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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) Using Keynote for Animated Sequences in Final Cut Pro
Here's a fast way to use Keynote create text animations -- especially for text-heavy clips. This is also a much faster way to create animated bulleted lists as well. This technique shows you how to make this work. (Published: Aug. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) Reconciling Frame Rates Between Final Cut Pro, After Effects
Matching frame rates between Final Cut Pro and After Effects can be tricky, especially when you are working at 24 fps; because there's 24 fps and "24 fps". This article details the differences and explains what you need to know to prevent problems. (Published: Jul. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) WHITE BALANCING DURING A COLOR CHANGE
Dealing with shifting color temperatures during shooting presents a raft of problems during editing. This article describes what you can do during shooting to compensate for color temperature changes, as well as how to "fix it in post."
(Published: Jul. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) Faster Ways to Pan Audio
Panning balances audio playback between the left and right speaker to position the audio in space. In this quick technique, learn three ways you can pan multiple clips in Final Cut Pro. (Published: Jul. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) Updated ! Improving the Look of your Graphics and Text.
This is a comprehensive look at how computer and video graphics are different and what you need to know to create great looking video text and graphics. This article can make your life a LOT easier! (Published: May 2006 - Updated: Jul. 2008 ; Color) Updated ! A Better Way to Change the Speed of A Clip
I discovered this technique a few months ago and was stunned at how easy it is to change the speed of a clip without have the duration change destroy the organization of the rest of my sequence. This is VERY cool! (Published: May 2008 - Updated: Jun. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. 4, HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) Updated ! Smooth Moves on Stills
Creating smooth moves on stills is at the heart of many documentaries. Final Cut makes creating moves easy. But smoothness is sometimes much harder to achieve. Take a look at what these editors have to say about the best way to get your images to move. (Published: Mar. 2008 - Updated: Jun. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro) Removing Filters
It's happened to all of us. We created an effect that looked great at the time, but now, after a night's rest, we hate it. Here are two techniques you can use to remove all the filters from selected clips. (Published: Jun. 2008 ; Final Cut Pro v. HD, 5.0x, 5.1x, 6) | 
