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A weekly roundup of buzzworthy tips, tricks, and topics from the Final Cut Studio community:

- EditShare introduced Universal Media File, a new technology that creates a single media file which can be used in Avid and FCP. Finally, there's a way to use two distinctive systems without tying up ingest channels or creating multiple files of the same media.

- Learn more about choices for your own portable FCP workstation. Heath McKnight from MPS Digital Studios discusses available options using different models and gears.

- Having a short attention span may not be a disadvantage. Emmy Award Winning Video Editor Bill Cammack gives you FCP editing tips in 4 minute Film School. You can start watching from 2:00 onward or enjoy the whole episode!

- Besides the usual User Groups and Forums, you have a new resource to find the help that you need: Facebook. Read the story of Tracy Nesseth who recently joined to Facebook FCP group and found tips, tutorials and chat space.

Enjoy this week’s Cutting Room and shoot us an email at finalcut@magnetmediafilms.com if you have a tip on a hot story!