Quite a “bloggy” title to this post, I know, but I’ve been thinking about these techniques that I do over and over in Final Cut Pro that I think add to better video editing.
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New in ScreenFlow 1.5.1
* Powerful titling and text support
* Produce screen recordings in Windows Media video format (direct export requires a Flip4Mac WMV Studio license (prices starting at $49) see how-to video
* Create custom cursors for your demos
via Telestream ScreenFlow – Overview.
Screenflow seems the go-to screencasting software of choice for Mac OSX. I create a [...]
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Fascinating article / tutorial on getting creative with composite modes in Final Cut Pro . . .
Composite Modes (also known as Blend Modes, Blending Modes, or Transfer Modes) provide alternate ways to blend together the pixels in two overlapping clips. They take some properties of the clip on top (such as its color or contrast) [...]
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I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been burned doing what I thought was a web-only project for a client, but then they decided they wanted DVDs to play on TV, or wanted to broadcast some or all of the project. Then I had to go back and fix everything that was not broadcast-ready. [...]
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I found a cool blog called Tips for Final Cut Pro Editors, with great posts. A must add to your RSS feeds. A recent tip regarding Self Contained vs. Non-Self Contained QuickTime or Final Cut Pro Movies:
A “Self Contained” movie is a video file. It’s got all the information it needs, you can move [...]
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This is Part 1 of a series of video tutorials on how to use Kinemac 3D Animation software for Mac OSX. View Part 2 Here.
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This video is a tutorial on Screencasting secrets – how to make a great screen capture or screencast presentations on your Mac.
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I found a great article over at Genius DV about sequence settings in Final Cut Pro and how that affects export quality:
Have you ever noticed that when working in Final Cut Pro with DV media, graphics and titles often have a poor quality look? There are two major reasons for this.
#1 DV media uses [...]
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From GeniusDV:
Restoring an Autosaved Project in Final Cut Pro
When you begin work on a Final Cut Pro Project, the first thing you should do is give your project a name and save it so that the autosave function can work. Autosave will not work until you have named and saved your project first. If your [...]
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I recently came across this article, and it got me thinking about the Ken Burns effect, a.k.a. animating still photos for video:
From Poynter Online – Meaning in Motion: Ken Burns and His ‘Effect’
Few of us will ever develop a technique distinctive enough to have it named after us, but most people serious about visual storytelling [...]
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