The latest version of Apple's Final Cut Pro editing software
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I'm not happy with Final Cut Pro (X). What are my options?
I'm a editor who has been editing with Final Cut Pro for the last couple of years and I'm not impressed with the new Final Cut Pro X. I'm interested in looking for another NLE, such as Avid or ...
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Should I use a standalone compressor/gate or do it in post?
I'm recording screencasts and also dabbling in podcasting. I do video editing in Final Cut Pro X. My question is this:
Is it better to use a standalone insert compressor/limiter/gate or have FCPX do ...
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Final Cut X Events missing
Added a new external drive. Moved Final Cut X Folders to new drive. Now Events and Projects missing. I know files need to be relinked, but I'm not even seeing the Event folders. I relocated the FCP ...
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Reverse the blade tool (merge clips together)
I'm trying to make a transition to Final Cut Pro X from iMovie. Although I'm finding it quite simple and I'm in love with the more advanced features such as how easy keying is, I seem to have a ...
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How can I reuse an effect sequence in FCPX?
I'm creating a video for my son's fifth grade class that has a large number of interview clips. In each interview, I want to show a split-screen effect with a still photo on one side and a video of ...
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Is is possible to trim portions of clips in FCPX to save disk space?
I know that it's possible to selectively ingest in the import dialogue, but is it possible to delete "rejected" portions of clips once they've been imported, without deleting the whole clip? If not, ...
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Video clip is smaller dimensions than project. How to change the color of extra space?
I may be asking the question in an unclear way, because I come from an audio and graphics background. Apologies in advance. Hope this is makes sense...
My Final Cut Pro X project is 960x720, and I'm ...
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What makes iMovie 11 crash when exporting a project?
I'm making a short movie with iMovie.
From time to time (more than once per day) I export it in medium format.
I did it with my last version, then I refined the video and when exporting again iMovie ...
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Favoriting/Subclipping with Long Clips in Timeline in FCPX
I'm editing a project where I have 5 very long clips. I'm going through, favorite-ing the good portions ("subclipping" per se) and then organizing my clips from those subclips.
A problem I'm running ...
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Final Cut Express vs. Final Cut Pro X vs. Final Cut Studio
I am looking at upgrading from Final Cut Express 3.5 to another Final Cut product. What are the pros/cons of Final Cut Pro X and Final Cut Studio? (In terms of functionality)
EDIT: Which would you ...
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What is the best workflow solution for editing a movie in FCPX and creating specific effects for it in Motion 5?
Since there is no way to send a clip directly to Motion 5 from Final Cut Pro X, only to open up general effects, transitions and generators; what is the best workflow for actually using Final Cut Pro ...
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Importing an .fcp file into FCPX
A friend of mine created our wedding video in FCP and now that I've got the project I've been trying to import it into the trial copy of FCPX (off the App Store) but it doesn't like it.
I've read on ...
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Appropriate background music for a webapp screencast
I'm making a screencast tutorial of a webapp. It's primarily boring.
Can anyone recommend an appropriate soothing background music from the FCP audio content?
This will be my first time using Final ...
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Save existing project to an external drive Final Cut Pro X 10
I have a project with events saved on my Mac drive. I want to save this project on my external HD drive to clean space and work on this project later.
I copy pasted Final Cut Events and Final Cut ...
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How to add gradient transparency mask in final cut pro x?
I want to add a gradient transparency mask so that the front layer will slowly transform into the layer below. Can anybody suggest something?
I'm not talking about transition in time, but transition ...
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Emulate iMovie PIP exchange effect in Final Cut Pro X
I'm exporting a project from iMovie to Final Cut Pro X.
Not all tracks are exported properly, mainly the pip tracks.
What I want to do is to re-make in FCPX the same pip effect that in iMovie is ...
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How to change the start time of track in Final Cut Pro X?
I'm exporting a project from iMovie to Final Cut Pro X.
It's really a mess, but working patiently on the project on FCPX can achieve some better results... in any case, during the exporting many ...
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Why does media show up in Final Cut but errors when rendering in Compressor?
I am building a video using media all on my local hard drive. When I watch the video preview in Final Cut, there's no missing media clips. However, when I bring the project into Compressor, the clips ...
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How do I add a crosshair guide to a FCPX angle editor viewer window?
I need to keyframe the Y position transform of a moving subject to keep her in the center of the frame and would like a set of crosshairs to help me do it. I've seen solutions which employ Motion ...
