New or transitioning to Final Cut Pro X? This excellent 6-part series provides will get you editing like a pro. In part 3 Iain Anderson explores fine cut techniques. Check back tomorrow for part 4.
New or transitioning to Final Cut Pro X? This excellent 6-part series provides will get you editing like a pro. In part 2 Iain Anderson explores rough cut techniques. Check back tomorrow for part 3.
New or transitioning to Final Cut Pro X? This excellent 6-part series will get you editing like a pro. In part 1 Iain Anderson explores importing and organizing your footage.
When it comes to speed editing, Final Cut Pro 7 was up there with the best NLEs. In this tutorial Ben Balser demonstrates that FCP X is no slouch either when editing with precision is required.
If you want to create a slow-motion effect in FCP X chances are you'll reach for the Retiming tool, right? Ben Balser shares an alternative technique for higher quality results.
Struggling to find the footage you need when you need it? Ben Balser, FCP X guru, explores how to sort the wheat from the chaff using Custom Metadata Views in Final Cut Pro X.
How has the multi-camera workflow changed from its birth to now? Final Cut Pro Trainer, Kiri Roberts, explores the history and tracks how it's become easier since FCP 5 all the way to FCP X.
In the days of analog film, synchronizing audio from multiple recordings to match to video was a painstakingly slow and manual process! Final Cut Pro X, however has some powerful auto sync tricks!
Once you've learned what each tool does and how to use it, it's time to start editing video! Ben Balser presents his workflow tips that will save every editor valuable time in Final Cut Pro X.
Applying filters to your audio clips is very straightforward in Final Cut Pro X. David Smith takes it one step further to show how practical workflows when adding effects to sections of dialogue.
Ben Balser, FCP X trainer and expert, demonstrates how to use gradients in Final Cut Pro X for color grading purposes. It helps to control the color of one area while leaving the other untouched.
Final Cut Pro X allows for surround sound editing. However, there are options you need to be aware of before you plunge right in. Iain Anderson delves into these and surround audio handling tips.
Now that Final Cut Pro X contains some of Logic Pro's best audio effect plugins'"a feature overlooked by many editors'"there're tons of ways to transform dialogue or audio. Ben Balser shows you how.
Following on from "Introducing Roles in FCP X", David Smith digs deeper into using roles to assign jobs and functions to clips for even better clip management workflows.
Ben Balser loves the audio editing features and effects plug-ins included in Final Cut Pro X. In this article he explores the process of recording and editing "long-form" audio in FCP X.
The latest update for Apple's FCP X (10.0.3) improved the built-in chroma keyed feature. Iain Anderson demonstrates just how much of an impact these improvements will have on everyday workflows.
Beneath its easy-on-the-eye exterior, Final Cut Pro X packs some power-user audio features. Ben Balser takes a trip through managing audio channels at every stage of the editing process.
Working with layered Photoshop images was one of "those missing features" which has now made it into FCP X. David Smith paints a picture of how it has been implemented in 10.0.3.