Day 3 #28daysofquicktips – Remap numbers 1 to 9 on your Final Cut Pro X keyboard

Day 3 #28daysofquicktips - Remap numbers 1 to 9 on your Final Cut Pro X keyboard 1

While we are on Final Cut Pro X keyboard keys (see yesterday’s quicktip about G for Storyline Mode) here is something I did very early on when using FCPX: I made a new keyboard set and began remapping the number keys 1 – 9.  By default those keys are mapped to selecting multicam editing camera […]

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Music Benefit Concert Film and Documentary Find the “Perfect Note” with Sony’s PXW-X180

Music Benefit Concert Film and Documentary Find the "Perfect Note" with Sony's PXW-X180 5

“Notes for Notes®” has a unique mission: designing, equipping, and staffing free after-school recording studios inside Boys & Girls Clubs. These “drop-in” recording studio environments give youth aged six to 18 the opportunity to explore, create and record music – from engineering and theory to instrumentals and songwriting. The non-profit organization recently held its annual […]

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Sweeping Up in Motion

Sweeping Up in Motion 7

This week on MacBreak Studio Steve Martin from Ripple Training (check out the brand new completely updated website) and I dive into Motion in order to respond to a viewer’s question, who wanted to know how he could fly a camera by an object, while having the camera continue to look at the object the […]

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A roundup of 70+ After Effects roundups

A roundup of 70+ After Effects roundups 8

Here’s a roundup (ok, list) of AE Portal topic roundups on PVC. Many of them have been updated since their initial release. ASCII Art & After Effects Decent cheap earphones: backups and stocking stuffers ProRes 4444 XQ in Creative Cloud Cineform in Creative Cloud: render quality settings + more ‘Gone Girl’ workflows with Premiere & […]

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Exploring Workflow, Storage & Archive in M&E – Isn’t This Someone Else’s Problem?

Exploring Workflow, Storage & Archive in M&E – Isn’t This Someone Else’s Problem? 10

The nuts and bolts of the creative process are not my specialty. When I worked at a post house, I had my own system for versioning, and it was not one my coordinator appreciated. Even when I’m grabbing footage at places like NAB or IBC, I know I should be backing up everything, but I […]

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