In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to create Watch Folders in Adobe Media Encoder that can be accessed by multiple computers and a shared server to simplify video compression.
A collection of articles and video demos explaining how to create green-screen keys (chroma-keys) in Apple Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
In this video excerpt from a recent PowerUp webinar, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use the new Comparison View feature in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2019).
In this video excerpt from a recent PowerUp webinar, Larry Jordan illustrates how to measure and modify skin tones in Adobe Premiere Pro CC (2019), along with a table presenting “normal” skin tone values for men and women in different ethnic groups.
Apple just released updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor. In this short video excerpt, Larry illustrates the new support for SRT captions in Final Cut Pro X.
Apple just released updates to Final Cut Pro X, Motion and Compressor. In this short video excerpt, Larry illustrates the new Comparison Viewer in Final Cut 10.4.4.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to apply keywords automatically and manually to your clips, use them to find clips in the Browser, or create searches (called “Smart Collections”) to find clips based upon keywords.
In this brief video overview, discover how Kyno can help you find, label, manage and transcode media for Apple Final Cut Pro X and Adobe Premiere Pro CC. Hosted by Larry Jordan.
This session looks at key new features in Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition and Media Encoder in Adobe’s updates for Spring, 2019. Join host, Larry Jordan, as he illustrates the new selective color curves in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
This session looks at key new features in Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition and Media Encoder in Adobe’s updates for Spring, 2019. Join host, Larry Jordan, as he illustrates several new time-saving tips and techniques for Premiere.
This session looks at key new features in Adobe Premiere Pro, Audition and Media Encoder in Adobe’s updates for Spring, 2019. Join host, Larry Jordan, as he illustrates the new DeReverb and DeNoise effects for both Premiere and Audition.
Editing a multicam shoot allows us to see multiple camera clips at the same time as we edit the show. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates different ways to sync clips inside a multicam clip using Apple Final Cut Pro X.
Editing a multicam shoot allows us to see multiple camera clips at the same time as we edit the show. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to edit and trim a multicam clip using Apple Final Cut Pro X.
Editing a multicam shoot allows us to see multiple camera clips at the same time as we edit the show. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to add effects and create montages with multicam clips inside Apple Final Cut Pro X.
Whether you use Adobe Premiere or Apple Final Cut, still images are at the heart of many video programs, especially documentaries. But, what do you do your images don’t look that good? In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use a variety of tools to repair a still image in Photoshop.
Whether you use Adobe Premiere or Apple Final Cut, still images are at the heart of many video programs, especially documentaries. But, what do you do if your images don’t look that good? In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use the Patch tool in Adobe Photoshop CC to repair an image.
Larry Jordan shows how to export the audio files for a dramatic scene from FCP X using XML, convert the XML file using XtoCC, edit and mix the audio in Adobe Audition, then bring the final mix back into FCP X for final output. In this short excerpt, Larry illustrates how to get audio files out of FCP X and into Audition using XML.
Larry Jordan shows how to export the audio files for a dramatic scene from FCP X using XML, convert the XML file using XtoCC, edit and mix the audio in Adobe Audition CC, then bring the final mix back into FCP X for final output. In this short excerpt, Larry illustrates how and why to create an audio bus in Adobe Audition.
If you want to fix color problems faster and better, as well as improve the overall look of your media, this session gives you a host of new ideas, tools and techniques you can put to work immediately. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to display, adjust and use the video scopes inside Apple Final Cut Pro X.
If you want to fix color problems faster and better, as well as improve the overall look of your media, this session gives you a host of new ideas, tools and techniques you can put to work immediately. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how and why to adjust the gray-scale values of an image.
If you want to fix color problems faster and better, as well as improve the overall look of your media, this session gives you a host of new ideas, tools and techniques you can put to work immediately. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to use two automated color correction tools in FCP X: Match Color and Balance Color.
Nothing causes quite the confusion in video editing as media management. Before we can even begin editing, we need to figure out what to do with all the files that were generated on set. In this short video excerpt, you’ll discover a variety of media management techniques for Apple Final Cut Pro X.
Nothing causes quite the confusion in video editing as media management. Before we can even begin editing, we need to figure out what to do with all the files that were generated on set. In this short video excerpt, you’ll discover a variety of media management techniques for Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
This video is from our periodic series called: “Ask Larry Anything.” This is a free-form conversation between Larry Jordan and viewers about, well, anything. In this short video, Larry shows how to create and display video proxy files in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
This video is from our periodic series called: “Ask Larry Anything.” This is a free-form conversation between Larry Jordan and viewers about, well, anything. In this short video, Larry shows how to select and move multiple titles and transitions at the same time in Apple Final Cut Pro X.
This video is from our periodic series called: “Ask Larry Anything.” This is a free-form conversation between Larry Jordan and viewers about, well, anything. In this short video, Larry shows how to use the Parametric EQ filter in Adobe Audition CC to improve the audio quality of your dialog.
This video is from our periodic series called: “Ask Larry Anything.” This is a free-form conversation between Larry Jordan and viewers about, well, anything. In this short video excerpt, Larry shows how to create image reflections in Apple Final Cut Pro X.
This video is from our periodic series called: “Ask Larry Anything.” This is a free-form conversation between Larry Jordan and viewers about, well, anything. In this short video excerpt, Larry shows how to use the new audio limiter effect in Apple Final Cut Pro X.
ff-Works is a front-end to ffMPEG, a highly-regarded, open-source compression engine. When you combine ff-Works with ffMPEG, you get a very powerful, very flexible, very high quality media transcoding/compression tool. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates how to customize audio and video compression settings.
ff-Works is a front-end to ffMPEG, a highly-regarded, open-source compression engine. When you combine ff-Works with ffMPEG, you get a very powerful, very flexible, very high quality media transcoding/compression tool. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to customize audio and video compression settings.
Roles are a very powerful, but little understood, feature in Apple Final Cut Pro X. They can help organize clips in the Browser or Timeline, control captions in multiple languages, clean up the Timeline and simplify audio mixes. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to organize clips in the Timeline using Roles.
Roles are a very powerful, but little understood, feature in Apple Final Cut Pro X. They can help organize clips in the Browser or Timeline, control captions in multiple languages, clean up the Timeline and simplify audio mixes. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to create, modify and delete Roles.
Green-screen keys are increasingly essential in even the smallest projects. In this short excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to create and adjust a basic green-screen key in Apple Final Cut Pro X.
Green-screen keys are increasingly essential in even the smallest projects. In this short excerpt, Larry Jordan explains how to create and adjust a basic green-screen key in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use Apple Compressor to crop and pad video images; for example, to convert between aspect ratios.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan explains how to use Apple Compressor to convert video frame rates and illustrates why this may, or may not, be a good idea.
All of us DESERVE a good job. But, what we deserve has nothing to do with whether we will actually FIND a good job. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan explains the techniques you need to use for a successful job interview.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use Final Cut Pro X to extract existing captions from a movie or import and apply a closed caption file to the timeline.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use the Timeline Index to switch languages and control the display of your closed captions in Apple Final Cut Pro X.
In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates three new features in the April, 2018, update to Adobe Audition CC that specifically help filmmakers mix their projects.
Shooting and editing are just the first part of the production process. If you screw up compression, all the hard work that went before is lost. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan explains how to create a custom compression location, then make it the default setting.
Shooting and editing are just the first part of the production process. If you screw up compression, all the hard work that went before is lost. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan explains how to modify audio compression settings for either music or voice.
Your story starts with the shoot – but it gets told in the edit. If you want to get started with Final Cut Pro X, this session is for you. All the essential basics – all in one place. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to import media into FCP X and what the different import settings mean.
Your story starts with the shoot – but it gets told in the edit. If you want to get started with Final Cut Pro X, this session is for you. All the essential basics – all in one place. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan illustrates the Precision Editor, along with how to trim clips and add dissolves in the Timeline.
Shooting and editing are essential to the production process. But, if you screw up the final compression, all the hard work that went before is lost. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to compress and automatically publish media files to social media.
Shooting and editing are essential to the production process. But, if you screw up the final compression, all the hard work that went before is lost. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to optimize the compression preferences in Adobe Media Encoder.
There’s nothing harder than struggling to learn a new, complex piece of software. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use the new Title tool to add text to video inside Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
There’s nothing harder than struggling to learn a new, complex piece of software. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to set audio levels for a single clip, or a group of clips, inside Adobe Premiere Pro CC.
Apple Motion has, hidden inside it, a very capable particle system, along with a variety of simulators, which allow us to create a cloud of graphic objects and move them in interesting ways. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use the Gravity and Edge Collision simulators effect the movement of an object in space.
Apple Motion has, hidden inside it, a very capable particle system, along with a variety of simulators, which allow us to create a cloud of graphic objects and move them in interesting ways. In this short video excerpt, Larry Jordan shows how to use the Repel simulator to have one object affect the movement, first, of another object, then of an entire particle system.
