Shane Ross : Creative COW Library http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/ Shane Ross's library of tutorials, articles, reviews and more for media professionals world wide. en-us The Ultimate Real-world FCP FAQ, Part 3 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/fcp_faq3.php Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross is one of a very small handful of the worlds most respected FCP experts. Over the course of years answering questions, hes compiled a real-world list of the questions that are truly the most frequently asked. He calls them Shanes Stock Answers. We call them the information you really need for working with FCP. Here in Part 3, he covers QuickTime issues, timecode management, P2 tips and much more, including one of the most frequently questions of all: how to open new projects in older versions of FCP. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT The Ultimate Real-world FCP FAQ, part 2 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/fcp_faq2.php Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross is one of a very small handful of the world's most respected FCP experts. Over the course of years answering questions, he's compiled a real-world list of the questions that are truly the most frequently asked. He calls them Shane's Stock Answers. We call them the information you really need for working with FCP. In part 2 he covers HDV monitoring, editing web codecs, working with Photoshop files in FCP, and much more. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT The Ultimate Real-world FCP FAQ, part 1 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/fcp_faq.php Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross is one of a very small handful of the world's most respected FCP experts. Over the course of years answering questions, he's compiled a real-world list of the questions that are truly the most frequently asked. He calls them Shane's Stock Answers. We call them the information you really need for working with FCP. In part 1 he covers lossless QuickTimes, digitizing across timecode breaks, some of his favorite freeware add-ons, and more. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:28 GMT Build Unique Transitions with Filters in Final Cut Pro http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/filter-transition.php Apple Final Cut Pro has a lot of great filters, and Creative Cow leader Shane Ross found a number of them that he thought would look great as transitions. It turns out that really do! In this video tutorial, he shows you just how easily you too can build truly unique transitions with filters. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT P2 Import in Final Cut Pro 6 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/p2fcp6.php P2 workflows are among the very hottest topics at the Cow, and with extensive experience with P2 in broadcast editing, leader Shane Ross is one of the industry experts in the new features to support P2 in Final Cut Pro 6. In this video tutorial, Shane covers new techniques for bringing in captured footage, and as always, tips for project organization and media management for the best results with the least effort. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Matrox MXO: Broadcast Monitoring on a Desktop Monitor http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/MXO.php Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross wasn't convinced that the Matrox MXO could really provide the CRT-accurate monitoring through an Apple Cinema Display he demands for his HD broadcast workflows. After working with it for nearly a year, through multiple upgrades and in a variety of configurations, he tells you here why he's convinced now. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Upgrade your FCP Machine to Leopard...Safely! http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/leopard.php You know you want to install OS X Leopard as soon as you can. For your production machine, though, you probably also know that you should wait. You also know that you're probably going to do it anyway. Whether you do it at the right or wrong time, there's a right way to do it. Creative COW Leader Shane Ross tells you how. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Making History with Panasonic P2 and the HVX200 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/P2.php In this reprint from Creative COW Magazine, Creative Cow leader and broadcast editor Shane Ross uses his work for The History Channel to illustrate end-to-end workflow using P2 media and the Panasonic HVX200: from a multi-camera shoot in the middle of blazing gunfire, all the way to your living room. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Shane Ross Reports: IBC 2007 http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/ibc07.php Creative Cow leader Shane Ross saved you a trip to Amsterdam -- further for some Cows than others, but pretty far for most. As always, you can count on Shane to tell you exactly what he thinks about what he saw: AJA, Sony XDCAM EX, Edit Share, and That Other Camera. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT CalDigit HDPro: RAID 5 and Beyond! http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/caldigit_hdpro.php Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross shares the great news: both performance and protection with CalDigit's new HDPro RAID! Supporting RAID 0, 1, 5, and 6, the HDPro even works with your laptop. It's the answer to Shane's prayers. He thinks it might be the answer to yours too. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:27 GMT Importing P2 into FCP http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/p2_workflow.php In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross gives users a quick tutorial on how to import footage from a Panasonic P2 card into Apple Final Cut Pro. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:26 GMT Movement on Stills http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/movement_on_stills.php In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross discusses creating movement on stills in Final Cut Pro. Many people call this the Ken Burns effect, but Shane wants to point out that this effect is been used long before Ken Burns made it so popular. In fact, Shane would like to someday have it called the 'Shane Ross Effect.' Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:26 GMT DVCPRO Frame Rate Converter http://library.creativecow.net/articles/ross_shane/dvpro_hd.php In this Final Cut Pro video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross discusses taking 60p footage shot with DVCPRO HD and slowing it down to 23.98 so that it's slow motion. Please note that this only works if you are working in a 23.98 or 29.97 timeline. Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:33:26 GMT