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First Look: Autodesk Smoke 2013

This is a first-look at Autodesk Smoke 2013, Pre-Release Trial 1; what it is and how to get started.

FCP X: "Ken Burns" Effect [u]

Here are two ways to animate moving on images in Final Cut Pro X.

Adobe Audition CS6: Hard Limiter

The Hard Limiter effect in Adobe Audition helps make soft audio louder without risking distortion. Here’s how it works.

FCP X: Image Stabilization

Stabilizing an image and correcting for rolling shutter are easy in Final Cut Pro X. This article explains how.

FCP X: Spatial Conform

Here’s a quick article that explains what Spatial Conform is and how it works.

Adobe Audition CS6: Trimming

Trimming is the process of adjusting where two clips touch. This article explains how to trim audio in Adobe Audition CS6.

First Look: Adobe Audition CS6

First published on my blog, this is a first look at Adobe Audition CS6.

Adobe Prelude CS6: New Features

Recently, Adobe updated Prelude CS6 to version 1.0.1. This article describes the new features.

Premiere Pro CS6: Trimming

A step-by-step tutorial illustrating the new trimming tools in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 – along with a personal story on trimming.

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.

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