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Creating that 'bad TV' look has never been easier with Final Cut Pro. CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith's Bad TV tutorial will show you how to create this spectacular effect using tools already provided by FCP. Learn how to make your video transition in from noise, animate a TV roll and duplicate the turning off the TV look. Click here for video tutorial Read More

Tutorial on the Waveform Monitor in Final Cut Pro.Click here for video tutorial Read More

In this video tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Shane Ross discusses taking 60p footage shot with DVCPRO HD and slowing it down to 23.98 so that it's slow motion. Please note that this only worksif you are working in a 23.98 or 29.97 timeline. Click here for video tutorial Read More

Learn how to call attention to an individual in a photograph, illuminate text in a book, or emphasize an item on the screen for a training demo. Click here for video tutorial  Read More

When working with transitions in Final Cut Pro there are a couple of tricks to help you along the way including how set transition favorites to hot keys, and how to add multiple transitions all at the same time. Final Cut Pro transitions Within the effects tab, there is a list of various transitions. These effects can be applied between individual clips in the timeline window. Effects that appear in bold lettering are designated as real-time effects. These effects will not have to be rendered when applied. Read More

When it comes to greenscreen compositing, most people know that a clean and natural-looking matte is crucial to getting good results. Hours are spent tweaking the various controls, and many cups of coffee are drained trying to get that "perfect" key. The truth is that our elusive "perfect composite" is rarely achieved, no matter how much you tweak the controls in your favorite keying application, and the reason is very simple. Without effective and targeted color correction, no composite will look proper, much less perfect. This tutorial focuses on color correction techniques for greenscreen compositing, including the construction… Read More

Today I’m going to show you how simple it is to make that Apple-like reflection in Final Cut Pro. I should mention that I decided to do it in episode 1 when I wanted to mix old Standard Definition footage with the new High Definition footage. I didn’t want to stretch the video up and lose quality, so I sat the video on a virtual black background and reflected it, like we were watching a little video screen. OK here we are in Final Cut Pro. First, edit together the footage that you’d like reflected. I like to place it in the top 2/3rds of the screen. If you’re editing a bunch of similar footage, you can position the first clip,… Read More