Weekend Reads - 11-2-12

Post Production Workflows with Digital Rebellion

Clay Asbury on how he uses Digital Rebellion products to improve his workflow.

Final Cut Pro X 10.0.6 Update

Philip Hodgetts summarizes the new features in FCPX 10.0.6.

FCPX 10.0.6 - 42 new effects, transitions, generators and titles

Alex Gollner summarizes the new effects in FCPX 10.0.6.

Creative Commons Resources for Editors

Useful list of free images, video and audio clip sources for editors.

Planning and Building an NLE System

Harm Millaard discusses how to build a fast PC for Adobe Premiere use.

Quad-Core Mini vs Quad-Core Mac Pro

The Mac Mini is catching up to the Mac Pro in CPU performance but has a long way to go in GPU performance.

Why I Switched from Pro Tools to Adobe Audition

The nice thing about Audition is that it's intuitive if you've used other Adobe apps. I rarely use it but as someone who is primarily a video guy, I can easily figure out how to do something without having to pull out the user manual, unlike Pro Tools.

More on Fusion Drive: How it works, and how to roll your own

How to build your own Fusion SSD / HDD hybrid drive. It does seem to be useful for pro users, despite what some articles may say.

Video Editor ‘Lightworks’ Linux Release Limited to Select Few

The Lightworks for Linux alpha is here but is unfortunately limited to those who signed up last year.

DaVinci Resolve 9.0.3 Adds Timecode Syncing from Audio Tracks

Interesting new Resolve feature: the ability to read linear timecode from an audio channel so that cameras that do not record timecode can be used in professional productions.

Adobe CS6 Premier Pro + RED overview

Quick tutorial for working with RED footage in Adobe Premiere Pro.