Rendering Motion Projects in Final Cut Pro

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If you have begun to explore Final Cut Studio’s application integration by embedding your Motion project files into your Final Cut Pro sequence, you may have noticed a rather large increase in render time for that sequence. Part of the cause of the increased render time is due to the level of complexity of your […]

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How does one manage digital assets in a small agency?

Forensic Photoshop The topic of Digital Asset Management has come up from time to time. How does one manage digital assets in a small agency? How about a large enterprise? What role does metadata play? What do you (meaning me) use in your workflow? Some agencies incorporate their images in their overall record management system. […]

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Timecode Burn-in and Encode in One Step for Final Cut Studio

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Timecode burn-in is used to assist in referencing back to parts of show. Typically this has been used on VHS tapes for producers so they can comment on shows, etc. These days it’s more common to use QuickTime files and DVDs for this type of work. Since you’re going to have to encode the video […]

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Final Cut Pro to YouTube

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What people tend to forget is that you are sending YouTube a master for them to compress; therefore, send the highest quality you can, that fits within their limitations. YouTube.com is well know for being the busiest video-sharing site, but unfortunately, YouTube uses the much older Sorenson Spark codec for their video encoding. This was […]

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