Top Ten Tips for 2020 from “The Inside Tips”

During this last year, The Inside Tips published 975 tips and tricks covering six subject categories:

• • Adobe Premiere
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Apple Motion
  • Codecs & Media
  • Random Media Weirdness
  • Visual Effects

Here are two lists of “Top Ten Tips:” The first is sorted by views and the second by reader ratings.

TOP 10 INSIDE TIPS FOR 2020
(Sorted by Views)

1. Tip #479: Copy and Paste Masks in Premiere
2. Tip #283: AAF vs. EDL vs. OMF Export
3. Tip #413: Mask Multiple Clips with an Adjustment Layer
4. Tip #474: DNxHR vs. ProRes
5. Tip #329: Blurs and Mosaics are No Longer Safe
6. Tip #592: Make Zooms More Interesting
7. Tip #957: Apple Supports VP9 in macOS Big Sur
8. Tip #1135: Boost and Smooth Dialog Levels
9. Tip #715: How to Reset FCP X to Fix Problems
10. Tip #342: Uses for Emoji in Final Cut Pro X

NOTE: Tips are sorted by views, most views listed first.

TOP 10 INSIDE TIPS
(Sorted by Ratings)

1. Tip #742: The Best Advice to Keep Your Cool
2. Tip #614: What is the Alpha Channel
3. Tip #580: The History of Storyboards
4. Tip #911: The Skin Tone Line is Your Friend
5. Tip #515: Using the Active Camera Menu
6. Tip #631: Get Freelance Work From Video Marketplaces
7. Tip #1056: Move a Mix from Audition to Premiere
8. Tip #624: Not All Captions Look Alike
9. Tip #581: Create Colorful Lighting for 3D Text
10. Tip #398: Use Watch Folders in AME for Automation

NOTE: Each tip was rated 5 out of 5. They are sorted by the number of votes each tip received, with the most votes listed first.