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Delivering in Multiple Aspect Ratios for Social Media

Mark Spencer October 03, 2019

As editors, we need to deliver video to be hosted on a variety of social media platforms, often in multiple aspect ratios for each platform. For example, 16:9 for…

Batch Export Clips from Final Cut Pro X Timelines

Mark Spencer December 20, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us how you can export individual clips from a timeline as a batch in Final Cut Pro X. It…

Wait you can do that with an adjustment layer? (In Final Cut Pro X)

Mark Spencer December 13, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, I reveal the magic power of adjustment layers in Final Cut Pro X. Ok, may it’s not magic, but you can do some…

Creating a Netflix-Inspired 3D Title Animation with Motion

Mark Spencer August 28, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training how to build a Netflix-inspired 3D title animation in Motion. Motion’s text formatting, styling, and…

Smooth Glass Slideshows in Final Cut Pro X

Mark Spencer August 27, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training showcases iDustrial Revolution’s Smooth Glass Slideshow plugin for Final Cut Pro X. Although we here at Ripple Training…

“Mouseless” Dynamic Trimming in Final Cut Pro X

Mark Spencer August 10, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training how you can edit in Final Cut Pro X without touching a mouse. There are many great keyboard…

The Versatile Range Selection Tool in Final Cut Pro X

Mark Spencer August 07, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us some surprising and useful ways to use the Range tool in Final Cut Pro X. Selected from the…

Using the Oculus Go

Mark Spencer August 01, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us his new Oculus Go from Facebook. A departure from our usual tips on using Final Cut Pro X…

Creating a Dark and Stormy Night in Final Cut Pro X

Mark Spencer July 11, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training how to create an animated outdoor scene using only a photo and a few effects built in Final…

Creating Tiny Planet FX in Final Cut Pro X

Mark Spencer July 10, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us how to create a tiny planet effect out of a 360 clip in Final Cut Pro X. Steve…

Replacing a Sky in Final Cut Pro X

Mark Spencer July 09, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us how to replace a sky in Final Cut Pro X. The shot in question a low medium shot…

Auditioning Scene Looks in Final Cut Pro X

Mark Spencer June 06, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training welcomes very special guest Sam Mestman from Lumaforge. Sam shows us how to use Auditions in Final Cut Pro X…

Moving Metadata Between Avid and Final Cut Pro X

Mark Spencer June 05, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, special guest Mike Matzdorff shows us how to roundtrip custom metadata between Avid and Final Cut Pro X. To get started, he exported this metadate…

GoPro Fusion & Final Cut Pro X

Mark Spencer May 04, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us how to shoot 360 video but then edit it as “normal” HD video in Final Cut…

Other New Features in Motion

Mark Spencer May 01, 2018

This week on MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training something new in Motion. When Final Cut Pro X was updated to 10.4 a few months back…

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