Category - Tutorials

Understanding the FCPX Magnetic Timeline

Understanding the FCPX Magnetic Timeline The magnetic timeline with FCPX is the source of much of it’s power and much of the love it or hate it reaction from editors used to a different way of...

Colour Grading in Your Video Editing Software

Tutorials for Colour Grading in Your Video Editing Software These days the tools for colour grading your project to a very high level are right there inside your video editing software. In this post...

Trapcode Suite 13 Review

Trapcode Suite 13 Review Red Giant’s Trapcode Suite, and specifically Trapcode Particular, are often seen by motion graphics artists as an essential item in the creation of superior looking...

Learn the Craft of Film Editing

Learn the Craft of Film Editing If you want to learn the craft of film editing, to truly understand the ‘why’ of film editing and not just the technical button pushing how. If you want to...

Editing in Avid Media Composer 8.4

Editing in Avid Media Composer 8.4 The most recent release of Avid Media Composer is now up to version 8.4. (8.4.5 is the latest patch) Some of the headline new features include the ability to create...

Premiere Pro CC 2015 Tips and Tricks

Premiere Pro CC 2015 Tips and Tricks Premiere Pro CC 2015’s December update brought with it a whole host of new features, that had been showcased at NAB, but are now in your hands. In this...

Improving Every Part of Your Edit

Improving Every Part of Your Edit When you’re a self-taught filmmaker it pays every now and then to take a refresher course in your editing software of choice, partly to learn new and better...

DaVinci Resolve 12 Free Training

DaVinci Resolve 12 Free Training DaVinci Resolve 12.1 is now available and packed with a slew of new features and updates. This post brings together some of the best free DaVinci Resolve 12 training...

Download Free Film Grain and Light Leaks

Download Free Film Grain and Light Leaks When used well, a touch of film grain and a well placed light leak can really perfect a look. When used badly it can be carelessly sloshed all over your edit...

Mixing Light – A Year in Review

Mixing Light Colorist Training – In Review It’s been over a year since my initial review of Mixing Light.com, the professional colorist training site which delivers weekly insights to a...

How To Be A DIT – Part 15

How To Be A DIT – Part 15 It’s been a while since my last How To Be a DIT post, and if you’re new to this series you might want to check out this post that brings serves as a...

Getting Started With Fusion 8

Getting Started With Fusion 8 Fusion, the compositing and visual effects software, recently acquired from Eyeon by Blackmagic Design, is available as a free download under a beta release, for both...

Tips for Better Editing in Premiere Pro

Tips for Better Editing in Premiere Pro In this 30 minute webinar editor Richard Harrington shares a ton of tips for better editing in Adobe Premiere Pro CC 2015, from which you are guaranteed to...

The Beginners Guide to Learning FCPX

The Beginners Guide to Learning FCPX If you want to learn Final Cut Pro X, either as an experienced editor giving it a try from another NLE, or as a complete newbie, this round up of resources will...