Arturia, Logic, Final Cut, Reaper, and more offer these free tools while you stay at home

Apple Logic Pro, Reaper, and other free and inexpensive tools mean there’s no reason to stare at the walls in self=isolation. Even if your budget is hurting, you can make some music. Here’s an overview. Plus, bonus – because all these are free for the next 90s days, they’re perfect for collaborating with friends, since […]

Surprise, Final Cut Pro could be the MacBook’s killer feature

Here’s an unexpected twist in the plot: Final Cut Pro, the product that perhaps more than any other earned ire from users for not being “pro,” might be the thing that sells you on the Mac. Why? Final Cut Pro is really, really fast. After all, paper specs don’t matter. It’s really world performance in […]

Peter Kirn - November 21, 2016

Apple's Final Cut Pro X 10.1 Update is Huge News, From 4K Wonders to Fewer Headaches

All of Apple’s pro apps get updates this week. Compressor adds GPU optimizations; Motion does hardware H.264 encoding and adds 4K export. But Final Cut Pro X 10.1 is the big news. It’s finally the payoff of the painful transition to the X generation. At the same time, combined with a steady parade of updates […]

Peter Kirn - December 19, 2013

Apple’s Final Cut Pro X 10.1 Update is Huge News, From 4K Wonders to Fewer Headaches

Peter Kirn - December 19, 2013

Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 Adds Missing Multicamera, Sync, File Management and Migration Features

Peter Kirn - February 2, 2012

Amidst Final Cut Controversy, New Apple Motion is a $50 Gem; Macworld Review

Peter Kirn - July 11, 2011

Final Cut Pro X: Macworld Review, Information and Resources, Free Tutorials

Peter Kirn - June 29, 2011

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