While I would rather have better control of the title-/sction-safe within the built-in overlay, this is the next best thing. DH Widesafe from Digital Heaven. The downside it that it uses a video track and will cause re-renders if you use it frequently. Still, it's better than nothing.

UPDATE: Humble pie. I already had to fix a pretty critical bug. Post Haste 1.0.1 has just been released. One of the more tedious tasks in post, with the exception of rotoscoping, is just setting up a project. A while back, we discovered the usefulness using a template …

I'm about to launch something tomorrow. Just a preview:

Yesterday, Apple quietly announced the new Final Cut Studio. The "what's new" page actually has some nice features, though many I've talked to are surprised this is a full point upgrade to Final Cut Pro (myself included). There's already comprehensive posts covering the new features and what they …

The Widescreen filter in Final Cut Pro can be anoying for two reasons: you have to apply it to each clip and it leaves transparent bars instead of a true matte. I've been using the method described here for quite some time now. Me being me, I assumed …

I work with complicated software and various engineering and hardware problems every day. Such is the life in post production. The average consumer should not have to deal with the issues I deal with. That is why there are software bundles like iLife to make things easier. Christopher …

I was looking over a portable drive to make sure we had all the footage for a project. This is what I had to dig through (project name has been obscured for confidentiality): Fun times.