Bill Eppridge’s "A Time It Was: Bobby Kennedy in the Sixties" was released earlier in the year to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of Bobby Kennedy’s death. Eppridge, who has been covering politics for decades, accompanied Kennedy on the campaign trail the year of his assassination. The images he achieved capture not only Kennedy’s spirit but the political energy of the time.

DV video is a great format and affordable too. It has allowed low budget film-makers to get their ideas onto tape at a much higher quality than was previously available, and at a lower cost too. But DV is not without its faults. If you want to elevate your digital content to the level of professional film, then check out Nattress Film Effects!
New features in Film Effects version 2.5 include:
Editor’s note: The following tip on bin and browser manipulation in Soundtrack Pro is excerpted from Apple Pro Training Series: Soundtrack Pro 2, by Martin Sitter, published by Peachpit Press.
Nattress Big Box of Tricks includes the existing filters from the discontinued Nattress Set 1 and Set 2, as well as several new filters. The package consists of eight groups of filters, one group of generators and one group of transitions such as:
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Peachpit Tips: Motion 3 - Changing Keyframe InterpolationOctober 22, 2008 - 7:25pm — Zoom In OnlineEditor’s note: The following tip on changing keyframe interpolation in Motion 3 is excerpted from Apple Pro Training Series: Motion 3 by Damian Allen, Mark Spencer, Bryce Button, Tony Huet. published by Peachpit Press. Changing Keyframe Interpolation From: Designing and Animating Motion Graphics in Final Cut Studio 2; pgs. 382-385 To make the motion more dynamic, you want the mountains to move very quickly into the frame and slowly recede into the distance.
Final Cut Pro Plug-ins: Red Giant's Radium GlowOctober 15, 2008 - 7:32pm — Zoom In Online
Peachpit Tips: Final Cut Pro 6 - Importing CD TracksOctober 15, 2008 - 7:30pm — Zoom In OnlineEditor’s note: The following tip on importing CD tracks into Final Cut Pro 6 is excerpted from Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 6 by Diana Weynand published by Peachpit Press. Importing CD Tracks From: Professional Editing in Final Cut Studio 2; pgs. 464-467
FCP Plug-ins: Lyric's Special EffectsOctober 8, 2008 - 7:36pm — Zoom In OnlineThe Special Effects kit is a set of 30 video filters offering a range of effects, including image correction, photographic effects and stylizing special-effects. Advanced effects include sketching & watercolor effects and a mask-based time-warping effect that delays individual pixels in a scene based on a supplied mask. The Special Effects kit include these following filters and more: - Bad Reception -
Peachpit Tips: DVD Studio Pro 4 - Bit BudgetingOctober 8, 2008 - 7:34pm — Zoom In OnlineEditor’s note: The following tip on bit budgeting for the web in DVD Studio Pro 4 is excerpted from Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 4, Second Edition by Martin Sitter and Adrian Ramseier with JemSchofield, published by Peachpit Press. Bit Budgeting From: Authoring Professional DVDs in Final Cut Studio 2; pgs. 392-394
FCP Plug-ins: Lyric's Masked-EffectsSeptember 24, 2008 - 7:41pm — Zoom In OnlineThe Masked Effects kit includes special versions of several standard Final Cut filters, enhanced so their effects can be masked by a Matte filter or existing alpha-channel. This lets you exercise fine control over the application of these effects within areas of the frame, such as applying a graduated tint across the frame or a noise-softening blur to the stationary areas in a clip or a saturation bump to just the low-saturation areas, and so on. The Masked-Effects kit includes these following effects and more:
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