So I’m sure you’ve all heard the dull thud that was made when Final Cut Pro X landed.  Ouch! And with the disappearance of FCP 7 from store shelves, Alot of FCP users are in search of a news NLE solutions while Avid and Premiere are obvious and easy options to chose, this is a good time to step back a take a good look and the NLE landscape. One solution I found is Lightworks.  Available as a free download...

  The day has come! The long awaited reboot of Final Cut Pro is finally available via download from the App Store. For only $299. Another nice surprise you’ll find there is a new version of Motion 5 ($49.99) and Compressor ($49.99). While both FCP X and Motion are clearly all new 64bit goodness, it’s not so clear what’s changed about Compressor.  I need to take a closer look. The new Final Cut is only available...

It looks like the folks at GoPro are full of surprises. The latest being the acquisition of the high end, professional Cinefrom codec. Cineform is a high quality 4:4:4 codec that provides fast performance while maintaining very high image quality. The new 3D Hero will be the first GoPro product to employ the Cineform codec Press Release http://www.cineform.com/pdfs/GoPro%20acquires%20CineForm%20PR%20Final.pdf ...

Users of Apple’s Final Cut Pro have been itching for a new version of the NLE for quite some time now. Well if the good people over at TechCruch have it right, we might see a completely revamped FCP as early as Spring 2011 – just in time for NAB. Of course we’re talking about Apple, so this is based on nothing but rumors. Enjoy your grain of salt. http://wp.me/pNaxW-1adY   ...