Posts Tagged “Final Cut Pro”
Replacing Footage With Pixel Accuracy in After Effects or FCP
by Eric on December 13, 2009
Say you need to replace low-res footage with a new, high-res version while maintaining pixel accuracy. First, create a new layer. Stack the new footage of top of the old. In Final Cut, right-click on the top layer and choose (…)
Multiclip Workflow on MediaStorm Blog
by Eric on August 9, 2009
Multiclips are an efficient way to sync two or more video clips when using Final Cut Pro. They provide an easy to switch between camera angles using a simple point-and-click or pop-up menu. Setting up a multiclip though can sometimes (…)
Final Cut Pro Keystrokes on Twitter
by Eric on July 1, 2009
In a previous post I detailed an easy way to export a master list of all FCP shortcut keys. The list is a tad overwhelming. So in my quixotic effort to learn every Final Cut shortcut key, I’ve begun FCPKeystrokes (…)
Final Cut Pro Internal Tools
by Eric on April 11, 2009
This tip comes from Jon Chappell’s Guide to Final Cut Pro Internal Tools published on kenstone.net. Final Cut contains a set of developer tools that by default are hidden from us mortals. To see them hold down Cmd+Option+Shift and click (…)
copy-and-paste vs. drag-and-drop
by Eric on March 22, 2009
Sometimes when Final Cut crashes, I need to retrieve a sequence from the auto save vault that’s more up to date than the crashed version. I’ve found it quicker to copy-and-paste the backup sequence in to my project than it (…)
XML to the Rescue
by Eric on March 14, 2009
I’m currently editing Danny Wilcox Frazier’s multimedia version of Driftless. The project includes lots of beautiful video, shot by a professional DP in 24p anamorphic format with a DV codec. We’ve blown the the 4:3 standard footage up to 16:9 (…)
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 (…)