A checklist “cookbook” to help you quickly create multi-camera sequences (multicam clips) in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A quick video tutorial on how to build, modify, and edit multi-camera sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A step-by-step tutorial on building, editing, and trimming multicamera sequences (multicam clips) in Premiere Pro CC.
A step-by-step guide to creating a Favorite location in the Media Import window sidebar. This shortcut makes importing files faster.
A review of new utilities for Final Cut Pro X that speed common editing tasks.
A detailed description of compound clips, what they are, how to create them, and why to make them independent in Final Cut Pro X.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to share keywords between clips in Final Cut Pro X.
A simple, but not obvious, technique for using compound clips to track interview guests in FCP X.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to use Auditions in Final Cut Pro X to quickly select the best version of a clip.
A simple step-by-step guide to creating video bookmarks in Larry Jordan’s Video Training Library.
A very fast way to verify all titles are spelled and positioned properly in Final Cut Pro X.
A video tutorial showing how to add, search for, and delete keywords, which makes managing media much more efficient.
A step-by-step technique to display, modify, and restore separate audio tracks in a clip using Final Cut Pro X.
A simple step-by-step technique to correct problems with merged clips in Final Cut Pro 7 due to inaccurate frame rates, aspect ratios, or image size.
Ask the right questions to get the right answers for your interviews; on or off camera. This short article explains how.
Changing the stacking order of effects in FCP X changes the effect. Learn how in this step-by-step article.
Use this “Three Codec” method to shoot and edit video to improve speed and image quality.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to zoom an image inside a mask in Final Cut Pro X.
A better way to sync double-system sound with video using PluralEyes 3 from Red Giant Software.
A step-by-step technique showing how to export and compress multi-channel audio from Final Cut Pro X.
A step-by-step guide to creating custom batch templates in Compressor 4.
A video comparison of the best way to slow and smooth a shaky clip.
An overview of how Final Cut Pro X manages render files and how to delete them at the end of a project.
A step-by-step guide to moving Final Cut Pro X Events, media and Projects.
This video tutorial shows how to move projects between Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Audition CC.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to maintain safe video levels using the Video Limiter effect.
A quick technique to create subclips in the Event Browser of Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed video tutorial showing how to send files from Adobe Prelude CC to Premiere Pro CC.
This article illustrates a simple keyboard shortcut sequence to export multiple files from Final Cut Pro X very quickly.
A detailed tutorial on HTTP Live Streaming and how to compress video files for it. Updated frequently, most recently in 2023.
This twelve-step workflow organizes your editing to focus on doing critical tasks first.
This afternoon, at the 2013 Adobe MAX, Jacob Rosenberg, Chief Technology Officer and Partner at Bandito Brothers gave a presentation showcasing the history and projects of his full-service media company. Founded by two men, Scott Waugh and Mouse McCoy, with a …
A commentary on how to pick the best video frame rate to shoot your project, with a look back at history.
Some good tips to keep in mind when you are interviewing someone on camera.
10 Rules to keep in mind when you are interviewed about technology products.
EDL-X from XMiL Workflow Tools, creates EDL lists from Final Cut Pro X. Here is a first look at how this works.
Steps for audio editing and sound correction in Soundtrack Pro.
Loading clips into an Audio File Project, reducing noise, and handling audio files in Soundtrack Pro.
Larry weighs in on the issue of selecting between the Animation codec and ProRes 4444, following a subscriber’s question regarding importing files into Final Cut.
Not all software updates work the way they are advertised.This article describes an update approach you can use to make sure all software updates go smoothly.
Regardless of the video format we edit, understanding storage speeds and capacity, along with the data requirements of video can prevent a lot of problems. This is a detailed explanation of storage types, bandwidth, capacity and video codecs. You don’t need to memorize this, but you do need to keep it handy.
What makes for an effective technology teacher? What should we focus on? How do we avoid the “fear of the unknown” in our students? In this philosophical musing, I reflect on what I’ve learned about teaching technology for almost a decade.
Confused by all the different video outputs on your deck? This article explains what they mean, what they do, and when to use them.
(Updated Dec. 2024). RAIDs (Redundant Array of Independent Drives) are high-speed, high-capacity storage systems designed for video editing. However, they are often described using arcane terms like RAID 0, 1, 3, 5, and so on. This describes what those terms mean and illustrates real-world speeds.
