Tutorials

Ripple Training release their Sound Editing in FCPX training course

There are loads of tutorials out there about editing video within Final Cut Pro X, not so many about audio. Ripple Training have released a whole course dedicated to getting your audio sounding the best it can in FCPX. We've also got a money off coupon code.

The free Ken Burns style plugin Pan & Zoom gets updated for Final Cut Pro X

When the Final Cut Studio version of Pan & Zoom was released, it gave great Ken Burns style effects in Final Cut Pro 7 and was easy to use too. Noise Industries has now upgraded the free plugin to work with FCPX.

There's more to rigging in Motion than just making effects for FCPX

The boys at MacBreak Studio don't half crack out the tutorials at an impressive rate. This time they take a look at the creative rigging possibilities in Motion.

Using the new meta search features in Final Cut Pro X

When Steve Martin describes a new feature as 'huge' then it's definitely worth a look. More great tips from the MacBreak guys, this time on searching meta data.

Colour correcting from Final Cut Pro X with Aperture

Yes you read the title right, how to colour correct in FCPX with a roundtrip via Aperture. It's a very long trip, a very, very long trip, but if you must go...

Advanced audio in Final Cut Pro X with Michael Wohl

At the recent meeting of the LAFCPUG (CPUG?) Micheal Wohl gave a twenty minute presentation on the advanced audio features in FCPX. Lots of good tips in there and maybe some features you've yet to discover.

Using Layered Photoshop files in Final Cut Pro X

Introduced in the 10.0.3 update, FCPX now supports layered Photoshop files. An unmissable 10 minutes from the MacBreak Studio guys on using those files in Final Cut Pro X.

SugarFX launch two new plugins, Rolling Credits and Patterns

Plugin producer SugarFX has launched two new products for Final Cut Pro X. Rolling Credits has many different styles of movie credit templates and Patterns is a pack of transitions.

Ripple Training launch a new Final Cut Pro X plugin called Callouts

The guys at Ripple Training have branched out from their excellent tutorials and released Callouts, a $49 FxFactory based plugin for Final Cut Pro X. If you need to make a graphic point onscreen, a few clicks of Callouts will make sure it's seen.

Fixing corrupt event database files in Final Cut Pro X

Using the restore function in Final Cut Pro 7 saved many a bad file, but what happens when you get a corrupted FCPX file? In this unmissable episode of MacBreak Studio, you'll learn how to repair a file that stops FCPX from opening.

Part 2 of Mark Spencer and Steve Martin on using the camera in Motion 5

We would say these guys are hot foot from their busy classes at NAB, but we suspect they batch record the popular MacBreak Studio episodes well in advance. More on using the camera in Motion 5.

Motion's camera explained part 1 on MacBreak Studio

Another MacBreak Studio and this time the duo of Mark Spencer and Steve Martin embark on the first leg of a three part journey to discover more about Motion's camera.

Two lots of Alexis Van Hurkman on BlackMagic Design's Resolve, MacBreak Studio & MacBreak Studio Live!

The first part of Alexis's introduction to BlackMagic Design's DaVinci Resolve was extremely popular. He's back with part two of three and we've also posted his appearance on the live version of MacBreak Studio where he goes into more detail about the job of a colorist.

An introduction to DaVinci Resolve Part One on MacBreak Studio

Steve Martin is joined by Alexis Van Hurkman this time on MacBreak Studio to talk about Blackmagic Design's DaVinci Resolve. A great 15 minutes worth of information.

Final Cut X: Moving Forward in Video Editing

An hour and a half long presentation on Final Cut Pro X from Ari Feldman of the Manhattan Edit Workshop. Good beginner viewing.

A new tutorial from Ripple Training - Mastering the Camera in Motion5

Hot off the press, or should we say hot out of ScreenFlow, Ripple Training has launched their latest Motion tutorial. Coupon code included!

Sony F65 workflow for getting 4K files into Final Cut Pro and Avid

If you are one of the lucky editors who will work with 4K RAW or SR codec footage from the Sony F65 camera, then you'll need to know how to get the footage off the cards and into your NLE.

Keyframing tips with Motion and Final Cut Pro X in MacBreak Studio

Billed as a look at the new features in the Motion 5.0.2 update, this episode really is all about keyframing and dropzones. Not to be missed.

The Top Ten Final Cut Pro X books

***Updated***

There's now a lot of books published on Final Cut Pro X, so using Amazon as the rank provider, we thought we would publish the top ten FCPX books out there.

MotionVFX launch a $49 mLooks pack of wedding looks for FCPX

If you are using Final Cut Pro X to produce weddings then this new pack of looks from MotionVFX is going to be of interest to you.