Mar 2008
Final Cut Help - DVD Studio Pro Templates
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Filed in: Podcast
Carve It (A Better Bevel)
Tuesday, March 25, 2008 Filed in: Weekly Tip
Looking to create a beveled edge? The built-in bevel filter doesn’t work on text. Instead, you’ll need to use the channels to create the edge.
- 1 Choose
Effect>Video Filters>Channel>Channel
Offset.
2 Switch the Channel to move only the Alpha Channel. - Offset the
channel to taste, usually a value of three to ten
pixels for the X and Y axis will work, but you
may need to vary this based on the size of your
graphic.
4 Experiment with the Edges settings to refine your look.
Like this tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the Spot from Focal Press.
Final Cut Help - Capturing Video: Logging Clips
Wednesday, March 19, 2008 Filed in: Podcast
Lose That Umlaut (Symbolically Speaking, Of Course)
Tuesday, March 18, 2008 Filed in: Weekly Tip
Need special characters but can’t remember where they live on the keyboard? OS X has a great feature for this—the Character Palette.
1 Go to System Preferences > International > Input Menu, and enable the Character Palette.
2 Notice the new icon in your menu bar (likely a flag that matches the language). When needed, simply click it and choose Show or Hide Character Palette.
3 The palette automatically floats above your active application.
4 Be sure to check that you’re using the same font in the text generator or other application.
5 Double-click or drag to use the special character.
Like this tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the Spot from Focal Press.
New Book on Video Podcasting is Out
Monday, March 17, 2008 Filed in: Training
Products
If you are a budding podcaster or a multimedia professional I strongly encourage you to check out the book. Here are several links to give you a good idea of what its all about.
The Book: To Order –
Read Chapter 1 – Table of Contents – Index
The Website – The Podcast
21 Years of Apple Evolution
Saturday, March 15, 2008 Filed in: Apple
It really is pretty interesting to see the "big" picture. Be sure to click on the graphic so you can zoom in and view.
Final Cut Help - Capturing Video: Capture Set Up
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 Filed in: Podcast
Retro is Not Always Cool
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Filed in: Weekly Tip
Most transitions have hard edges; that looks bad enough. Avoid the temptation to add a colored border, or you’ll really be traveling back to the days of clunky tapes that were heavier than a MacBook. Instead, try feathering the edges and adjusting the width of the border. In our experience, the client will find the effect far more pleasing.
Want some retro wipes, then try out these:
• Wrap Wipe
• Zig Zag Wipe
• Venetian Blind Wipe
Like this tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the Spot from Focal Press.
PSV#67 Depth of Field Blur - Photoshop for Video
Tuesday, March 11, 2008 Filed in: Adobe
Final Cut Help - Capturing Video: DV Decks
Wednesday, March 05, 2008 Filed in: Podcast
Gradient Wipe
Tuesday, March 04, 2008 Filed in: Weekly Tip
The Gradient Wipe is the most useful transition inside Final Cut Pro (after a Dissolve of course). Don’t be turned off by how the effect looks on its own; without an image dropped in the well, it’s useless. The effect creates a transition between two clips by using a luminance map. The transition will occur between the darkest and lightest areas in the map. Why is this so cool? You can create as many transitions as you like using graphic files. Make your own or download away.
Like this tip? It comes from the book
Final Cut Studio On the Spot from Focal Press.
Two Great Sites on Apple Motion
Saturday, March 01, 2008 Filed in: Resources
AppleMotion.net
Mark Simpson is the author of the official Apple book's on Motion. He's got a great site with lots of news and downloads.
Moojoose
“Here is a colleciton of small motion projects and movie examples.”