In this short, focused, tutorial, Larry Jordan shows you ten ways you can pep things up a bit. These are not trouble-shooting tips, rather they are things to avoid doing that slows Final Cut down. Larry's suggestions cover three areas: Setting preferences, Window Layout, and Monitoring.

In this short, step-by-step tutorial, Larry Jordan compares the differences between a constant speed change and a variable speed change, shows you how to create an artistic effect using keyframes in the Viewer, or make precision adjustments using the Time Stretch tool in the Timeline. As well, he illustrates how to ramp into or out of any keyframe using Beziér curve controls. When then tutorial is done, you'll be able to easily create your own variable speed effects.

In this short, step-by-step tutorial, Larry Jordan shows you what the Time Stretch tool is, how to select and adjust the length of a word, then how to select and adjust the length of a phrase. By the time this tutorial is complete, you'll be able to match wild audio to lip-sync, or adjust the length of an entire clip so that it fits into exactly the time you need.

In this short, step-by-step tutorial, Larry Jordan explains what an EDL is, how to select a sequence within Final Cut Pro to export as an EDL, how to choose the correct EDL format, what the export menu choices mean, and how to work around the significant limitations of an EDL. Then, Larry goes on to show how to import an EDL into Final Cut either for recapture at a higher resolution or for relinking to existing media. By the time this tutorial is complete, you'll be confident you can export and import EDLs correctly.

In this short, step-by-step tutorial, Larry Jordan shows you what you need to know to use Media Manager to select and consolidate your Final Cut Pro projects for archiving. Even more important, he shows you how to avoid accidentally deleting media you need for other projects!

In this step-by-step tutorial, Larry Jordan shows you how to configure the Bridge interface to meet your needs, then walks you through each of these three key functions. At the end of this training, you'll be able to use Bridge to keep track of all your media.

In this short, focused tutorial, Larry introduces the concept of working in 3D space. He explains how to switch between 2D and 3D, how to create objects that move through each other, how to rotate and move objects in three dimensions, and how to apply 3D behaviors to easily spin and move objects.

In this short, focused tutorial, Larry will show you how to properly set the Project Properties to match your video, how to create and style your credit text, how to create a custom effect, how to adjust the effect for time, and how to create a scroll that provides a pause at the end.

In this short, focused tutorial, Larry shows you how to edit audio in a multi-track Soundtrack Pro 2 project. This tutorial shows you step-by-step techniques you can use to edit faster, including a variety of keyboard shortcuts to help you edit faster. Some of the techniques illustrated include spotting clips, trimming and rolling editing points, zooming and scrolling the timeline, creating custom fades and transitions, splitting and joining clips, and working with clips on multiple tracks.

In this short, focused tutorial, I will show you how to use the Log & Transfer window to preview tapeless media, set In and Out points, how and where to log clips, how to determine which audio tracks to import, how to switch audio between stereo and dual-channel mono settings, how to recapture a missing clip and special settings to work with RED files.

In this short tutorial, I'll show you how to use the Reduce Noise feature in Soundtrack Pro to reduce the amount of noise in your audio clips. This tutorial illustrates two different ways to do this – one by adjusting the speaker's voice, and the other by adjusting the noise level itself.

In this short, focused, tutorial, Larry Jordan shows you how to create two types of traveling mattes: one that moves and one that doesn't. Starting with creating a shape in Photoshop, Larry walks you thru the steps to creating your effect.

These simple, step-by-step techniques will allow you to send files from Final Cut to Soundtrack, clean up your audio, then get it back into Final Cut Pro. Larry also illustrates how to clean up your audio using either an audio file project, for single clips, or multi-track project, for mixing.

This short, narrated tutorial, hosted by Larry Jordan, shows you two ways to fix problems within a frame. First, by exporting, fixing it in Photoshop, then reimporting the single frame that's messed up. Or, second, to fix multiple frames that are damaged, by exporting a short clip and using Photoshop Extended CS3 or CS4 to fix it. Along the way, Larry shows you how to properly set color profiles so the image you import matches the color of the rest of your sequence.

Larry Jordan explains how to properly size and import the two types of still images – images without transparency (JPGs, PNGs, TIFFs), and images with transparency (PSD files). He begins with single-layer images, sizing them in Photoshop, then importing them to Final Cut Pro. He provides a step-by-step guide to making sure your images display accurately, along with a simple way to make sure your aspect ratios are correct.

One of the hot new features in Adobe Soundbooth CS4 is the ability to create verbatim text transcripts directly from media files. In this video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows you how to use this new feature – its strengths and its weaknesses – with a step-by-step approach from original script, through transcript, to outputting the final file. If you are looking for ways to create transcripts directly from the spoken word, this tutorial is for you.

In this video tutorial, Larry Jordan gives you the Five Rules for trashing preferences, then takes you step by step through the whole process. Keep this tutorial on file for those times when Final Cut needs help.

Nothing is more frustrating than having an editing session interrupted by the Spinning Beach-ball of Death. In this tutorial, Larry Jordan introduces you to the cure – The Safe Boot Procedure. In this short, focused tutorial, you'll learn why the beach-ball appears, a three-step procedure to minimize it, and suggestions on how often to run it. If you only watch one tutorial, this one, alone, can save you hours of wasted time every week.

In this video tutorial, Larry Jordan takes you through the steps necessary to get your system ready for Final Cut Pro. He start with showing you what folders need to be created on your system, what they are named and what goes into them. From there, he discusses simple file naming conventions and where project files need to be stored. He wraps up with a brief discussion of archiving.

This short, step-by-step tutorial shows you how to configure Final Cut to edit a multiclip, how to combine multiple angles to form a multiclip quickly and easily, how to edit a multiclip using the Viewer, keypad or buttons, how to trim a multiclip, and what to do when your editing is complete.

In this short, focused tutorial, Larry Jordan shows you the best way to export still frames from Final Cut Pro, how to improve deinterlacing quality using Photoshop, then how to resize the images so that all the proportions look correct. Along the way, he'll also show you a better technique to resize images and provide a conversion chart so you can correctly size your images, whether your are working in NTSC, PAL, or HD.

This tutorial focuses on giving you nine different ways to trim — many of them are probably faster than what you are using right now. If the end result is the same — doesn't it make sense to work faster?

In this short, focused tutorial, Larry Jordan shows you how to customize your User Preference settings to get Final Cut to work the way you want. He provides a step-by-step description of the most relevant settings with guidance on how to set them for your workflow. These settings are relevant for both Final Cut Pro 5.x and 6.x.

There are three preference groups in Final Cut Pro, however, without question, the most important set of preference settings are the System Preferences. When these are set correctly, Final Cut Pro flies. However, when they are not set correctly, Final Cut rolls like its on square wheels. In this video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows you how to set these preferences correctly, and gives advice on what to change and what to leave alone. The setting Larry illustrates in this video are appropriate for Final Cut Pro HD, 5.x, and 6.x.

In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows you how to open a video clip in Photoshop Extended CS3 or CS4, how to control playback, how to retouch the image, how to control where the image is retouched, and how to output the resulting file so it can be used inside Final Cut Pro.

H.264 is without question the best codec to use for the web – but what are the best settings to use and how do you convert your movie into H.264 from either Final Cut Pro or QuickTime? This tutorial shows you how. In less than seven minutes, you'll learn the best way to export, how to set video and audio compression settings and the best screen sizes to use for the web.

In this tutorial, Larry Jordan offers suggestions on how you can grow your business. This title specifically covers selling techniques and the sales process.

In this tutorial, Larry Jordan offers suggestions on how you can grow your business. This title specifically covers marketing techniques and the power of referral marketing.

In this tutorial, Larry Jordan offers suggestions on how you can grow your business. This title specifically covers techniques you can use to discover your hidden strengths and weaknesses, managing clients, managing money, and managing time, plus 14 ideas on how to look for work.

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