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CSPA Basic Skills Indicator

Alex 3229 Views 2D, Animation, Corporate, Explainer Video, FCPX, Voiceover

Animated explainer video outlining key aspects of ACER client’s new Basic Skills Indicator. Minimalist graphics and motion accommodate a lot of text.

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Edit FCPX on iPad Pro

Alex 2134 Views AirPlay, Apple Pencil, Editing, FCPX, iPad Pro, Remote Editing, Workflow

Yep, you read that right, FCPX editing on an iPad Pro. I actually thought this was going to be a gimmick that required some kind of middleware application and a hard wired connection but it turns out with the latest

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Massive Documentary Editing Workflow in FCPX

Alex 4236 Views Asset Management, Editing, FCPX, Final Cut Pro, Interview, metadata, Videos

Final Cut Pro X treats footage as data instead of film. FCPX lets you take a massive amount of data and narrow it to the view you need when you need it. Narrowing the view of footage is absolutely crucial

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Marking Long Interviews in FCPX

Alex 1312 Views Asset Management, Editing, FCPX, Final Cut Pro, Interview, metadata, Videos

Here’s a tip if you have a very long clip like an interview, or maybe you wanted to keep rolling between takes. In this example we have taken all the little “hosting” spots from our host, Dr. Craig Evans (no

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3 Useful Audio Filters in FCPX

ah-blogEditor-SC 1241 Views Audio, Editing, EQ, FCPX, Film, Filmmaking, Filters, Final Cut Pro X, Sound, Tips, Tricks, Video Production

When dealing with Audio in Final Cut Pro, there are two primary filters that help our audio during video work. In this article I’m going to share some tips about them to increase the overall quality and value of your

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FCPX’s Magnetic Timeline

ah-blogEditor-SC 1371 Views Avid, Editing, FCPX, Film, Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro

When Final Cut Pro’s magnetic timeline hit the scene six years ago, professional editors were already quite adept at wielding the tools of Avid, Premiere Pro, and Final Cut Pro 7. The mechanics were straightforward. Clips go in bins and a source-record viewer previewed your

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Export a Single Frame in FCPX

ah-blogEditor-SC 1510 Views Editing, Export, FCPX, Final Cut Pro, How to, Singe Frame, Tutorial

Mark shows you the best methods for creating freeze frames and still photos from video clips in Final Cut Pro X.

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Flow State in Film Making

Alex 1433 Views Effects, FCPX, Filmmaking, FX, Transitions, VFX

Arthur Moore speaks about his ‘Flow State’ when making his top notch videos. “The Zone” he talks about when creating his films is a place of “Limitless Creative Flow”. This guy is very likeable and does amazing things with FCPX.

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4K to 720 Multicam

Alex 1459 Views 4K, 4Kto720, BlackMagicDesign, Editing, FCPX, Multicam, ProRes

Single 4K clip combined 5 different ways in a 5 angle 720 multicam timeline. Added movement across key shots adds the illusion of up to 8 unique edit perspectives derived from a single 4K BMD ProRes file.

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Keyword Ranges in FCPX

ah-blogEditor-SC 1442 Views Editing, FCPX, Film, Filmmaking, Final Cut Pro X, Interviews

FCPX is one of those tools that doesn’t do everything. What it does do, is really easy to use and often super powerful. Range Selections can apply multiple keywords to multiple I/O range selections across a single clip in the

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