CG Meetup on Making Thor

Post published:February 26, 2013
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CG Meetup has a great article and video on the making of the feature film Thor.

Jordon Smith on Sharing FCP X Projects

Post published:February 26, 2013
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Jordon Smith at Phantom Moose Films has come up with a way to share FCP X projects like you could old FCP 7 projects.

PVC on Event Manager for FCP X

Post published:February 26, 2013
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Mark Spencer at the Pro Video Coalition has an article on the new Event Manager for FCP X that allows you to hide events in FCP X without moving them.

I Am Film Guy on Moving from Mac to HP

Post published:February 26, 2013
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I AM FILM GUY has a good article on moving from Mac to HP.

I still worry about articles like this as it seems like they may be payed or getting gear for free (you can never tell), and they never go into the OS differences of moving from Mac to Windows, but you never know. I have been seriously considering the switch because Windows machines are so much newer and CUDA support so much better.

I thought about a Puget Systems custom system though.

Who knows, maybe the next MacPro will change my mind, if it ever comes out.

Some recent cool FX Breakdowns at CG Meetup

Post published:February 21, 2013
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Love CG Meetup and there visual effects breakdowns of recent films.

FX in Flight.

FX in Looper.

Character Design for Merida from BRAVE.

Brave Filmmaking.

All are well worth checking out.

MacPro no longer available in Europe

Post published:February 21, 2013
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As Apple Insider says, the Mac Pro is no longer available in Europe due to recycling regulations.

At this point Apple just needs to announce the next itineration even if it has a while before it comes out, or many people will be moving to windows machines in the near term, and yes the new iMac’s are nice, but they really don’t replace a MacPro!

EOS M firmware won’t improve Autofocus

Post published:February 21, 2013
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Canon Rumors has the update, and it seems it will take new hardware to make the Autofocus better on the EOS M.

I would love an EOS M that really works well and has video capabilities as a second camera to go with my 60D, but be a little easier and more portable, but I don’t want a camera that doesn’t work right, so hopefully the sequel will be better. And honestly it should come with the lens adapter to use normal canon glass as that is the best feature and it should not cost $200 more for that feature.

PVC open Letters to Apple

Post published:February 21, 2013
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The ProVideo Coalition has 2 open letters to Apple.

Why do Mac’s deal with external monitors haphazardly.

and

Why does FCP X deal with i/o haphazardly.

Unfortunately I am not sure how much Apple listens anymore (though they seem to have on the MacPro), but we can hope.

CG Meetup on creating Hobbit Locations

Post published:February 21, 2013
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CG meetup has 2 articles on creating locations for the Hobbit, one for Rivendell and one for the Goblin Caverns. Technically detailed and very interesting, check them out for sure.

Neptune Salad on FCP X 2 Years In

Post published:February 21, 2013
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Neptune Salad has a good look at FCP X 2 years after the demise of FCP 7 and the alternatives out there (he too preferes Premiere Pro as his editing choice for a FCP 7 replacement).