Whether you use Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, or any other video editing software, you can create high-quality motion graphics using Apple Motion. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how how to use and modify the Play Range for rendering and playback in Motion 5.3.
Whether you use Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, or any other video editing software, you can create high-quality motion graphics using Apple Motion. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how create and modify a new project preset for Motion 5.3.
Whether you use Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, or any other video editing software, you can create high-quality motion graphics using Apple Motion. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to add, style and animate text in Motion 5.3.
Whether you use Apple Final Cut Pro X, Adobe Premiere Pro CC, or any other video editing software, you can create high-quality motion graphics using Apple Motion. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan walks you through the Motion 5.3 interface.
In this short video excerpt from a recent webinar, Larry Jordan shows how to create, apply and use Finder Tags to keyword clips in Apple Final Cut Pro X.
This introductory session is designed for people who’ve never used Final Cut, but want to learn more. This short video excerpt illustrates the new Workspace function in Final Cut Pro X.
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.
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.
About 200 of Larry Jordan’s favorite keyboard shortcuts for Apple Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. (Available as two separate PDFs and formatted for both printing and reference.)
An illustrated tutorial on how to change the interface in Final Cut Pro X.
A behind-the-scenes look at the setup and gear the Digital Production Buzz is using for its NAB 2016 live coverage.
A detailed Q&A on media, media management and key preference settings in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
Media management in FCP X boils down to: its either in the library or it isn’t. And every time you import media, you get to choose where it goes. This article explains what you need to know.
In this short video excerpt from a recent webinar, Larry Jordan shows the best way to import media from a camera, camera card, hard disk or iPhone into Final Cut Pro X.
In this short video excerpt of a recent webinar, Larry Jordan shows how to copy or move media, events and projects into new libraries. This technique is very useful for sharing projects between editors – Transfer Libraries – organizing files, or trimming libraries that have gotten too large.
A detailed workflow, writen by Oliver Peters, explaining how to use offline and online media in Final Cut Pro X.
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, 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.
An illustrated and in-depth tour of the Timeline Index in Final Cut Pro X.
An illustrated, introductory explanation of how to add, modify, position, and delete audio in Motion 5.
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 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 …
In this short video demo, Larry Jordan explains when to use external vs. managed media in Final Cut Pro X.
A short video where Larry Jordan answers the question: “When should I use camera native, optimized or proxy media in Final Cut Pro X?”
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, detailed presentation on how to add, modify, and delete keyboard shortcuts in Final Cut Pro X; including two lists: 1. Existing shortcuts that you may not know exist, and 2. Menu options that should have shortcuts, but don’t.
In this short video, Larry Jordan explains what digital audio recorders are, how to select the right audio recording format and where to set recording levels.
In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan provides a tour of the Motion 5 interface, along with several keyboard shortcuts that make working with Motion more efficient.
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 list of the icons found in Final Cut Pro X.
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.
A secret tip that explains how to see source media timecode during import into Final Cut Pro X.
A detailed step-by-step tutorial on how to connect Wirecast to Wowza for live video streaming. Written by Larry Jordan, Tori Hoefke, and Megan Paulos.
A short tutorial explaining what the color lines mean in Final Cut Pro X’s Browser and how to display them.
A discussion from IMUG on the relevance of timecode in today’s video editing software and how it can be used to organize your projects.
A short video tutorial, hosted by Larry Jordan, explaining what Roles are in Final Cut Pro X and how to use them.
A step-by-step illustrated article explaining what Ratings are in Final Cut Pro X and how to use them. (Also includes references to using keywords.)
A step-by-step illustrated article describing how to create and use keyword ranges, along with links to other articles on keywords in Final Cut Pro X.
An example of how to share logging data between two editors using Final Cut Pro X.
A look at the challenges of adding a media asset system to a small company. It isn’t the software; it’s the people.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to consolidate media, Events, and Libraries from multiple locations into a single Library, using Final Cut Pro X. This is especially useful when you need to bring external media into a single library.
A video tutorial on how to find, access and save color presets in the Color Board of Final Cut Pro X.
A 14-step Quick Start Guide to Understanding Video Compression.
A detailed, but short, tutorial on how to use the Format and Style menu to automatically format text in Final Cut Pro X.
Tips and shortcuts to changing the display of Libraries, Events and Clips inside Final Cut Pro X (v.10.1.x)
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