Apple just released updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor. In this short video excerpt, Larry illustrates the new Comparison Viewer in Final Cut 10.4.4.
A detailed series of tests comparing video compression speed using a high-end iMac vs. a new Mac mini running a variety of software. The results are surprising.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to apply keywords automatically and manually to your clips, use them to find clips in the Browser, or create searches (called “Smart Collections”) to find clips based upon keywords.
In this brief video overview, discover how Kyno can help you find, label, manage and transcode media for Apple Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. Hosted by Larry Jordan.
A detailed, illustrated tutorial on how to use the new Batch Export feature in Apple Final Cut Pro X v.10.4.4.
A detailed look at the new, 2018, Mac mini with an emphasis on video editing. We look at speeds, but, more importantly, we look at real-world results.
The changes in Premiere in this update are both pervasive and powerful; the new color tools in Premiere are especially welcome. This article illustrates all the new features in Adobe Premiere Pro for 2019.
A detailed, illustrated guide to the technical hardware and workflow of producing the Digital Production Buzz, a weekly audio podcast directed at the independent filmmaker, hosted by Larry Jordan.
Larry Jordan shows how to export the audio files for a dramatic scene from FCP X using XML, convert the XML file using XtoCC, edit and mix the audio in Adobe Audition, then bring the final mix back into FCP X for final output. In this short excerpt, Larry illustrates how to get audio files out of FCP X and into Audition using XML.
Larry Jordan shows how to export the audio files for a dramatic scene from FCP X using XML, convert the XML file using XtoCC, edit and mix the audio in Adobe Audition CC, then bring the final mix back into FCP X for final output. In this short excerpt, Larry illustrates how and why to create an audio bus in Adobe Audition.
A detailed, illustrated tutorial on how to move sequences from Adobe Premiere Pro CC into Apple Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed, illustrated tutorial on how to move projects and media from Apple Final Cut Pro X to Adobe Premiere Pro CC (or After Effects, Audition or FCP 7).
Mojave will be a great operating system. But… for production systems, it won’t hurt to wait a while after release before upgrading. This article explains why.
A detailed, practical look at working with HDR media in Apple Final Cut Pro X (v.10.4). Guest article written by James Duke.
A FREE 85-page Handbook on how to stage, produce and direct dance for television or video. Written in 1978 by Larry Jordan, based on his experiences at the American Dance Festival. Updated in 2018.
Twelve thought-providing sayings to help you become a better editor using Adobe Premiere Pro CC, along with links to Larry’s favorite keyboard shortcuts.
Twelve thought-providing sayings to help you become a better video editor; along with special notes for Apple Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro.
A detailed, illustrated tutorial on how to create, modify, and delete keyboard shortcuts in Apple Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed, illustrated tutorial on how to create, modify and delete keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A step-by-step guide to creating custom keyboard shortcuts for any application using System Preferences in High Sierra.
An in-depth look at the new Blackmagic Design eGPU for MacBook Pro 13″ and 15″ laptops, including a conversation with Blackmagic Design.
Codecs don’t last forever. This article details changes coming to apps and media in future versions of the macOS. This is important for anyone needed to access legacy media files.
Search bins, in Adobe Premiere Pro CC, allow you to quickly find that needle-in-the-haystack perfect clip. And, best of all, they are dynamic, updating as you add clips or modify keywords. Here’s an illustrated tutorial showing how they work.
Nothing causes quite the confusion in video editing as media management. Before we can even begin editing, we need to figure out what to do with all the files that were generated on set. In this short video excerpt, you’ll discover a variety of media management techniques for Apple Final Cut Pro X.
Nothing causes quite the confusion in video editing as media management. Before we can even begin editing, we need to figure out what to do with all the files that were generated on set. In this short video excerpt, you’ll discover a variety of media management techniques for Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to import, edit and export a project in Apple Final Cut Pro X using vertical video shot on an iPhone.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to create a disk image to preserve and protect media files recorded to a camera card.
This video is from our periodic series called: “Ask Larry Anything.” This is a free-form conversation between Larry Jordan and viewers about, well, anything. In this short video, Larry shows how to create and display video proxy files in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
This video is from our periodic series called: “Ask Larry Anything.” This is a free-form conversation between Larry Jordan and viewers about, well, anything. In this short video, Larry shows how to select and move multiple titles and transitions at the same time in Apple Final Cut Pro X.
Import problems with Canon XA-10 cameras into Apple Final Cut Pro X have been fixed. However, this short article details what you need to know when working with media files stored on camera cards.
An in-depth Q&A answering questions about how to pick the right storage for video editing.
An illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on how to create audio submixes using Roles in Apple Final Cut Pro X, then how to convert them into mono files panned into either the left or right channel.
Lesser-known tips and techniques to create keyboard shortcuts in Adobe Premiere Pro Cc.
Kyno is media management software that allows you to find, preview, organize, tag and transcode your media. Then, it simplifies moving media – or data about your media – between Kyno and Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, Microsoft Excel, and FileCatalyst. Here’s a look at the latest version – 1.5.
ff-Works is a front-end to ffMPEG, a highly-regarded, open-source compression engine. When you combine ff-Works with ffMPEG, you get a very powerful, very flexible, very high quality media transcoding/compression tool. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to customize audio and video compression settings.
ff-Works is a front-end to ffMPEG, a highly-regarded, open-source compression engine. When you combine ff-Works with ffMPEG, you get a very powerful, very flexible, very high quality media transcoding/compression tool. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to customize audio and video compression settings.
An in-depth review and tutorial of ff-Works, from OSBytes, for audio and video compression.
Roles are a very powerful, but little understood, feature in Apple Final Cut Pro X. They can help organize clips in the Browser or Timeline, control captions in multiple languages, clean up the Timeline and simplify audio mixes. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to organize clips in the Timeline using Roles.
Roles are a very powerful, but little understood, feature in Apple Final Cut Pro X. They can help organize clips in the Browser or Timeline, control captions in multiple languages, clean up the Timeline and simplify audio mixes. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to create, modify and delete Roles.
The usefulness of QuickTime Player has significantly improved over the years and, if you haven’t looked at it recently, the time has come to give it a second look. This is a detailed, illustrated tutorial on what you need to know.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use Apple Compressor to crop and pad video images; for example, to convert between aspect ratios.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan explains how to use Apple Compressor to convert video frame rates and illustrates why this may, or may not, be a good idea.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to extract a short video clip from a longer one – and either transcoding to a new codec or matching the existing source – in Apple Compressor.
A detailed explanation, for video editors, of servers and video editing using Adobe Premiere Pro CC. Explained in layman’s terms, hopefully.
A detailed explanation, for video editors, of servers and video editing using Apple Final Cut Pro X. Explained in layman’s terms, hopefully.
A step-by-step illustrated tutorial on how to use Roles in Apple Final Cut Pro X to export multichannel audio.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to create a dual-boot system drive using the High Sierra version of the macOS and Disk Utility. Dual-boot drives allow us to use more than one operating system on our computer.
An illustrated tutorial on the new GPU monitoring window in Activity Monitor for the Mac.
Adobe introduced a number of new features in the April, 2018, update to Premiere. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use the new Color Match and side-by-side display feature.
An illustrated tutorial of the new Timecode panel in Adobe Premiere Pro – an amazingly helpful and flexible tool for editors.
