Premiere Pro is not bad at multicam editing. If you are only editing a few clips, Premiere will be fine. But, for complex projects, or where you want to customize proxy compression settings, Premiere is not the fastest or most capable choice. Here are the details.
Guest writer Clara Carlson explores the ethical concerns associated with the use of AI-generated content in the media industry and its potential impact on the creative workforce.
This you won’t believe. I tested to see how many streams of 4K media Final Cut Pro can edit in a multicam clip. The answer blew me away. These are the details.
A frequent question is whether a computer has the power an editor needs. Here I look at what Adobe Premiere Pro needs for 4K multicam editing and the speeds your storage needs to support. The answer is not what you expect.
A frequent question is whether a computer has the power an editor needs. Here I look at what Apple Final Cut Pro needs for 4K multicam editing and the speeds your storage needs to support. The answer is not what you expect.
The coordinate system in Motion and Final Cut makes creating effects with multiple images simple – once you understand how it works and how to properly scale the video clips. Here’s a step-by-step tutorial that will help you understand this.
While both ProRes 422 and ProRes 4444 are much larger than the original HEVC (or H.264, for that matter), the structural design of ProRes makes it more suitable for faster editing performance, especially for multicam editing. These details illustrate the difference.
The macOS 13.2.1 update fixes a significant bug in the current version of Apple Final Cut Pro. Here are the details.
Apple Final Cut Pro is a very stable program. But, sometimes, it gets confused. When it does, the first step to reset Final Cut is to delete its preference files. Here’s how.
There are people who make a living predicting the future. I am not one of them. Still, I want to share some thoughts about the future of video editing because media is about to get much more challenging.
Earlier this week Alteon.io announced Alteon Accelerator, a new desktop application that maximizes upload speeds. Here’s an interview with Matt Cimaglia, CEO of Alteon, to learn more about what this service offers.
Motion tracking used to work really well in Premiere Pro, but, recently, something broke. In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows what motion tracking is, what’s wrong with it, and provide a workaround you can use until this gets fixed.
In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan illustrates a relatively new feature in Premiere which can instantly simplify complex sequences without actually changing your edit. This is very cool.
In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan explains what speech-to-text is in Premiere, then shows how to create transcripts from your sequences using it.
Digital video no longer requires state-of-the-art hardware. We no longer need the biggest, fastest, most powerful system to get our work done. Here’s what you need to consider for a video editing system today.
Motion tracking effects has long been a feature in Premiere Pro. However, in recent versions, it no longer works reliably. Here’s an outline of the problem and a workaround.
Apple is famous for killing useful technology. For media creators, meant the death of software to create DVDs. With his livelihood at stake, Richard Osso went on a mission to find a way to continue creating DVDs for clients. This is his story.
These well-built units, wrapped in an aluminum case with a variety of colors, are small, solid, require no extra cable, inexpensive and work great. Here’s Larry Jordan’s review.
There’s an undocumented timeline project verification and repair function built-into Apple Final Cut Pro. While you may not ever need to use this, it is good to know that it’s there. Here’s how to access it. Option-click the Clip menu …
Adding a few dozen To-Do markers to any Final Cut project won’t cause any problems. However, if you regularly import transcripts into FCP, take the time to read this thread, especially if your system seems to be slower than usual.