TOKYO (MacHouse) – Microsoft’s Macintosh Business Unit (MacBU) has announced that those Mac users who purchase Microsoft Office 2004 now will get an upgrade ticket to Office 2008 for US$10 plus taxes (CAN$15 for Canadians). Only those who live in the U.S., Canada or other U.S. territories including Puerto Rico are currently eligible for this promotion. Continue reading
TOKYO (MacHouse) – We have posted a new article to comprehensively answer some of common questions concerning QuickTime and video compression. Most of the questions come from Apple Discussions > QuickTime.
Click on the button to read the article. 
Final Cut Pro 6 Basics Video Tutorial 04: Master Template
This new video tutorial series is prepared for new Final Cut Pro users. It gives basic training for Final Cut Pro 6 through use of a particular effect or template.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use Final Cut Pro’s Master Templates. The template that we use is Seasons Winter-Open.NTSC, which can be found under Master Templates > Seasons > Seasons Winter-Open.NTSC. The photo images used in this tutorial come from Webshots
Keywords: Effects, Master Templates, Seasons, NTSC, Resolution, 29.97 fps Continue reading
Final Cut Pro 6 Basics Video Tutorial 03: Two Color Ray
This new video tutorial series is prepared for new Final Cut Pro users. It gives basic training for Final Cut Pro 6 through use of a particular effect or template.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use Final Cut Pro’s video generator Two Color Ray. Two Color Ray can be found under Video Generators > Render > Two Color Ray. In this Final Cut Pro tutorial, we learn how to use different composite modes.
Keywords: Effects, Video Generators, Render, Two Color Ray, Composite Mode, Screen, Multiply, Darken, Lighten, Keyframe, Motion, Rotation, Divisions Continue reading
Final Cut Pro 6 Basics Video Tutorial 02: One Color Ray
This new video tutorial series is prepared for new Final Cut Pro users. It gives basic training for Final Cut Pro 6 through use of a particular effect or template.
In this video tutorial, we learn how to use Final Cut Pro’s video generator One Color Ray. This video generator can be found under Video Generators > Render > One Color Ray.
Keywords: Effects, Video Generators, Render, One Color Ray, Composite Mode, Keyframe, Motion, Rotation, Color Variance, Divisions Continue reading