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Lyric's Drawing Tools plugin kit provides a versatile set of generators for drawing all kinds of graphic elements directly within Final Cut. The kit includes polygons, multi-segment lines, spline curves, ovals & circles, arcs, wedges and rectangular grids, etc.

Digital Heaven's DH_RetroTV replicates the effect of old school channel changing. A transition effect, this plug-in is a creative way for editors to impact a time-piece genre.

3D-Explode will explode or implode a video clip to reveal a clip beneath or it can be used by itself over a black background. There is complete control of the direction and motion of the effect. You can tumble, spin and rotate (X - Y - Z Rotation) then entire effect as well. Explode 3D is actually two different plugins, a Transition and a Filter version which are found in the Video Transition bin and in the Video Filters bin in the FCP Effects browser.

StageTools' MovingPicture allows documentary and industrial filmmakers to pan and zoom on high resolution images (up to 8,000 by 8,000 pixels), ala "Ken Burns" (who happens to be part of their clientele). Rather than use an expensive and bulky motion-control rig or animation stand, often requiring expensive photographic prints, MovingPicture takes high-resolution scanned images and allows for perfectly repeatable pans and zoom moves on a desktop computer.

Final Cut's built-in cropping and position controls do a great job for simple setups but if you want more flexibility and speed, take a look at Digital Heaven's DH_Box - the expert filter for picture-in-picture and split-screen effects.  This plug-in is simple, and therefore all the more effective for its purpose.

This post was contributed by Simon Yuen, Zoom In Online's Design Channel blogger.

 

Slide 1:"Okay here's the view from our hotel"
Slide 2: "There's a palm tree."
Slide 3: "And here's the view from our second hotel."
Slide 4: "Here's an iguana."

And so on and so forth. 

With the political world in limbo and in transition, it’s the perfect time to reflect on the impact politics has on our lives. These five outstanding photo books all provide remarkable commentary on and insight into unique times in America.

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:

• Improved conversion quality

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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