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• August 24, 2011

  Integrating Your Production Music Library Into the FCPX Interface

  Author: Danny Greer

  Leverage the new Music & Sound window in Final Cut Pro X to give you direct access to your entire music library. By inputting and organizing your production music library in iTunes or the Finder you’ll be able to utilize all of your tracks quickly and efficiently in FCPX. Read More

• August 22, 2011

  How to sync video with professional audio in Final Cut Pro X: the DSLR workflow

  Author: Ashley Kennedy

  With the explosion of the DSLR camera revolution, the workflow of separately recording professional audio has become very common—due to the relatively poor sound recording capabilities of most DSLR cameras. Fortunately, Final Cut Pro X makes this process quite easy. Check out this tutorial to find out how! Read More

• August 18, 2011

  Final Cut Pro X Shortcuts – The Big Cheat Sheet

  Author: Ashley Kennedy

  Editing efficiency and speed come from mastering major keyboard shortcuts, without relying upon user interface buttons and commands. Use this master cheat sheet to help ingrain the main editing commands in Final Cut Pro X! Read More

• August 13, 2011

  Quick Tip: Control Rendering and Background Tasks In Final Cut Pro X

  Author: Danny Greer

  Although background rendering is in large part a major improvement for FCPX, there are certain times when you it may slow down your system’s performance. Control background rendering, transcoding and importing to maximize the power of your system and speed up your edits! Read More

• August 12, 2011

  Zooming In and Out of the Final Cut Pro X Event Library

  Author: Danny Greer

  Learn how to zoom in and out of the Event Library in FCPX… a quick way to get a more precise look at your source footage. Great for making more exact in and out points in your source clips! Read More

• August 11, 2011

  Quickly Create Instant Replays in Final Cut Pro X

  Author: Danny Greer

  With Final Cut Pro X, Apple introduced the new instant replay tool – a function that automates the creation of replays in any project timeline. Great for use with sports or action-heavy programming, the instant replay function can save time and increase the efficiency of your edits! Read More

• August 6, 2011

  Reference Source Media using “Match Frame” in FCP7 and “Reveal in Event Browser” in FCPX

  Author: Danny Greer

  Learn how to utilize the Match Frame function in Final Cut Pro 6/7 as well as FCPX! Avoid sifting through clips and quickly identify the raw footage of clips you’ve used in your FCP timeline. Save time with this handy shortcut! Read More

• August 4, 2011

  How to create a camera archive in Final Cut Pro X

  Author: Ashley Kennedy

  The time honored rule of forever keeping your video tapes—just in case you should need to capture from them again—could become a thing of the past. New tools, such as Final Cut Pro X’s camera archive creation, allow you to turn your tape footage into file based media for those “just in case” moments. Read More

• August 4, 2011

  A Frame At A Time: How to Nudge Clips in FCP 7 or FCPX

  Author: Danny Greer

  Learn how to make subtle adjustments to clip position in a Final Cut Pro 6/7 or Final Cut Pro X timeline. Using the nudge shortcut you can quickly make precise changes…moving footage one frame at a time. Read More