EditShare Shows Lightworks Pro Running on Mac, Linux and Windows at IBC 2013

EditShare Shows Lightworks Pro Running on Mac, Linux and Windows at IBC 2013 | 3Droundabout:
EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, will be demonstrating its Lightworks Pro editor running on Mac, Linux and Windows at IBC2013 (stand 7.B26). The tri-platform editor has reached a groundbreaking 600,000+ registered users and is the tool of choice for editors working on a wide range of critically acclaimed films. “With a sizeable and very active Lightworks community behind us, we have an enormous amount of valuable feedback and are able to aggressively develop Lightworks with distinctive features that resonate with the editing community,” states Matthew Sandford, global product manager, Lightworks. EditShare’s Lightworks R&D team drives some 26+ public beta cycles and aims to push out four major releases per year.

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Hamburg Pro Media Releases Free MXF4mac Player

Hamburg Pro Media Releases Free MXF4mac Player | Digital Production BuZZ:
Hamburg Pro Media, a leading provider of software-solutions for broadcasters and post-production profesionals is pleased to release a major update to their MXF4mac free Player. Despite a complete redesign and a lot of new features like a complete new GUI or Sony´s XAVC support, the new version gives access to the new Plug-In Store, where you can browse and purchase Plug-Ins and Add-ons.

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Can Microsoft’s exFAT file system bridge the gap between OSes? | Ars Technica

Can Microsoft’s exFAT file system bridge the gap between OSes? | Ars Technica:
With Apple's licensing of Microsoft's exFAT file system, it seems like we finally have a good option for OS X and Windows disk swapping. Dave Girard spent some time investigating the appeal, the limitations, and the alternatives to exFAT.

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MXF4mac Player - free download - Hamburg PRO Media

MXF4mac Player - free download - Hamburg PRO Media | Deyson Ortiz:
Recently I had a producer-client that was looking for a way to preview her .MXF files or P2 files without having to open up Final Cut. So while helping her out I discovered this very cool little software that is free.

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OS X 10.9 Mavericks boost for post production

OS X 10.9 Mavericks boost for post production | Alex4D: Editing organazized:
Once post production work has to be done by more than one person at a time, the speed of the network becomes an important consideration. This is because it is much more efficient if editors, motion graphics artists and colour graders can get access to the same video source files and most up-to-date edits. This is done with shared storage connected to computers by a fast network.

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2013 Mac Pro expansion: A professional solution?

2013 Mac Pro expansion: A professional solution? | Alex4D: Editing organazized:
The main complaint many people have about the forthcoming Mac Pro is the lack of internal expandability. Post-production professionals have Mac Pros with PCIe cards for important functions, internal storage and disc burners. They’ve invested a lot of money in workflows that require this hardware.

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Apple confirms new version of Final Cut Pro X coming alongside new Mac Pro later this year

Apple confirms new version of Final Cut Pro X coming alongside new Mac Pro later this year | 9to5Mac:
Yesterday’s unveiling of the all-new Mac Pro at Apple’s WWDC keynote certainly made up for the fact that we didn’t see any updates to Apple’s pro apps like we we’re hoping. However, you might have missed Phil Schiller’s rather quick confirmation that a new version of Final Cut Pro X is indeed coming later this year:

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Apple’s move to FirePro GPUs in the new Mac Pro

Apple’s move to FirePro GPUs in the new Mac Pro - Creative Impatience:
Perhaps one of the biggest surprises during the recent sneak-peek of the new Mac Pro was the inclusion of AMD FirePro GPUs. While at first it might look like Apple again showing the middle finger to all CUDA users, and perhaps to Adobe or BlackMagic, “it ain’t necessarily so”.

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All the New Stuff in OS X 10.9 "Mavericks"

All the New Stuff in OS X 10.9 "Mavericks":
Today Apple announced OS X 10.9 with long-awaited features like Finder tabs and tags, along with a few new ones. Come check out all the cool new stuff in the next version of the Mac operating system.

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New Mac Pros Coming Later This Year

New Mac Pros Coming Later This Year | Premiumbeat.com:
Apple releases a sneak peek of the new Mac Pros. Check out the product specs here!

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5 things Apple should change in OS X 10.9

5 things Apple should change in OS X 10.9:
OS X is a mature operating system so it's probably largely meeting most people's needs already, however here's a list of five things we'd like to see in OS X 10.9.

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Simple post processing of 5D Mark III RAW footage in OSX

Workflow video: Simple post processing of 5D Mark III RAW footage in OSX « cinema5D:
You have probably seen our extensive written guide on how to get Magic Lantern’s 24p working on the 5D Mark III, which also includes a step-by-step instruction on how to end up with usable ProRes 4444 files.

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Mac vs PC: A Price Comparison

Mac vs PC: A Price Comparison | wolfcrow:
I’ve always heard an Apple computer (Mac) is more expensive than a PC. I needed a general computer for my new office and decided to test this ‘fact’ for myself. The options I had were:

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Lightworks On Mac

Lightworks On Mac | Jonny Elwyn - Film Editor:
Lightworks is probably the first (?) truly cross platform NLE, running on Linux, Windows and (soon) Mac OSX. So although its exciting to see the demo above at NAB 2013 of Lightworks on Mac it obviously doesn’t look any different to any demos on Windows or Linux, because, you know, its the same program.

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How to move a physical machine / server to a VMware VM

How to move a physical machine / server to a VMware VM | Krypted.com:
In recent months I have had a lot of questions regarding to to migrate physical serves to VM’s. And while VMware provides an excellent tool (VMware converter) for migrating physical machines / server , this tool does unfortunately  not support OS X as a source…..VMware hint hint !!

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Mac OS X Lions get native Ext file system access

Mac OS X Lions get native Ext file system access - The H Open: News and Features:
Paragon has updated its Linux file system driver for Mac OS X to support Lion and Mountain Lion. ExtFS for Mac OS X 9.0 provides complete read and write access for Ext2, Ext3 and Ext4 filesystems. Paragon's drivers make it possible to create files larger than 4 GB and supports automatic mounting. As a low level filesystem driver, Ext2/3/4 drives appear directly in the Finder and appear as native OS X drives. According to Paragon, there's minimal performance loss compared to HFS+.The company builds its Ext file system driver on its in-house universal filesystem driver which it also uses to deliver NTFS for Mac 10.0. The Paragon ExtFS costs $39.95 and a 10 day trial version is available.

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News: Glue Tools, LLC announces new lower pricing and NAB specials.

News: Glue Tools, LLC announces new lower pricing and NAB specials.:
Cineon/DPX Toolkit allows MacOSX and any QuickTime enabled Application to work with Cineon or DPX Sequences directly. With this package, Finder becomes fully aware of these files. MacOSX services such as Spotlight, Thumbnail Previews, and basic QuickTime Playback is provided. The Cineon file format is a widely used digital film image format which was developed by Kodak for the Feature Film industry. The DPX digital image file format was developed by SMPTE and is used heavily in the Feature Film and High Definition broadcast industries for production.

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EditShare To Show Lightworks for Mac At Show

Definition Magazine - Def Mag - NAB 2013: EditShare To Show Lightworks for Mac At Show:
EditShare will show the highly anticipated Mac version of Lightworks for the first time at NAB 2013. Lightworks has been redesigned to work on Mac OS X, making it the first professional NLE to be tri-platform (Windows, Linux and Mac).

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How the Hackintosh Suddenly Caught Fire by Mark Christiansen

How the Hackintosh Suddenly Caught Fire by Mark Christiansen:
This is the story of one man’s experience assembling and running a Hackintosh. For anyone unaware of this illicit, but not yet forbidden alternative to the Mac Pro and altnerative systems from Apple, it is a custom-built computer - one which would straightforwardly run Windows or Linux - with an installation of a slightly modified (hacked) Mac OS that will boot on non-Apple hardware, in clear violation of the terms of the Mac OS.

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Sonnet Expands xMac™ mini Server Lineup; New Model Supports Two Half-Length, Full-Height PCI Express® Cards

Sonnet Expands xMac™ mini Server Lineup; New Model Supports Two Half-Length, Full-Height PCI Express® Cards:
xMac mini Server 2H is Sonnet's Second Thunderbolt™-to-PCIe® Expansion System and 1U Rack Enclosure for Mac® mini With Thunderbolt Port (Irvine, California--March 27, 2013) Sonnet today introduced the xMac™ mini Server 2H, a second model of the company's xMac mini Server Thunderbolt-to-PCI Express® (PCIe®) expansion system and 1U rackmount enclosure for a Mac® mini with a Thunderbolt™ port. The new xMac mini Server 2H enables the use of two half-length, full-height PCIe cards, allowing users to select from and install the majority of Thunderbolt-compatible cards into either slot. The original xMac mini Server accommodates one full-length, full-height PCIe card and one half-length, half-height (low-profile) card.

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