Tech Rage

I ran into this error message today. AE’s support for Open GL is spotty at best, just go into your settings and turn it off.

Hey Apple

Considering it’s such an intuitive and pragmatic program for editing, I was surprised to find out earlier today that there is no native ‘rulers’ feature in Final Cut Pro 7.0. If you’re doing a multi-pane split screen and need to be precise with your cropping, don’t even bother looking around for any way to create and display rulers, there is none. From a quick google search, it seems the best available option is to A) make your rulers in photoshop, or B) buy and install a third party plugin :0! Those things cost money, and it feels wrong to have to buy an extension for something that should be included in the program.

If you know Steve, please ask him to stop sleeping on the job, or playing with his iPad, and to please fix this esoteric hole in his software.

Amen

Ogling a tricked out Canon 7D

That’s when my head tilted to the side like an awestruck puppy, my pupils dilated, and my jaw went so slack that saliva dribbled down my shirt. Strangers got uncomfortable and left us to have a moment of privacy.

Open Source Final Draft Alternative: Celtx

I had been trying to get my hands on Final Draft for a while until I discovered Celtx via Open Source Alternative, a site featuring good open source alternatives to commercial software. After getting accustomed to Celtx I’m happy to report that the program is pretty good. It has a sleek and intuitive interface and easily accessible online support. Celtx comes with all the essential features for writing properly formatted scripts and a few unexpected bonuses. One such is it’s ‘Sketch’ feature which allows users to design rudimentary sets and lighting arrangements. I doubt, I’ll ever use this feature, but it’s there for those who may find it useful. This is one of those rare finds where you get more than you pay for. My one remaining concern is file compatibility. It appears to support importing and exporting .txt files, but there’s no mention of importing final draft documents.