Kyno is an easy-to-use media management, screening, logging, organization and transcoding toolset for anyone working with video content and still imagery. In this illustrated First Look, discover what sets Kyno apart from other media management tools. Larry really likes this.
Earlier this week, Norman Hollyn and I gave a presentation to the LACPUG (Los Angeles Creative Pro User Group) on creating documentaries. Norman covered story-telling and editing, while I discussed interview planning and techniques. In thinking about my presentation, I …
Adobe Premiere Pro CC does amazing things. However, when you combine Premiere with some of the powerful third-party tools – Premiere’s power is magnified. In this short video tutorial, learn how to connect SonicFire Pro directly into Premiere for immediate access to thousands of music clips.
Adobe Premiere Pro CC can do amazing things. However, when you combine Premiere with powerful third-party tools – Premiere’s power is magnified. In this short video tutorial, you’ll learn about how the Pond5 panel gives you immediate access to millions of low-res clips for free.
Today, I decided to see what happens when I combine an SD, HD and 4K clip into one multicam clip inside Final Cut Pro X. The answer is that if you change one setting, you can reframe any clip, even after its edited into the Timeline.
Up-resing is the process of converting lower resolution video into higher resolution. For example, converting SD video into HD or HD into 4K. In this short video tutorial, you’ll learn what up-resing is, why it is so hard to make it look good, what bitmaps and interlacing are and how they relate to improving the look of your video.
Audio peak levels are not enough. We now need to consider average levels when editing video and mixing audio. This short, illustrated tutorials provides a quick orientation. (Updated with new settings.)
A collection of more than 40 articles covering video editing, Adobe and Apple software, written over the summer of 2016 by Larry Jordan. Designed to make it easy to see any you may have missed.
Tips on why files go offline and how to fix them, along with a wide variety of media management articles on Final Cut Pro X.
In this short video tutorial, you’ll learn how modify FCP X text titles by sending them to Motion, make some changes, then send them back to FCP X.
[This is an excerpt from a recent on-line video webinar: “Create Animated Lower-Third Titles in Apple Motion 5” which you can download in our store, or as part of our Video Training Library.] The best way to learn something is …
This is a little-known trick that allows you to color correct a clip without first editing it into a multicam clip or the Timeline. The benefit to this technique is that you can apply this change once and it appears everywhere a portion of that clip is used.
A quick tip that can help dial out color problems during video editing, quickly and easily.
The Top Ten most common mistakes that affect video editing.
A step-by-step guide to transferring projects between Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Apple Final Cut Pro X; along with an explanation of what transfers and what doesn’t.
EditReady is a fast, flexible, simple to use video converter and created by the same folks that created ClipWrap. This utility can help speed your editing, provide greater flexibility over clip naming, change the timecode of a source clip or simplify media management.
A very cool, very secret Final Cut Pro X tip that can speed both importing and editing.
Closed captions are intimidating! But, closed captions are also vital to understanding a movie for anyone who has trouble hearing or speaks a different language. In this short video excerpt, discover what captions are and the key terms you need to know.
An explanation of the difference between I-frame and GOP video compression and why it matters to video editors.
A step-by-step, illustrated guide to creating and animating text on a curve in Motion 5.