Post Production

Post production begins when your camera stops rolling. The following articles will help you make the most of the footage you captured by providing you with plenty of tips and tricks, as well as picture and sound editing techniques to help with your post production needs.

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Circle of Light Studios Cuts on the Action

mikerosen - December 13th, 2012

We at Videomaker are always happy when we see young people experimenting with video. We saw some of Dara Flynn's videos on the Circle of Light YouTube channel, including the short film On the Run. On the Run is still the work of a learning video creator, so it's not perfect: The lighting is a little uneven and some
Trimming and Editing Clips in Final Cut Pro X

Now that you have your clips on the timeline, it's time to get into the meat of the editing process. In part 4 of our six part Final Cut Pro X training series, we show you how to work with the trim, ripple, roll, and blade tools to adjust the in and out points of the clips.
Storage Buyer's Guide: Safeguarding Your Digital Creations

mhageman - Wed, 12/05/2012 - 8:30am

From camera to computer to long-term safekeeping, we'll look at everything you need to know about today's storage solutions.
Working with the Magnetic Timeline in Final Cut Pro X

Working within the Final Cut timeline is a bit of a different experience if you're used to other editing software. In part three of our six part Final Cut Pro X training series we start a new rough cut and work with append edits, insert edits, and overwrite edits to arrange our clips on the magnetic timeline.
Video Copilot Optical Flares

mhageman - Mon, 12/03/2012 - 10:04am

Optical Flares by Video Copilot is a plug-in for After Effects, used in post production image editing.
Keeping Footage Organized in Final Cut Pro X

As You work with large amounts of footage, keeping track of everything can be a challenge. In part two of our six part Final Cut Pro X training series we show you how keep your footage organized by using keywords and metadata to customize events.
Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Lite

mhageman - Mon, 11/26/2012 - 9:44am

Blackmagic Design DaVinci Resolve Lite is the free version of the popular software which is used for color correction in video and digital images.
Importing Footage in Final Cut Pro X

In part one of our six part Final Cut Pro X training series we cover the basic user interface, show you how to create a new event, import files, import files as keyword collections, analize files, and transcode footage. We also look at how Final Cut stores files within OS X.
5 Tips for Choosing and Using Fonts

Greg Olson - November 19th, 2012

If brackets, terminals, shoulders, and bowls sound like hardware, something you find at airports, a part of your body, and something you eat your morning cereal out of, then you've probably never thought too much about the elements that make up a good font.
Assisted Editing 7toX for Final Cut Pro

mhageman - Mon, 11/19/2012 - 9:36am

7toX for Final Cut Pro is a professional yet lightweight application purchased through the Mac App Store. This editing application, with its drag and drop capabilities makes it a very simple process to assist you in bringing older editing projects from Final Cut Pro 7 or 6 into Final Cut Pro X. If you have any older projects which may be unfinished or may need to be updated, you can use the application software to help.