Blend modes share textures between video layers. In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows how to use blend modes and gradients to improve the look of wide shots.
The Channel EQ filter allows you to mix music and narration which keeps the music loud, yet allows the narration to be clearly audible. This illustrated tutorial covers Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro CC and Adobe Audition.
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.
An indexed and linked list of all technical blogs and articles written by Larry Jordan during August, 2015.
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.”
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 …
Spectrum, from Luca Visual FX, provides endlessly fascinating visual backgrounds and transitions for Final Cut Pro X, as Larry Jordan writes in this article.
A detailed tutorial of the new Morph Cut in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015, along with a discussion of the ethical issues in using it and tips to make it look the best.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates the new Color workspace in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015, along with its outstanding new video scopes and amazing Lumetri color panel.
A short video demo showing how to send projects from Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015 to Adobe Audition CC 2015, and how to send the final mix back to Premiere.
An illustrated explanation of video scopes – Waveform Monitor and Vectorscope – and how to read them to better understand your video images. This article applies to all video editing software and images.
An illustrated explanation of why the Media Browser can save you time and effort in Premiere Pro CC.
A short video tutorial showing how to add, modify, optimize and delete workspaces in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
An illustrated explanation of how to use the Media Browser in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2014) to access media and projects faster.
An illustrated, step-by-step tutorial on how to use high-resolution media to re-frame shots to create closeups when you didn’t shoot them.
A quick illustrated tutorial on how to scale a large image to fit the sequence size in Premiere Pro CC 2014.
In this short video demo, Larry Jordan shows how to setup and record an audio voice over in the Timeline of Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014.
In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows how to move audio clips and sequences between Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014 and Adobe Audition CC 2014.
A short video demo by Larry Jordan showing how to separate stereo audio into dual-channel mono, as well as the differences between Extract and Break-Apart clips.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to send a clip from Adobe Premiere Pro to Adobe Audition to remove audio hum.
An extension takes the Premiere interface places it has never gone before. The Pond5 extension allows you to search, browse and download royalty-free clips directly inside Premiere; as Larry Jordan shows in this video demo.
This explains the differences between various versions of Apple ProRes and how to choose the right version of ProRes for your next media project.
This short video tutorial highlights the new improved search features in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2014.
This short video tutorial illustrates how to send files from Adobe Prelude CC to Adobe Premiere Pro CC. It also explains when to use Send and when to use Export.
Create a surprising effect using two different colors in a chroma-key. This is especially useful for props shots on camera. Illustrated using Premiere Pro CC.
Today, Adobe updated all their audio and video applications to v2014.2. Here are the details.
A Q&A with Kevin Monahan, Support Product Manager-DVA at Adobe Systems discussing tips and techniques with Premiere Pro CC.
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.
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.
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 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.
An exclusive interview with Al Mooney, senior product manager for professional video editing at Adobe Systems, about the new features in Premiere Pro CC for Fall, 2014.
A detailed and illustrated article showing how to use a variety of blend modes to combine text with backgrounds to yield striking visual effects in Adobe Premiere Pro (all versions). Plus, these are fun and easy to do.
A list of all new articles written by Larry Jordan in August, 2014, sorted by category: Commentary, Final Cut Pro X, Premiere Pro CC, Product Reviews, Motion 5, other subjects and Webinars. There are 30 articles listed here in total.
In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows how to sync multicam sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro CC using timecode, markers, In or Out points.
In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows a different use for multicam editing: creating presenter slide sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A short video tutorial showing how to add effects to multicam sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A detailed tutorial explaining how to create animated text transitions in Keynote that can be exported as a video file for use in Apple Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere Pro CC/CS6.
A detailed tutorial showing how to transfer projects from Adobe Premiere Pro CC to Apple Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed tutorial on how to transfer projects from Final Cut Pro X to Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A detailed video tutorial on how to sync double-system sound in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A step-by-step tutorial showing how to move Final Cut Pro 7 sequences into Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, CC, or later.
A detailed comparison between Final Cut Pro 7 and Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A short video tutorial illustrating how to use the new “Mask and Track” feature in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2014) to mask someone’s identity.
A step-by-step illustrated tutorial on how to use the new Live Text Template feature in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2014.)
An illustrated explanation of the new Master Clip feature in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2014).
A step-by-step illustrated tutorial on how to turn on Sync Settings for Adobe Premiere, as well as how to backup project files to the Creative Cloud.
A step-by-step tutorial to the new mask-and-track features in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2014) release.
