Timbrée or How to Use Stamps to Build a Story
Timbrée or How to Use Stamps to Build a StoryIn-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
Apple Announces a Special Event for November 10th
Apple has announced a special event next Tuesday entitled 'One More Thing'. Will we see a range of new silicon Macs? Will we see a new version of Final Cut Pro X?
Apple Announces a Special Event for November 10th
The Digital Nomad - Alexander Fedorov & M1 MacBook Pro
Have you ever wanted to follow your passion by traveling the world as a digital content…
The Digital Nomad - Alexander Fedorov & M1 MacBook 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 New M1 Powered iMac and iPad Pros
Today's presentation bought new products and upgrades, but the ones we are interested in…
Apple Announce New M1 Powered iMac and iPad Pros
FCP.co Live Show 13 - WWDC & Final Cut Pro X on Arm-based Processors
In Live Show 13 we talked about WWDC and what that means for the Pro Apps (including…
FCP.co Live Show 13 - WWDC & Final Cut Pro X on Arm-based Processors
WWDC - Thinking Outside of the Box with Final Cut Pro X
A week later and the information from a packed WWDC is beginning to sink in. The move to…
WWDC - Thinking Outside of the Box with Final Cut Pro X
Final Cut Pro Editing Kit for YouTube
Professor Simon Holland runs through the editing kit he uses making videos for his…
Final Cut Pro Editing Kit for YouTube
Mobile Creator
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, indicates its place for filmmaking and also tells us which models he recommends. If you re thinking of buying a new Mac, iPad or iPhone, this is for you!
An Overview of the Apple Hardware Ecosystem for Video Professionals
Post Production Beginner’s Mind
As Final Cut Pro X lets beginners cut high quality media from the moment they open the…
Post Production Beginner’s Mind
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
To the M3 Mac Pro and Beyond: Alex Gollner on the Whole Apple Silicon Transition
The biggest Apple news of 2020 was the start of the transition of the Mac to Apple…
To the M3 Mac Pro and Beyond: Alex Gollner on the Whole Apple Silicon Transition
The Stunt Double - Shot Vertically on an iPhone by Academy Award® Winner Damien Chazelle
Hot on the heels of the iPhone shot The Princess Bride, Apple has entered the…
The Stunt Double - Shot Vertically on an iPhone by Academy Award® Winner Damien Chazelle
How to Fix Blown Out iPhone 12 Footage - Dolby Vision HDR Editing in FCP
You can't just drop iPhone 12 footage into a REC 709 project in Final Cut Pro, Serge M…
How to Fix Blown Out iPhone 12 Footage - Dolby Vision HDR Editing in FCP

