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Quicktip for MPEG Streamclip - Preparing 4/3 Letterbox Movies from 16/9 clips to use in FCP
Published on 2009-10-26 10:44:00
This small tutorial explains briefly what to do if you want to export 16/9 (both real and anamorphic) movies to the 4/3 letterbox format.In fact it is quite the same as my previous tutorial:1. Open the file in MPEG Streamclip2. Use the Export To Quic > read more
Quicktip for MPEG Streamclip - Preparing Anamorphic Movies from Letterbox clips to use in FCP
Published on 2009-10-26 10:20:00
I get a lot of movie clips (mpeg/quicktimes) who are in the 4/3 letterbox format.I convert them with mpeg streamclip to Quicktime DVPAL Anamorphic because I wan't to have all files in FCP to have the same codec and size.How to do it?Well it's very si > read more
A Dozen Free Mac OSX Applications I Couldn’t Live Without -part 9
Published on 2009-10-26 09:21:00
Screen Spanning DoctorMost of you probably know this little application/hack, and for most people it is totally obsolete.But if you do have an old emac/ibook/imac which doesn't support an extended desktop and you need or want to use multiple monitors > read more
A Dozen Free Mac OSX Applications I Couldn’t Live Without -part 8
Published on 2009-10-23 08:08:00
Live Mesh from MicrosoftAlthough not a big Microsoft supporter, I must admit that they do have a decent free online storage service or Online desktop as they call it.This service -because it is more then just an application- provides you with an onli > read more
A Dozen Free Mac OSX Applications I Couldn’t Live Without -part 7
Published on 2009-09-21 11:57:00
GrowlToday I am going to describe an application that isn't very useful, but as we all know knowledge is power...The sole purpose of this little application is to keep you informed about the status of certain applications and/or hardware.It posts mes > read more
QUICKTIP - Make Applications Run in The Background / Hide Them from the Dock
Published on 2009-09-16 07:42:00
I just want to share a very simple way to hide a running application from the Dock without using third party software.For the first, but easiest, solution you'll have to install Apple's Xcode Tools which can be found on the OSX installation disk you > read more
A Dozen Free Mac OSX Applications I Couldn’t Live Without -part 6
Published on 2009-09-15 08:47:00
FileSync + DSWToday I want to talk about a software combo I found to be very useful. The tag-team I am referring to is Do Something When and FileSync.FileSync lets you synchronize two (or multiple) folders with each other. It’s really easy to use.& > read more
A Dozen Free Mac OSX Applications I Couldn’t Live Without -part 5
Published on 2009-09-11 03:58:00
NameChangerThis tool I use only once a while, but when I do I’m very thankful that MRR Software has developed this application. I remember doing manual renames of multiple files. With NameChanger this is completely history.The renaming features of > read more
A Dozen Free Mac OSX Applications I Couldn’t Live Without -part 4
Published on 2009-09-10 10:24:00
MPEG StreamclipThis must be my all-time favourite out of the many free applications you can find on the web.I do a lot of editing and very often I only receive a small (email-able) mpeg. Converting such an mpeg for use in an edit program such as FCP > read more
A Dozen Free Mac OSX Applications I Couldn’t Live Without -part 3
Published on 2009-09-08 04:05:00
ecamm network's - Movie ToolsThere isn't much I can tell about ecamm network's Movie Tool apart of the fact that they do just what they are intended to do. It's plain and simple.In fact this is a package which consist of following toolsConvert To MP3 > read more