Final Cut: Page 6

In this video tutorial you will learn to create dissolves in Final Cut Pro. There are many different ways to dissolve between one clip to the next. These transitions are recommended by Dvplace.

It's important to project a professional image to your Podcast subscribers. Background noise is not only distracting, but it will make your Podcast seem amateurish. Check out this great feature in Soundtrack Pro that allows you to remove or suppress background noise from your audio recordings.

If you have ever seen the motion graphics stream across the screen on your favorite TV show, news cast or game show, and dreamed of having that on your own videos, your prayers have been answered. Final Cut Pro, part of Final Cut Studio 2, lets you add some extremely cool and highly customizable Motion templates to your footage to add some pizzazz. David Basulto shows you how to create lower thirds in this tutorial.

Larry Jordan demonstrates the basics of audio repair using Apple's Final Cut Pro including raising soft recordings without distortion. This is a great tutorial for beginners.

In this tutorial, Larry Jordan demonstrates how to get optimal quality when compressing video for DVD in Apple Final Cut Pro. Scroll down and click the "watch video" link to start the movie.

Whether you are creating a podcast or QuickTime for the Web or CD-ROM, this tutorial shows how to add chapter markers (using Final Cut Pro) so the viewer can jump ahead to the information they need.

Painting in Final Cut Studio can be a lot of fun without the mess. This tutorial by Contributing Editor Stephen Smith showcases Motion's new paint feature. Learn how it can be used to create a brush stroke across your video.

Answering a commonly asked question, broadcast editor and Creative Cow leader Walter Biscardi shows you how to take advantage Final Cut Studio's Color's node-based compositing to create a vignette in the ColorFX room.

In this tutorial, Ben Scott show you how to clean up your audio by using the Noise Print tool from Soundtrack Pro.

In this tutorial, Ben Scott shows you how to layer sound and visuals, choosing which to bring in and which not to. This is also called targeting tracks.

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Contributor Michael Mench begins a series called "Shake is Money" in which he will discuss how Final Cut Pro editors can quickly learn how to integrate Shake into their workflow for added flexibilty in the studio. In this first video in the series, Michael demonstrates how to use the 'Smooth Cam Node' in Shake.

n this video tutorial, Andrew Shanks demonstrates cleaning up DV/HDV chroma compression artifacts in Shake to allow for better keying.

In this tutorial you'll see how to use the included Apple templates as a framework for creating your own custom templates in DVD Studio Pro 4. The video also covers drop zones.

This tutorial shows you how to use the slideshow view in DVD Studio Pro 4 to set slide shows to music. It goes over the different transitions and possibilities available for manipulating your slides.

The track editor in DVD Studio Pro 4 is similar to the timeline in Final Cut Pro. In this video you'll learn the primary functions of the track editor and how to use it.

When you want to encode your video for DVD instead of for the web, there are a few extra steps you have to take. You have to split your source media into seperate streams. See how to do it in Compressor 3 in this tutorial.

This tutorial from Apple, shows you how to create titles and templates in Motion 3. One nice difference in 3 from earlier versions, is your templates show up directly in Final Cut Pro without doing anything! Watch this intro video for some great tips on using this part of Motion 3.

Motion 3 includes many tools for creating visual effects. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use the track and retime tools in Motion 3. This is especially important if you're working with live action footage.

This tutorial explains how to get started with working in 3D in Motion 3. It's very similar to working in 2D and the first thing you'll want to do is add a camera.

The fourth room in the Color software that's part of the Final Cut Studio of Apple, is the ColorFX tab. This section of the software allows you to create different looks by combining different effects nodes. See how to use the functions on this tab in this tutorial.

This tutorial covers how to use layers to composite footage together and then how to keyframe footage layers. The tutorial gives a clear and easy step-by-step breakdown of using compositing and keyframing in Final Cut Pro 6.

This tutorial covers how to use different filters in Final Cut Pro 6 and specifically goes over how to use the color correction filters since these are some of the most important filters used. Easy to understand and see, this video tutorial is worth watching.

Don Schechter demonstrates how to adjust a video or audio effect over time using keyframes. You can move and distort video and audio clips. This is great for manipulating filters and making cool effects.

There will be plenty of times that your movie footage, or video clips or images will need color adjustments. Watch and learn how to do color correction (especially for balancing white) using Final Cut Pro. Learn about indoor vs outdoor color temperatures.