Final Cut Pro Tips: Pretend You’re Always Going to TV

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. [...]

Setup & Preferences – User Preferences

This is an article in the Real World Editing series.
In this article, we’re going to take a look at the setup and preferences in Final Cut Pro.  “Boooring”, you might be thinking. “When do we get to start editing?” This is a very important step in the understanding of Final Cut Pro. It is a [...]

Real World Editing

I’ve decided to embark on a series of articles comprehensively covering Final Cut Pro (and, ultimately Final Cut Studio) called Real World Editing.
One thing that I’ve found lacking in my search for video education, whether I was just learning how to edit, or wanting to enhance my skills as a colorist, etc. is “real world” [...]