Posts Tagged “FCP”
The Five Stages of FCP X Grieving
by Eric on June 30, 2011
Denial: “No support for FCP 7? You’re joking, right?” Anger: “You have to organize clips by date now? What the fuck.” Bargaining: “Just give me multicam support.” Depression “I’m never going to relearn all these new shortcuts.” Acceptance “Hey look, (…)
Teaching FCP at the Northern Short Course, March 2011
by Eric on November 27, 2010
I will be teaching two classes of Final Cut Pro at the upcoming Northern Short Course in Photojournalism in Warwick, Rhode Island, March 10-12, 2011. The first class is for absolute beginners and will focus on organizing your project, the (…)
MediaStorm’s Guide to Using Subtitles
by Eric on November 25, 2010
I’ve written a new post on the MediaStorm blog describing our subtitle workflow. The entry describes how to choose the right font, make aesthetic choices that aren’t distracting, and perhaps most importantly, deciding when to add subtitles and when to (…)
MediaStorm’s Guide to Using Apple’s ProRes 422 Codec
by Eric on July 16, 2010
I’ve written a short tutorial detailing when to use Apple’s ProRes 422 codec. You can read it here on the MediaStorm blog.
Guide to Custom Final Cut Shortcuts
by Eric on June 14, 2010
I’ve written a short tutorial on how to create custom keyboard shortcuts in Final Cut. You can read it here on the MediaStorm blog.
10 Final Cut Keystrokes I Use Every Day
by Eric on December 20, 2009
Here are some of the bread-and-butter shortcut keys I use most frequently: Command-Shift-A Deselect all. Contorl-B Enables/Disables a clip. This is a great one to use when trying to compare clips. Stack one on top of the other and use (…)
Advice to Multimedia Producers
by Eric on May 16, 2009
There are dozens of books available on the workings of Final Cut Pro as well as innumerable websites filled with tips and tricks, like editing guru Larry Jordan’s FCP Tip of the Day. So after my last MediaStorm blog post, (…)
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 (…)