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NEW Articles New ! Snow Leopard and Multiple Processors
Apple has announced a new version of its operating system for next year - 10.6 (Snow Leopard). This article looks at what this may mean for Final Cut Pro users. (Published: Oct. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro) New ! Larry's Philosophy on Upgrading
Repeat after me: "Just because Apple has released it, does not mean you should upgrade to it." upgrades are a two-edged sword -- great when they work, disaster when they don't. In this article, Larry lays out his philosophy of upgrading to keep his editing systems working smoothly. (Published: Sep. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro) New ! Creating Customized User Preferences Using Automator
There are some really good preference file managers for Final Cut Pro. But, sometimes, you need to create something customized for yourself. In this case, Automator can give you a hand. Don Smith sent in this technique of using Automator to simplify the process of creating FCP preference backups. (Published: Sep. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6) New ! Editor's Story: There's High-Def and REALLY High-Def!
What do you do when your client requests a video that's almost 13,000 pixels wide? (Well, after panicking a bit first...) Steve Sebban took on this task for a museum. Since then, I've heard from other editors who need, or use, this technique for the chasing lights around the edges of stadiums. Fortunately, Final Cut Pro makes this easy... if you ignore render times. (Published: Sep. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) New ! Technique: Rolling Two Different Movies in Sync in Final Cut
Ganging two movies together in Final Cut Pro means that you can easily compare, frame-by-frame, two different movies. One in the Viewer and the other in the Timeline. This has been a feature of Final Cut for many years, but its hard to find. This article explains how to do it. (Published: Sep. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) New ! Technique: Everything You Never Knew about PPMs
PPMs are something we never hear about in North America. All our audio is measured in dB. However, in Europe, PPM is THE standard of audio measurement -- and Final Cut does not support it natively. This article explains what you need to know, and how to measure audio in PPMs. (Published: Sep. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) New ! Hard Disk Warning!
It is a long-known, but little-discussed secret that hard disks slowly lose their magnetic signal. If you archive your projects on hard disks, you need to read this article before all your carefully stored files... are gone! (Published: Sep. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro)
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Updated ! Getting Organized for Editing
One of the biggest challenges editors face is getting organized at the start of a project, then staying organized during a project. Here is a collection of tips and techniques from a variety of readers than can give you the system you need to get on top of your project.
(Published: Jun. 2007 - Updated: Jun. 2007 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) Updated ! Trouble-Shooting Your Final Cut System
Having problems with Final Cut? This article provides dozens and dozens of techniques you can use to optimize your Final Cut system; plus trouble-shooting tips to prevent problems. (Published: Aug. 2005 - Updated: Jun. 2007 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x) Exporting Audio Using OMF
When your audio mix is more complex than Final Cut can handle, this technique shows you how to export your audio using OMF, while keeping all your clips and handles intact. (Published: Mar. 2006 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x) Tip: Position motion effects on even pixels.
Creating keys on the computer is easy - and they look great. Where problems occur is when those specials effects are shot with interlaced video and displayed on an interlaced TV set or monitor. This article describes how to avoid suddenly discovering that all your effects look out of focus. (Published: Feb. 2006 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x) How to Read Scopes
Understanding how to read the Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope are essential to getting the best possible pictures out of Final Cut Pro. This article gives you an overview of how to read them and what they mean. (Published: Jun. 2005 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x) Updated ! Tips for Successful On-lining
Understanding the Media Manager is critical to successfully recapturing media, whether for creating the highest quality final master, or for resurrecting an old project. But the Media Manager is not that intuitive. This article walks you through what you need to know for successfully recapturing your project. (Published: Apr. 2005 - Updated: Jun. 2005 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x) How to capture 24fps video from a DVX-100 camera.
Having problems capturing 24 fps video from the DVX camera? This article tells you what you need to know. (Published: Feb. 2005) Organizing Your Final Cut Projects
The best way to archive your project is to organize it before you even start. This article provides a host of tips on getting organized, what to save and how to go about it. (Published: Feb. 2005 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x) |
