Posts Tagged “tutorial”
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 (…)
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 (…)
Shooting Stills vs Shooting Video
by Eric on November 30, 2008
Why do so many exceptional photographers struggle to shoot just halfway-decent video? It’s certainly not for lack of vision. The answer, I think, is more fundamental. It’s a misunderstanding of how the two formats work. So basic is this difference (…)
Using Terminal to Quit Invisible Processess
by Eric on November 9, 2008
No matter how much RAM your mac is pushing, it’s inevitable that your computer will eventually hang; those times when no matter how many applications you quit, your computer still seems to working in slow motion. By way of review, (…)
Creating Subclips in Final Cut
by Eric on October 5, 2008
Previously, I lamented the lack of an expedient method for renaming sections of a long, digitized clip. We’ve been using the following method at MediaStorm. WIth your long clip in the timeline, set an in and mark where you’d like (…)
The Proper Way to Peel a Banana
by Eric on September 25, 2008
Turns out peeling from the stem is the hard way to undress a banana. You get all kinds of mush and dents. The easy, overlooked method is to pinch the bottom. Pops right open. Who’d have thunk it? Seems I’ve (…)