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How To Batch Export Sequences In Final Cut Pro

Don't want to use Compressor to export your sequences? Did you know you can edit a bunch of sequences and right from Final Cut Pro, batch export them? This episode shows you how!


How To Export Settings For Sharing With Others In Telestream Episode Pro

So you figured out the perfect balance between codec, bit rates, frames, resolution and audio quality and save it as a compression setting in Episode Pro. Now your friend wants to compress his video using your settings. No problem! Just share it with him!


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How To Nest Sequences In Final Cut Pro

 Published on 10/16/08


Do you have an intro in your Final Cut Pro timeline that you need to use over and over? Do you want to apply an “effect” to an entire sequence and not just a video track? The solution is to nest your sequence!


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How To Use SoundSource To Control Your Audio on the Mac

 Published on 07/2/08


Do you constantly change your audio levels on your Mac for each device? Isn’t it a pain to go into the preferences, click on sound, then select your sound source and manage your levels? SoundSource from Rogue Amoeba makes this task easy and fast!


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How To Use Snapper To Edit MP3 Files Quickly on the Mac

 Published on 07/2/08


If you need to extract audio from video files or sections of audio from larger audio files, then Snapper is the application for you. Easily drag sections of audio in a file and drop them to your desktop to create mp3 files.


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How To Use CELTX 1.0 To Write Your Next Famous Screenplay

 Published on 06/9/08


Celtx is an application for creating scripts for any kind of visual or audio media. In this episode, you’ll learn all the new features of the just released version 1.0 including script adaptation, master catalogs, the new side bar tabs, plus lots more!


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How To Clean Up a Skype Interview in Soundtrack Pro For Podcasting

 Published on 03/13/08


So you just finished recording a Skype interview and you are ready to publish it? Don’t think so! You need to clean up the ums and ahs and breaths of the guest. Open up Soundtrack Pro, get some java and let’s start cleaning up the interview!


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How To Import From Catalogs in Adobe Lighroom

 Published on 03/6/08


Do you have a bunch of catalogs in Lightroom? Would you like to create a portfolio catalog containing a subset of those catalogs? This tip shows you how to easily create a new catalog and how to import photographs from other catalogs into the new one.


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How To Sync Changes in Adobe Lighroom

 Published on 03/6/08


Do you have similar photographs that you would like to make changes to? Learn all about the Sync, Manual Sync and Auto Sync function in Adobe Lightroom. This tip will save you hours of work, freeing you to go out and shoot more photographs.


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How To Use Keyboard Shortcuts in Final Cut Pro #3

 Published on 01/25/08


Yet another episode covering keyboard shortcuts for Final Cut Pro. Today I show you all the keyboard shortcuts for playing, creating, deleting and moving in and out points in both the viewer and the timeline.


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How To Use Keyboard Shortcuts in Final Cut Pro #2

 Published on 01/25/08


In this episode covering Final Cut Pro keyboard shortcuts, we talk about the extend edit, the trim backwards and trim forwards functionality and it’s related keyboard shortcuts.


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How To Use Keyboard Shortcuts in Final Cut Pro #1

 Published on 01/24/08


So you would like to edit quicker in Final Cut Pro? Keyboard shortcuts are your answer. Once you learn some simple shortcuts, your editing will become streamlined and you will notice a decrease in the time it takes you to edit a video.


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How To Use The Levelator To Normalize Your Audio

 Published on 01/14/08


Does your audio in your podcast or video vary in volume too much? Ever wonder how they get such even volume levels in radio and TV shows? It’s called normalization, and while you can normalize in Soundtrack Pro, The Levelator does a much better job!


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How To Edit Photographs in Pixelmator For the Mac

 Published on 01/12/08


Don’t own Photoshop? Don’t have to. Check out Pixelmator, a Photoshop like application for the Mac that costs only $59. Pixelmator allows you to easily edit photographs, create logos, etc. It does 80% of what Photoshop does, but at a lower cost.


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How To Create Cool Photo Slide Shows in Photo Presenter on the Mac

 Published on 01/10/08


Are you a photographer or web designer and want to publish great looking slides shows on the web? PhotoPresenter lets anyone easily create and publish great looking animated slide shows which you can share to an iPod, AppleTV, iWeb, iPhone, etc.


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How To Watch Flash Video Files in Quicktime Player Using Perian on the Mac

 Published on 01/9/08


Do you have a bunch of .FLVs (Flash Video Files) that you would like to play, but don’t have a Flash Video player? Worry not, Perian is a free download app that installs as a preference in Mac OSX so that you can play FLVs inside of the Quicktime Player.


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How To Perform Quick Edits on Images Using Picturesque on the Mac

 Published on 01/8/08


Picturesque is a great addition to your web design and web development workflow. It allows you to easily add many effects to a photograph you want to post on the web including stroke, reflection, curvature, shadows, glows, edges, and resizing


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How To Create a Timeline Static Region in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 12/24/07


Do you have way too many tracks in your Final Cut Project? Wish you could freeze some of those tracks so that they don’t scroll? Watch this podcast to learn how to create a timeline static region in Final Cut Pro.


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How To Rename Files and Clips in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 12/23/07


Want a quick and easy way to rename all your files in your hard drive to match the clip names in Final Cut Pro? Want to rename your clips in Final Cut Pro project to match the file names in your hard drive? I’ll show you how to do it in this episode.


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How To Create a Freeze Frame in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 12/22/07


Do you need an image (freeze frame) from a particular frame in your clip for your website? Creating a freeze frame in Final Cut Pro is very easy to accomplish and I will show you how to do it in this episode.


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How To Search For Unused Assets in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 12/22/07


Do you have hundreds of assets in your Final Cut Pro project, but you are only using a percentage of them in your sequences? Want to find out how to get rid of the unused assets in your Final Cut Pro project quickly? Watch this podcast to learn how!


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How To Perform a Replace Edit in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 12/20/07


Are you confused with the Replace Edit functionality in Final Cut Pro? Do you get “not enough media” constantly? No more guessing! Watch this podcast to learn exactly how the replace edit works in Final Cut Pro.


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How To Create an Enhanced Podcast With Soundtrack Pro

 Published on 12/20/07


Take your podcast to the next level by adding images, links and chapter marks. In this podcast, I show you how to do just that using Apple’s Soundtrack Pro. Learn how to cut up chapters, add images to those chapters and even links!


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How To Create a Script Breakdown Report in CELTX

 Published on 12/7/07


Celtx is an application for creating scripts for podcasts, videos, stage plays, screenplays, or any other visual (or audio) media. In this podcast, I show you how to mark up your script so that you can easily create a scene breakdown sheet.


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How To Create Motion Master Templates in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 12/5/07


Why recreate your lower 3rds or bumpers over and over for different clients, when you can create some templates in Motion 3 you can easily change and customize in Final Cut Pro. In this podcast, I’ll show you how to create and use them in FCP 6.


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How To View Mac Drives on Windows Using Mac Drive 7

 Published on 12/3/07


Do you need to share your external Mac drives with Windows PC users? In this podcast you’ll learn what Mac Drive 7 is, how to install and how to use it. It’s the best utility for sharing drives between Mac and PC machines


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How To Create a Panoramic Photograph in Photoshop CS3

 Published on 12/1/07


Did you ever wonder how to create a panoramic photograph in Photoshop CS3? If so, this episode is for you. If you never cared about panoramic photographs, then don’t watch this episode. You’ll be bored.


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How To Search For and Apply Filters in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 11/30/07


Does it take you forever to find the filter you are looking for in Final Cut Pro? Well, then this podcast is definitely for you. I’ll show you 4 ways, one of the being the super duper fast way, to search for and apply filters to clips.


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How To Apply Filters To Partial Clips in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 11/29/07


Are you wasting rendering time (and cycles) because you applied a filter to an entire clip, but are really using it’s effects on only a portion of that clip? In this podcast, I’ll show you how to apply a filter to only a portion of a clip


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How To Use the Survey Mode in Adobe Lighroom

 Published on 11/26/07


Did you know that you can arrange your photographs any which way you want (well, almost) using the Survey view in Lightroom. Watch this podcast to learn about the Survey view and it’s limitations.


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How To Change Multiple Images At Once in Adobe Lightroom

 Published on 11/21/07


In this podcast, I’ll show you how to use the Quick Develop inside the Library module to apply image settings to multiple photographs all at the same time.


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How To Zoomify Your Image in Photoshop CS3

 Published on 11/20/07


Discover how to easily publish extreme high resolution images on the web without losing any quality, size or sharpness. This tool is a hidden gem inside of Photoshop CS3.


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How To Use the Updates Of Final Cut Pro Version 6.0.2 #4

 Published on 11/16/07


This is part 4 of a 4 episode series looking at the changes in Final Cut Pro 6.0.2. In this last episode, I show you some of the smaller (yet important) changes in this new version.


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How To Use the Updates Of Final Cut Pro Version 6.0.2 #3

 Published on 11/16/07


This is part 3 of a 4 episode series looking at the changed in Final Cut Pro 6.0.2. In this episode, I will show you the changes to nested sequences and the new zooming functions.


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How To Use the Updates Of Final Cut Pro Version 6.0.2 #2

 Published on 11/16/07


This is part 2 of a 4 episode series looking at the changes in Final Cut Pro 6.0.2. In this episode, I will show you the changes to snapping in shuffle edit and how to toggle on/off clip labels.


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How To Use the Updates Of Final Cut Pro Version 6.0.2 #1

 Published on 11/16/07


In this series of 4 podcasts, I will go over the major updates to Final Cut Pro version 6.0.2. In this specific episode, I cover the changes to the reconnect dialog box and also changes to how clips in the trash bin act.


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How To Use the Painter Tool in Adobe Lightroom

 Published on 11/13/07


The painter tool in Lightroom 1.2 is an extremely powerful tool that speeds up your photo editing process. In this podcast, you will learn how to use it to apply keywords, meta data, presets and a variety of other information quickly to many photographs.


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How To Use the Button Bars in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 11/13/07


Find out the best way to use button bars and how they can improve your editing by making you a more productive editor.


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How To Find Audio Peaks in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 10/29/07


Learn how to figure out if your audio is distorting. Learn how to use the audio meters in Final Cut Pro and learn how to use the new “Audio Peaks Mark” functionality in Final Cut Pro 6.


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How To Work With Transitions in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 10/25/07


Learn all about transitions, how to apply them, how to set up default transitions and how to apply a transition to many clips at once.


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How To Preview Unrendered Clips in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 10/24/07


Learn the many ways to preview unrendered clips in the Final Cut Pro timeline. Learn all about the RT menu and how to manipulate it to be more efficient when playing back clips.


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How To Color Correct in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 10/24/07


Learn how to quickly color correct all your clips in your timeline by using the Sync function and the copy filter forward function.


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How To Work With the Patch Bay in Final Cut Pro

 Published on 10/24/07


Learn exactly what the patch bay in Final Cut Pro is, how to use it, and what the short cuts are to use it quicker.


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>> We love digital media creation! Below is a list of applications and topics we have covered in the Digital Media Quick Tips show:

  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Apple Motion
  • Mac OS X
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • CELTX
  • Mac Drive
  • Pictureseque
  • Perian
  • Photo Presenter
  • Pixelmator
  • The Levelator
  • Snapper
  • SoundSource

>> What topics and applications will we be covering soon?

  • Editing 101
  • Final Cut Pro Plugins
  • Scopebox
  • Episode Pro
  • Soundtrack Pro
  • eMarketing
  • Web 2.0 Tools