This one is tempting. Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 Production Premium for only $799 (Windows version here). Now might be a good time to make the jump and not go broke.

I just got word from B&H that Adobe Lightroom is going for $69.95 TODAY ONLY. I just bought it. I’ve been meaning to for a while but it was low on the list. But I’ll take $200 off any day!!!

Don’t waste anytime! Deal ends tonight.

Adobe Lightroom 3 for $69.95 at B&H Photo Video

I was just asked on Vimeo how I export and compress my projects. Thought I’d share my process with all of you. What do you use?

Like I mentioned in the video I go from FCP > Mpeg Streamclip. You can get a copy of Mpeg Streamclip here.

Also check out my settings below the video.

Quicktime File.

We’ve had tornado weather out here in Chicago last week, and comcast internet had a blackout in this area for several days. And of course thats when Apple releases Final Cut Pro X. To add insult to injury, you have to download it from the App Store… And while I wasn’t surprised by that, I was surprise when the internet connection came back on and I started catching up on tweets. The hate was rampant. What had started out as love, joy and excited had quickly turned into a bitter hate exude by the weeping of editors online. I could sense the despair in the digital air.

And then I found this piece.

I think it sums up perfectly the feelings of FCP editors around the world. So before you go research the price of Premier or Avid take a look at this great video displayed above.

Most of the content on DSLR Video Shooter is gear/dslr related. Well, I am breaking out of the norm today to share with you some super useful software I use for business and couldn’t live without.

Things – Best Task Management App Ever

With a video + web business, blogger/podcasting, speaking, part time gigs, and collaboration projects, there is a lot to do everyday! And to help me keep track on it all I call upon my favorite software on my laptop. Things is a task management software that is based off of the Getting Things Done philosophy. And it works. I have Things integrated across computers, devices, address book, calendar, and email.

Amazon | Publisher’s Site

Billings - Billing Software

When it comes to keeping track of editing hours, clients, invoices, I turn to Billings. Billings takes the stress out of managing time and invoices. For a lot of us startup freelancers this is an area we tend to operate poorly. So before you work another hour pick up this $35 software.

Amazon | Publisher’s Site

Koku - Money Management Software

Most creatives hate accounting. We like colors and image concepts not numbers. Koku is a powerful yet simple software that makes money management a much more pleasant task. Oh and it has pretty graphs.

Publisher’s Site

Turbo Tax - Tax Management Software

I Hate dealing with taxes. I don’t like handing over my money, nor the mentally retarded process that accompanies it. That is why every year I turn to Turbo Tax. Not only does Turbo Tax make filing easier, it also ensures I am getting the most out of my return.

So grab your copy for this years tax time so you can get it done, and get back to creating.

Amazon | B&H

As you know DSLR Video Shooter is not a huge news outlet. Here you will mainly see tutorials, how-tos and reviews. But I though I would start posting bullet points for news items each week.

• 60D anounced.
• Nikon D3100 anounced.
• Redrock micro announces line of “Redrock Ops” rigs.
• New 5D To RGB Plugin.
• New lenses from Canon.

News Via Gizmodo, Planet5D, Pro Video Coalition.

A Simple solution to removing those nasty brown horizontal band lines from your DSLR video footage using Final Cut Pro’s 3 Way Color Corrector.

Excuse my cold. I see this problem a lot online in forum posts, Vimeo videos, and even Jem Schofield runs into it. While the best way to deal with it is not to shoot under older florescence lights, there is a way to fix previously capture footage.

UPDATE: on Vimeo Andrew James Sykes comments and reminds us:

“As long as you shoot around 50 for EU or 60 for US (or a divisible number of these) during lighting situations such as these you should be fine.”

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QuickTime File: DSLR Video Shooter Episode #006.

In this video I show you how to monitor your 7D’s video on a laptop using Canon’s free remote shooting software.