 - Tue, 13 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[13th June 2023]]> - Andy To challenged himself to produce a video shot and edited on Final Cut Pro for iPad.

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Here's another sneak peak - explaining how to import subtitles into existing sessions:

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He has also designed a new logo/icon for Resolve Cafe, which is equally amazing.

-]]> - https://fcp.cafe/#14th-june-2023 - 14th June 2023 - Wed, 14 Jun 2023 00:00:00 GMT - - - <![CDATA[14th June 2023]]> - BRAW Toolbox v1.1.4 (51) is now available on the Mac App Store.

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Thanks to the help and support of the awesome Final Cut Pro team, we finally have a workaround to the Synchronised Clips bug.

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Previously, Synchronised Clips could cause random glitches during playback, and produce unexpected results in some, but not all, cases.

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As a result, in BRAW Toolbox v1.1.1 we made Create Multicam Clips the default option as a workaround to this issue.

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We now know this was actually due to the fact that we're applying the BRAW Toolbox effect to a Custom Solids Generator.

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Whilst Final Cut Pro worked correctly when scrubbing and skimming a clip, during playback, because the Custom generator normally doesn't change its output (i.e. it's always a static colour), Final Cut Pro was using a cached frame, rather than rendering a new frame, which caused the glitches.

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Essentially, it's very unusual for an Effect to change the output of a Generator, so we were getting unpredictable results.

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We now workaround this issue by simply applying keyframes to the Custom Solid, so that Final Cut Pro always renders the frames - simple, but effective.

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To fix Synchronized Clips created in earlier versions of BRAW Toolbox, we've added a Repair Synchronized Clips (prior to v1.1.3) Toolbox, which will add keyframes to all your Generators within the BRAW Toolbox Clip.

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A few new features, and a bunch of bug fixes, especially for those on macOS Ventura.

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You can learn more and download here.

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The author, Mike Seymour, is one of the smartest and best educators in the entire film industry, period.

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You can read more here.

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There's lots of great training for filmmakers and video editors.

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Jonny Elwyn has some great summaries here:

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You can read more here.

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Here's the trailer:

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It has added support for Fujifilm X-S20 Blackmagic RAW clips, and the Blackmagic RAW SDK has been updated from v3.1 to v3.2.

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You can learn more here.

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You can read more here.

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You can learn more here.

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Transfer Toolbox allows you to convert Final Cut Pro (for Mac) Libraries into Final Cut Pro (for iPad) Projects.

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You can now easily get from your Desktop to your iPad! Simply drag your existing Final Cut Pro library into the application's drop zone.

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You can learn more and download for free here.

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The Transfer Toolbox icon was designed by Matthew Skiles.

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It explains why he jumped from Final Cut Pro to DaVinci Resolve for editing, from a sound designers perspective.

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You can read here.

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For context, for the stuff LateNite does Final Cut Pro is still king, for the simple fact that it’s the most fun and most creative tool to edit with.

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DaVinci Resolve is INSANELY powerful, and Blackmagic is a much more friendly company to work with than Apple.

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However, I personally feel like I'm an engineer when using Resolve, whereas in Final Cut Pro I feel like an artist.

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You can do amazing things in both tools - but Final Cut Pro feels like the better instrument for creative flow.

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You can read more over at Richard Taylor's website.

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Philip Hodgetts will also be making an announcement on Richard's Live Stream later today:

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On the anniversary of the release of Apple’s Final Cut Pro X, Lumberjack System has released their Text Based Editing app as a one-off purchase in the Mac App Store.

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The original and most complete Text Based Editing solution for Final Cut Pro has long been available as part of the Lumberjack System Membership. This version makes Builder NLE more easily found, and more accessible to Final Cut Pro users who want a complete Text Based Editing environment for Final Cut Pro.

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Builder NLE in the Mac App Store is the same app that is available through the membership, but without access to the wider Lumberjack live logging tools. It continues to include unlimited free transcription in 16 languages, closed caption support on Stories, unlimited stories, a comprehensive Keyword Manager, and extremely powerful search and filter tools to get you to your stories faster.

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BRAW Toolbox v1.2.2 (54) is out now, with some internal improvements:

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You can learn more here.

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You can learn more here.

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It's used to rename MXF files generated by Avid Media Composer to match the Package Name in their metadata.

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The script can process a single file or a folder containing multiple MXF files.

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This is useful if you want to move native Avid MXF files from Avid Media Composer to Final Cut Pro.

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You can download and learn more on GitHub.

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You can read all about the workflow here.

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You can watch the series here:

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We've added actions to control all the parameters for a Colourlab Ai Effect in the Final Cut Pro Video Inspector. Enjoy!

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You can learn more here.

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You can watch on YouTube here:

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Without a doubt iZotope RX10 is the very best audio recovery tool on the market - it can do magical things.

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You can learn more here.

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You can learn more and purchase at FxFactory.

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Get a 25% discount when you use the code: BADASSFAM25

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You can learn more here

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It has added support for Panasonic Lumix GH6 Blackmagic RAW clips.

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You can learn more here.

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It has added support for the latest Loupedeck CT hardware. Thanks for reporting Marshall Fife!

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You can learn more here.

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You can download it as a PDF here.

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PetaPixel also has an article that explains it in more detail here.

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