A home made beer bottle follow focus rig. Ingenious. Just add beer can straw cap, and the DSLR redneck look is complete!
Timbrée or How to Use Stamps to Build a Story
Timbrée or How to Use Stamps to Build a Story
In Love with Final Cut Pro
This will be a story that is familiar to many. Joaquin has progressed from a very early…
In Love with Final Cut Pro
evrExpanse 3 Adds Features for EXIF Metadata XML Import into Final Cut Pro
An app that adds camera EXIF metadata to files imported into Final Cut Pro has just had a…
evrExpanse 3 Adds Features for EXIF Metadata XML Import into Final Cut Pro
BRAW Toolbox and Gyroflow Toolbox
Everyone’s favourite mad genius Chris Hocking has been hard at work recently, and if you…
BRAW Toolbox and Gyroflow Toolbox
User Stories
The Digital Nomad - Alexander Fedorov & M1 MacBook Pro
Have you ever wanted to follow your passion by traveling the world as a digital content creator? Modern filmmaking methods and distribution outlets have made that possible.
The Digital Nomad - Alexander Fedorov & M1 MacBook Pro
Editing an Indie Feature-doc While in a Bus Through Iran
Yes, I admit it, the title is kind of clickbait. But it is true, I did work a lot on the…
Editing an Indie Feature-doc While in a Bus Through Iran
Experienced Diver, Rookie Editor with the M1 MacBook Pro and Final Cut Pro
Rookie ALERT! Having been blessed with the good fortune to be lent a MacBook Pro M1…
Experienced Diver, Rookie Editor with the M1 MacBook Pro and Final Cut Pro
How the Prime Time BBC1 Series 'Have I Got News For You' was Edited on Final Cut Pro X During Lockdown
Final Cut Pro X isn't ready for prime time? Think again. The recent series of BBC1's Have…
How the Prime Time BBC1 Series 'Have I Got News For You' was Edited on Final Cut Pro X During Lockdown
1 Year, 30,000 km - On the road with FCPX Part 2 - Editing
Part one of Carsten Orlt's story of the making of the Visible Farmer series was very…
1 Year, 30,000 km - On the road with FCPX Part 2 - Editing
Easier, Faster, Cost-Effective, But Never "Cheap": How To Build Out A Successful Media Business In Difficult Economic Times By Embracing Simpler Workflows and New Technologies
The Final Cut Pro X success stories keep on coming. This time we look at Norway's largest…
Easier, Faster, Cost-Effective, But Never "Cheap": How To Build Out A Successful Media Business In Difficult Economic Times By Embracing Simpler Workflows and New Technologies
In-Depth Tutorials
Let Your Fingers Do the Wandering - Using the Trackpad with FCPX
When we saw John Matthews' comments on social media about using an Apple Trackpad and Final Cut Pro X, we had to know more. He's very kindly put together his findings on the Trackpad in words and a couple of great video demos.
Apple Motion's Custom Behavior — The Diamond in the Rough
Fox Mahoney has published some excellent Motion tutorials here on FCP.co. This time, he really takes the tools in Motion to a new level with this experiment in building custom behaviors. We learnt a lot.
Demystifying Final Cut Pro XMLs by Philip Hodgetts and Gregory Clarke
XML is an acronym that gets used a lot in editing and the transfer of media in the FCPX ecosystem. But what exactly is XML?, how is it used and how can you begin to understand the power of the plain text language? Workflow experts Philip Hodgetts and Greg Clarke start with the basics of XML and…
We built a pool! Publishing animating Motion textures to Final Cut Pro X
Want moving textures in Final Cut Pro X? Plugin building expert Fox Mahoney shows us how to construct a moving water texture in Motion and publish it to FCPX. Great knowledge that will extend the capabilities of 3D text even further. Link to the free finished moving water texture generator plugin…
Controlling shapes: The mysteries of OSC in Final Cut Pro X revealed, Part 2
If you ever want to build an adjustable line or shape in Motion for use in Final Cut Pro, there is only one way to get the On Screen Controls to work. In the second part of the series on OSCs, our resident Motion expert, Fox Mahoney shows us how to control shapes in plugins for FCPX. He's also very…
Big Sur & Apple Silicon
I Replaced My $10,000 iMac Pro with a Base Model 24" M1 iMac for Video Editing!
Is it a good idea swapping out an expensive iMac Pro for a new base model M1 iMac? Luke Miani tries cutting his videos in Final Cut Pro on the new machine.
I Replaced My $10,000 iMac Pro with a Base Model 24" M1 iMac for Video Editing!
Xsan Server Tools Integrated into macOS Big Sur 11.3 Beta 2
Apple has incorporated the Xsan server tools along with StorNext 7 features into the next…
Xsan Server Tools Integrated into macOS Big Sur 11.3 Beta 2
First Reviews of the M1 iMac
It's been a while since the new M1 iMac was announced, but the first YouTube reviews are…
First Reviews of the M1 iMac
Experienced Diver, Rookie Editor with the M1 MacBook Pro and Final Cut Pro
Rookie ALERT! Having been blessed with the good fortune to be lent a MacBook Pro M1…
Experienced Diver, Rookie Editor with the M1 MacBook Pro and Final Cut Pro
New Macs with M2 Chips and macOS Ventura Announced at WWDC
The last few WWDC's have been pretty well packed with new hardware and software. Apple's…
New Macs with M2 Chips and macOS Ventura Announced at WWDC
Apple Announce M1 Pro and M1 Max Powered 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pros
A welcome Apple silicon and form factor update to the MacBook Pros, two sizes and two…
Apple Announce M1 Pro and M1 Max Powered 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pros
Can the M1 MacBook Pro Edit Sony A1 10-bit 8k Video?
How does Sony A1 8K footage playback on the M1 MacBook Pro in Final Cut Pro, Adobe's…
Can the M1 MacBook Pro Edit Sony A1 10-bit 8k Video?
Mobile Creator
WWDC 2020 - Is It the Start of the Move to Arm-based Processors?
Where were you this time last year? We were waiting to go into WWDC to see the new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR for the first time. This year? Nobody is attending, but we do have the Keynote livestream. Will we see the beginning of the transition from Intel to…
WWDC 2020 - Is It the Start of the Move to Arm-based Processors?
Building Plugins for Vertical Video Final Cut Pro Projects
All effects and plugins work with any aspect ratio in Final Cut Pro right? Wrong, and…
Building Plugins for Vertical Video Final Cut Pro Projects
An Overview of the Apple Hardware Ecosystem for Video Professionals
In this article, Sam Mestman looks at each Apple product that can shoot or edit,…
An Overview of the Apple Hardware Ecosystem for Video Professionals
iOS Video Editor LumaFusion Adds XML Export to Final Cut Pro X
Popular iOS editing app LumaFusion from Luma Touch has added FCPX XML export, which means…
iOS Video Editor LumaFusion Adds XML Export to Final Cut Pro X
Bringing the Communities of Battle Creek Together with Mobile Filmmaking and Final Cut Pro X
Teaching video production skills to over 300 students in three days? No problem for Tom…
Bringing the Communities of Battle Creek Together with Mobile Filmmaking and Final Cut Pro X
Why This Is Just the Start of Post Producing iPhone Video
We take a further exploration into the video possibilities of the new iPhone 13. ProRes…
Why This Is Just the Start of Post Producing iPhone Video
