Final Cut Pro Tips And Tricks

Quick Final Cut Pro tips and tricks to improve your workflow

50 Motion Graphics Tips

by CJ Bruce on December 13, 2008

This article is not specific to Final Cut Pro, but it offers some great tips and information regarding working with motion graphics. Lots of these tips are also applicable to editing. Its definitely worth a read.
Click here to read 50 Motion Graphics Tips

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Linking and Unlinking Clips In The Timeline

by CJ Bruce on December 9, 2008

By default any clips that you put into the timeline that contain audio and video are linked together. In other words, when you try to move/change speed/cut one, you do the same action to both. This can be frustrating, but thankfully it is very easy to separate the two.

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How To View Clips as Thumbnails

by CJ Bruce on December 8, 2008

When you are editing a large project in Final Cut Pro, your footage can sometimes get out of control. This is especially true if you have multiple editors working on a single project. Sometimes it is easier to see a picture of the clip rather than just the file names, there are a couple of [...]

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How To Make A Freeze Frame Still Image

by CJ Bruce on December 1, 2008

Final Cut Pro is all about the video, but sometimes you need to work with stills as well. You can create a still image from any frame of video in Final Cut. You can use this technique to create a variety of effects, enhance transitions and many other possibilities. Let’s check it out.

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Final Cut Pro User Groups

by CJ Bruce on November 25, 2008

One of the best resources around for Final Cut Pro users are the User Groups for various cities around the world. Most of these have online forums and live meetings where you can meet and interact with other Final Cut Pro users. They also offer newsletters which contain sweet deals on FCP related products.
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