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FCP X: Create a Gradient Wipe
Here’s an easy way to create a very intriguing effect- called a gradient wipe – without ever going into Motion. Here’s how it works.
Intro to Color Correction
In this article, I want to talk about what happens when you make a color or exposure adjustment to a clip; and illustrate this with screen shots.
FCP X: Create Custom Project Sizes
There are two ways to create movies using custom image sizes: one in Motion and one in Compressor. This illustrates both methods.
FCP X: Adding Keywords Manually
In FCP 7, we organized our files using folders and file names. In Final Cut Pro X, we organize files using keywords. There are two ways to apply keywords: automatically and manually. Here’s an article that describes how to apply keywords automatically. However, most often, we need to organize our clips manually as we figure [...]
FCP X: Import and Organize
Here’s a technique that explains what and how to import and organize your files in Final Cut Pro X.
FCP X: Edit a Montage to Music
Editing a montage of still or moving images to music is a typical editing activity. In this tutorial, I want to show you a technique you can use for your own projects. First, keep in mind that you are telling a story with your images. So, while I won’t spend any time talking about the [...]
FCP X: Open in Timeline
Open in Timeline is a hidden menu item in Final Cut Pro X that allows you to modify a clip in the Event Browser without removing it from the Event Browser. This technique allows you to solve problems that are not easy to solve any other way.
FCP X: Animating Timeline Effects
Keyframes are at the heart of all video animation; though, in some cases they are hidden in a Motion behavior or pre-built effect. In this tutorial, I will show you how to add keyframes in the Final Cut Pro X Timeline to animate an effect.
Display Action / Title Safe Zones
Action Safe and Title Safe boundaries were invented decades ago to solve two problems with televisions that had picture tubes. This technique explains what they are and how to display them.
FCP 7: Putting Video Inside a Shape
Valentine’s Day is coming up, so I thought I would use it as the example for one of my favorite effects – putting video inside a shape. This effect is also called a “traveling matte.”
FCP X: Smoothing “Ken Burns” Moves
A quick tip for FCP X: if you are adding Ken Burns moves to two clips and you need to add a transition between them, apply the transition first.
FCP X: Create Freeze Frames
This technique shows you how to create hold frames, remove them, adjust their duration, and change the frame that freezes in Final Cut Pro X.
