Many small doc and corporate video producers working with 2 audio channels import them as stereo into Premiere. Here’s a better way to do audio in Premiere.

DaVinci Resolve has come a long way in a few years. It’s one of the most powerful and versatile tools in any post-production workflow. And it’s FREE.

With a little planning before the shoot, you can insert a screen onto a monitor or device convincingly without complications. One key is how the screen is shot. This is where it’s easiest to get it wrong. This tutorial shows how easily a realistic yet legible screen can look more or less perfect in After Effects. Of […]

Filmmaking is a collaborative effort, but we’re much more used to software that makes us take our turn. Sharing Adobe projects, meanwhile, has most often been done in an ad-hoc way, when it is done at all. The latest version of Creative Cloud adds a set of features collectively known as Team Projects. Adobe has designed specifically for collaboration. As […]

It may seem counterintuitive, but jumping right into an edit on your timeline isn’t the fastest way to cut down an interview. The greatest timesaver I’ve ever found in editing interviews is planning. In this article, I’ll show you how I take advantage of the unique tools in Final Cut Pro X to create an interview workflow that shaves […]

Multicam in Final Cut Pro X is an amazing feature. But if you have used FCP X Multicam to just switch cameras, then you’ve only scratched the surface.

FCP X is known to be fast at import/export and playback. If you’ve experienced slowness or are looking to squeeze more speed from FCP X this is for you.

Some things are like the ocean: shallow enough for a child to wade in, yet deep enough that you will rarely see the bottom. Final Cut Pro X is close to one of those things…

What was the last Best Picture with no visual effects? And in what year did it win? It’s a trivia question. And why does the Best Picture Oscar matter, anyhow?

Render faster in After Effects with these tips to optimize the system itself, and to eliminate common slowdowns hidden in a project.