A short tutorial on how to get high-frame-rate video clips to play back at the frame rate they were shot to create very clean slow-motion effects.
A look at Dolby Labs “Vision” – a way of improving video image quality by enhancing image bit-depth and color grading.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to add a still image, or animated video clip, as a watermark using Apple Compressor 4.1.
A step-by-step tutorial to adding a watermark inside Adobe Media Encoder 7.1 or later.
A detailed explanation of how to get text to flow around a shape using Motion 5.
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 short tutorial on how to update graphics files imported into 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 short video tutorial explaining the basics of video compression. This tutorial is relevant for any video compression software.
A comparison of Adobe Media Encoder and Apple Compressor running on a new Mac Pro. [Updated]
A quick explanation of what the two performance playback preference settings control in Final Cut Pro X.
An explanation of compression artifacts, and how to create test movies to make sure video images compressed with the best possible quality and smallest file size.
A discussion of where the eye looks in the frame and how to control it.
A simple, step-by-step technique to soften skin and add a glow for romantic closeups using Final Cut Pro X.
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.
Changing the stacking order of effects in FCP X changes the effect. Learn how in this step-by-step article.
A quick effect to process Inspector settings before effects, using compound clips.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to zoom an image inside a mask in Final Cut Pro X.
A step-by-step tutorial on creating motion effects, presets, and drop shadows in Premiere Pro CS6 or CC.
A step-by-step video tutorial how to animate video using motion paths and curves.
A step-by-step tutorial on how to maintain safe video levels using the Video Limiter effect.
A short video tutorial defining the differences in video gray-scale levels.
This video tutorial shows how to use the Video Limiter to prevent excessive white levels.
A step-by-step tutorial on converting time-lapse images into a movie using QuickTime Player 7.
A step-by-step tutorial on different ways to crop video clips in Final Cut Pro X.
This video tutorial shows how to create shape masks and use them to adjust exposure levels within a video clip using Final Cut Pro X.
Three different ways to create a spotlight effect in Final Cut Pro X.
Learn how to use shape and color masks in FCP X to make secondary color corrections to your clips.
SliceX with mocha is a new plug-in from CoreMelt that can solve a variety of rotoscoping problems in Final Cut Pro X.
The Neat Video Reduce Noise filter does an amazing job reducing video noise created by shooting in low-light situations.
A quick video tutorial on how to animate stills with depth and movement using Final Cut Pro X,
In this short video tutorial, learn how to size still images to look great in Final Cut Pro X.
A quick tour through the Blend modes in Final Cut Pro X, with examples of the most popular options.
A video tutorial showing how to display, modify, and analyze images using video scopes in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.
The X.264 codec can improve compressed image quality. This tutorial shows how to install and use it in Apple Compressor.
This step-by-step tutorial shows how to automate the process of burning-in timecode to a clip using Final Cut Pro X.
A video tutorial showing how to create still or video montages using multicam in Final Cut Pro X.
A step-by-step tutorial showing how to convert standard-def video into high-def video using Apple Compressor.
In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to use the Ultra key in Premiere Pro CS6 to create great looking green-screen keys.
A step-by-step training tutorial on how to create and export still frames in Final Cut Pro X.
In this tutorial, learn all the different ways, and sources, to create a freeze frame in Final Cut Pro X.
This article show why images displayed in Final Cut Pro 7’s Viewer look better than those in the Canvas.
In this article, Larry Jordan explains why image quality suffers when you scale video, or stills, larger than 100%.
This technique shows how to export a clip with transparency (an alpha channel) in FCP 7 or FCP X.
Create a favorite effect – a traveling matte – in Final Cut Pro X using this step-by-step technique.
Final Cut Pro X now supports importing layered Photoshop graphics. This technique explains how this works – and recommended image sizes to use for images.
The Fast Color Corrector does exactly that – fast color correction. Here’s how it works.
Four light effects in Final Cut Pro X to add visual interest: vignette, spot, shadows, artifacts.
Here are two ways to animate moving on images in Final Cut Pro X.
Stabilizing an image and correcting for rolling shutter are easy in Final Cut Pro X. This article explains how.
