My client has a trailer she made for her film and wants to put it on a DVD without a menu. Just a simple DVD that plays the trailer as soon as she puts it in a DVD player. If only everything was that easy… I will list two ways to do [...]

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Here is a quick tutorial on how to make chapter markers in Final Cut Pro so they appear in DVD Studio Pro as chapters. 
First thing to do in your finished film or project is to locate where you want to place your chapter markers.  There is no need to place a marker in the [...]

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I received an email on Friday from April with Lilac Films asking for some help on Final Cut Pro or if I could recommend someone. I called her and asked her how could I help.
She was past her deadline and had gone through three editors. She had a completed film but [...]

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This Sunday my brother, his girl, my wife and I are all heading to Charlotte to see Ronnie Baker Brooks perform with The Legendary Blues Revue. I’ve driven as far as Georgia to see Ronnie perform so Charlotte is a welcome. This will be the first time my bro gets to see him [...]

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That’s right you Punk Rock fans I’m currently encoding content for the next installment of Series DVD.

The next step after I’m finished is to the press to stamp out a few thousand. For the next few nights (probably till Sunday night) I will be posting tutorials and content from Series DVD Volume 6. [...]

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Blake Faucette has worked on many independent film projects in several roles such as producer, director, editor and against his better judgment, sometimes actor. He is the creator of Series DVD: Metal and Hardcore, a DVD series containing live music, videos, interviews and other bonus material. Currently, he is working on completing two feature film [...]

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Until I need HD DVDs I’m going to let the elite of the broadcast world fight over it. Experts consider this format debate of DVDs like the 80’s version of VHS vs Betamax. Betamax had better quality but because of the format and size of VHS it won in the minds of the [...]

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