Final Cut Studio

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Comment by Ed Waldrup on April 10, 2009 at 9:35am

My hope and expectation is for Blu-ray in the next Final Cut Studio 3 and DVD Studio 5? expected about the time of NAB in late April. All Apple Pro apps are due for an update to 64 bit. Aperture is due anytime. These updates allow for more that 4GB of ram and utilize more than one processor core.

Comment by Taylor Sharpe on April 9, 2009 at 10:07pm

When it is going to support Blu-Ray

Comment by Ed Waldrup on April 9, 2009 at 7:27pm

Todays article has one error. As of today, April 9th, 2009 DVD Studio Pro does not support Blu-ray. I know because i own it. I guess it is time to detail my Blu-ray on Mac adventures. Keep in mind that I wrote this last October 2008. Here goes.

Part 1
I am considering purchasing this. Does anyone know if it will work in a 2008 MacPro and Toast 9. I'm hoping that Final Cut Studio 3 expected next April will recognize this burner and in addition will be 64 bit. At $399 this new burner is enticing. Frys already has stock. Thanks

Part 2
I am either a fool or a risk taker as I just ordered the BWU-300S. In a week of so I will be able to tell anyone interested how this works out. Steve Jobs says Blu-ray is a bag full of hurt. Perhaps from his perspective he is correct. I'm betting that until many more folks have fiber optic cable the download scenario will be slow in coming for Hd content. I think that if your heart is set on DTS-Master audio you will only find that on Blu-ray. After hearing it I like it very much. Studio sound recordings should be incredible. Despite the economic conditions technology does not stand still.

Part 3
I feel like I am talking to myself here. I did discover that the Sony has SATA connection and the default Apple connection to the optical bay is PATA. However Apple has placed two more SATA connectors on the mother board which normally go unused. So, all I need is the correct cables and I should be in business hardware wise. SATA is needed due to the tremendous speed on that optical bus for Blu-ray I think. If you are thinking of doing this let me know and I will discuss it. Am I the first to install a Blu-ray burner in a MacPro in this group?

If you are interested I just posted an HD 3 minute + video called Swiss Rails in the Snow- Christmas 2004 HD on Vimeo at http://vimeo.com/2066592. You will see my good friend and fellow Dallas FCPUG member Don Smith in the credits as editor. He did not have much to work with as I have a long way to go shooting HD or anything else for that matter but I am eager to learn.

Part 4
New Sony Blu-ray burner arrived yesterday evening. After purchasing a BD-RE blank disk I proceeded to remove the hard drives in the Early 2008 MacPro. Included in the BWU-300S was all necessary adapter cabling and screws. Mechanically, the tray front plate to the burner needed to be removed. After easily removing the Optical drive support assembly cage I proceeded to locate an available SATA connector on the mother board. Once the SATA cable was routed and connected the power adapter cable was atached. The drive was bolted to the cage and the cage reinserted into the MacPro.
Next I attempted to play a Blu-ray movie. The disk did mount on the desktop but would not play. Now for the finale. I inserted a blank new rerecordable TDK disk from Frys. I chose a 600+Mb HD video file that was edited in Final Cut and dragged and dropped onto Toast 9 in the video mode. The Blu-ray option was highlighted. I clicked the record button and it began recording. This was a 3 minute + HDV shot Quicktime file. After recording I placed the disk in my new Sony BDP-S550 Blu-ray player. It spun up and played. The result was a 20+ Mb per second beautiful playback of my Swiss Rail video. It met and exceeded my expectations. Aside from the inability for now to play commercial Blu-ray disks (I only tried one disk) I am completely satisfied with the burner and Toast 9 with the Blu-ray add on software. I feel very fortunate for this to work as well as it did. Perhaps the wisest thing is to purchase one re recordable disk in case of problems. Now if only Apple will get off their behinds and add capability to DVD studio Pro for Blu-ray. In a recent FCP survey to me I did request Blu-ray capability. We will see come next April. Note this was written October 2008. It won't be long now for Final Cut Studio 3 which is expected in a few weeks.

Comment by Ed Waldrup on February 10, 2009 at 7:11pm

February 10, 2009
JVC Introduces First Hand-Held Camcorder To Record Native Final Cut Pro Files

GY-HM100 is the first hand-held camcorder to record in editing system's native format directly to SDHC media

JVC Professional Products Company today formally announced the GY-HM100 ProHD camcorder, the industry's first professional hand-held model to record files directly to solid state media in the native format of Apple's Final Cut Pro™ editing system. For the first time, recorded material can be edited directly from the solid state memory card, dramatically reducing the amount of time required to edit programs together. The camera met with rave reviews when it was previewed at the Final Cut Pro User Group SuperMeet at Macworld in January.

“Traditionally, camera manufacturers have designed their products expecting NLE vendors to conform to proprietary or generic file formats resulting in an extra and often time consuming step when preparing to edit,” said Craig Yanagi, National Marketing Manager for Creation Products at JVC. “Files created in the GY-HM100 can be edited immediately without conversion. It's truly the first camcorder designed for post production.”

With the development of the new GY-HM100 ProHD camcorder, JVC offers versatility, quality and value in a hand-held, professional 3-CCD format that is both easy to use and on par with broadcast cameras. The GY-HM100 delivers amazing high-bandwidth recordings at 1080p, 720p and 1080i on affordable and widely available SDHC Class 6 memory cards and is sure to cause waves in the industry. Weighing a mere 3.1 lbs, the GY-HM100 packs performance and features which until now were found only in larger, more expensive models.

With three progressive scan CCDs, a newly designed 1080p digital signal processor, and JVC’s proprietary 35Mbps MPEG2 encoder, the GY-HM100 outclasses and outperforms other professional hand-held camcorders, delivering rich, accurate colors and full 1920x1080 images in the HQ mode. Additionally, the GY-HM100 can record 720p (19/35Mbps) and 1080i (25Mbps) in SP mode, assuring compatibility with today’s leading professional NLE systems.

The GY-HM100 comes equipped with an integrated high-definition Fujinon 10:1 lens which allows for manual and automatic control of focus and aperture. The lens features three aspherical elements and a new Electronic Beam Coating that greatly reduces degradation caused by reflection off the lens surfaces. A flip-in cover is integrated into the lens hood, eliminating the need for an external cap. With the addition of JVC’s patented Focus Assist, achieving precise focus is fast and easy. The macro mode and user-adjustable depth of field supplement the wide array of manual controls available.

The GY-HM100 also boasts tapeless recording to dual SDHC Class 6 memory cards, allowing up to 64GB of on board storage—enough for up to 6 hours of continuous HD recording. The added benefit of dual memory slots is that less expensive smaller capacity cards can be used, while still offering the combined longer recording time. The camera automatically begins recording on the second card when the first card is full. Unlike competing proprietary solid state media, the cost per-minute of SDHC media is comparable to professional video tape, but with significantly less space required for physical storage.

Workflow through post is streamlined by the GY-HM100 which incorporates JVC’s Native File Recording technology that stores video in the ready-to-edit format used by Apple’s Final Cut Pro™—the industry’s most popular non-linear editing system. The “.mov” files created in-camera can be dragged onto the NLE timeline without conversion or rewrapping. The camera also stores files in the ISO Base Media File Format (.MP4), compatible with all major non-linear editing systems.

The audio recording features of the GY-HM100 are equally impressive. Two channels of uncompressed LPCM audio are available with manual level controls and audio meter. Balanced XLR inputs with phantom power are provided on the handle for an external microphone and/or wireless receiver. A 2.8-inch LCD display, in 16:9 aspect ratio provides a wide array of monitoring and setup indications. Infrared wireless remote and ability to capture 2 megapixel still images from either a live grab or from recorded video round out the camera’s many features.

The GY-HM100 is scheduled for delivery in April 2009 with a suggested list price of $3,995.

For more information and high-resolution photos of JVC’s GY-HM100, please visit JVC’s Web site http://www.pro.jvc.com/HM100

Comment by Ed Waldrup on January 14, 2009 at 7:02am

I have asked Steve Streeter of Omnicom to join us this Saturday January 17th and talk about special effects with blue screen and After Effects. Don Smith has recorded The Big Beats again and I hope he will share some of that experience.

Comment by Ed Waldrup on January 14, 2009 at 6:59am

I expect a major upgrade to Final Cut Studio in April during the NAB (National Association of Broadcasters). Blu-ray is at the top of my list. All in all 2009 looks like a year of major upgrades to Apples Pro apps. It's been two years for FCS to have a major upgrade.

Comment by Taylor Sharpe on December 10, 2008 at 7:09pm

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Comment by Don Smith on December 10, 2008 at 4:21pm

Joining in. Lets learn something new.

Comment by Taylor Sharpe on November 4, 2008 at 6:35pm

Well Ed just let me know that Silverlight from Microsoft is now out and working with the Mac. This is the copy protection stuff from Microsoft that works with things like Netflix (in other words, ones' that don't use Apple's copy protection scheme). Cool. Thanks for sharing, Ed!

Comment by Ed Waldrup on October 31, 2008 at 7:06am

Success with burning Blu-ray internally on my MacPro was achieved last night. If anyone is interested I will tell the story. I am elated after taking the risk as no one could confirm this would work. I risked $400 to find out with a windows only new Sony Blu-ray burner.

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