13″ Macbook Pro Arrives! (video)


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  1. Leigh Kostiainen says:
    January 4, 2010 at 12:34 am

    Oh Ed will be proud ;)

    I guess no sleeping for you tonight!!!!

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    • Lynn Terry says:
      January 4, 2010 at 7:33 am

      LOL, I still haven’t unboxed it yet! What you saw in the video is as far as I got. I’m a little under the weather. Seems I caught a cold, which has been just lovely on top of the root canal I had done last week :P

      Planning to get Screenflow installed before I leave for the Bahamas, so I can play with it a bit on my trip ;)

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  2. Eric Dobson says:
    January 4, 2010 at 2:31 am

    I won’t leave any mac superfan comments here, since I know you’ve been getting tons of them. I’m also just getting into the video capabilities of my macbook pro and look forward to following along with your videos.

    Enjoy!

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    • Lynn Terry says:
      January 4, 2010 at 7:35 am

      LOL Eric – thank you! I am planning to use the iVideo but also get Screenflow, and I heard Omnidazzle was good too. What software are you using for video editing on the Mac?

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      • Jerry Nielsen says:
        January 4, 2010 at 9:19 am

        Lynn,

        if you have used Camtasia on your PC, you might want to consider the new Camtasia for Macintosh from the TechSmith. I currently use Screen flow myself, but I just bought Camtasia for Macintosh at an introductory low price of $40.00.

        If you haven’t used Camtasia, then there may be no advantage for you in getting the Mac Version.

        Enjoy your Mac. BTW, I run Windows on my Mac using VM Fusionware. It works great. Two computers for the price of one.

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        • Lynn Terry says:
          January 4, 2010 at 9:26 am

          Is there a reason you would switch from Screenflow to Camtasia?

          Just curious, as I am still trying to decide which software to use. I am not one to test out multiple programs – usually just figure out what I need and stick with it! ;)

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          • Jerry Nielsen says:
            January 4, 2010 at 9:47 am

            Lynn,

            I tried Mac Camtasia with their free trial download and found it a little easier to use than Screen Flow. I have to admit that I was also motivated to buy it because of the price.

            Screen Flow is a fine product. I wouldn’t second guess your decision. If you have the time, download the Mac Camtasia version. If not, just focus on learning Screen Flow. It’s a good product. I suspect Paul Evans might have used it to do his Human Time Machine video.

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      • Eric Dobson says:
        January 4, 2010 at 11:25 am

        Right now I’m sticking with iMovie/Screenflow. Of course I tried Screenflow after watching Ed Dale use it in Manchester. To be honest I didn’t research alternatives, which is pretty unlike me… but at some point you just have to go with something that works and get on to the more important things, like creating videos!

        I’m sticking with iMovie for the same reason, but also because I’ve been spending so much money lately on all things internet marketing, and if I spend any more I’d rather get a decent camera and microphone than fret over the finer points of my editing software.

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  3. Wardeh from GNOWFGLINS says:
    January 4, 2010 at 9:20 am

    Congrats! I got a MacBook Pro last March. I use Final Cut Express for video editing – there’s a learning curve but it beats iMovie by a long shot. There’s a great teaching DVD by Tom Wolsky that got me going. “Final Cut Express Made Easy” along with a companion book for reference “Final Cut Express 4″ Have fun! Screenflow is also good. :)

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    • Lynn Terry says:
      January 4, 2010 at 9:27 am

      Thank you! When you say it beats iMovie by a long shot, could you share some specifics – as in which features it has that the other didn’t? And have you used Screenflow?

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      • Wardeh from GNOWFGLINS says:
        January 4, 2010 at 9:38 am

        Sure, the benefits off the top of my head:

        -title editing – limited v. virtually unlimited
        -better control over motion – how an image/video clip moves on the screen (pans and zooms)
        -color adjustments for video and still images
        -more options for controlling audio transitions, levels
        -more options for video transitions
        -ability to layer more tracks, both audio and video
        -greater ease in syncing all components, audio & video/still

        And I’m just a beginner, so probably there is lots more. I tried iMovie first and ran into some walls. Switched to FCE and could do the things I wanted.

        Here’s the biggest video project I’ve done with FCE: http://gnowfglins.com/what (at the top of the page)

        Yes, I have and do use screenflow. I use it for “how to” web things – also to record Keynote presentations as I click through slides and talk – also to keep a local copy of videos on the internet (limited bandwidth makes me unable to watch things live over and over again).

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        • Wardeh from GNOWFGLINS says:
          January 4, 2010 at 11:40 am

          A great way to test them virtually is to go through the video tutorials at apple.com. You’ll get to see the interface and tools. What you won’t find them telling you is what each lacks, but searching the apple forums yields lots more insight.

          iMovie
          http://www.apple.com/ilife/tutorials/#imovie

          FCE
          http://www.apple.com/finalcutexpress/tutorials/

          And this is a good thread on the apple forums that explains general differences in approach. From my experience testing both out, I would say it is true.
          http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=7563847&#7563847

          On the other hand, my kids are able to use iMovie and it is great for them! They create cute photo slideshows in Keynote or iPhoto, export to Quicktime, import into iMovie, attach audio and voila! :)

          One thing I wish I’d been told from the beginning was to get an external drive for all media. The more media stored on your Mac’s hard drive, the harder it is for a movie editor to work – it needs the space for processing. Rendering in real time and fairly quickly becomes extremely labored and slow. Tom Wolsky’s book told me that.

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        • Deb G. says:
          January 5, 2010 at 12:56 am

          Hi,Wardeh,
          I was just checking out your video on http://gnowfglins.com/what and it’s great! However, I didn’t see anything in your video that couldn’t be easily done in the latest version of iMovie ’09.

          I’ve used both Final Cut Express 4 and iMovie ’09 and each has its place and uses. Maybe you had used an earlier version of iMovie?

          For a first-time video editor, iMovie can be learned in about 30-45 minutes with http://apple.com ‘s video tutorials. It’s specialty is producing quick videos for the web and it’s been great for me in doing just that. Final Cut Express has a MUCH steeper learning curve involving considerably more time and shines most when the output is to DVD.

          Just thought I’d chime in on this one…since switching to Macs last year, I’ve spent most of my time learning and polishing up on video skills :) Web video is DEFINITELY the future on the internet!

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          • Lynn Terry says:
            January 5, 2010 at 7:47 am

            Thank you both! :D

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          • Wardeh from GNOWFGLINS says:
            January 5, 2010 at 8:14 am

            Thanks, Deb G. I was using iMovie 09 – had it all laid out – but the wall I ran into was making those titles and also controlling the pan and zoom better (picking points along the path rather than just a beginning and ending). So I took the time to learn FCE and got those extra things I wanted in my video. Granted, I’m just a beginner – could have done alot more. But the titling abilities threw me over the edge. :) Like you, I agree that both have their uses. And you’re right, most of what I did could have been done in iMovie. The other advanced tools I never used, and maybe never will. ;)

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  4. Fawzy Mawy says:
    January 4, 2010 at 9:48 am

    Congrats Lynn for your new mac. Currently I am studying your blog about the affiliate business. Thanks:)
    Fawzy

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  5. Jeff Jones says:
    January 4, 2010 at 11:13 am

    Hi Lynn,

    Which ever video editing software you choose I know you’ll be glad you are running it on a mac. I’m not a mac for mac sake advocate, per se. I use them primarily because when I needed to use a computer to get work done the mac allowed me to do that without having to learn all that early windows nonsense. I could just work, period.

    I’m still broken hearted you’re not even considering dual booting your macbook pro-LOL!

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  6. TXCHLInstructor says:
    January 4, 2010 at 11:28 am

    Jeff Jones sez: “I’m still broken hearted you’re not even considering dual booting your macbook pro-LOL!”

    I’m a happy user of Parallels Desktop. It does a great job of running those few (and getting rarer) applications that are simply not yet available for the Mac.

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  7. optimization and seo services says:
    January 4, 2010 at 7:46 pm

    Macbooks are awesome, but nothing competes with windows, thus dual booting… is probably the best idea :)

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  8. Mobile Marketing says:
    January 4, 2010 at 9:43 pm

    Hi Lynn,
    Congrats! I’m so jealousof you. I like to have one of those MacBooks, but sad to say i don’t have that enough money to buy :( still saving…
    Waiting for your others email here and I am reading your latest email to me about backlinks…

    Goodluck!

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  9. Nell says:
    January 4, 2010 at 10:58 pm

    So much fun, Lynn! We’ll be seeing a review of the macbook soon, right? ;)

    Nell

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  10. Tony Marciante says:
    January 5, 2010 at 1:02 am

    Hey Lynn,

    Really liking your site, I’ve perused MANY, MANY internet marketing sites, and I can see why you’re doing well. Love the content, and I’ve been in info collection mode for a long time, 2010 is my action year, and the year I’ll laminate my “first” dollars online.

    Question, on the site that sells the Super Affiliate Handbook, there was a video showing a video service that embeds affiliate links on top of videos, can you help me remember the name of the website?? That looks super powerful and like something I want to get into…

    Happy New Year, and I’ll be reading!!
    Chef Tony

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  11. Mainostoimisto Helsinki says:
    January 5, 2010 at 7:40 am

    I´m still using Macbook and it´s great but the next one will be “Pro”. Apple makes so many great gadgets…

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  12. Clay Franklin from Internet Marketing says:
    January 5, 2010 at 1:49 pm

    I’m in. Thanks Lynn.
    Have a great Cruise.

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  13. apple tablet says:
    January 5, 2010 at 7:13 pm

    interesting post. Im going to get a laptop soon, i think it is going to be a macbook

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  14. Leonard from jamorama reviews says:
    January 8, 2010 at 8:33 am

    I’m thinking on buying another computer soon too. At the moment I use a little Dell laptop with Windows Vista, but I think I might switch over to a Macbook. I’ve heard good things about them =)

    -Leo

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  15. Linda from Berries and Cream Blog Design says:
    January 11, 2010 at 10:44 am

    I’m glad the card arrived as it should :) Here’s for a blessed 2010! :) I’m also contemplating a mac for my next computer purchase… which hopefully will come soon :)

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  16. Chris Evans says:
    January 13, 2010 at 10:39 am

    I can’t wait to get my macbook but I’m really debating if I want a 13″ or a 15″. I have an older 15″ powerbook so….just not sure. Decisions, decisions.

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  17. Jerry Nielsen says:
    January 13, 2010 at 10:52 am

    Chris,

    I generally think you can’t have to much screen real estate. I’d say that if you’re used to a 15″, then go for it. This is especially true if you tend to have multiple window open like I always do.

    Jerry Nielsen – iMarketOnMac

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