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Magical Metadata Courtesy of the Lumberjack System

Written by USTimes, 2016-04-17


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  • Magic Metadata changing the way we keyword for editing
  • Lumberjack System for FCP X
  • Co-Founders Hodgetts and Clarke presenting at NAB 2016

(NAB 2016, Las Vegas, Nevada) Lumberjack System, the Keywording and Pre-editing tool for Final Cut Pro X, today announced a new feature, Magic Keywords, that allows keywords and keyword ranges to be instantly customized for non-scripted FCPX projects.

Philip Hodgetts, Co-Founder, says, “Just over 7 years ago I started identifying the types of metadata that would be useful in post production. One that particularly excited me was derived metadata: using a computer algorithm to derive useful information for use in post production.”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuFBsC1P52Q

Philip Hodgetts and Gregory Clarke are known in the tech world as innovators and their software solutions and plug-ins are used worldwide. Their companies, Intelligent Assistance and Lumberjack System break new ground on a consistent basis with solutions such as Change List X, Synk-N-Link, 7toX, Sequence Clip Reporter and XtoCC. Their products have been used on numerous productions, including major features, “Focus,” and on television movies such as the recent O.J. Simpson documentary from Producer Chuck Braverman.

Philip Hodgetts and Gregory Clarke, Co-Founders, Lumberjack System
Philip Hodgetts and Gregory Clarke, Co-Founders, Lumberjack System

Further details on Hodgett’s blog here.

Lumberjack System is exhibiting Monday and Tuesday, April 18 and 19, during NAB 2016 at the FCP Exchange, Rainbow Room, Renaissance Hotel adjacent to South Hall of the Las Vegas Convention Center. For more information about FCP Exchange at NAB, to reserve your free seat at FCP Exchange click here.

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Tags: film production, Gregory Clarke, keyword, keyword ranges, logging, Lumberjack System, Metadata, non-scripted productions, Phillip Hodgetts

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