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How To: Use the vector shape tool in Final Cut Pro 5

The application the makes Apple's Final Cut Studio is the film editing app Final Cut Pro. With its ability to log and capture video onto your hard drive for editing, you can easily edit and process your indie film, or maybe even a professional movie. Final Cut Pro is a non-linear editing program that even the best editors use.

How To: Change speeds with match frame in Final Cut Pro 5

The application the makes Apple's Final Cut Studio is the film editing app Final Cut Pro. With its ability to log and capture video onto your hard drive for editing, you can easily edit and process your indie film, or maybe even a professional movie. Final Cut Pro is a non-linear editing program that even the best editors use.

How To: Animate text highlights in Final Cut Pro 5

The application the makes Apple's Final Cut Studio is the film editing app Final Cut Pro. With its ability to log and capture video onto your hard drive for editing, you can easily edit and process your indie film, or maybe even a professional movie. Final Cut Pro is a non-linear editing program that even the best editors use.

How To: Remove the shakes in Shake

One of the best extensions for Apple's Final Cut Studio is the visual effects and digital compositing application Shake. Shake is an image compositing package used for post-production, and it enables complex image processing sequences to be designed through the connection of effects "nodes" in a graphical workflow interface.

How To: Create caffeinated text in Motion

One of the best features of Apple's Final Cut Studio is the graphics interface feature Motion. With its ability to create and edit motion graphics, you can easily create title sequences for your indie film, or maybe even a professional movie, with 2D or 3D visual effects compositing.

How To: Use Colorista plugin in Final Cut Pro (Introduction)

This software tutorial shows you how to use the plug-in Colorista to color correct in Final Cut Pro. This is an introductory tutorial which will cover the basics for new Colorista users within the Final Cut Pro software. An easy-to-use color correction plug-in that delivers great results quickly from within Final Cut, After Effects, Motion, Premiere Pro, or Avid systems.

How To: Use Trapcode plugins in Final Cut Pro

This software tutorial will show you how to use three of Trapcode's plug-ins for Final Cut Pro. Normally these plugins are used in After Effects, but they are available for Final Cut Pro, as you will see in this tutorial. Learn how to work with Trapcode 3D Stroke, Shine and Starglow from Red Giant in this Final Cut Pro tutorial.

How To: Use keyframes in Final Cut Pro

This video editing software tutorial outlines using keyframes in Final Cut Pro. Keyframes enable a video editor to have different properties of a clip change over time (a la animation). If you are new to animating in software packages or Final Cut Pro, this tutorial will help get you started.

How To: Manage large images and set keyframes in Final Cut Pro

This video editing software tutorial looks at working with large images, and setting keyframes in Final Cut Pro. The FCP tutorial also goes into working with multiple layers a little bit. Working with large images can get slow and frustrating, so it's worth learning these tricks to make it easier in Final Cut Pro. Crank the volume, the audio on this tutorial is a bit low.

How To: Export an image sequence from Final Cut Pro

This video editing software tutorial shows you how to export an image sequence from Final Cut Pro. This isn't usually the format people export in, but if you are planning on using the frames for animating or further editing, you may want to export your work on a per frame basis. If this is the case, watch and learn how to export an image sequence from Final Cut Pro.

How To: Use the BCC lens flare & motion tracking in Final Cut

This video editing software tutorial shows you how to create a lens flare using Boris Continuum Complete plug-in with motion tracking in Final Cut Pro. Learn how to track the camera movement and composite the flare so it looks like it was shot in camera. If you have the Boris Continuum Complete plug-in for Final Cut Pro, watch and learn how to work with the lens flare filter in this podcast.

How To: Pan & zoom in Boris Continuum Complete for FCP

Learn how to use Boris Continuum Complete's Pan and Zoom filter in Final Cut Pro for easy, documentary-style animation! BCC Pan and Zoom filter will allow you to create Ken Burns style effects on still images in Final Cut Pro. The BCC plug-in is available for other motion graphics and video editing softwares besides Final Cut Pro.

How To: Create video backgrounds with BCC 5 in Final Cut Pro

In this Boris Continuum Complete 5 plug-in tutorial you will learn how to create animated video backgrounds in Final Cut Pro. Save money on pre-made video backgrounds! Quickly design and animate your own unique video backgrounds by combining Boris Continuum Complete 5's Prism filter with your favorite Apple Final Cut Pro Generator.

How To: Create green screen effects in Boris Chroma Key in FCP

Learn how to create a green screen effect using Boris Continuum Complete's Chroma Key filter in Apple Final Cut Studio. BCC Chroma Key is used for compositing camera footage shot using a blue, green, or orange screen as a backdrop over a new background video or a still image from a separate file. BCC Chroma Key is also included as part of Boris FX 9.2 and Boris RED 4.3. If you have access to this powerful plug-in for Final Cut Pro, watch and learn how to use it for precise chroma keying.

How To: Use keyboard shortcuts in Final Cut Pro

So you would like to edit quicker in Final Cut Pro? Keyboard shortcuts are your answer. Once you learn some simple shortcuts in Final Cut Pro, your editing will become streamlined and you will notice a decrease in the time it takes you to edit a video. So work like the pros do and start using keyboard shortcuts in Final Cut Pro. Use keyboard shortcuts in Final Cut Pro - Part 1 of 3.

How To: Clean up Skype interviews in Soundtrack Pro

So you just finished recording a Skype interview and you are ready to publish it? Don’t think so! You need to clean up the ums and ahs and breaths of the guest. Open up Soundtrack Pro, get some java, and let’s start cleaning up the interview! Get rid of noises and phatic ticks with this how-to! Clean up Skype interviews in Soundtrack Pro.

How To: Export a video made in Final Cut Express to YouTube

Stuart shows you how to try to keep your higher quality video settings when uploading your tutorials and videos to YouTube. This tutorial is for people working in Final Cut Pro or Express to create movies, then do some final touches in Quicktime Pro. So check it out and see some methods to keep good video quality when uploading videos to YouTube that were made in Final Cut.

How To: Talk to yourself with the help of Final Cut Pro

This quick video tutorial shows you how to talk to your self using Final Cut Pro. You may not need a software at all to talk to yourself, but this Final Cut Pro tutorial is a great twist on the typical cloning tutorial. So come up with a conversation, record yourself playing the multiple parts, fire up Final Cut Pro and watch this tutorial. You'll be talking to yourself in no time!

How To: Use green screens in Final Cut Pro

Here is a Final Cut Studio software suite tutorial on how to use the green screen function in Final Cut Pro. Footage that has been shot on a green screen can be brought in and isolated with Chroma Key settings. Once you have your subject removed from the green screen background, you are ready to apply hundreds of effects and transitions in Final Cut Pro.

How To: Achieve the Film Look Effect in Final Cut Pro

This Final Cut Studio software tutorial shows you a trick on how to achieve The Film Look on your videos. You will need the climatic glow plug-in from River Rock Studios to create this soft film look effect in Final Cut Pro. The final small addition to the film look effect will be creating and adding some grain.

How To: Use travel mattes in Final Cut Pro

Walter Biscardi demonstrates the basics of travel mattes in this Apple Final Cut Pro Video Tutorial. Learn what travel mattes are and the difference between alpha mattes and luma mattes. In part two we'll learn some simple animation and drop shadows. In part three Walter will show a real world application for using travel mattes - one of his favorite uses to enhance an interview. Use travel mattes in Final Cut Pro - Part 1 of 3.