Step-by-step tutorial on how to add 3D movement, keyframes, lights and color changes to a picture-in-picture effect in Smoke.
A series of techniques to replace, remove, or hide a clip in the Primary Storyline.
Final Cut Pro X now supports importing layered Photoshop graphics. This technique explains how this works – and recommended image sizes to use for images.
A step-by-step technique to motion track two clips using either Motion 5 or Motion 4.
Trevor Ward sent me his review of the Sony PMW-100 camcorder, based on his use at the London Olympics.
This detailed technique shows you how and why to stabilize video images in Motion 5.
This article explains how to relink media in Final Cut Pro X when it goes offline.
Auditions, in FCP X, speed the process of selecting the next shot. This short video shows how to create and modify them.
A video tutorial on how Watch Folders allow AME CS6 to automate the process of compressing media. This tutorial shows you how.
A video tutorial on how to set preferences in Adobe Media Encoder CS6.
This is a collection of keyboard shortcuts to speed trimming clips in Final Cut Pro X.
Here’s the gear you need to build your own media archiving solution.
Here’s how to edit multicam clips in FCP X 10.0.3 or later.
Here’s how to change the creation date or time of a clip in Final Cut Pro X.
This article explains RAIDs, SSDs, The Cloud, and how to improve the performance of your storage.
Final Cut Pro X can automatically analyze your audio. This article explains what it is doing.
Here’s how to change the speed of a clip in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 – from still frames to variable speed changes. This article shows you how.
Here’s a flock of little-known or undocumented shortcuts and tips for Final Cut Pro X.
A 12-page report summarizing media storage and archiving trends from Coughlin & Associates.
EDL-X from XMiL Workflow Tools, creates EDL lists from Final Cut Pro X. Here is a first look at how this works.