Month: January 2012

PluralEyes for Final Cut Pro X Released

Gear, Multimedia, Tech stuff, Thoughts, Video

Singular Software has just released PluralEyes for Final Cut Pro X. PluralEyes was the go-to plugin of choice for video editors syncing audio using Final Cut Pro 7, and now the plugin is available: PluralEyes for Final Cut Pro X. I will be reviewing the new plugin soon.

As DSLR shooters, we have to use external audio recorders because our cameras don’t record audio very well. And as you may know, to sync audio in Final Cut Pro X it is as easy as three clicks – just click the audio track, the video, and right click to select “synchronize clips.” This is great and a feature that was badly needed in Final Cut Pro 7, which is why PluralEyes was so great when it came out. So why would anyone ever need PluralEyes for Final Cut Pro X?? Final Cut Pro X does not seem to be able to figure out how to sync multiple video clips with a single audio track. This is very frustrating, because often I will have one track for audio from an interview, and multiple video clips from the interview. This is because DSLR cameras like the Canon 5D mark II cannot film for longer than 12 minutes or so. You have to briefly stop and start the camera. I’m very much looking forward to testing out this new version of PluralEyes for Final Cut Pro X.

See below for the official press release:

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PLURALEYES FOR FINAL CUT PRO X NOW AVAILABLE

New release lets Final Cut Pro X editors better manage dual-system audio and multi-camera productions; sophisticated automation technology accurately syncs video and audio

Vancouver, British Columbia, January 25, 2012 — Singular Software™, a developer of workflow automation applications for video production, is pleased to announce the availability of PluralEyes® for Apple® Final Cut Pro® X (FCP X). The multi-award winning PluralEyes technology works alongside FCP X to quickly and accurately sync video and audio clips for dual-system audio and multi-camera productions, saving hours of tedious manual syncing during post-production.

“The auto sync function that is built into Final Cut Pro X is a start, but most professional editors will want more. They want to be able to sync many clips at once, see the results right away, and be confident that the sync will work across a broad range of real-world video projects,” says Bruce Sharpe, CEO, Singular Software. “PluralEyes for FCP X is built on the same technology that is used countless times every day to sync weddings, corporate videos, documentaries and a host of other video production types. With a time-tested, proven technology powering the automation, FCP X editors can confidently offload their entire sync task to PluralEyes and be hands off until the sync is complete, regardless of the type of project they are working on.”

PluralEyes for FCP X went through an extensive public beta before its release with thousands of editors putting the software through its paces. Photography Bay reviewed the PluralEyes for FCP X beta release, commenting on its ability to better handle real-world sync projects, “…syncing multiple takes to a single audio clip is a challenge in FCP X, but is something that the new PluralEyes beta shreds through easily.” The full Photography Bay review can be viewed at http://www.photographybay.com/2011/12/15/plural-eyes-now-available-for-fcp-x/

PluralEyes for FCP X Pricing and Upgrades
PluralEyes for FCP X is available today via http://www.singularsoftware.com/buy.html#fcp for 149.00 USD.

Existing PluralEyes for FCP customers can upgrade to PluralEyes for FCP X free of charge at http://www.singularsoftware.com/downloads.html#fcp.

FCP X editors can test-drive the new release by downloading a 30-day trial version from http://www.singularsoftware.com/downloads.html#fcp.

UW Bothell Diversity Video | Seattle Photographer David Ryder

Diversity, Multimedia, My work, Published work, University of Washington, UW Bothell, Video

I’m happy to present a video that I recently created for the University of Washington Bothell about the commitment to diversity on campus. I believe that the Bothell campus is doing a great job in becoming a leader of diversity recruitment, outreach, and retention. Please have a look at the video below:

 

 
 

Photos: Breaking Barriers – Martin Luther King – Seattle Photographer

My work, Seattle, Still photography, University of Washington, UW Bothell

This week in Breaking Barriers, the McKnight Middle School students prepared for a Martin Luther King, Jr. assembly and selected several of their peers to represent them and speak in front of the school at the assembly.

Breaking Barriers is an outstanding outreach program created by the UW Bothell Diversity Recruitment and Outreach office. Led by UW Bothell administrator Anthony Kelley and McKnight Middle School administrator Arty Christiano, several UW Bothell students run weekly workshops for groups of young male students at McKnight Middle School in Renton, Washington near Seattle. In supporting underrepresented populations, the program ends up working with mainly African American and Latino youth. In total, about 60 middle school students are participating in the program, which aims to develop leadership and communication skills. The program is also designed to transform the culture and teaching practices of the middle school in order to better serve underrepresented populations. It is a unique program and I really like it because it gives a voice to the students in a dialogue about how the school can better support them. I am making photos and filming some of the project, while advising UW Bothell student Amen Mengesha in his production of periodic video updates for the parents and a documentary film that will be finished at the end of the school year. Stay tuned! See photos below and more in this older post.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Photo: Margaret Anderson Memorial | Seattle Photographer

My work, photojournalism, Still photography

Jan. 10, 2012 — Park rangers console each other during a memorial service for Park Ranger Margaret Anderson at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. Anderson was shot and killed while working at Mount Rainier National Park on New Year’s Day. She is survived by two small children and a husband, Eric, who is also a park ranger at Mount Rainier. Shot for Zuma Press.

Photos: Quechua Women in Ayacucho and more – Peru’s History of Political Violence

My work, photojournalism, Still photography, Travel

Below: Quechua women chew coca and keep watch over the expansive hills around Ayacucho, Peru. It was in these hills and in the city of Ayacucho that the Maoist guerrilla movement known as the Shining Path was born.

September 12, 2012 will mark the 20th anniversary of the capture of Abimael Guzmán, founder and leader of the Shining Path, but the group has yet failed to completely disappear. Revitalized with money from its entrance into the cocaine trade, the Shining Path still survives, although Guzmán has proclaimed from his jail cell that the remaining rebels are simple drug traffickers that should not be allowed to claim philosophical affiliation with the Shining Path. As the fight against drugs in neighboring Colombia causes Peru to increase production and become the world’s leading producer of coca, the rebels in the hills are not going anywhere.

 

Below: The city of Ayacucho, Peru.

 

Below: Ayacucho’s future. A young boy stands for a portrait with Ayacucho, Peru in the background.