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Adobe Premiere Pro CC: Add and Format A Title [video]

There’s nothing harder than struggling to learn a new, complex piece of software. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use the new Title tool to add text to video inside Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC: Adjust Audio Levels [video]

There’s nothing harder than struggling to learn a new, complex piece of software. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to set audio levels for a single clip, or a group of clips, inside Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

How To Turn Off Auto-Updating in macOS

Instructions on how to turn off auto-updating in the macOS, why this can be a good idea and Larry Jordan’s thoughts on when to update after a new release.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC: The Wrench in the Timeline

An explanation of the options in the Wrench menu, located in the timeline of Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

How To Tell Which Mac Apps are 32-bit

Apple is moving to support only 64-bit applications. Here’s an illustrated guide that shows you how to find which applications will be affected.

Product Review: XEffects Rips, from Idustrial Revolution

Idustrial Revolution continues its XEffects plugin series for Apple Final Cut Pro X with Rips, a series of effects, transitions and titles that make video look like it is ripping like paper.

Apple Motion 5.4: Gravity and Edge Collision Simulators [video]

Apple Motion has, hidden inside it, a very capable particle system, along with a variety of simulators, which allow us to create a cloud of graphic objects and move them in interesting ways. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use the Gravity and Edge Collision simulators effect the movement of an object in space.

Apple Motion 5.4: Repel Objects and Particles [video]

Apple Motion has, hidden inside it, a very capable particle system, along with a variety of simulators, which allow us to create a cloud of graphic objects and move them in interesting ways. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use the Repel simulator to have one object affect the movement, first, of another object, then of an entire particle system.

Final Cut Pro X: Select Only The Text You Want

An illustrated tutorial to selecting a specific text element that’s part of a title animation in Apple Final Cut Pro X using a new tool in the Inspector.

Create Curved and Dashed Lines in Motion 5.

An illustrated tutorial on how to create straight and curved lines in Motion for use in Final Cut Pro X.

Apple Motion 5.4: Animate Text with Behaviors [video]

The number one thing we can do to catch a viewer’s eye is to make something move. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to animate text – both 2D and 3D – using Motion behaviors.

Apple Motion 5.4: Animate With Lights in 3D [video]

The number one thing we can do to catch a viewer’s eye is to make something move. In this short video excerpt from a recent webinar, Larry Jordan shows how to color and animate 3D text using lights in 3D space.

FCP X: New Color Temperature Settings

An illustrated explanation of new color controls added to the Color Wheels in Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.4.

FCP X: Format 2D Text [video]

We use text to explain something to an audience that they can’t easily get any other way. However, just because it’s text doesn’t mean it can’t look arresting. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to format and adjust 2D text.

FCP X: Format 3D Text [video]

We use text to explain something to an audience that they can’t easily get any other way. However, just because it’s text doesn’t mean it can’t look arresting. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to format and adjust 3D text.

Product Review: Idustrial Revolution XEffects 3D Sports Graphics

An illustrated review of the new 3D Sports Graphics templates from idustrial Revolution for Apple Final Cut Pro X.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC: Use a Mask to Help Fix a Color Cast [video]

At heart, a mask allows us to select a portion of an image. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use a mask to determine the best way to fix a color cast in a video clip.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC: The Basics of Masks [video]

At heart, a mask allows us to select a portion of an image. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates the basics of applying, modifying and deleting a mask inside Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

First Look: XMiL’s Random-X for FCP X

An illustrated review of the brand-new Random-X from XMiL for Apple Final Cut Pro X.

Product Review: OWC USB-C Travel Dock [u]

An illustrated review of the OWC USB-C Travel Dock for Mac and Windows laptop computers.