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EFFECTS ARTICLES
Technique: Adding Reverb to an Audio Clip
The problem with reverb is that the effect needs to continue after the clip ends. While Soundtrack Pro has some great audio filters, often there just isn't time to move your project from Final Cut to STP. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use nesting to create a reverb effect inside Final Cut that can last long after the clip itself is over. Best of all, this is both quick and easy. (Published: Jun. 2009 ; Final Cut Pro v. HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) Technique: Creating Custom-sized Sequences
You may have heard that Final Cut sequences can be customized. But what you may not know is how significantly you can make changes -- as long as you don't want to play the results on a DVD or record them to video tape. In this article, I'll show you how to change the size of your sequence to any size you want. (Published: Jun. 2009 ; Final Cut Pro v. HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) Shimmer Effects with Still Images
Still images, especially when you move on them, create weird shimmer, or moiré, patterns. This article describes what they are and how to fix them. (Published: May 2009 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) Still Images, Resolution, and DPI
Working with still images in Final Cut Pro is very, very confusing. Not least because video ignore the DPI settings of your image. In this short article, I explain what you need to know to size your images appropriately. (Published: May 2009 ; Final Cut Pro v. HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) Creating a Fast Motion Clip
Creating a slow-motion clip is easy: Modify > Speed. But what if you want to create a fast-motion clip and your hard disk isn't fast enough to keep up? This short article explains what you need to know. (Published: Apr. 2009 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.1x, 6, 7.x) Getting Smoothcam to Work Faster
Smoothcam, Final Cut Pro's motion stabilization filter, can really smooth out some very shaky shots. But it can take a long time to do so. This article shows you what you can do to speed this process up. (Published: Apr. 2009 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6, 7.x) Using Nests to Clean Up Dissolves Between Chroma-keys
Nesting allows us to process a group of clips as though they were a single clip. A nest is a sequence contained in another sequence -- and when we are doing effects it can be invaluable. This article explains how. (Published: Apr. 2009 ; Final Cut Pro v. HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) Tutorial: Working with Motion Templates
One of the hot new features in Final Cut Pro 6 (part of Final Cut Studio 2) is the ability to use Motion templates inside Final Cut Pro. This article shows you how that's done and gives you a couple of killer examples on how using templates as placeholders can save you HOURs of time. (Published: Feb. 2009 ; Motion) Missing Render Files
I am getting periodic reports of missing render files inside Final Cut Pro. This short article may give you a hand in tracking down the problem. (Published: Feb. 2009 ; Final Cut Pro v. 6) Technique: How to Create a Variable Speed Clip
A variable-speed clip is one that changes speed during playback; as opposed to a "slow-motion" clip, which remains at the same speed for the duration of the clip. There are two ways these variable speed effects can be created and this article shows you both of them. (Published: Feb. 2009 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) | 
