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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.

Learn how to create Roles, assign them to clips, and use the Timeline Index to organize them in this short video training on Final Cut Pro X.

Learn how to export using Roles, and adjust export settings, in Final Cut Pro X in this short video training.

Learn two different ways to reduce audio background noise using Adobe Audition CS6 in this short video training.

Learn how to change the pitch of a note that isn’t quite right in Adobe Audition CS6 in this short video tutorial.

A video tutorial showing how to display, modify, and analyze images using video scopes in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6.

A short video tutorial showing how to link buttons, chapter markers, menus and tracks in Adobe Encore CS6.

A short video tutorial on how to change button highlight colors in Adobe Encore CS6.

A video tutorial on creating, renaming, moving, and deleting Events using Final Cut Pro X.

A summary of storage technology and trivia gathered at the recent Storage Visions Conference 2013 in Las Vegas.

The X.264 codec can improve compressed image quality. This tutorial shows how to install and use it in Apple Compressor.

A step-by-step tutorial showing how to create a countdown clock in Final Cut Pro X.

This step-by-step tutorial shows how to automate the process of burning-in timecode to a clip using Final Cut Pro X.

This short video shows how to edit a multicam clip using the Multi-camera Monitor in Premiere Pro CS6.

A short video tutorial on how to change the display order of clips in a Multi-camera sequence in Premiere Pro CS6.

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.

Here’s a step-by-step tutorial on exporting source clip timecode using Final Cut Pro X.

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how to use the Ultra key in Premiere Pro CS6 to create great looking green-screen keys.

This short video tutorial orients you to Sorenson Squeeze and shows you how to create a simple compression.

In this short video tutorial, learn how to create Watch Folders to automate media compression.

A short, three-minute video tutorial on how to use the new drop shadow effect in Final Cut Pro 10.0.6.

A quick video training on using the new Copy/Paste Attributes in Final Cut Pro X 10.0.6.

Be cautious when using the 50’s TV effect or Add blend mode in Final Cut Pro X, as this article explains.

This short video tutorial shows how to use the Precision Editor in FInal Cut Pro X.

In this short video tutorial, learn how to animate text on a curved path in Motion 5. (This works for Motion 4, as well.)

This video tutorial shows you everything you need to know to create a great-looking key with Final Cut Pro X.

A video tutorial on adding chapter markers and creating test movies using Compressor 4.

Trevor Ward sent me his review of the Sony PMW-100 camcorder, based on his use at the London Olympics.

Auditions, in FCP X, speed the process of selecting the next shot. This short video shows how to create and modify them.

A video tutorial on how Watch Folders allow AME CS6 to automate the process of compressing media. This tutorial shows you how.

A video tutorial on how to set preferences in Adobe Media Encoder CS6.

Here’s how to change the speed of a clip in Adobe Premiere Pro CS6 – from still frames to variable speed changes. This article shows you how.

Job-chaining saves time during compression by sending the output of one compression process into input of the next. Here’s how it works.

Whether you are using multicam in Final Cut Pro X or Final Cut Pro X, keep this key point in mind: You can not mix audio tracks using multicam editing, and you can switch between tracks, but not mix between tracks.

The Precision Editor in FCP X makes adjusting where two media clips touch simple, precise, and visual.

Recently, Adobe updated Prelude CS6 to version 1.0.1. This article describes the new features.

Adobe Prelude CS6 is designed to speed the review, ingest, logging, selection, and export of tapeless media. This is a first-look at the new software.

ScopeBox 3, new from Divergent Media, is designed to replace hardware scopes with software. Here’s a video demo.

Auditions are new in Final Cut Pro X for comparing two or more shots in the Timeline. This technique shows how this works.

In this article, I want to talk about what happens when you make a color or exposure adjustment to a clip; and illustrate this with screen shots.

One of the great new features with multiclips in Final Cut Pro X is how easy it is to add and sync new clips into an existing multicam master. Here’s a video tutorial that shows you how.

There are two ways to create movies using custom image sizes: one in Motion and one in Compressor. This illustrates both methods.

Here’s a step-by-step technique that shows you how to create chapter markers manually or automatically in Compressor.

Often, we need to organize our clips manually as we figure out the organization we need to make sense of a project. Keywords are perfect for this – and very fast, both to apply and to use.

Here’s a technique that explains what and how to import and organize your files in Final Cut Pro X.

Adobe Story can help you write, plan, collaborate, and schedule your next production. This video tutorial shows you how to get started. You can access Story from anywhere via a web browser, or as part of the Adobe Production Premium suite.

Photoshop is legendary for fixing image problems. But the Extended version can also retouch video, as this video tutorial illustrates.

The open secret of Final Cut Pro X is that all its effects are Motion 5 projects. This means that you can use Motion to create custom effects for use in Final Cut. This video tutorial shows you how this works.