I love Photocopy from Digital Film Tools. There are many plugins that allow you to change the look of your video to match other popular films and give your video a different look, whether it is another time period, planet, location or feel. This plugin does it all and allows you to bring [...]

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I just added an RSS aggregator to the site where you can drop on by and select some of my favorite FCP and related news feeds. Enjoy!

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This training is not only essential to every Final Cut Pro editor but should be mandatory if you ever want to be a professional. The host, the master Final Cut Pro editor, Larry Jordan.
Lesson 1: Avoid Dropped Frames – Match Your Storage to Your Video Media

The first lesson is essential, especially to new editors. [...]

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Another fine example of the power Final Cut Pro. It has been used by Independent filmmakers for years and is currently being used more for Hollywood films and Broadcast TV. I recall when I first learned Final Cut Pro I went to an editing boutique in NYC for an assistant editing position. [...]

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If you purchased Final Cut Studio then you have Color installed on your computer and can use these useful presets right away and create better looking video instantly. If you use Color and understand the application then this purchase is a no brainer. It will give you so many instant fresh looks [...]

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Aquafada’s PulpFX Abstract 1.1 is a generator for Final Cut Pro. This is a well deserved improved upgrade from 1.0. When I reviewed 1.0, I liked the the plugin but I had some issues with how the generator handled displaying the titles of the pics. They have fixed that…here’s how.
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Normalization…for the longest time I couldn’t figure out exactly what it did. I had audio geeks tell me to normalize everything and I’d ask, “what does it do?” The answer I always got was always to technical and in terms I couldn’t understand. I think like a video editor, so I needed it [...]

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Another great new plugin for FxFactory. Take a look at the sample video and it opens your mind on things to do.

I used this plugin today to make it look like someone was watching TV. Without this plugin it would’ve taken me some time to figure it out. But within [...]

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I’m working with the 2nd generation Drobo 4 bay firewire 800 + USB 2.0 version and I’m having a hard time with it. Normally I will go directly to the vendor and report a problem but since their support reply is like an anal OCD person, I decided to report my issue here as [...]

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When I first began reviewing plugins I thought everything was great. The time saved by using these cool plugins were amazing. The more you explored the plugins the better they are. That is the case with PulpFX Abstract 1.0 from Aquaufadas. It is easy and quick to use but if you [...]

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