If you’ve only been using simple text in your projects, allow yourself to discover some of the amazing flexibility Premiere’s Title Editor provides. This illustrated tour of the Title Editor showcases key functions on how to use text in video.
A short, illustrated video excerpt where Larry Jordan shows different ways to sync and build a multicam clip in Final Cut Pro X.
A list of new features and bug fixes in updates for Final Cut Pro X (10.2.2), Motion (5.2.2), Compressor (4.2.1) and Apple’s Pro Video Formats.
An indexed and linked list of all technical blogs and articles written by Larry Jordan during August, 2015.
An illustrated, introductory explanation of how to add, modify, position, and delete audio in Motion 5.
A detailed review of the HighPoint Technologies RocketStor 3614A RAID. Given its current configuration, this is not a recommended unit. UPDATED with a promise of changes from the manufacturer.
An illustrated, detailed product review of version 2.70 of Final Cut Library Manager, by ArcticWhiteness.
What you need to know to avoid or fix corrupted Library files in Final Cut Pro X. Updated March, 2020, with new information and more resources.
An illustrated explanation of how to measure free space on your hard disk – and why you need to do this – along with an explanation of how to improve performance by minimizing file “swapping.”
An illustrated tutorial on how to use compound clips to create more effective transitions in FCP X; along with links to other compound clip articles.
It hasn’t drawn the attention of the new Morph Cut, or the new Lumetri Looks, but the recent addition of project consolidation and transcoding to Premiere Pro CC is a big deal. This is because it simplifies our ability to …
An illustrated tutorial explaining how to use the DeEsser effect in Final Cut Pro X to remove harsh sibilance, or hissing “S” sounds, from an audio clip.
A discussion on the creative process of building set elements and set design with Art Director Jeff Rack, along with examples of his work.
A discussion with Art Director, Jeff Rack, on the creative process of how he designs a set, along with examples of his work.
An illustrated, detailed tutorial on how to export a still frame from Final Cut Pro X and retain transparency (alpha channel) information during the export.
A detailed, illustrated article showing how to create a custom shape in Photoshop then import and animate it in Final Cut Pro X.
A list of articles – and links – written by Larry Jordan during July, 2015, for those folks who were on vacation and missed his weekly newsletters.
An illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on how to prepare digital images for video editing in either Premiere Pro CC or Final Cut Pro X.
An illustrated step-by-step tutorial on how to take a video clip or still image and make it look older. MUCH older, using the Sepia effect and others in Final Cut Pro X.
In this short video excerpt, casting director LJ Stevens talks with Larry Jordan about what producers and directors need to know to run and successfully cast at a casting session.