Blog Archives

Google Brain invents a new technology that can deconstruct mosaics that mask identities. This has dangerous implications for almost all documentary filmmakers, as this illustrated article explains.

An explanation of average audio levels, how they are measured using LUFS or LKFS, how to monitor them in Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro, or Adobe Audition, and what levels to use for your projects.

Kyno is an affordable, high-speed, easy-to-use media management, screening, logging, organization and transcoding application for current and past versions of Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere.

An illustrated explanation of Safe Zones (Action Safe & Title Safe) in Apple Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro CC; how they are used and why they exist.

A detailed look at the latest version of NewBlue Titler Pro 5, along with an interview with the New Blue Head of Product, Travis White.

A first, in-depth, look at Audio Networks. High-quality production music with flexible licenses.

A detailed, hands-on look at the Platform, from ProMAX. Shared storage, media asset management and archiving, all designed for workgroup video editing.

Apple Final Cut Pro X can do some amazing things. But, when you combine Final Cut with powerful third-party tools – a whole new world of productivity opens. This short video tutorial is the first five minutes of our in-depth tour and training on Kyno, for Media Asset Management.

Kyno is an easy-to-use media management, screening, logging, organization and transcoding toolset for anyone working with video content and still imagery. In this illustrated First Look, discover what sets Kyno apart from other media management tools. Larry really likes this.

Audio peak levels are not enough. We now need to consider average levels when editing video and mixing audio. This short, illustrated tutorials provides a quick orientation. (Updated with new settings.)

A quick tip that can help dial out color problems during video editing, quickly and easily.

The Top Ten most common mistakes that affect video editing.

A step-by-step guide to transferring projects between Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Apple Final Cut Pro X; along with an explanation of what transfers and what doesn’t.

EditReady is a fast, flexible, simple to use video converter and created by the same folks that created ClipWrap. This utility can help speed your editing, provide greater flexibility over clip naming, change the timecode of a source clip or simplify media management.

An explanation of the difference between I-frame and GOP video compression and why it matters to video editors.

Just about every video editor wants to know more about audio, and just about every one of them doesn’t have the time to study audio repair and mixing as much as they would like. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to move projects between Adobe Audition, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro 7 and Final Cut Pro X.

Dialog conveys information, while reaction shots convey emotion. In this short video excerpt from a webinar on creative video editing, Larry Jordan analyzes a scene from “The Battle of Five Armies,” and shows how it used reaction shots to heighten emotions.

Dialog conveys information, while reaction shots convey emotion. In this short video excerpt from a webinar on creative video editing, Larry Jordan shows how changing the position of the same two shots changes the emotional meaning of a scene.

If you are looking for visually interesting ways to style, degrade, or spice up your images, Rampant Edit Essentials is a great place to start. Here is an illustrated review of the product.

A variety of media creators explain how they archive their media and projects for the long-term.

In a discussion at the 2016 Creative Storage Conference, I discovered the answer to: “How long can we store flash media on a shelf without losing data.”

Blend modes allow us to add texture to text, change the look of clips, even create unusual and eye-catching effects. Blend modes exist in virtually every video and graphics editing application. In this short video Larry Jordan shows how to access, modify and use blend modes in Adobe Photoshop CC.

A detailed explanation of what video frame rates are, why and when we need to convert them; and why you shouldn’t.

Why become a member of Larry Jordan’s Video Training Library? Because you can learn exactly what you need to know from our library more quickly and better than you can learn it on your own.

A list of, and links to, the Top 20 tutorials on Larry Jordan’s website for 2015.

In this short, illustrated video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates the amount of storage that’s needed for 4K video files. Use this to plan your next project.

In this short, illustrated video, Larry Jordan shows two ways to transfer 4K media from an iPhone 6s (or 6s Plus) to a Macintosh. (These techniques do not require video editing software on the Mac.)

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 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.

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.

Explaining the craft of editing – how to edit a video montage set to music. Watch Larry Jordan show how and why he edits specific shots into a project to tell a story. (These techniques apply to any editing software on any platform.)

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.

A step-by-step tutorial showing how to move Final Cut Pro 7 sequences into Adobe Premiere Pro CS6, CC, or later.

in this short video tutorial, learn how to move projects from Final Cut Pro 7 (FCP 7) to Final Cut Pro X (FCP X) by using XML.

A detailed comparison between Final Cut Pro 7 and Final Cut Pro X.

A detailed comparison between Final Cut Pro 7 and Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

This short video tutorial illustrates which fonts are best for video and which ones should be avoided. These “rules” apply to all video projects in all NLEs, on both Mac and Windows systems.

Examples and guidelines for using fonts and typefaces effectively in film and video projects. Applies to all non-linear editing software.

An overview of media management for audio or video editing, on either Final Cut or Premiere Pro, for either Mac or Windows.

A detailed explanation of how to use the video scopes to make skin tones look normal for a variety of ethnic skin types. These techniques apply to Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Pro 7, Premiere Pro CC and CS6, as well as other video editing software.

A simple step-by-step technique to correct problems with merged clips in Final Cut Pro 7 due to inaccurate frame rates, aspect ratios, or image size.

Use this “Three Codec” method to shoot and edit video to improve speed and image quality.

A short video tutorial defining the differences in video gray-scale levels.

A step-by-step tutorial on converting time-lapse images into a movie using QuickTime Player 7.

MotionVFX mFlare creates a dazzling array of lens flare effects, which can be used as is, or modified extensively.

A series of Macintosh trouble-shooting procedures for the video editor> Safe Boot, Create New User, and Trash Preferences.

A step-by-step tutorial on converting frame sizes and frame rates from HD to SD video using Compressor.

A quick tour through the Blend modes in Final Cut Pro X, with examples of the most popular options.

This is a compilation of articles detailing how to create multicam edits in Final Cut Pro X, Final Cut Pro 7 or Adobe Premiere. This includes both detailed tutorials and quick checklists.

A short step-by-step cookbook to creating a chroma-key in Final Cut Pro 7.