Meet Ned Soltz

Creative COW Web Writer, Contributing Editor

Ned Soltz
Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas USA

Ned Soltz is an author, editor, educator, and consultant on all things related to the Mac digital video world. Moving from the PC world some 15 years ago, he bought his first Mac SE and never looked back.

He began editing independent projects in Adobe Premiere but switched to Apple Final Cut Pro 1.0 the day after it was introduced at NAB. He became one of the founding members of the LA Final Cut Pro Users Group, the largest FCP User Group in the world.

Ned is a forum moderator on 2-pop.com and is the author of numerous articles and product reviews related to FCP, After Effects and the non-linear production environment. He is co-author of Revolutionary Final Cut Pro 3 and Revolutionary Adobe After Effects 5.5, a technical editor of three other volumes and is in the process of writing a yet-to-be-announced book.

When he is not evaluating products, writing books and reviews or dispensing advice, he tries to find the time to shoot and edit documentaries as well as promotional and educational pieces for non profit agencies. Leaving laid-back California, he now resides somewhere in the void between Dallas and Fort Worth.

Articles by Ned Soltz

Apple OS X

Migrating to the PowerMac G5 and OSX Panther

In this article, Ned Soltz walks us through the steps needed to migrate to the PowerMac G5 and OSX Panther. This is one man's "how to" on configuring your G5, plus how to get everything off your G4 and move it safely onto your G5 with out accelerating your heart rate. This is part 1 in Ned Soltz's series of installing new hardware and software.

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