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Compressor 4.2.x Trouble-Shooting

11 Tips to Trouble-Shoot Apple Compressor.

Product Review: HighPoint RocketStor 6314A (Revisited)

A revised product review of HighPoint Technology’s RocketStor 6314A Thunderbolt 2 RAID based on changes made to the RAID in October, 2015.

What I Learned Upgrading to El Capitan [u]

An illustrated, step-by-step guide to upgrading a Mac to OS X 10.11 (El Capitan); what works, what doesn’t and what I learned in the process.

Caution: El Capitan May Cause RAID Problems

Disk Utility changed with the release of Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan). It no longer supports creating RAID 0 or RAID 1 volumes or repairing permissions. This article explains what you need to know.

Product Review: Soundness Sound Soap [u]

In this detailed, illustrated product review, Larry Jordan looks at SoundSoap, from Soundness.

Adobe Audition CC: Automatic Speech Alignment [video]

In this short video excerpt, Larry illustrates how to use Adobe Audition CC and its Automatic Speech Alignment tool. A typical use for this technique is matching an ADR recording with on-set audio.

Adobe Audition CC: Fix Audio Clipping [video]

In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan uses Adobe Audition CC to remove clipping from an audio recording and restore the original dynamic range of the audio.

Adobe Audition CC: Create and Measure the Final Mix [video]

In this short video excerpt, Larry uses Adobe Audition CC to polish the final audio mix, export a stereo pair, then measure the exported file to determine its final audio levels and verify it is free of distortion.

FCP X: Conform Different Video Frame Rates

An illustrated tutorial on how and why to change frame rates for different video clips when editing in Final Cut Pro X.

FCP X: Interlace and Deinterlace

An illustrated tutorial on how to deinterlace interlaced video clips when editing in Final Cut Pro X.

FCP X: Reset an Incorrect Aspect Ratio

An easy way to reset an incorrect aspect ratio when using standard-definition video.

FCP X: Export To/From Adobe Audition [video]

In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to export a project from Final Cut Pro X to Adobe Audition for final mixing, then how to bring the completed mix back into Final Cut.

Adobe Premiere CC: The Loudness Radar [video]

In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use the Loudness Radar in Premiere Pro CC to determine average audio levels.

FCP X: The Double-Sided Color Picker

An illustrated tour of all the different options in the Color Picker in Final Cut Pro X or Motion 5.

Final Cut Pro X: Multichannel Audio [video]

In this short video excerpt from a recent webinar, Larry Jordan shows how to work with multichannel audio in Final Cut Pro X.

Premiere Pro CC: Multichannel Audio [video]

This short video tutorial illustrates how to work with multichannel audio in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

FCP X: Four Free Useful Plug-ins

Plug-ins are easy to use and can give your projects a unique look; and these four free plug-ins from FX Factory are a great place to start. This is an illustrated tour of what they can do.

Send iMovie Projects to Final Cut Pro X

An illustrated guide to moving iMovie projects and media from iMovie into Final Cut Pro X.

FX Factory: Gateway to Amazing [video]

There’s nothing more fun than discovering a new plug-in that helps you work faster, create unusual effects, or solve a nagging problem. In this short video excerpt, Larry illustrates the FX Factory interface, shows how to enable and disable plug-ins and demos a very useful plug-in called "Timecode."

Product Review: NewTek TalkShow [u]

A product review of the NewTek TalkShow by Larry Jordan, based on eight months experience with weekly live broadcasts. (Updated 12/19/15 with new Firewall information.)