Applying filters to your audio clips is very straightforward in Final Cut Pro X. David Smith takes it one step further to show how practical workflows when adding effects to sections of dialogue.
Ben Balser, FCP X trainer and expert, demonstrates how to use gradients in Final Cut Pro X for color grading purposes. It helps to control the color of one area while leaving the other untouched.
Final Cut Pro X allows for surround sound editing. However, there are options you need to be aware of before you plunge right in. Iain Anderson delves into these and surround audio handling tips.
Now that Final Cut Pro X contains some of Logic Pro's best audio effect plugins'"a feature overlooked by many editors'"there're tons of ways to transform dialogue or audio. Ben Balser shows you how.
Following on from "Introducing Roles in FCP X", David Smith digs deeper into using roles to assign jobs and functions to clips for even better clip management workflows.
Ben Balser loves the audio editing features and effects plug-ins included in Final Cut Pro X. In this article he explores the process of recording and editing "long-form" audio in FCP X.
Much has been written across the web about performance when working with compressed media vs. ProRes 422 in Final Cut Pro X. Some is less accurate than others! Iain Anderson presents his research.
The latest update for Apple's FCP X (10.0.3) improved the built-in chroma keyed feature. Iain Anderson demonstrates just how much of an impact these improvements will have on everyday workflows.
If you thought that the ability to Gang Sync never made it across from FCP 7 to FCP X you'd be mainly correct. But there is a workaround! David Smith shows how to make it work even better in FCP X.
Beneath its easy-on-the-eye exterior, Final Cut Pro X packs some power-user audio features. Ben Balser takes a trip through managing audio channels at every stage of the editing process.
While many FCP 7 users may be feeling the lack of sub-clips in FCP X, David Smith finds a way around using the keywords for selections to quick-edit interviews in FCP X.
Working with layered Photoshop images was one of "those missing features" which has now made it into FCP X. David Smith paints a picture of how it has been implemented in 10.0.3.
When Final Cut Pro X was released in 2011, many video editors were upset by certain missing 'pro' features. Ben Balser explores the latest 10.0.3 update for FCP X to find out how 'Pro' it really is.
When it comes to recording audio (in particular voice-overs) for your next video-based project, Final Cut Pro X has you covered. Certified FCP X Trainer, Ben Balser, shows just how easy it is.
Below the simple interface of FCP X lies a variety of secret, power-user features. Iain Anderson reveals one such feature that'll speed up every editor's workflow.
Since the recent 10.0.1 update to Final Cut Pro X some very useful new features have been added. David Smith explores one of the most interesting of these new additions, Roles.
Auditions, as its name suggests, allow you to effortlessly try out different clips at points in your project to see which suits best. David Smith explains why it is a big deal.
Once they get a handle on how FCP X works, most users agree it's the future of Non-Linear Editing. It is quick & enjoyable to edit video. David Smith shows how easy it is to add & modify transitions.