X100 and large memory cards

I have recently noticed strange behavior with my Fujifilm Finepix x100.
If I import the photos with iPad connection kit or memory card reader to my mac, and then put the card back to the camera without formatting it (in camera), the camera will take several minutes to start up.
The card is 16gb Sandisk and I have updated the firmware of my x100 to the latest one.
If anyone know how to solve this issue, I’d be really glad.

My little Final Cut Pro X Review

Recently I have been editing the material I caught in Jeju in my new favorite tool, FCPX.

I really love the workflow in Apple’s new version of Final Cut Pro. The simple workflow makes a lot of sense to me. It’s so easy to learn and use that there’s almost no need for a manual.

I have no intention of going back to Premiere.

And FCPX really flies. By default settings, FCP does effects rendering in background, which is really cool; take a cup of coffee and when you return, you see the video is ready for smooth playback. Exporting is GPU accelerated which is wonderful, wonderful thing.

As a nice touch you can now just quickly drop in cross-dissolves in both audio and video; the same thing works for audio as a crossfade. There are many nice little touches like that all over in the application which gives the impression that the people who created it have actually thought about the needs of the video editors.

And VST & AU audio effects work fully with this application which is excellent thing; with most used video scopes and audio metering this really is fully featured video editing application.

It’s really easy to make a watchable DVD straight from FCPX although the process doesn’t give you much options regarding letter-boxing or fine tuning of menus. It would be nice to see some kind of mini-DVD Studio Pro bundled with this application. So It’s still necessary to have Toast installed if you intend to do any serious DVD authoring.

And it’s real cheap. Costing less than 300 dollars it’s a bargain, and with App Store you can now legally install it in multiple machines. Makes a lot of sense for small editing studios with multiple workstations.

There are however couple of things that I’d like to see fixed. One is that often the UI doesn’t refresh always properly when working in timeline. And sharing to Vimeo or Youtube works unreliably despite my fast optical (internet) connection. And if you unlink audio it seems impossible to relink it (I might be wrong, if I am please teach me).

And broadcast monitoring doesn’t work unless you have Lion installed.

Overall, I find FCPX joy to use. I can recommend this to anyone who has upgrade plans in mind.

From Here and Now

This is the final photo of the series “Island Mother” which we shot in Enoshima in March.

Yoshidamachi Gallery

Four of my photos under title “Japan 日本” will be exhibited in Yoshidamachi Gallery in Yokohama from this Monday until Saturday. It is ten minutes walk from Sakuragicho station.
I will also perform live in Saturday’s closing party. The other artist performing is my friend Vidya Murti. I hope to see you there.

http://www.yoshidamachi.net

From Here Sometimes, Here and Then..

It’s been quite a week! It was amazing for me, that so many wonderful people came to see my exhibition. Everyday turned out to be a party of it’s own kind, really amazing, happiest time I’ve ever had.

Your presence made the event; thank you.

Now, I just want to stay quiet and listen.

Here Sometimes, Tomorrow

My photo exhibition Here Sometimes will start from tomorrow. It has been quite a journey to get here. I really want to say thanks for everyone who was involved in making the photos.

Especially I want to say thanks to Saeko Nakahara, the beautiful model in the photo “Adoption”  which is now in the front page, Maya Sinji Jung, my sister and big teacher in Jeju, and Turo Halinen who took the top photo in this post.

I also want to say thanks for my wife for allowing me to do what I want.

We have opening party at 6.00PM in the gallery tomorrow. I hope you can make it before the wine disappears.

Here Sometimes in Art Mania Gallery 23.-29. July.