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We have created an additional 4 Free Movies to cover the New Features of FCP 10.4.7. You can also watch all of the New Features since FCP 10.4 was announced.
Learning Final Cut Pro from within Final Cut Pro in this free 10 lesson video series that will get you up and running quickly.
These short, highly-focused video lessons will guide you through the basics of Final Cut Pro 10.4 using provided media, so you can quickly begin editing and delivering a short video project from start to finish.
In this free series of tutorials, our resident Motion expert Mark Spencer will show you 8 magical things you can do with Motion to enhance your video projects and captivate your audience
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Next Level Tracking in Final Cut Pro
Next Level Tracking in Final Cut Pro In this video, Mark shows you what can and cannot be accomplished using Final Cut Pro's tracker before showing you what's possible with mTracker 3D. Ripple Tutorials & Plugins mentioned in this video: Check out Mastering the Object Tracker in FCP Mark's Tips: – Mark Intro – Limitations of FCP’s Tracker – What you can do with FCP’s Object Tracker – Why mTracker 3D? – How mTracker 3D Works Ripple Tools Complete Plugin for FCP X
Native BRAW Editing in Final Cut Pro with Chris Hocking
Native BRAW Editing in Final Cut Pro with Chris Hocking The Rippleguys welcome Chris Hocking to talk about his new Final Cut Pro extension that allows native BRAW (blackmagic raw) editing in Final Cut Pro!
Color Grading with a Depth Map in Resolve 18
Color Grading with a Depth Map in Resolve 18 In this video, Mark shows you how to apply Resolve 18's Depth Map effect for isolating objects for color corrections. ON SALE NOW! - Advanced Color Grading in DaVinci Resolve 18 Chapter Hyperlinks: – Advanced Color Grading in Resolve 18 – Adding the Depth Map Effect – Choosing a Quality Level – Isolating Elements in the Image – Augmenting the Selection with Curves – Adjusting Depth Map for other Objects – Adding Another Depth Map Instance – Post Processing
Create Music Loops in DaVinci Resolve 18.1
Create Music Loops in DaVinci Resolve 18.1 In this video, Steve Martin shows you how to create seamless music loops in Resolve 18.1. Chapter Hyperlinks: – Steve Intro – Grid View Settings – Using Transient Detect – Grid Snapping – Creating a Loop Range – Set Tempo to BPM – Creating the Loop – Fade Out to Playhead
Animate Maps with Pixelmator Pro and Motion
Animate Maps with Pixelmator Pro & Motion Mark will demonstrate how to use Pixelmator Pro and Motion to animate a map. Check out Mark's Pixelmator Pro to Motion tutorial. Use this code for a $20.00 discount - pixel-20 Pixelmator Pro on the Mac App Store Chapter hyperlinks – Mark Intro – Where to Find Maps – Downloading an SVG File – Importing SVG into Pixelmator Pro – Exporting a Motion Project – Working with Map Layers in Motion – Editing the Text – Animating the Text – Changing the Shape Color – Animate with a 3D Camera – Animating a Shape Stroke – Adding a Drop Shadow
First Dive with the Apple Watch Ultra
First Dive with the Apple Watch Ultra In this episode, Steve takes the Apple Watch Ultra on his first dive to test it against a dedicated dive computer. Are you ready to learn Final Cut from Steve? Use code SCUBA-STEVE for 20% off his 6-hour FCP Training! Check out Steve's Core Training for Final Cut Pro. Recommended by Apple!
Animate Pixelmator Pro Graphics in FCP
Animate Pixelmator Pro Graphics in FCP In this video, Steve shows you how to create layered graphics in Pixelmator Pro and import the layered graphic into Final Cut Pro for animating using mBehaviors. Where to find mBehaviors: https://bit.ly/3Q7fmQl Mark's PP to Motion tutorial: https://youtu.be/7AthuaAQqzk Chapter Hyperlinks: – Introduction – Remove the Background of a Photo – Color Correct with Machine Learning – Changing the Color Style – Editing a Gradient – Creating and Editing a Shape – Adding Text on a Path – Exporting for Final Cut Pro – FCP to Pixelmator Round-Tripping – Animate Layers with mBehaviors
Camera 2 Cloud – Filmic to Frame.io to FCP
Camera 2 Cloud - Filmic to Frame.io to FCP Steve demonstrates how to shoot ProRes on your iPhone, then have Filmic Pro generate proxies and upload them to the cloud for editing in Final Cut Pro. Download the Filmic Pro app here: https://www.filmicpro.com/ Download Frame.io transfer app here: Frame.io/transfer =================================================== Chapter Hyperlinks: – C2C Hardware & Software Requirements – Configuring Frame.io – Configuring Filmic Pro – Choosing Proxy Quality and Upload Method – Configuring Final Cut Pro – Using Frame.io Transfer – Creating a Proxy Project – Swapping Proxies for Originals
Boris Looks and Mocha Tracking in Final Cut Pro
BorisFX Looks & Mocha Tracking in Final Cut Pro In this video, Steve demonstrates how to use the Mocha tracker in the FREE BorisFX Looks plugin in Final Cut Pro. Download the FREE BorisFX Looks plugin here. Download the Storyblocks clip here. =================================================== – The Finished Effect – Applying a Looks Preset – Customizing the Preset – Saving a Custom Preset – Adding a Mocha Mask – Tracking the Mask – Planar Tracker Explained – Making Changes to the Mask – Viewing & Inverting the Mask – Rotoscoping with Keyframes in Mocha – Saving Tracking & Mask Data – Adding BCC Film Grunge – Applying Mask Data to Grunge Effect
Pixelmator Pro Vectors to Motion Shapes
Pixelmator Pro Vectors to Motion Shapes Watch Mark demonstrate how he uses Pixelmator Pro to create vector graphics from a flattened logo then bring into Motion to animate the layers. See Mark's new Pixelmator Pro to Motion tutorial. Use this code for a discount - pixel-20 Purchase Pixelmator Pro on the Mac App Store. Chapter hyperlinks: – Why use Pixelmator Pro? – What's in Mark's New Tutorial? – The Benefit of Exporting Motion Shapes
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