Author Archives: lindseymartin

About lindseymartin

I am a video and filmmaker currently residing in Philadelphia, PA.

Moving Final Cut Pro 7 Projects into Premiere Pro CS6

Posted on April 4, 2013

It seems pretty easy to move you to FCP7 projects into Premiere Pro. Almost too easy… This process works best with projects in the beginning stages of editing. The more effects, titles, and transitions you have in place, the more … Continue reading →

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Announcing H.265

Posted on February 24, 2013

Is it true? Could there be a better video codec than the Emmy award-winning H.264? Looks like developers are making it happen. On January 25th the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) announced the approval of the beginning stages of ITU-T H.265 … Continue reading →

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Working with AVCHD and MTS files

Posted on January 29, 2013

Video Editors: By now we’ve all experienced problems with converting those pesky .MTS files to a file type that iMovie or Final Cut Pro will recognize. So, what’s the deal? Why can’t those sophisticated programs read .MTS files and what is … Continue reading →

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Scanning to an Editable Document

Posted on August 7, 2012

Have you ever scanned a page from a book or other printed material and then wanted to edit the text? Adobe Professional X will allow you to scan and edit a PDF through its OCR capabilities. OCR stands for optical … Continue reading →

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