An illustrated explanation of the Build In/Build Out text animation controls in Final Cut Pro X.
An illustrated look at some of the “hidden” display options located in the View menu of Final Cut Pro X.
An overview of the new 5K Retina iMac, with suggestions on configuration and best options for use.
A news report summarizing Adobe’s new Creative Cloud updates on Oct. 6, 2014.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to use the latest features – the free-hand Pen mask – in Mask & Track in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014.
A simple system to measure the differences between compressed and source video clips which can be done in either Apple Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
In this short video tutorial, discover the new features and optimization settings in Adobe Media Encoder CC 2014.1.
This short video tutorial explains how and when to speed video compression by creating a “compression network” using multiple computers and Apple Compressor.
A list of all new articles for September, 2014, written by Larry Jordan for his newsletter.
Larry Jordan’s Top 25 Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts for Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
Larry Jordan’s Top 25 Favorite Keyboard Shortcuts for Apple Final Cut Pro X.
An illustrated tutorial on how to remove moving objects in a video clip using the BCC Motion Key effect in Boris Continuum Complete.
An illustrated article showing how to remove wires and other thin objects from a video clip using the BCC Wire Remover, which is part of Boris Continuum Complete.
An illustrated article showing how to improve the perception of focus of a video image using Magic Sharp from Boris Continuum Complete.
A simple tutorial on how to correct lens distortion in a GoPro camera using BCC Lens Correction.
This short video tutorial shows how to create and animate masks in Motion 5.x using Bezier curves.
A detailed and illustrated explanation of slip and slide trims, why they are used and how to create them using Final Cut Pro X.
Trimming is essential to video editing. This articles provides a variety of tips to make your trimming faster and more accurate in Final Cut Pro X.
This short video tutorial shows how to create the illusion of depth and movement using still images. This technique is demoed in FCP X, but also works in all versions of Premiere Pro and earlier versions of Final Cut Pro.
A detailed explanation of how to configure your Mac or Windows system for audio or video editing.