An explanation on what’s really happening when you convert audio files between different sample rates, featuring comments from Adobe.
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.
Adobe Premiere Pro CC can do amazing things. However, when you combine Premiere with powerful third-party tools – Premiere’s power is magnified. In this short video tutorial, you’ll learn about how the Pond5 panel gives you immediate access to millions of low-res clips for free.
Today, I decided to see what happens when I combine an SD, HD and 4K clip into one multicam clip inside Final Cut Pro X. The answer is that if you change one setting, you can reframe any clip, even after its edited into the Timeline.
The Top Ten most common mistakes that affect video editing.
A very cool, very secret Final Cut Pro X tip that can speed both importing and editing.
Closed captions are intimidating! But, closed captions are also vital to understanding a movie for anyone who has trouble hearing or speaks a different language. In this short video excerpt, discover what captions are and the key terms you need to know.
These are the highlights of the 2016 Coughlin Associates survey on how media professionals use storage, along with a link to a PDF containing the complete survey results.
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.
Last week, Adobe released updates to all their audio and video software. In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan showcases the new dynamic link between Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Adobe Audition CC.
Video scopes are indispensable when making final decisions on how to fix problems or grade a scene. This article shows how to configure them in Final Cut Pro X.
An illustrated tutorial showing how to import selected sequences, media and projects into a separate project in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
An illustrated tutorial on how to convert stereo audio to dual-channel mono for editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
An illustrated tutorial on how to change the interface in Final Cut Pro X.
An illustrated guide to editing HDR media in Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed Q&A on media, media management and key preference settings in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A step-by-step tutorial illustrating how to trim video and audio clips under a transition in Final Cut Pro X.
A hidden keyboard shortcut that you can create in Final Cut Pro X that instantly resets audio levels to 0 dB in all selected clips or ranges.
The Loudness Radar is available in Adobe Premiere Pro CC and Audition CC. It allows us to measure average audio levels and meet the requirements of the CALM Act.
When speed is everything, and distortion is not an option, normalization can wrangle all your selected audio clips and even out their audio levels in a heartbeat. This illustrated article explains how.
Step-by-step tutorials covering Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5, Adobe Media Encoder and product reviews written during Dec. 2015 by Larry Jordan.
A list of, and links to, the Top 20 tutorials on Larry Jordan’s website for 2015.
A detailed workflow, writen by Oliver Peters, explaining how to use offline and online media in Final Cut Pro X.
The best drama, dance and music videos all start with a story. But, from there, they quickly diverge. This webinar looks at the differences between drama, music and dance. Watch as Larry Jordan explores how to create a variety of visual effects that are often used in dance and music videos.
The best drama, dance and music videos all start with a story. But, from there, they quickly diverge. This webinar looks at the differences between drama, music and dance. Watch as Larry Jordan explains the differences between editing drama, music and dance.
Secret tips and tricks on editing with Final Cut Pro X, from Larry Jordan.
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus both shoot 4K video. Imagine, an iPhone shooting 4K video! But… how? In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to edit 4K video into an HD project using Spatial Conform and the Transform settings in the Inspector.
The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus both shoot 4K video. Imagine, an iPhone shooting 4K video! But… how? In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to measure the speed of a hard disk using Blackmagic Design’s Disk Speed Test utility.
An illustrated, in-depth discussion of 4K video on an iPhone 6s, how to capture and edit it in Final Cut Pro X; along with a discussion of storage requirements.
In this short video excerpt, Larry illustrates how to use Adobe Audition CC and its Automatic Speech Alignment tool. A typical use for this technique is matching an ADR recording with on-set audio.
In this short video excerpt, Larry uses Adobe Audition CC to polish the final audio mix, export a stereo pair, then measure the exported file to determine its final audio levels and verify it is free of distortion.
An illustrated tutorial on how and why to change frame rates for different video clips when editing in Final Cut Pro X.
An illustrated tutorial on how to deinterlace interlaced video clips when editing in Final Cut Pro X.
An easy way to reset an incorrect aspect ratio when using standard-definition video.
An illustrated guide to moving iMovie projects and media from iMovie into Final Cut Pro X.
A short video, by Larry Jordan, showing how to use the Multicam Angle Editor in Final Cut Pro X.
A short, illustrated video excerpt where Larry Jordan shows different ways to sync and build a multicam clip in Final Cut Pro X.
An indexed and linked list of all technical blogs and articles written by Larry Jordan during August, 2015.
What you need to know to avoid or fix corrupted Library files in Final Cut Pro X. Updated March, 2020, with new information and more resources.
An illustrated explanation of why you can’t import portions of a clip into Final Cut Pro X, along with examples of what you can and what you can’t.
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.
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 explanation of preference settings in Final Cut Pro X 10.2.x, along with my recommendations on which ones to change and why.
An illustrated explanation of how to use the Media Browser in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2014) to access media and projects faster.
A detailed tutorial on the new Library Smart Collections in the 10.2 update to Final Cut Pro X.
The 10.2 update to Apple Final Cut Pro X expanded the use and usefulness of keywords, as this detailed tutorial explains.
This short video tutorial showcases the changes to the Media Import dialog in Final Cut Pro X (v.10.2).
A detailed look at the latest versions of Final Cut Pro X (10.2), Compressor (4.2) and Motion (5.2) released from Apple today.
Some little-known keyboard shortcuts for Final Cut Pro X that can help you work faster… or, at least, smile a little more.
