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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.

FCP X: Intro to Color Correction

In this article, I want to talk about what happens when you make a color or exposure adjustment to a clip; and illustrate this with screen shots.

FCP X: Syncing Multicam Clips

One of the great new features with multiclips in Final Cut Pro X is how easy it is to add and sync new clips into an existing multicam master. Here’s a video tutorial that shows you how.

FCP X: Create Custom Project Sizes

There are two ways to create movies using custom image sizes: one in Motion and one in Compressor. This illustrates both methods.

Compressor 4: Create Chapter Markers

Here’s a step-by-step technique that shows you how to create chapter markers manually or automatically in Compressor.

Solving Audio Sync Drift

Audio slowly drifting out of sync is often caused by mismatched sample rates, or trying to edit MP3 audio. This explains how to convert MP3 to AIF.

FCP X: Spell Check Your Titles

Final Cut Pro X contains the built-in ability to check grammar and spelling in title text. This short video tutorial shows you how it works.

FCP X: Adding Keywords Manually

Often, we need to organize our clips manually as we figure out the organization we need to make sense of a project. Keywords are perfect for this – and very fast, both to apply and to use.

FCP X: Import and Organize

Here’s a technique that explains what and how to import and organize your files in Final Cut Pro X.

FCP X: Match Audio Between Clips

Here’s a great technique to match the sound of your audio between clips using Final Cut Pro X. Best of all, its fast!

FCP X: Clip Skimming

There’s a new feature in Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 called “clip skimming.” This technique explains how to use it.

FCP X: Edit a Montage to Music

Editing a montage of still or moving images to music is a typical editing activity. In this tutorial, I want to show you a technique you can use for your own projects.

Adobe Story: Getting Started

Adobe Story can help you write, plan, collaborate, and schedule your next production. This video tutorial shows you how to get started. You can access Story from anywhere via a web browser, or as part of the Adobe Production Premium suite.

Photoshop: Retouch Video

Photoshop is legendary for fixing image problems. But the Extended version can also retouch video, as this video tutorial illustrates.