Blog Archives

Disable, remove and extract audio tracks from QuickTime movies using QuickTime Player 7 Pro.

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.

Use this “Three Codec” method to shoot and edit video to improve speed and image quality.

A step-by-step tutorial on how to zoom an image inside a mask in Final Cut Pro X.

A video tutorial showing how to export a project from Premiere Pro CC to create a master file or a compressed file.

A video comparison of the best way to slow and smooth a shaky clip.

A short video tutorial motion-tracking particles to create cold breath in Motion 5.

An overview of how Final Cut Pro X manages render files and how to delete them at the end of a project.

A step-by-step guide to moving Final Cut Pro X Events, media and Projects.

A step-by-step video tutorial on animating text and titles using a custom title in FCP X.

A step-by-step video tutorial how to animate video using motion paths and curves.

A step-by-step video tutorial explaining keyframes and how to use them to adjust audio in Final Cut Pro X.

This video tutorial shows how to move projects between Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Audition CC.

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 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.

This short, step-by-step video tutorial illustrates the new hover-scrub feature in Adobe Prelude CC.

A detailed video tutorial showing how to send files from Adobe Prelude CC to Premiere Pro CC.

A step-by-step tutorial on converting time-lapse images into a movie using QuickTime Player 7.

A step-by-step tutorial on how to compress video and audio for the web.

An analysis of the Mac Pro “sneak peek,” with thoughts on what it means for video editors.

A detailed tutorial on HTTP Live Streaming and how to compress video files for it.

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.

A short video tutorial shows how to turn everything black-and-white, except for one element in the frame; the “Pleasantville effect.”

This short video tutorial shows how to use DeHummer in Adobe Audition CC to remove audio hum.

This short video tutorial illustrates the new Sound Remover tool in Audition CC, which easily removes variable-frequency noise.

This video tutorial shows how to use Audition’s Multiband Compressor to boost soft passage and even out levels.

The Neat Video Reduce Noise filter does an amazing job reducing video noise created by shooting in low-light situations.

A commentary on how to pick the best video frame rate to shoot your project, with a look back at history.

A detailed explanation of the video and audio gear used to cover the 2013 NAB Show for the Digital Production Buzz podcast.

A step-by-step tutorial on converting frame sizes and frame rates from HD to SD video using Compressor.

This short video tutorial shows how to remove hum, reduce background noise and adjust levels, using the Audio Enhancement tools in Final Cut Pro X.

In this short video tutorial, you will learn how to fix audio problems within a sub-frame (1/80th of a frame) in Final Cut Pro X.

A short video tutorial on how to access and adjust the surround sound panner in Final Cut Pro X.

An in-depth tutorial on how to use the Broadcast Colors filter in Premiere Pro CS6 – and why.

It takes planing during the shoot, but conforming is a better way to create slow-motion effects. Here’s how it works.

In this video tutorial, learn how to change video frame rates using Compressor 4.

In this video tutorial, learn the best, and fastest, way to deinterlace video in Compressor 4.

In this video tutorial, learn how to speed video compression using a processor cluster in Compressor 4.

In this step-by-step video tutorial, learn how to animate title text in Final Cut Pro X.

A step-by-step video tutorial showing how to create FCP X templates inside Motion 5.

A detailed video tutorial showing how to style text for titles in Final Cut Pro X.

In this video tutorial, learn how to motion track text so it moves with the background in Motion 5.

In this video tutorial, learn how to create an effect in Motion 5 for use in Final Cut Pro X.

This short video tutorial shows how to animate a mask in Motion 5 – a very cool effect that is very easy to do.

A quick video tutorial on how to animate stills with depth and movement using Final Cut Pro X,