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FCP X: Create a Chroma-key

A step-by-step technique to creating green-screen effects in Final Cut Pro X.

FCP 7: Green-screen or Chroma-key

A step-by-step tutorial on how to create a chroma-key (green-screen key) in Final Cut Pro 7.

HARDWARE REVIEW: RAIDAGE Trayless RAID

A hardware review of the RAIDAGE GAGE104U40 series 4-bay RAID, manufactured by iStarUSA.

Motion 5: Make Audio Move Video

Here’s a very cool Motion effect where changes in music cause the video to change as well.

Looking Back At NAB 2012

A look back at The Buzz coverage of the 2012 NAB Show – what worked, what didn’t, and what we’d change.

Premiere Pro: Trash Preferences

Here’s a simple way to reset preference files for Adobe Premiere Pro.

Permission Guidelines for Reposts

Here are my guidelines on reposting articles from my website.

FCP X: Create a Gradient Wipe

Here’s an easy way to create a very intriguing effect- called a gradient wipe – without ever going into Motion. Here’s how it works.

FCP X: A Faster Way to Trim

Here are three keyboard shortcuts that make trimming in FCP X much faster!

First Look: Adobe Prelude CS6

Adobe Prelude CS6 is designed to speed the review, ingest, logging, selection, and export of tapeless media. This is a first-look at the new software.

HOMEPAGE LATEST TRAINING: Final Cut Pro X Complete Training

HOMEPAGE LATEST TRAINING: New Features in Final Cut Pro X v10.0.3

FCP X: Avoid Lion Slowdowns

William Hohauser contributes an article solving sluggish FCP X performance in Lion.

FCP X: New Features in FCP X v10.0.4

In this article, I want to illustrate some of the new features in this version of FCP.

FCP 7: Fixing a General Error

General Errors in Final Cut Pro 7 (and earlier) are often caused by either bad clips or bad render files. This article explains how to fix them.

Video Demo: ScopeBox 3

ScopeBox 3, new from Divergent Media, is designed to replace hardware scopes with software. Here’s a video demo.

FCP X: Using Auditions

Auditions are new in Final Cut Pro X for comparing two or more shots in the Timeline. This technique shows how this works.

Reader Mail: Archive to LTO

Sal Guarnisco contributes a personal story on how he configured an LTO-5 tape drive to work with his Mac Pro for media archiving.

DVD Studio Pro: Creating Stories

Stories are a very powerful technical feature in DVD Studio Pro that allows you to alter the normal flow of your movies. This article shows you how.

Adobe Audition: Quick Power Tips

Adobe Audition is audio editing software that recently came to the Mac. Here, I show you power tips to work faster and better.