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March 2012

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products From FCP X to Pro Tools GOODLETTSVILLE, TN — Marquis Broadcast (www. marquisbroadcast. com), a specialist in content workflows and media integra- tion software, has introduced X2Pro Audio Convert, a new conversion app for delivering Final Cut Pro X projects to Avid Pro Tools for audio finishing. X2Pro uses Marquis' Media Highway to integrate Final Cut Pro X into pro audio work- flows. X2Pro converts the exported Final Cut Pro X XML into an AAF file, which Pro Tools can open as a session, deliv- ering seamless inte- gration between the two apps. Using the enhanced metadata in XML 1.1 from FCP X, X2Pro pro- vides a high fidelity conversion to a Pro Tools session, with planned support for audio gain, transi- tions, and key frames. Taking advantage of the metadata-based organizing features in Final Cut Pro X, unlimited numbers of audio Roles in Final Cut Pro X are converted into Pro Tools tracks. X2Pro is available now, initially for $69.99, and later for $99.99. 38 Post • March 2012 www.postmagazine.com PluralEyes app aids FCP X syncing V ANCOUVER — Singular Software (www. singularsoftware.com) has released Plural- Eyes for Apple Final Cut Pro X, a new app that allows editors to quickly and accurately sync video and audio clips for dual-system audio and multi-camera productions, saving hours of manual syncing. According to the company, the app is designed for professionals who want more than what Final Cut Pro X's auto-sync func- tion can provide, including the ability to sync many clips at once and see the results right away. FCP X editors can offload their entire sync task to PluralEyes and be hands off until the sync is complete. Wacom intros Intuos 5 line JVC intros portable HD monitors W AYNE, NJ — JVC (http://pro.jvc.com) is offering the DT-X71 Series of three por- PluralEyes for FCP X went through an exten- sive public beta testing before its release, with thousands of editors putting the software through its paces. The app is available for $149, and existing PluralEyes for FCP custom- ers can upgrade to the FCP X release for free. FCP X editors can also download a 30-day trial version. table ProHD LCD monitors designed for field and studio work. The seven-inch AC/DC moni- tors offer 1024x600 resolution with a 160-degree viewing angle, and can display 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i and 1080p video sig- nals at various frame rates. The basic DT-X71C ($595) has one HDMI and one composite video input. The DT-X71H ($1,095) adds two HD/SD-SDI inputs and an HD/SD-SDI loop through output. The DT-X71F ($1,695) includes an additional HD/SD-SDI loop through output and one HDMI converted to SDI output. All have stereo audio input. Other features include an adjustable 16:9/4:3 display, dual three-color tally lights, underscan and overscan, customer editable video title, Canon DSLR scale zoom-in and safe mark dis- play. The DT-X71F offers a waveform, vector- scope, RGB histogram, red/blue peaking focus assist, zebra, false color, blue only, internal color bars, 16-channel SDI audio meter and more. VANCOUVER, WA — Wacom's new Intuos 5 line includes small ($229), medium ($349) and large ($469) models and features multi-touch technology that allows users to interact with the tablet via pen or fin- ger touches. Multi-touch allows artists to work with both hands (though not simultaneously). Once the pen is pulled back from proximity with the tablet the touch fea- tures are activated, allowing users to scroll, zoom, rotates, etc. The included pen offers 2,048 levels of sen- sitivity and comes with 10 different nibs, an erasure, and a stand. For $39 pros can buy an RF module that provides wire- less connectivity to the unit. The Mill updates iPhone grading app L ONDON — VFX studio The Mill (www.themill.com) has updated its Mill Colour, a photo grading application for the iPhone. Mill Colour 1.2 allows users to alter any image in a similar way that the studio's digital team and colorists do, based on their experience in commercials, feature film and television. The app emulates primary grading techniques used in a high-end digital suite. Instead of applying and manipulating a filter to fit an image, the app allows users to adapt and refine the source image to achieve the look and feel they want. The latest update includes an improved maximum editable reso- lution for more recent hardware so users can edit photos taken on the latest iPhone; improved pan and zoom functionality; and an improved image processing system. In addition, EXIF data within the original image is now preserved and compression quality of the saved image has been improved.

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