I've got mine open right now and am watching the tutorials before I dig in a bit later today. Seems logical enough so far. A bit "British" and quirky, but not too bad. I downloaded the original beta back in 2012 and it was HORRIFIC. This seems a lot smoother. So far, I've pulled in (via link) some ProResHQ and DPX 10bit files and both played out just fine.
I'm torn between whether to go with this for the house, or whether to spring for a home copy of Avid. I've got Mavericks at home but am running MC5 at the office (soon to upgrade to 6 after I finish my current project), but my budget for 2014 was just shot down so we won't be going to 7/8 this year.
$1299 is a bitter pill to swallow for cutting at home. If this Lightworks is even reasonable at $280, it'll be worth it.
As an aside, I absolutely am AMAZED by Assimilate's Scratch Play product for free. But am appalled that it's $5k+ for Scratch Lab and crazy money for the full tilt Scratch. I'm sure it's a hell of a product, but MAN they need a light version. I've got a license for Resolve already and am waiting to see how good that is when 11 comes out. Vers. 10x is nice, but not for real cutting. If 11 has the power of Lightworks, this may all be academic.
-P
Would love to read about your experiences with the current version of Lightworks on Mac or other platforms. Don't worry; I can wait until you actually download and use it...
Thanks,
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Subject: EditShare Rolls Out Lightworks for Mac Public Beta
Date: June 10, 2014 at 10:00:18 AM PDT
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EditShare Rolls Out Lightworks for Mac Public Beta
Basingstoke, UK — June 10, 2014 — EditShare®, the technology leader in shared media storage and end-to-end tapeless workflow solutions, announced today the launch of its Lightworks for Mac Public Beta program. Available to the public for the first time on Mac platform, the Lightworks for Mac represents version 12 of the tri-platform editor, boasting incredible new features such as the content manager, an innovative way to manage media, edits and bins.
Lightworks Mac Public Beta – v12 New Features
* New Content Manager:
- Bins and Groups (previously racks) are now all visible within the content manager.
- Multicam Bins (previously Sync groups) are now all visible within the content manager
- The Search function has been incorporated into the content manager
- Added clips, sub clips, prints, syncs, edits, searches; everything and recent filters to the content manager
- Create and edit filters as well as create filters based on search criteria
- Drag and drop files from the OS directly into an open bin
- Import directly into an existing bin
* Added new Blur effect to the Effects panel
* Support for ProRes MOV export
* Optimised the drawing pipeline – all UI elements are now drawn much more efficiently
* Improved Lightworks Play Engine – removes the need for the Display Optimisation Field/Frame button
* Improved responsiveness for image display when moving the timeline markerTo help bring users up to speed with the latest changes in Lightworks version 12, users can access several free tutorial videos from the Lightworks Mac Public Beta download page.
Members of the media should contact Anya Oskolkova at anya@zazilmediagroup.com.
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EditShare is the technology pioneer in networked shared storage and tapeless, end-to-end workflow solutions for the post-production, TV, and film industries. EditShare's ground-breaking products improve efficiency and workflow collaboration every step of the way. They include video capture and playout servers, high-performance central shared storage, archiving and backup software, media asset management, and Lightworks - the world's first three-platform (Windows/OS X/Linux) professional non-linear video editing application.©2014 EditShare LLC. All rights reserved. EditShare® is a registered trademark of EditShare LLC. All other trademarks mentioned herein belong to their respective owners.
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