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Avid, After Effects and Final Cut Pro Video Tutorials.
Create hundreds of titles in just moments by tapping into the extreme power of Avid Marquee’s AutoTitler. Using just a simple title template and an external text document, you can streamline this otherwise tedious process of lower third creation. Read More
Video Tutorial: Creating Lower Thirds with AutoTitler in Avid Marquee
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July 24, 2011
Video Tutorial: How to Mark and Edit Clips in FCP X
The arrival of FCP X has brought about massive changes in editing on the Final Cut platform. Even the simplest of procedures, like marking clips and editing them into the Timeline have seen significant transformations. This video tutorial will show you what you need to know in order to get started editing in FCP X. Read More
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July 20, 2011
Master FCPX! How to Take Control of Transitions in Final Cut Pro X
In Final Cut Pro X, Apple has changed the ways you can access and add video transition to your projects. In this post, we’ll explore the different ways of adding transitions, how you can modify their duration and ways to customize the cross dissolve using new FCPX settings! Read More
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July 15, 2011
Video Tutorial: How to Run FCP 7 and FCP X on the same computer
One advantage of installing the new FCP X (as well as Motion 5 and Compressor 4) o is that you can simultaneously run FCP 7 and the Final Cut Studio 3 suite. However, it’s not quite as cut and dry as you might think. There are quite a few considerations and limitations you’ll need to be aware of if you want to effectively run both groups of applications, especially in terms of round-tripping. Watch this video tutorial to find out more. Read More
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July 6, 2011
Video Tutorial: Using Reformat Effects in Avid Media Composer
Working in today’s world of dozens of different video formats can often be a difficult business; you’re constantly having to negotiate different video sizes and aspect ratios when combining them in the same project. This video tutorial will discuss several of the various reformat effects—the 16:9 and 4:3 letterbox effects, as well as the Pan and Scan effect—which you can use to bring all the clips in your sequence to a single aspect ratio. Read More
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July 3, 2011
FCP X Audio Tutorial Part 3: How to Create Keyframes and Use the Range Selection Tool to Adjust Sound Levels
In the third part of our series on working with audio in FCPX, we’ll explore how to use the range tool to automate the fading in and out of sound clips in the timeline. We’ll also look at manually adding and adjusting audio keyframes during playback, a nice improvement to Final Cut Pro X! Read More
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June 27, 2011
Video Tutorial: A Discussion about Import Rules and Pixel Aspect Ratio in Avid Media Composer
If you’ve ever been left with an imported image that doesn’t look quite the way it did before you brought it into Avid Media Composer, you may be interested to learn more about specific Import Settings that help preserve the integrity of your image’s size and aspect ratio. Watch this video tutorial for a step-by-step glimpse at how image size and pixel aspect ratio play a part in successful imports. Read More
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June 27, 2011
How to Screw Up A Product Launch + The Final Cut Pro X Backlash Videos
In this post we’ll take a quick look at the public backlash against Final Cut Pro X, specifically in videos that have spread like wildfire around the ‘net. Weight in and let us know what you think of the new application! Read More
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June 14, 2011
Video Tutorial: Altering, Saving and Applying Custom Transitions in Final Cut Pro
Need a basic transition template to start from, but want to edit it and save it for later? In this video tutorial, you’ll discover how to alter Final Cut Pro’s default transition effects and make them your own. Create “Favorite” transitions, and apply them to your sequence in bulk. Get creative, and save time! Read More
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June 11, 2011
Video Tutorial: Creating a Traveling Highlight “Ken Burns style” in Avid Media Composer
You’ve probably often seen the highlight-and-zoom effect in documentaries to emphasize a certain person or object, usually in a still photograph. This technique was popularized by documentarian Ken Burns, and you can replicate it by following the techniques outlined in this video tutorial. Read More
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