Ashley Kennedy
Video Tutorial: How to Create Subclips Using the Favorite Option in Final Cut Pro X
Final Cut Pro X doesn’t include a formal subclip option, but you can mimic subclipping by using the “Favorite” command. Watch this video tutorial to find out …
How to Use Placeholder Footage in Final Cut Pro X
Sometimes, it’s useful to insert placeholder footage in your sequence for video you have yet to shoot or gather. Fortunately, Final Cut Pro X offers a unique …
Video Tutorial: Using the Precision Editor in FCPX
Final Cut Pro X’s Precision Editor allows you to view the handles of your clips as you perform ripples and rolls. This lets you exercise extra control …
Video Tutorial: How to Apply and Keyframe Shape Masks in Final Cut Pro X
In Final Cut Pro X, you can use shape masks to define specific areas to apply color corrections, animate your masks over time, and combine them with …
Part 2: Editing Using ScriptSync in Avid Media Composer
Avid Media Composer’s ScriptSync (by Nexidia) is one of the most talked about features of any editing software—it has totally revolutionized script-based editing. This tutorial is the …
Part 1: Setting up your Script for ScriptSync in Avid Media Composer
Avid Media Composer’s ScriptSync (by Nexidia) is one of the most talked about features of any editing software—it has totally revolutionized script-based editing. This tutorial is the …
Video Tutorial: How to Perform Secondary Color Correction in Final Cut Pro X
Secondary color correction allows you to isolate a very narrow hue spectrum and affect it without changing the rest of the image. Watch this video tutorial to …
Adobe and Avid Pleased by Software Sales Since Launch of Final Cut Pro X
News coming from the IBC Conference in Amsterdam is showing that Apple’s competitors in the video editing world—Adobe and Avid—are pleased with their software sales following the …
How to Perform an Automatic Color Balance in Final Cut Pro X
Final Cut Pro X is equipped with some easy-to-use color balancing tools that allow you to institute quick-fix corrections. Check out this tutorial to find out how!
Part 2: Making Metadata Work for you—Performing Sorts and Sifts in Avid Media Composer
Bins chock-full of clips can be daunting when you’re trying to find just the right shot. In Part 1 of this two-part tutorial series, we learned how …
Part 1: Making Metadata Work for you—Creating Custom Columns in Avid Media Composer
Sometimes, the most important information you can generate about your clips is the user data that you define. In Part 1 of this two-part tutorial series, find …
Video Tutorial: How to Ripple, Roll, Slip and Slide in Final Cut Pro
The way in which you perform ripples, rolls, slips and slides has changed from Final Cut Pro 7 to Final Cut Pro X. Rather than needing to …