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Advanced Final Cut Pro 6 Workshop, May 28 - 30th in Santa Monica! Only a few seats left


Sign up now for the FCP 300: Advanced Editing Techniques in Final Cut Pro 6 hands-on workshop on May 28 - 30th.

This advanced hands-on class, taught by top FCP expert Larry Jordan, covers intermediate to advanced levels of editing and techniques, effects, color correction, audio sweetening and much more with …


DVcreators.net releases dvcCast!, a dream come true for web video publishers


dvcCast! box
What is dvcCast!?

dvcCast! is the killer app for publishing video, images and audio on the internet.

Watch a 3 hour job being completed in 10 seconds here:

 

Watch the SampleLab™ tutorial here

Check out TimeFreezer™ here

Watch the movies, then download a free 15 day trial


Warp Speed Workflow #6: First Look: Motion Tracker in Motion 3


Here’s a first look at the new motion tracking behaviors in Motion 3.

Click here to ask a question about Motion.

 

Final Cut Express Foundations


DVcreators.net has been known as the world leader in Final Cut training since the day Final Cut Pro 1.0 was released.

We were the training company Apple chose to help launch Final Cut Pro with training on disc, in workshops in over 60 cities and all major trade shows. We have taught alongside Randy Ubillos, the …


Rayz O Lite - free half-hour course on programming awesome light rays in QC


Ever since the release of our DV Enlightenment lighting course, people are always asking us, “How did you make those awesome light rays on your titles?”

In that case, we used an excellent plugin for After Effects called Shine. Shine worked for a bit in Final Cut Pro years back, but then Apple changed the …

 

Warp Speed Workflow #8: There you Glow


Here’s a quick tip (under 40 seconds) for instantly adding a soft glow to titles in Final Cut Pro or Express - without going into LiveType or Motion.

postcode: 3.45

 

HD Monitoring ideas


You’re shooting with your new HDV or HD camcorder, and the footage looks amazing! But are you really seeing the full picture?

Not unless you’re looking at a high definition monitor. But professional HD monitors are still expensive.

So, here’s an idea:

You can buy a LCD TV/computer monitor (the lines are being blurred more every day) that can be used for …


Chroma key in HD


Click on the picture above to watch the movie!
We want to give you the opportunity to explore the art of keying. Taking the background out and dropping in something different is a special effects technique that has been around for years. However it was not until recently that we have …

 

Warp Speed Workflow #7: Changing Captured Clip Settings


If you’ve ever realized that you logged your footage with the wrong log clip settings, here’s a great tip that’ll solve it for you.

 

Click here to ask a question about Final Cut Pro workflows.


Final Cut Studio Warp Speed Workflow #2: Restoring Audio or Video parts of edited clips


Q: I’ve deleted the audio, or video portion of a clip in my Final Cut Pro timeline. But now I want it back. What is the DVcreators.net Warp Speed Workflow™ way?

click here for the answer

Click here to ask a question about Final Cut Studio workflows.

 

Poser 7: Reviewed


This is a great program for creating quick and detailed animations of characters right out of the box.  Excellent for character stills and animation, medical illustrations, architectural, and storyboards.

In my case, having only dabbled a bit in the Poser of the past, but now, after seeing and using Poser 7, I am now convinced that this is the …


DVcreatorsFX: Blizzard


Here is a packet of freebie FX from the DVcreatorsFX labs… a snowy blizzard!

Just add a windy sound effect from Soundtrack Pro and you’ll want to huddle around the fire.

These animations are each a minute long and include an alpha channel so you can drag it right into Final Cut Pro (or Motion) over your video …


Final Cut Studio Warp Speed Workflow #3: Changing the font of all titles at once


Q: I have 10 zillion titles in my Final Cut Pro project. I just changed my mind and want to change them all to a different font.

What is the DVcreators.net Warp Speed Workflow™ way to do this?

A: Watch the movie.


Final Cut Studio Warp Speed Workflow 1: Applying a transition to multiple clips


Here is a sneak preview of some Warp Speed Workflow™ Power Tips coming your way.

This trick, originally posted by us in 2001, and redone for the latest FCP version, shows the secret to adding a transition to multiple clips all at once with a simple click and drag!

 

Click here to ask a question about Final Cut Studio workflows.


Why are my transitions too short? or why do I get the “Insufficient content for edit” error?


Watch this movie for the probable solution.

When you trim a clip, there is (usually) "extra" media before and after the part of the clip you want in your timeline. (That’s what trimming does, allows you to select a portion of a clip that will show in your movie)

COOL TIP: If you select the …


Batch convert video files to any editing format


There have been many people trying to import various types of video files into Final Cut Pro- H.264, MPEG1, Sorenson, AVI etc. Sometimes the clips might sputter through… but often, they’ll redline and not play at all- or even crash the program, and possibly corrupt your project file.

Download the free trial of dvcCast! to batch convert video files to …