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FCP X: Animate Title Text (Video)
In this step-by-step video tutorial, learn how to animate title text in Final Cut Pro X. Continue reading
Motion 5: Create an FCP X Template (Video)
A step-by-step video tutorial showing how to create FCP X templates inside Motion 5. Continue reading
FCP X: Style Title Text (Video)
A detailed video tutorial showing how to style text for titles in Final Cut Pro X. Continue reading
FCP X: Blend Modes
A quick tour through the Blend modes in Final Cut Pro X, with examples of the most popular options. Continue reading
FCP X: Fun with Titles
A collection of ten fun facts about Titles and Backgrounds in Final Cut Pro X to improve your text. Continue reading
FCP X: Spell Check Your Titles
Final Cut Pro X contains the built-in ability to check grammar and spelling in title text. This short video tutorial shows you how it works. Continue reading
FCP X: Adding Timecode to Clips
Adding timecode to clips or projects is a great way to allow clients to review your projects and relate their comments to a specific time in the project. (This process is also called “timecode burn-in” – or “burning in timecode.”) This technique explains what you need to know. Continue reading
Reversed Text Effect
This is a very cool technique that changes the color and display of your text as the background changes. Continue reading
Protecting 16:9 Titles in 4:3 Title Safe
A subscriber, creating titles for a 16×9 movie that will go to SD DVD, writes in asking whether he keep his text in a 4×3 title safe grid. In response, we look at how Title Safe is defined. Continue reading
Formatting Scripts for Voice-Over Talent
Here are a series of tips, written by a professional voice-over talent, that you can use to make sure your voice-over scripts are organized, easy to read, and run correctly to time. Continue reading
FCP 7: Creating Special Effects with Non-Standard Sequences
Here’s a technique that can totally change how you think about sequences, nests, and the special effects you can create with them. Continue reading
Software Review: Intelligent Assistance Transcriptize
Transcriptize is a new piece of software that takes the text transcripts automatically generated by Adobe Premiere or Adobe Soundbooth and formats them so people, rather than computers, can read them. PLUS, it allows you to a great trick to import those text transcripts into Final Cut Pro to speed your editing. Continue reading
