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I am a huge fan of keyboard shortcuts. For tasks that I do over and over, Bam!, hit it with a keyboard shortcut and, Poof!, it’s done. What’s not to like about keyboard shortcuts? Even if you prefer doing everything …

Apple provides a first look at coming new features in Final Cut Pro X to Larry Jordan.

… and it’s a jaw-dropper. Last week, Apple invited a few folks, including me, to a short meeting in Cupertino where they previewed the up-coming version of Final Cut Pro. While I am under NDA and can’t talk about what …

Yesterday, MacRumors posted that “Final Cut Studio Update Scaled Back and Delayed.” Naturally, this sent seismic tremors throughout the Final Cut community. (Personally, I’ve lost count of how many times one rumor site or another has cried that Final Cut …

Ron Diamond wrote me about a new Final Cut Pro Preference Manager that he’s developed that I wanted to bring to your attention. Ron writes: Take control of your Final Cut Pro preferences at last! EditGroove’s UserMatic(TM) solves FCP Preferences …

For the last few days, I’ve been corresponding with Andrew Findlay about his problems with Compressor 3. While I use Compressor on a daily basis with no problems, Andrew has been having problems with Compressor unexpectedly quitting at the worst …

Two difficult editing concepts for many students to learn are “slip” and “slide.” Recently, August Miller sent me two pieces of animation along with this note: At our training center, we’ve noticed that, often times, students struggle to understand the …