Tutorials

Cheating Morphing in Motion using Optical Flow

Another Motion tutorial from AppleShakeGuru, but this discovery actually goes back two tutorials.

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How to do the 'Cops' style faceblur in Motion by Final Cut King

A tutorial from Final Cut King showing one method of getting that face blur used by reality shows and news broadcasts.

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An FCP Tutorial with a twist - How to use Sony XDCAM EX on Apple Final Cut Pro

We won't ruin the fun, but shouldn't all tutorials be as dangerous?

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Tutorial: Balancing your DSLR on a Glidecam

How to balance your DSLR on a Glidecam 4000  Good info on picking the right model & operation. Don't forget to check your drop time!

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So we missed Halloween, but here is how to make a camera out of a pumpkin.

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A LOT of of work to make a camera out of a pumpkin, but a nicely made how to. BTW it was an Orange pumpkin that shoots 4K :)

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Larry Jordan shows how to create cool Titles within FCP

FCP guru Larry Jordan shows us how to add some groove to our title sequences without going via Motion. All thanks to Boris FX.

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Final Cut King Tutorial on Appearing Text Effect in Motion

Final Cut King show us the way to some text wizardry in Motion. 

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Tracking a Lens flare in Motion

Two Motion tutorials from SugarFx on how to track a lens flare on a motion path. Part two after the break.

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Bring Dead Pixels Back To Life with DH Reincarnation

Ever been frustrated by dead pixels on pans and tilts making life difficult? The people at Digital Heaven have come up with the solution.

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Glowing Animating Text Tutorial in Motion

Always nice to see a newcomer making tutorials for Apple ProApps products. In this tutorial Jimmy Lee from iMotion Video shows us how to add glows to animating text in Motion. Coloured snow flakes. Very seasonal.

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Webinar of FX Factory Plug-ins for FCP, AE & Motion

Those very informative people at NewMediaWebinars present a VFX Plug-in Essentials Webinar looking specifically at the plug-ins and filters offered within Noise Industries' FX Factory.

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Who needs Twixtor to do 1000fps when you have Apple's Motion already?

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You've seen the awesome BMX videos posted here that slow down footage to 1000 fps using the optical flow plugin Twixtor. So why not use Motion instead? Watch the tutorial then see the result after the break.

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An Andy Neil Motion Quick Tip tutorial on how to add a blinking cursor to text.

Ever wanted to simulate typing on a computer or mobile phone using a blinking cursor in Motion? Now you can after you've watched this Motion tutorial.

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Better slomo in FCP using Motion's Optical Flow speed effects

 

We all know that Final Cut's slow motion effects can be somewhat disappointing at times. That that ugly frame blending that is on by default is horrendous. In this slightly old but good Motion tutorial (Motion 3 but the process is the same in 4) Steve Martin from Ripple Training shows us how round tripping to Motion for its optical flow processing might be the answer. Want more? extra Optical Flow & retiming tutorials after the break

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Using Conduit, the nodal compositor within Motion

We thought Conduit was dead, how wrong we were. This $199 plugin from DV Garage is on its second version and now works inside FCP, Motion, After Effects and Photoshop. In this video Kevin Hansen shows Mark Spencer how to pull and then refine a key using the plugin. If you have ever had trouble with chromakeying or greenscreen then this might be just what you need. More info including links to a free 3D plugin after the break.

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Quick And Easy Bezier Glow Effect in Motion

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Noise Industries Introduces Manifesto

Noise Industries have announced the release of free plugin Manifesto 1.0, which comes in two variants: a static title generator and a title roll/crawl generator, and it's infinitely more powerful than the native title generator in FCP. FX Factory has also had an update. More after the break.

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30 minutes of FCP tips and tricks from Rick Young

Does what it says on the tin and they come thick and fast. Video (flash only I'm affraid) after the break.

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Canon post official workflows for using DSLR and XF300 footage in Final Cut Pro

There are many ways to use Canon DSLR footage in FCP ranging from native file editing, transcoding with Compressor to plugins. In fact there are people out there selling tutorials on how to do it! Download the official workflow white papers from Canon to get it right and maybe save some time and money.

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Multi-cam DSLRs even at a wedding!

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 Eric Kmetz of Epic Motion posted this multi-cam tutorial.This is very helpful for anyone who does multi-cam shoots not just weddings. Made with his iMac, his iSight, his iChair and most importantly his iBalls! See one of Eric's beautiful wedding films after the break.

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