Archive for the 'Final Cut Pro' Category

Why does audio sound bad, or need to be rendered, in Final Cut Pro, Avid, Premiere or iMovie?


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 …


Final Cut Pro Foundations


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 …


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.

How long before the wannabes rip this cool trick off? I mean, what is the DVcreators.net Warp Speed Workflow™ way to do this? …

 

Boris offers free snow filter


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 …


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

 

Monitoring your work in Final Cut Pro


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 …


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 …


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.

 

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Final Cut Studio Warp Speed Workflow #4: Batch Rename Files


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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Do I need a studio monitor?


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 …


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

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Apple announces Final Cut Studio 2 - Final Cut Pro 6 - Motion 3 - Soundtrack 2 - etc.


Notable points:

  • Final Cut Studio 2 will be available in May for $1,299, or $499 for the upgrade
  • Final Cut Pro 6 has an Open Format Timeline that lets editors mix and match virtually any video format and frame-rate in a single Timeline without transcoding. Hope this works with nesting


Final Cut Studio Warp Speed Workflow #5: Changing Reel Names


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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Editing a title in Final Cut


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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Nattress releases Big Box of Tricks plugin set!


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: