A secret, yet quick tip to make color correcting multicam clips in Final Cut Pro X a lot easier.
Two very powerful edits in FCP X are the overwrite and back-timed edit. This step-by-step tutorial shows you how these work.
A commentary on the issues surrounding analog to digital audio conversion and the problems with using a Mackie Onyx mixer in a digital environment.
An overview of media management for audio or video editing, on either Final Cut or Premiere Pro, for either Mac or Windows.
A detailed description of the hardware and software (gear) that the Digital Production Buzz is using to cover the 2014 NAB Show.
A detailed review of the new music plug-in from Smartsound that connects with either Final Cut Pro X or Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A step-by-step technique showing a faster way to find clips using the Find Filter box in Final Cut Pro X.
An explanation of how to determine what media you are editing in Final Cut Pro X.
A step-by-step tutorial illustrating how to separate a stereo audio clip into two mono channels for editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A tutorial on the new audio track types in Adobe Premiere Pro CC; why they are there, how to configure them, and how to use them in your video edit.
A step-by-step guide to assigning, modifying, and searching on keywords in Final Cut Pro X. This tutorial applies to all versions of Final Cut Pro X.
A first-look at a new Adobe Premier Pro CC extension from Pond5 that simplifies finding, editing and conforming stock footage — all inside Premiere itself.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to trim connected clips, then how and why to convert them to a connected storyline for trimming in Final Cut Pro X.
A step-by-step tutorial on creating busses and sub-mixes for use in audio mixing a video project, using Adobe Audition CC.
An in-depth look at the Promise Technology Pegasus2 Thunderbolt RAID, from the perspective of video editing.
A short video tutorial showing how to join a through edit and trim audio clips in Final Cut Pro X.
This tutorial video illustrates how to create project snapshots in Final Cut Pro X v10.1.
A quick explanation of what the two performance playback preference settings control in Final Cut Pro X.
Another quick technique to display source timecode for clips in the Final Cut Pro X timeline.
A short tutorial showing how to spell-check, find and replace title text in Final Cut Pro X.
A fast way to view the timecode of source clips in the Event Browser of Final Cut Pro X.
Hidden tricks to merge or cut connected storylines in Final Cut Pro X.
A checklist “cookbook” to help you quickly create multi-camera sequences (multicam clips) in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A quick video tutorial on how to build, modify, and edit multi-camera sequences in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A step-by-step tutorial on building, editing, and trimming multicamera sequences (multicam clips) in Premiere Pro CC.
An explanation of how to configure the new MacPro to get the best performance for the least amount of money. (This was written before the MacPro was released.)
A detailed description of compound clips, what they are, how to create them, and why to make them independent in Final Cut Pro X.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to share keywords between clips in Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed description of what trimming is, and how to do it faster in Premiere Pro CC.
A step-by-step tutorial on creating a soft-edged wipe to a full-screen color in Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed review of SpectraLayers Pro 2 from Sony Creative Software.
A simple, but not obvious, technique for using compound clips to track interview guests in FCP X.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to use Auditions in Final Cut Pro X to quickly select the best version of a clip.
A simple step-by-step guide to creating video bookmarks in Larry Jordan’s Video Training Library.
An in-depth look at the ShuttlePRO v2 and ShuttleXpress from Contour Design.
A step-by-step technique to display, modify, and restore separate audio tracks in a clip using Final Cut Pro X.
Disable, remove and extract audio tracks from QuickTime movies using QuickTime Player 7 Pro.
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.
A better way to sync double-system sound with video using PluralEyes 3 from Red Giant Software.
A video comparison of the best way to slow and smooth a shaky clip.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to create a multicam clip with discreet audio tracks in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
A quick technique to create subclips in the Event Browser of Final Cut Pro X.
A video tutorial showing how to select and ingest tapeless video clips using Adobe Prelude CC.
A simple, step-by-step tutorial on how to make audio edits sound more natural by adding pauses without losing sync.
This twelve-step workflow organizes your editing to focus on doing critical tasks first.
This short video tutorial illustrates the new Sound Remover tool in Audition CC, which easily removes variable-frequency noise.
A step-by-step tutorial on ways to set audio levels to prevent distortion and even out the range between loud and soft passages in a clip using Adobe Audition CS6.
A tutorial explaining what a split edit is, how to create it, and options to make it sound better.
A detailed explanation of the video and audio gear used to cover the 2013 NAB Show for the Digital Production Buzz podcast.
An illustrated, step-by-step technique showing how to adjust volume levels on clips and ranges in Final Cut Pro X.
