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Today's hands-free, wearable, mountable HD cameras produce near-professional video. However the use of these cameras still revolves around movement, and shooting professional quality videos just cannot happen without a little help in the stabilization department. Enter the Steadicam Smoothee from Tiffen, which we tested using a GoPro action camera. Read our full review.

You've toured the venue, extracted pages of details from the client, and you're ready to put your gear list together.  Most of us would feel lucky if we even had one complete set of equipment in our arsenal, so you may need to borrow or rent additional gear to pull off a multiple camera production. In this segment, we talk about choosing cameras, support, audio gear, and lighting. Using the right gear is the core of a good shoot, and a great final product.

The last step in the Final Cut workflow is one of the most important. After all, if your video never leaves the timeline, what good is it? In the final installment of our Final Cut Pro X training series, we show you how to export a master file, and upload to YouTube. 

Capturing a live event can be a formidable task.  Whether it's a wedding, concert, or presentation, using a multiple camera setup can help ensure you get complete coverage, without missing important moments. In this segment, we talk about the advantages and disadvantages of a multi-cam setup, as well gathering the information you need about the event.Knowing when a multi-cam production is the best option, and how to plan for it can help make sure your next project covers all the action.

Released in 1972, The Godfather redefined the gangster genre.  Nominated for the best editing Academy Award, this film used parallel action, music,  and effective storytelling techniques to create the baptism scene that exemplified the conflicted nature of Michael Corleone.

Once you have your rough cut complete, it's time to add some polish. In part five of our six part Final Cut Pro X training series, we show you how to add transitions and effects, as well as how to color correct your footage and sweeten the audio.

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.

People are buzzing about the GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition. Our “First Look” test footage shows the camera seems to be holding up to the hype. Read our review of the Hero 3 and our recent interview with the GoPro team.

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World combined comic books, music, video games, and more to showcase a new style of storytelling. Using innovative transitions, graphics, and sound effects, Edgar Wright and his editors helped bring the comic from the page to the screen.

Every shot, whether with tape or not should include a little extra time between record start, record stop and your desired action. Your editor will thank you.

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.

The shower murder scene from Psycho is one of the most memorable scenes in film history.  Using groundbreaking editing techniques, Alfred Hitchcock and George Tomasini crafted a truly shocking scene that had people thinking twice about taking a shower.

Christopher Nolan's film “Inception” took the heist plot to new depths. With a complex web of dreams within dreams, editor Lee Smith used some classic editing techniques including slow motion and shot selection in creative ways in order to combine multiple timelines into one cohesive story.

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.

If you're looking for that music video eye light look, check out this Rosco LitePad Loop Pro Kit.  This specialized light has some great accessories that give you some truly unique lighting looks.

Francis Ford Coppola's epic Vietnam war film, Apocalypse Now, presented a dark, artistic look into the complexities of war. The editors used cross dissolves of various shots and timed them to music in order to create symbolic images to enhance the vision of the film.