I always seem to be running out of disk space on edit projects.

Tips on Using Media Manager 

This could help make finishing edits easier, I suspect there may be a catch at some point though …

For video formats, I found the following information on HDMI which looks interesting :-

http://www.filmmakermagazine.com/fall2006/line_items/hdmi.php

For Final Cut Pro and other editing software information, this site seems to have lots of useful information :-

http://forums.creativecow.net/forum/applefinalcutpro

http://library.creativecow.net/tutorials/applefinalcutpro

I’ll need to remember to try out automator, it looks like it could be useful.

It will be interesting to hear how good it sounds or not …

FUNCTIONS > NOTE EVENTS > SELECT TOP LINES

FUNCTIONS > NOTE EVENTS > SELECT BOTTOM LINES

• Split Chords to Different Midi Tracks

FUNCTIONS > NOTE EVENTS > LINES TO CHANNELS

• Key Commands

OPTIONS > SETTINGS > KEY COMMANDS

OPTIONS > COPY KEY COMMANDS to CLIPBOARD

There is a capture last take as recording key command, which is useful if you have been jamming along trying out ideas - it only works with MIDI.

MP3Tunes.com    Lets you back up your entire music collection to their servers and you can access your collection anywhere with web access.

It could finally mean you can ditch all your CDs.

It  has 4 multi effects processors and you can re-sample with effects.

It also have wave support.

Inputs : Balanced XLR, Digital AES/EBU and S/PDIF

Audio Convertors : 24 Bit

Digital Output : 16, 18, 20 or 24 Bits

Sampling Rates up to 96 kHz

The Signal Path

1. Stage Dynamic EQ
2. Full Band Compression
3. Signal Split into 3 User Definable Bands and routed via 3 Band Expander, 3 Band Limiter and a 3 Band Modelled Tube Saturation
4. The 3 Signals are then recombined and fed to the outputs via a Fader system.
5. Fader can generate Fade Ins or Fade Outs
6. Output Stage can be Dithered

Reason can export 16-24 bit files ranging from 11khz to 96khz

You set what you want to export by using the start and end song markers.

Zoom In using CTRL and +

Zoom Out using CTRL and -

Sequencer tracks can be renamed and moved up and down the list by clicking and dragging.

• Shooting DV for Broadcast

UrbanFox Website

The urbanfox website has lots of good information on a range of creative and technical subjects.

• Shooting Sequences
• Focus
• Setting Exposure and Gain
• Setting White Balance
• Sound

Ken Stone’s web site is another good source of information.

• Ken Stone

Keyboard Shortcuts

Apple Key + SHIFT + 3 + CTRL                Screen to Clipboard

Apple Key + SHIFT + 4 + CTRL + Drag     Selection to Clipboard

There is also a list of various keyboard shortcuts at ss64.com. 

The screenshots are saved as pdf to the desktop, but can be easily changed by viewing them in Preview and then selecting export option from the file menu.

There are a large number of common image file formats which you can choose from and you can also give the image a more relevant name.

Image file formats include :-

BMP, JP2, JPEG, MacPaint, PDF, Photoshop, PICT, PNG, QuickTime Image, SGI, TGA, TIFF

By clicking on the options tab you can make adjustments to the bit depth and quality settings.