If you need to track text or images inside a video using FInal Cut Pro X, Coremelt have got a new solution for you: TrackX. Ben Balser explores the 3 generators and shares a video demo.
It wasn't only Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5 and Logic Pro X that received tasty updates recently... Compressor was updated to version 4.1. Ben Balser explains why you should be excited.
Which hardware and software tech have been the greatest and most influential this year? Iain Anderson looks back over the past 12 months and the impact the best tech has had on our lives.
Wishing for quicker and easier ways to retime your video clips and effects? Of course you do! And Final Cut Pro X 10.1 delivers in style as Ben Balser demonstrates in this tutorial.
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FCP X has reached maturity in version 10.1. There are important (& exciting) new features and workflows that have been added to this update.
The rise of digital cameras and editing suites means we're creating more video footage (& files) than ever before! Here's how to organise your precious shots & assets for FCP X users.
Are your Final Cut Pro X projects shuddering to a halt? Perhaps slowing down to a snail's pace? Iain Anderson is here to help you speed 'em up and get your projects purring again with these tips.
Floor reflections. You've undoubtedly seen them In all types of interactive media. Ben Balser takes to the floor to show you how to give it reflective qualities in Apple's Motion 5.
Dead pixels can be the bane of photographers. If they're hard to see it's not a problem, but how can you solve them when they're noticeable? Iain Anderson finds FCP X and Motion can remove them!
Do you want to hide unwanted Events and Projects and simply speed up your Final Cut Pro X experience? Enter Event Manager X, a small but perfectly formed application at a bargain price!
Video editors and artists can never have access to too many effects! And despite there being many included in Final Cut Pro X, Motion 5 enables you to create your own custom ones. Here's ten for you!
For video creatives there's nothing worse than relying on a sluggish computer before making great ideas a reality. Ben Balser advises on the hardware to assure quick and stable performance for FCP X.
So, you want to roundtrip between Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X? Good news: Logic Pro X now reads and writes FCPXML. Ben Balser shows three ways to get both these apps talking to each other.
Editing video doesn't have to be a chore. Ben Balser, Final Cut Pro expert and trainer, guides us through the process with essential shortcuts and techniques for remembering them.
What is the "annoying orange effect"? Think giant orange with a face drawn on and the mouth area talking. And yes, you too can do this in Motion!! Ben Balser to the rescue.
When it comes to audio, Final Cut Pro X is leaps and bounds ahead of version 7. Ben Balser delves into the finer points and demonstrate just what you can now achieve using FCP X's audio filters.
Pixel Conduit, developed 8 years ago by Pauli Ojala, enabled keying, animations, 2D and 3D processing for video. Now available on the Mac App store and Ben Balser interviews Pauli to find out more.
Ironically most video projects are pretty easy to organize in most NLE's... but what to do when you really have a non-linear or complex timeline to arrange? Iain Anderson discovers how FCP X can help.
In a muddle with FCPX? Want to understand it better? You've come to the right place! Ben Balser explains with precision the possibilities in Final Cut Pro X's Project Properties.
Learn all about how to use edit markers in Apple's Motion 5 and why you'll never want to be without them again when creating text intensive titles for your video projects.
If you want to make light work when creating and editing transitions in Final Cut Pro X to this is the article for you! Ben Balser delves into his box of tricks and shares them here.