Blog Posts For The ‘Final Cut Pro’ Category



 Color Coding In Final Cut Pro 7

  By Diana Weynand

Final Cut Pro 7 raises the bar by implementing the color-coding of bins, clips and sequences to their respective tabs in the Timeline, Canvas and Browser windows.

 
 

 Working with Tools and Audio Meters In Final Cut Pro For Avid Users

  By Diana Weynand

You select Avid tools by using the keyboard, pressing command buttons, or selecting an option from the Fast menu. Final Cut Pro follows the design of certain desktop graphics programs (such as Adobe Photoshop) by placing editing tools in a Tool palette.

 
 

 DSLR Filmmaking Post Workflows Webinar Extra Questions Answered

  By Scott Simmons

Scott Simmons answer many more questions that were not answered during our DSLR Filmmaking Post Workflows webinar. He gets very detailed and in-depth. A must read for any DSLR filmmaker.

 
 

 Final Cut Pro…What’s on the Menu?

  By Diana Weynand

With over 840 FCP commands, it’s not always easy finding the one you want. But if you knew a little more about how each of these menus was organized – maybe get a ‘top down’ view of the bigger picture for each menu.

 
 

 Magic Bullet Grinder Grinds Your DSLR Footage Into A More Editable Format

  By Scott Simmons

Red Giant Software has just dropped a new tool into the family of Magic Bullet products and it might be of great interest to the DSLR shooter. Magic Bullet Grinder.

 
 

 Save, Revert, Restore in Final Cut Pro – Oh My!

  By Diana Weynand

In the Final Cut Pro File menu, there are 5 different options you can use to either save your changes in open projects or bring a project back to life. Let’s take a closer look at these options.

 
 

 Using X264 Plugin In Compressor

  By Andy Beach

I admit it, I’ve had a love hate relationship with Compressor pretty much since day one. I love the convenience of having an app tied directly to the timeline for encoding, but have always felt a little disappointed by the options and quality of what was offered for encoding that it offered.

 
 

 Helpful Tips for Getting Started in Final Cut Pro 7

  By Diana Weynand

If you’re new to Final Cut, or even if you’ve been using it for a while, there are a bunch of tips to remember that I’d like to share with you that will help you speed up your editing session or even teach a thing or two. Here’s my first ten.