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• 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

• August 1, 2011

  How To Record Quick Voiceovers In Final Cut Pro X

  Author: Danny Greer

  Learn how to record audio from within Final Cut Pro! Great for recording placeholders and scratch track narrations. FCPX improves upon earlier versions of this function with the ability to set a project destination and monitor externally while recording. Read More

• August 1, 2011

  Top and Tail Editing Now Available in Final Cut Pro X

  Author: Ashley Kennedy

  In the past, one feature that many Avid editors have missed when moving to Final Cut Pro is the lack of one-button Top and Tail editing. Top and Tail editing allows you to instantaneously extract either the beginning or end of a clip, which is a great way to quickly assemble B-roll. This feature has now been added to FCP X — check out this tutorial to find out more! Read More

• July 29, 2011

  GET is Gone! AV3 Discontinues the FCP Phonetic Search Support Application

  Author: Danny Greer

  AV3, makers of the Final Cut Pro support application “GET”, have confirmed that they have discontinued that product. The award-winning phonetic search tool was an editing time-saver and a terrific companion to Final Cut Pro. Read More