Published by Josh at April 28, 2008
Final Cut (and other editing apps) will accept many kinds and formats of audio for import into the Browser or Timeline.
However, just because they will, doesn’t mean you should!
If you import compressed audio, for example, in MP3 or AAC codecs, or audio in a different bit or sample rate than your Timeline (such as 44.1 KHz, 32 KHz or …
Published by grace at March 25, 2008

DVcreators.net has been known as the world leader in Final Cut Pro 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 …
Published by Josh at February 1, 2008
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.
How long before the wannabes rip this cool trick off? I mean, what is the DVcreators.net Warp Speed Workflow™ way to do this? …
Published by Josh at January 7, 2008
Boris Continuum Complete’s Snow filter is an auto-animated snow generator. The filter offers extensive options and allows you to create drifts or make flakes pile up along the edges of an alpha channel.
Download the Free Snow Filter for Apple Final Cut Pro and Motion
Download the Free Snow Filter for Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects
The free …
Published by Josh at November 28, 2007

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 …
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Published by Josh at November 21, 2007
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.

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Published by Josh at September 27, 2007
When you’re EDITING, you can make good decisions just watching the Canvas Window on your laptop.
But for color grading, it’s critically important to watch your show on a monitor that’s displaying an accurate image. Monitoring is important because all your color grading work is going to be off if the monitor you’re watching while you work is not telling the …
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Published by Josh at September 24, 2007
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 …
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Published by grace at May 17, 2007
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.

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Published by Josh at May 4, 2007
Have you ever found yourself changing the file names of a whole folder of clips, graphic or other files on your hard drive one by one? Here is a Warp Speed Workflow showing how to change hundred of files names in one click.
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Published by Josh at April 25, 2007
If your projects are going to be delivered on DVD or broadcast, it’s important to have an accurate studio monitor on your desk so you can see your project as your viewers will see it while you’re editing.
Why?
First, many editing programs show you a low quality "proxy" of your timeline, so you can’t judge color …
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Published by Josh at April 21, 2007
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?
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Published by Josh at April 9, 2007
If you’ve ever chosen the wrong reel name, or entered the wrong reel name on accident here is a cool tip to show you how to fix that.
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Published by Josh at April 4, 2007
A frequently asked question by new Final Cut users is about creating titles and not being able to see changes as they make them. This movie shows how to see changes while editing your title, all in real-time! Wa-Hoo!
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Published by Josh at March 1, 2007
Nattress Big Box of Tricks includes the existing filters from the discontinued Nattress Set 1 and Set 2, as well as several new filters.
The package consists of eight groups of filters, one group of generators and one group of transitions:
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