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Photoshop Tutorial: How To Make A Bullet Hole

February 27th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I scowered the internet and came across a tutorial how to make a bullet hole. It looks really good but you have to be patient and rewind the tutorial. The numb nuts that gives the tutorial races through it with no regard for anyone watching it. Donny should do this tutorial.

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Tags: Art · Tips

Telephone Voice Sound Effect

February 17th, 2008 · 4 Comments

While I was rushing to put together Corporate Assassin I was trying to find a telephone effect plugin for FCP and I couldn’t. But I did come across a great tutorial from ProMax, an Apple reseller. Here’s how you manipulate the audio…
In this Quicktip, we will look at how to achieve an audio [...]

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Tags: Final Cut Pro · Tips

Final Cut Pro: Media Manager Tutorial Part 1

November 7th, 2007 · 4 Comments

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Tags: Final Cut Pro · Tips · Video

Mac Folder Actions Explained

October 6th, 2007 · No Comments

I was stumbling tonight and I came across this great tutorial.
What are Folder Actions?
In a nutshell, Folder Actions are scripts that can be attached to folders. They enable events (actions) to take place when items are added or removed from that folder. Events can also occur when the folder is opened, closed or moved.

Real-World Examples

When [...]

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Tags: Apple · Help

Photoshop Tutorials

September 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment

Dennis Plucinik put up on his blog 60 Advanced Photoshop tutorials. Something this FCP editor needs to brush up on. Thanks Dennis for doing this for all of us. Check it out peeps.

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Tags: Message · Tips

How to Make the Apple-Style Reflection in Final Cut Pro

August 19th, 2007 · 1 Comment

I found this cool tutorial when I was browsing around on youtube. I’ve always wanted to know how to do this. Now I do and so do you.

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Tags: Apple · Final Cut Pro · Tips · Video

How To Blur Out Images In Final Cut Pro So You Won’t Get Sued!

August 9th, 2007 · 228 Comments

Enough Said.

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Tags: Final Cut Pro · Personal · Profession · Tips · Video

Make A Final Cut Pro Movie Into MPEG-2 For DVD Studio Pro

April 3rd, 2007 · 7 Comments

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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Tags: Apple · DVD · Final Cut Pro · Tips

Make Chapter Markers For DVD Studio Pro in Final Cut Pro

March 21st, 2007 · 16 Comments

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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Tags: Apple · DVD · Final Cut Pro · Profession · Tips

Converting Final Cut Pro Movie For Youtube

March 20th, 2007 · 48 Comments

I have a client that wants to convert an exported Final Cut Pro movie and upload it to youtube. Since she lives in Raleigh and I’m in Greensboro I decided to post this tutorial for her.
First thing is to right click, or if your mouse does not have a right click, control click, on [...]

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Tags: Apple · Final Cut Pro · Software · Tips