Final Cut Pro Tip #027 – Quickly Move Between Markers Final Cut Pro allows you to use markers on the the timeline and within an individual clip. These markers can be a great way to mark any sort of information that pertains to a specific point in time. The uses are really endless, but we […]
Archive for September, 2006
Final Cut Pro Tip #026 – Quickly get to the Trim Window Over the years I found that I use the “trim” feature a lot less when using Final Cut Pro versus Avid. I think the reason is that you are more quickly able to adjust an edit in FCP right there on the timeline. […]
Final Cut Pro Tip #025 – Set Point Based on Duration One of the coolest tricks in Final Cut Pro is the ability to set a point based on the duration of the clip. This is especially useful when you know that you need a clip to be a specific duration. Load the clip that […]
Comcast HD DVR Mute Fix
Published September 23rd, 2006 in Comcast DVR and High Def @ Home. 3 CommentsIf you have Comcast, and an HD DVR you might find that there is a weird mute issue that makes everything not so Comcastic! If you come home and had set the DVR to record, and then turn on the TV, the DVR has muted itself. Unfortunately the Comcast remote will not disable the mute […]
Final Cut Pro Tip #024 – Slow Down with the Command Key Ever had a hard time getting just the right point on and edit when dragging a clip? You can slow down your drag by using the command key. Simply start your drag as normal, but when you need to get more precise, slow […]
AJA Releases New Drivers for the Kona
Published September 21st, 2006 in Apple, Digital Video Editing, Geeky Mac News and Technology News. ClosedHere are the details: Available immediately is a new version 3.1 of our KONA driver. New features and fixes are: All KONAs (KONA LS/LSe, LH/LHe, KONA 3, and KONA 2) – Added Limiter functionality to the KONA Control Panel’s Setup pane. When Limiter is enabled, video values will be limited to legal broadcast values for […]
Final Cut Pro Tip #023 – Moving Clips Numerically An easy way to quickly move a clip or the playhead, in the timeline, is to do so numerically. To move the playhead, make sure that no clips are selected, that the timeline window is active. Then type in the desired number. The number can be […]
Final Cut Pro Tip #022 – Temporarily Turn Linking Off. The great thing about the option with the Mac, is just that, it gives us options. And Final Cut takes advantage of these options. One very useful option is to use the option key to temporarily turn linking off on a selected clip. To do […]
Final Cut Pro Tip #021 – Shuffle Edits Shuffle Edits are great way to quickly rearrange or shuffle clips on the timeline. While shuffle edits are extremely useful, they can also be somewhat tricky. These edits cannot be performed with transitions, and they can only be made if the clip is moved outside of its […]
Final Cut Pro Tip #020 – Remove Attributes Remove Attributes is a quick way to quickly remove multiple attributes to one or more clips in FCP. To use the Remove Attributes feature simply select the clip or clips that you want to effect. Right click and select Remove Attributes from the contextual menu. The Remove […]
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