Getting started with Crumple Pop

A 2 minute tutorial using Crumple Pop in Final Cut Pro 6

www.crumplepop.com

CrumplePop Example Video from Gabriel Cheifetz on Vimeo.

Crumple Pop is one of those strange programs that comes along and once you get your head around what the hell it’s trying to tell you…you buy it.

I was looking for  something a wee bit grungy for my tum tabs in Final Cut Pro 6 for the videos on HD Warrior reviews and now I have it, which in my case really fits the bill…gaffer tape with ink pen…I love it.  Pre NAB special of $35 (Will be $65)

http://www.crumplepop.com

FxFactory is the dogs bollox for extra effects using Final Cut Stutio 2 it normally costs $399 (£285) but until April the 26th it will cost $319 (£227) see link to your right under Noise Industries.

Requirements 

Mac OS X Leopard 
Version 10.5 or later 

Mac with PowerPC or Intel processor 

Final Cut Studio 2 
Final Cut Pro version 6.0 or later 
Motion version 3.0 or later 

Final Cut Express 
Version 4.0 or later 

Adobe After Effects 
Version 8.0 or later (CS3) 
Version 9.0 or later (CS4) 

One of the following graphics cards: 
• ATI Radeon 9550, 9650, 9600, 9600 XT, 9700, 9800, 9800 XT, X800, X850, X1600, X1900 XT, HD 2400 XT, HD 2600 PRO, HD 2600 XT, HD 3870, HD 4850, HD 4870 
• ATI Mobility Radeon 9600, 9700, 9800, X1600 
• NVIDIA GeForce 6600, 6800 Ultra DDL, 6800 GT DDL, 7300, 7600, 7800 GT, 7800 Ultra, 8600M GT, 8800 GT, 9400M, 9600M, GT 120, GT 130 
• NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500, 5600 

For best performance, a graphics card with a minimum of 256MB video memory is recommended.

Please note. I had nothing to do with the filming or editing of this but was so impressed by the DroboPro that it had to feature on my blog.

www.drobo.com

It’s been well over a year and no updates to DVD Studio Pro nor any sign of Blu-ray support.  So, what are your options? Adobe’s Encore fully supports Blu-ray and it’s not that difficult to learn. I have produced a couple of Blu-ray discs using Encore and the best bit is the tie in with Photoshop CS4.

In order to re-jig your menus you simply send it to Photoshop and send it back when finished, there is no such tie in with Studio Pro though you can import your own menus made in Photoshop but it’s no way near a slick as Encore.

I have been told that Apple are waiting to bring out Snow Leopard — the next advancement in Mac OS X — but this brings present Apple users to another abyss. The code will change making everything before redundant so as I see it it’s a new start and possibly a new MacPro otherwise all your previous applications won’t work. Now please correct me if I am wrong with this news.

Even with a new version of Final Cut Studio it looks unlikely that Apple are going to support Blu-ray so they must have some other solution up their sleeve ?

Some of the boys out there are transferring their HD footage onto media drives, allowing their clients to watch the HD footage via HDMI, this is not a bad idea and could actually make money if you hire your media drives out for talking sake to a pharmaceutical company showing off their new product at a trade show on a 60″ plasma.