Pomfort Silverstack, ShotPut Pro, Redcine-X Pro and Adobe Prelude have been joined by new tools. These now offer on-set features that benefit all file-based recordings. This had been something only for DITs and on-set “data wranglers”, but many videographers are increasingly using such tools on everyday productions. If you want film emulation that also includes 3-way grading tools and adjustable film grain, your best choice is FilmConvert 2.0.Īnother category that is expanding covers the range of tools used to prep media from the camera prior to the edit. look (Adobe) LUT file formats and, thus, are compatible with most applications. Each package offers a selection of Fuji and Kodak emulations, as well as other stylized looks. If that’s for you, check out ImpulZ and Osiris from Color Grading Central ( LUT Utility required with FCP X), Koji Color or the new SpeedLooks 4 ( from LookLabs). These can be used in most NLEs and grading applications. In the color correction world, there’s been a lot of development in film emulation look-up tables (LUTs).
EDITREADY 2.0 SOFTWARE
Along with a 2.0 bump for Sound Forge Pro Mac, Sony Creative Software also released a standard version of Sound Forge through the Mac App Store. While most editors do their audio editing/mastering within their NLE, some need a bit more. If you just want a suite of EQ and compression tools, then Nectar Elements or Nectar 2 are the best all-in-one collections of audio filters. iZotope released some nice tools in its RX4 package – a state-of-the-art repair and restoration suite. There’s a wide range of options with the ability to purchase single filters – all centrally managed through the FxFactory application.įor audio, the go-to filter companies are iZotope, Waves and Focusrite to name a few.
Naturally, you can’t go wrong with FxFactory, especially if you use FCP X.
EDITREADY 2.0 UPGRADE
If you are a Media Composer user, then you might want to look into the upgrade from Avid FX to Boris Red. Red Giant continues to expand the package, including some very nice new premium effects. I like the Universe package from Red Giant, because it supports FCP X, Motion, Premiere Pro and After Effects. The video plug-in market is prolific, with plenty of packages and/or individual filters from FxFactory, Boris, GenArts, FCP Effects, Crumplepop, Red Giant and others. HP Dreamcolor is also a good option when connecting directly to the computer. Naturally there are many video monitor options, but assuming you have an AJA or Blackmagic Design interface, FSI would be my choice. To expand your audio monitoring, look at Mackie mixers, KRK speakers and the PreSonus Audiobox USB interface. If you have the dough and want some solid horsepower, then go for the Nvidia Quadro K5000 card for the Mac. However, these will only give you an incremental boost if you’ve already been running an ATI 5870 or Nvidia Quadro 4000 display card.
EDITREADY 2.0 INSTALL
If you want to bump up your GPU, then the Sapphire 7950 (Note: I have run into issues with some of these cards, where the spacer screws are too tall, requiring you to install the card in slot 2) and/or Nvidia GTX 680 Mac Edition cards are popular choices. OWC and Crucial are your best choices for RAM and solid state drives.
More RAM, an internal SSD and an upgraded GPU card are the best starting points. I wrote about this awhile back, so this is a bit of a recap. The “tube” Mac Pro has been out for nearly a year, but many will still be trying to get the most life out of their existing Mac Pro “tower”. As we head toward the end of the year, it’s time to look again at a few items you can use to spruce up your edit bay.
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