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 Final Cut Library Manager, from Arctic Whiteness.
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.
The Top Ten most common mistakes that affect video editing.
In the Wild West that is the Internet, technical quality is often ignored. But, in the worlds of broadcast, cable or DVDs, knowing that your file will pass technical muster can make the difference between making or missing the deadline. Pulsar QC, from Venera Technologies, is file analysis software, developed for the studios but priced for independents, will test your media files for technical quality; as this article explains.
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.”
A quick look at new products being announced at NAB 2016.
Final Cut Library Manager is an essential Final Cut utility that allows you to do things with Final Cut Pro X library and media files files that are either impossible or enormously time-consuming to do any other way. This highlights their latest release (v. 3.04)
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 detailed look from Larry Jordan at BRU PE, from TOLIS Group – software for archiving your files and media on LTO tape.
MovieCaptioner is low-cost, easy-to-use software for Mac and Windows which creates, revised and exports closed-captions to video. This product review explains how it works and what you need to know to add captions to your movies.
A detailed, illustrated review of PreRoll Post from Imagine Products.
We all know we need to archive our projects for the long-term. But… how? In this short video demo, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use Imagine Software’s PreRoll Post to archive media files.
We all know we need to archive our projects for the long-term. But… how? In this short video demo, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use TOLIS Group’s BRU PE to archive media files.
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.
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.
In this detailed, illustrated product review, Larry Jordan looks at SoundSoap, from Soundness.
An illustrated guide to moving iMovie projects and media from iMovie into Final Cut Pro X.
A list of new features and bug fixes in updates for Final Cut Pro X (10.2.2), Motion (5.2.2), Compressor (4.2.1) and Apple’s Pro Video Formats.
An indexed and linked list of all technical blogs and articles written by Larry Jordan during August, 2015.
An illustrated, detailed product review of version 2.70 of Final Cut Library Manager, by ArcticWhiteness.
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.”
A list of articles – and links – written by Larry Jordan during July, 2015, for those folks who were on vacation and missed his weekly newsletters.
A summary of the 2015 Storage in Media Survey Results conducted by Coughlin & Associates. Storage is essential to all digital media and this survey provides a snapshot of how it is being used across our industry today. (Included detailed PDF.)
In this short video showcase, Larry Jordan presents “Symbol Pop,” a new plug-in from Stupid Raisins that provides 192 animated, customizable symbols for Final Cut Pro X.
A short video demo, from Larry Jordan, of Frame.io collaboration software illustrating what it is and how it integrates with Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed video compression speed test comparing Adobe Media Encoder, Apple Compressor, HandBrake, MPEG Streamclip, Telestream Episode and Sorenson Squeeze running on a new Mac Pro and an iMac.
A product review of how the 1 Beyond StreamMachine 17 (Pro) was used in live webcast production at the 2015 NAB Show for the Digital Production Buzz.
A commentary on Vimeo’s erroneous decision to categorize all PAL video as HD during upload.
A review of the new Unity Intercom, an intercom system for iOS devices useful in broadcast, production, houses of worship and live events.
A detailed explanation of how we implemented live video streaming from our studio to the web using FrontLayer.com and Wirecast.
A video demo from Larry Jordan showcasing Sheffield Softworks “Artitude” in Final Cut Pro X.
A list of all new articles for September, 2014, written by Larry Jordan for his newsletter.
A detailed look at how Digital Anarchy Beauty Box 3.x works using Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed tutorial showing how to transfer projects from Adobe Premiere Pro CC to Apple Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed review of the 1 Beyond Copy Utility for LTO-6 tape.
A video tutorial on the amazing SliceX and TrackX, published by Coremelt.
A short video tutorial on how to use Producer’s Best Friend from Intelligent Assistance in Final Cut Pro X.
A collection of thoughts on new products and industry trends on the eve of the 2014 NAB Show.
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 personal experience trying to compress WebM movies to support FireFox browsers.
A detailed look at the latest release of Sorenson Media’s Squeeze Pro 9.
A detailed review of SpectraLayers Pro 2 from Sony Creative Software.
A better way to sync double-system sound with video using PluralEyes 3 from Red Giant Software.
A step-by-step guide to creating extremely slow-motion clips using Twixtor in Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed product review of Sony’s Sound Forge Pro Mac audio software.
A look at new Samurai and NInja digital video recorders from Atomos, and why they are helpful during production.
This short video tutorial orients you to Sorenson Squeeze and shows you how to create a simple compression.
In this short video tutorial, learn how to create Watch Folders to automate media compression.
EDL-X from XMiL Workflow Tools, creates EDL lists from Final Cut Pro X. Here is a first look at how this works.
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