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The Mother Load of Final Cut Pro Keystroke Shortcuts

by Eric on February 15, 2009

The easiest way to find a Final Cut keystroke is to search the Button List (Tools>Button List). However, if you’re the brave kind who wants to see all 600-plus shortcut keystrokes, there’s a solution for you, too: Tools>Keyboard Layout>Save Grid (…)

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Improving the Final Cut Browser

by Eric on February 8, 2009

As flexible as Final Cut is, the Browser continues to lag behind in its development, particularly when it comes to working with stills. Unlike Aperture, there’s no way to scale the icon size of your assets. I find myself having (…)

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iPhone Time Lapse: One Hour with Bob Sacha

by Eric on February 7, 2009

[ Javascript required to view QuickTime movie, please turn it on and refresh this page ] Last week I twittered on the MediaStorm feed about xyster.net’s TimeLapse application for the iPhone. The $0.99 app offers easy controls that let you (…)

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View Unredered Video in Final Cut Pro

by Eric on December 24, 2008

I’m making my way through Larry Jordan’s amazing new book, Edit Well: Final Cut Studio Techniques from the Pros and came across a real gem. In FCP a red across the top of the timeline indicates that files must be (…)

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Managing Media Overload

by Eric on September 13, 2008

My attempt to stay sane while scouring the internets: del.icio.us – the indispensable free bookmarking site. I use the official delicious firebox plugin to tag sites I’ll probably never view again but want a record of should I have a (…)

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