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First Look: Final Cut Library Opener

Final Cut Library Opener is a new utility that solves a very thorny problem: How to share media and projects in open libraries between editors without screwing anything up.

FCP X Audio Fundamentals: Define Audio Terms [video]

If you are struggling to understand how audio works, this session is for you. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan defines common audio terms and technology.

FCP X Audio Fundamentals: Multichannel Audio [video]

If you are struggling to understand how audio works, this session is for you. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan explains what multichannel audio is, how to see individual channels and how to trim it in the Timeline.

FCP X Audio Fundamentals: Double-System Sound [video]

If you are struggling to understand how audio works, this session is for you. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan explains what double-system sound is and how to sync and edit clips in Final Cut Pro X.

FCP X Audio Fundamentals: Roles [video]

If you are struggling to understand how audio works, this session is for you. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use Roles to organize audio clips in a Project, then export specific audio using Share.

Final Cut Pro X: How I Use Audio Roles

Roles allow us to group audio clips in Apple Final Cut Pro X without using buses or tracks. In this article I illustrate how I use these every week as part of my webinar workflow, as well as provide links to other articles showing how Roles work.

CoreMelt: Remove an Object From the Frame [video]

CoreMelt provides motion tracking and image selection tools far beyond what’s available in Final Cut Pro X. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use Slice X to remove an unwanted object from a video clip.

CoreMelt: Motion Track and Blur a Moving Object [video]

CoreMelt provides motion tracking and image selection tools far beyond what’s available in Final Cut Pro X. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to blur and track a logo, or other object, that changes position during a clip.

CoreMelt: An Overview of Chromatic [video]

CoreMelt provides motion tracking and image selection tools far beyond what’s available in Final Cut Pro X. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan provides an overview of the color grading tools in Chromatic.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC: Display High-Quality Slow Motion Video

An illustrated tutorial on how to shoot extreme slow motion video on an iPhone, then edit it in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

The New Codec That Will Replace H.264

Apple is about to release support for HEVC (H.265). This codec will change how we compress video files. This article describes what you need to know now.

Create and Apply Closed Captions to Video [video]

In this short, video excerpt from a recent webinar, Larry explains what closed captions are, how to create them, how to modify them, and how to apply them to a video clip.

Convert, or “Rip,” Video from a DVD for Video Editing [video]

MPEG Streamclip no longer works in Mac OS X 10.12 or later. In this short, video excerpt from a recent webinar, Larry shows how to “rip,” or convert, media from a non-copy protected DVD into a video format suitable for editing, while preserving as much quality as possible.

FCP X: Display Used, or Unused, Media in Project [video]

In this short, video excerpt from a recent webinar, Larry Jordan shows how to display media which you are either using in the currently open project, or all media which is NOT in the current project.

Apple Compressor 4.3.x: Add Watermarks to Video

An illustrated tutorial on how to add watermarks to video during compression using Apple Compressor.

Product Review: OnePlus Microphone Arm Stand

An illustrated review of the OnePlus Microphone Arm, for holding and positioning audio microphones in a recording studio.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC: Create a Color Key [video]

Color correction and color grading are part art, part science and part applied technology. In this short, video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to create a color key, which selects an object within the frame based on its color. This also illustrates how to create a mask.

Adobe Premiere Pro CC: Install and Apply LUTs [video]

Color correction and color grading are part art, part science and part applied technology. In this short, video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to install and add LUTs in Premiere.

First Look: “Simon Says” Automated Transcripts

An illustrated and detailed look at a new automated service for transcribing media files into text – Simon Says.

Problems Between Apple Final Cut Pro X and GoPro Cineform

There are problems working with files created by GoPro Studio using Apple Final Cut Pro X, as this blog explains.