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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.
Compressor: Create Chapter Markers
Here’s a step-by-step technique that shows you how to create chapter markers manually or automatically in Compressor.
FCP 7: Outputting Split Audio
By default, the audio output of Final Cut Pro is stereo. You can get it to output split tracks, but you’ll need to do the mix in Soundtrack Pro or ProTools. This tutorial explains how.
DVD Playback
There’s been some debate about authoring NTSC DVDs in DVD Studio Pro (with having all of the region codes selected) and their playback in PAL countries.
Changing The Name of a DVD Created With a Compressor Template
David Scott was having a problem creating a DVD using a Compressor Template. Until he solved it. Here’s what he did.
Working With Blu-Ray Discs on a Mac Pro
If Blu-ray Discs are in your future as a Mac Pro user, you need to read this report from Michael Powles on installing a Blu-ray burner in a Mac.
FCP 7: Compression and DVD and High-Def
In this article, Larry Jordan answers a question about when to convert HD files to SD for editing in Final Cut Pro 7 or earlier.
Compression and DVD and Standard-Def
DVDs are always standard-def, not high-def. So your AVCHD material will always look worse on a DVD than your source footage.
H.264 Vs. X.264
H.264 and X.264 are two different development projects that result in two different codecs that both do the same thing: create H.264-compliant files.
Burning Questions
In this article we examine my personal favorite method to burn DVDs (Roxio Toast) as well as the most reliable way to burn a VIDEO_TS folder.
Adding Chapter Markers to H.264 Files
Creating markers for H.264 is exactly the same as creating markers for a DVD. In this article we examine the technique to do just that.
Locking A QuickTime Movie
A subscriber, William Aleman, writes in with a valuable tip on the feature that successfully locks QuickTime movies from being downloaded or saved by the visitors on the Internet.
