http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/ Apple Pro profiles, solutions, Mac OS X tips and resources. en-gb Copyright 2009, Apple Inc. webmaster@euro.apple.com Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:45:11 GMT Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:45:11 GMT Apple In house http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss/ http://www.apple.com/uk/software/pro/series/ The latest releases of Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Server and Logic Studio contain powerful new features that make video production and music creation easier and more intuitive than ever. Join us for a Pro Studio Series event in Manchester on November 24th to learn powerful techniques and experience these new products in action. The event is free to attend but spaces are limited, so register now to avoid disappointment. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:17:48 GMT http://www.canon.co.uk/prophotosolutions/ Canon Pro Photo Solutions is an unmissable event targeted specifically at professional photographers that offers advice from industry experts, hands on demonstrations, and informative seminars and portfolio reviews. Designed by Canon to demonstrate the total workflow process from input through to output, the show will feature a number of specifically chosen partners, including Apple Solution Experts delivering seminars and free hands-on training sessions on Aperture and the new Final Cut Studio. This event takes place on October 27th and 28th at the Business Design Centre in London. Tue, 13 Oct 2009 09:25:46 GMT http://www.futuremusic.co.uk/page/futuremusic?entry=logic_studio_the_fm_review “Regardless of what type of music maker you are”, writes Chris Barker in Future Music magazine, ”there’s something for you in Logic Studio”. In a comprehensive review that spans several pages, the magazine reckons the new software will bring significant benefits to musicians and producers alike. “This update makes so many long-winded tasks super-fast and intuitive that you can just get on with making great music”, enthuses Barker. “As a tool-set for production, I don’t think any program betters Logic for that”. Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:58:02 GMT http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/profiles/telegraphlab/ The history of the Daily Telegraph dates back to more than 150 years. As one of the oldest newspapers in Britain, if not the entire world, it has charted a steady course through the chaotic tumult of news, culture and politics in the global arena. “And, until very recently, that’s all we were”, says William Lewis, Editor-in-Chief, “We were just a newspaper”. But in the last two and a half years, the Telegraph Media Group has undergone a series of radical changes, embracing the world wide web as a means of driving their news services into the 21st century. It’s a bright digital future, and Apple technology is very much at its core. Fri, 04 Sep 2009 17:00:09 GMT http://www.thecreativealliancetour.com/ The Creative Alliance Tour is coming to Manchester on September 15th and London on September 17th, where industry leaders like Apple, Adobe Systems and Nikon will demonstrate cutting-edge digital workflow solutions for professional photographers. Register now and find out how to gain the best results from Aperture with plug-ins like Silver Efex running super fast on Mac OS X. Further stops in the tour are also planned for the Netherlands, Spain, France, Germany and Italy. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 10:23:49 GMT http://www.fcpugnetwork.org Are you a creative professional? Would you like to network with the largest gathering of Final Cut Pro user groups and experts on the planet? The Second Annual Amsterdam FCPUG SuperMeet takes place on September 13th at The Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. This event features a FCP Showcase with over 25 exhibitors, not to mention a world famous raffle with amazing prizes. Visit their site for further details and to purchase tickets. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:57:09 GMT http://downloads.quark.com/Details.aspx?fid=134&&mid=2&lang=en Coinciding with the release of Mac OS X Snow Leopard, Quark has updated its award-winning QuarkXPress 8 software to ensure a smooth transition. Users are required to install QuarkXPress 8.1, a free download that also improves PDF output capabilities, and introduces features that make page layouts even more intuitive and productive. In addition, QuarkXPress 8.1 introduces a ‘Native Transparency’ mode for creating PDFs which can offer designers faster and more flexible PDF output support, and provide greater control over their PDF workflow. Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:06:20 GMT http://www.apple.com/uk/software/pro/tour/ Join us for the Pro Studio World Tour in London on September 15th, and experience the future of film production and music creation on the Mac. The afternoon kicks off with the Final Cut Studio session, which walks you through its 100+ new features, including an expanded ProRes family, powerful new ways to collaborate, and even tighter integration between applications. Then, take a seat for the Logic Studio session, and discover why the latest release is a huge leap forward for guitar players, live performers, or any other musicians who want to produce their own music on a Mac. From writing to recording to editing to mixing, learn how to tackle any stage of your project – brilliantly. Thu, 20 Aug 2009 11:28:17 GMT http://london.sae.edu/en-gb/content/2110/Open_Day_at_SAE_London One of the leading Apple Authorised Training Centres in London, the SAE Institute, are hosting an Open Day for the general public on Sunday August 23rd. With courses in audio engineering, film making and electronic music production, the SAE Institute Open Day is a unique opportunity to tour the studio facilities and get hands-on with the latest media production technology. The day will include masterclass seminars on the new Logic Studio, including Logic Pro 9 and MainStage 2, and a music technology experience area hosted by Apple Solution Experts KMR Audio. Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:01:29 GMT http://cdrknowledge0809.eventbrite.com/ Music-led creative agency Burntprogress are hosting “CDR Knowledge - Beat innervisions” on Wednesday August 19th in Shoreditch, London. A spin off of their renowned club night CDR, attendees will be given the opportunity to get hands on with Logic Pro 9, along with production presentations from some of London’s most innovative beat purveyors - Bullion, Floating Points and Simbad. Entry is free to all but places are limited, so register now to avoid disappointment. Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:58:00 GMT http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/tips/search_priorities.html With Spotlight, the powerful search function built into Mac OS X Leopard, you can quickly find anything on your computer: files, folders, emails, applications, even calendar events. And to help speed your searches even more, you can specify which types of data Spotlight should list first when you type in a search term. Learn more in the latest Mac OS X Pro Tip. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:02:24 GMT http://www.apple.com/uk/finalcutstudio/ Apple announces a significant update to Final Cut Studio, offering more than 100 new features and new versions of Final Cut Pro, Motion, Soundtrack Pro, Color and Compressor. Final Cut Pro 7 expands Apple’s ProRes codec family to support virtually any workflow, and includes Easy Export for one step output to a variety of formats. The new and improved Final Cut Studio is available for £799, and is also available as an upgrade for just £249. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:20:16 GMT http://www.apple.com/uk/logicstudio/ The new version of Logic Studio introduces major upgrades to Logic Pro and Mainstage, with more than 200 new features that simplify tasks. “The new Logic Studio is ideal for professional musicians, live performers and GarageBand enthusiasts who want to take their music to the next level”, said Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice president of Worldwide Product Marketing. Available today, Logic Studio sells for £399. Current Logic Studio and Logic Pro users can upgrade for £159. Thu, 23 Jul 2009 09:09:44 GMT http://www.apple.com/uk/logicstudio/in-action/fferdinand/?sr=hotnews “When it comes to recording, I don’t want to be a technical person”, says Alex Kapranos, lead singer/guitarist for Franz Ferdinand. “The studio should be a creative place. So I like a system that is really straightforward, visually appealing and simple”. He found that system, writing most of the songs for Tonight: Franz Ferdinand on his MacBook Pro using GarageBand and Logic Pro. The result? A sound “different from everything we’ve ever done before”. Tue, 21 Jul 2009 16:36:45 GMT http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/regentstreet/ Rockfeedback TV is often first to present some of the best new artists in rock, featuring a myriad of varied and crucial talent. Visit the Apple Store, Regent Street at 5:00 pm on July 14th and discover how they proceed from production to finished product using Final Cut Studio. Rockfeedback TV is also filming 15 nights of the iTunes Live: London Festival for the web, including Graham Coxon and Esser on July 23rd. iTunes Live: London Festival is taking place at the Camden Roundhouse all month long. Visit www.ituneslive.co.uk for more information. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:09:23 GMT http://www.apple.com/uk/retail/regentstreet/ Visit the Apple Store, Regent Street at 3:00 pm on July 10th and join in-demand audio engineer Dani Castelar for a discussion on setting up a recording studio. You’ll find out how a Mac foundation, along with Apple Logic Pro software and its high-quality bundled plug-ins, offers the complete solution. Castelar is currently working with Paolo Nutini, who is playing at the iTunes Live: London Festival that same evening. iTunes Live: London Festival is taking place at the Camden Roundhouse all month long. Visit www.ituneslive.co.uk for more information. Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:44:26 GMT http://www.apple.com/uk/pro/tips/reassign_files.html?sr=hotnews You receive a Word document from a friend. And while you have Office for Mac on your MacBook, you’d rather open that document in Pages. Thanks to Mac OS X Leopard you have a number of ways — right-clicking on the document, Get Info and more besides — to temporarily change the application used to open it. But what if you always want Pages to open Word documents? Find out how in today’s tip. Mon, 29 Jun 2009 12:07:07 GMT http://www.roundhouse.org.uk/studios/creative-media-bootcamp This July, young people aged 13-25 can take part in an intensive series of video, photography and music production workshops at the Roundhouse Studios in London. The Creative Media Bootcamp is taught by professional artists using the latest equipment in a brand new Mac-based media lab. Whether you’re an absolute beginner or a seasoned pro, you’ll find a project to suit you – produce a video with Final Cut or iMovie, tweak your photographs in Aperture, or produce tracks with Logic. And if that wasn’t incentive enough, participants can also enter a competition to win an iPod touch. Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:30:57 GMT http://www.fcpugnetwork.org/ The First Annual London FCPUG SuperMeet, the largest independent gathering of Final Cut Pro User Groups in the world, will take place on June 25th in The Great Hall at the Kensington Conference and Event Centre in London. Featured guest will be Oscar and BAFTA award-winning Film and Sound Editor Walter Murch, who will discuss his latest Final Cut Pro workflow used on Francis Ford Coppola’s new film, TETRO. Visit the site for daily updates and to purchase tickets. Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:51:43 GMT http://www.alchemea.com/index.php/audio/news/story/free-logic-pro-8-training-ipod-touch-draw-at-srt-show Apple Authorised Training Centre Alchemea are hosting a Logic Training Classroom at the London International Music Show, running from June 11th - 14th. All attendees to the show are invited to attend free hands-on classes which run all day, covering topics like creating a song from start to finish, working with software instruments, and arranging and mixing techniques. The classes will be delivered by professional producer and Apple Certified Trainer, Gary Bromham, whose production and writing credits include working with George Michael, Sheryl Crow, Mezzoforte and The Fixx. Fri, 29 May 2009 10:45:53 GMT