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Canon 5DMKIII to iPad via Eye-Fi. Tutorial: 60p to 24p in Final Cut Pro X. Speeding up Compressor. Is Compressor taking too long to encode? Here are some tips to speed it up. Don't export directly to Compressor from Final Cut Pro Although sending your timeline directly to Compressor may seem faster because it cuts out the step of exporting as a QuickTime movie, it is much slower overall because Compressor needs to request each frame one-by-one from Final Cut Pro instead of just reading the data out of the movie clip. It gets even slower if you're using Frame Controls or doing multi-pass encoding. Just go to File > Export > QuickTime Movie (not QuickTime Conversion) and make sure Setting is set to Current Settings and Recompress All Frames is switched off. Here's a tip - if most of your timeline is already rendered, deselect Make Movie Self-Contained.

Once the file is exported, drag it into Compressor and set up your batch as normal. Only use Frame Controls where necessary Perform heaving-lifting in a separate pass to the encoding But there is an easier way. Here's how to do it:1. How to import Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX100 mts videos on FCP for editing ? | Tutorial Center. 1080 50p into FCPX? Forum.

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DSLR filming aid devices. 15 Amazing Color Correction Tutorials for Final Cut Pro. 1. Rich Harrington’s 3 Way Color Corrector Rundown Rich Harrington is THE man when it comes to great training for production software. In this video over at Creative Cow, Rich gives you the rundown of how to use the 3-Way Color Corrector — Final Cut Pro’s built-in color grading tool. Although the 3-Way color corrector has fairly basic functionality, learning how to use it effectively will allow you to accomplish most of your essential color work from within FCP. 2. A Look At Color Grading in FCP If you’re looking for a more in-depth look at color correcting in Final Cut Pro check out this comprehensive post at DigitalFilms. 3.

In this video tutorial, you’ll see how to effectively white balance your footage inside Final Cut Pro. 4. For those more inclined to read, in this post video editing professional and Final Cut Pro guru Larry Jordan gives an explanation of how to quickly white balance your footage using Final Cut Pro’s 3-Way color corrector. 5. 30 Second Color Correction Tips in FCP. 5 Great Video Production Checklists | DiY Filmmaking. I tend to forget things. Although I never forget when to eat, I have been known to forget very fundamental things such as the need to bring the dog back in after taking her out. It’s a problem (sorry, my dog). So when I am doing something video related, I like to bring a checklist. You know why? Because checklists are simple. They are idiot proof as long as you actually look at them. 1. 2. 3. 4. Check that out. You might say, though – what if I am making a checklist and I to put something on the checklist, thereby defeating the purpose of a checklist?

Have no fear, because our crack team at DiY Filmmaking has scoured the internet for the best checklists we could find. Pro tip: You might want to check which ones you have checked as you go along From Red Pine Studios . From MediaEd . From a user on Scribd . Didn’t think it could get this specific, eh? From uhh..some site. 101 DIY Lighting Tutorials. Good lighting is one of the most important aspects of any professional production. Unfortunately your budget may not allow for all the expensive equipment required for that perfect look. With that in mind, we created this list of over 100 DIY (“Do It Yourself”) lighting tutorials. As always, whenever you are dealing with electricity and heat safety always comes first. For your sake and the sake of your crew, never take on one of these projects unless you know what you are doing. Saving a few dollars is not worth causing an injury or worse.

Also check out these great feature articles: Building Your Kit Reflectors Softboxes Light Modifiers (Snoots/Barndoors) DIY Grip Backdrops Cheap Portable Chroma Key Screen (Bluescreen) – More DIY How To Projects DIY Tents. Colorgradingcentral. Video School / Lessons / Frame Rate Vs. Shutter Speed - Setting The Record Straight. ReelClever.com Channel your creativity. --jL’s Videos. Shane Hurlbut, ASC. Cinema5D • The forum for dslr filmmakers. CheesyCam » DIY Video and Photography Projects. NextWaveDV. DSLR Cinema and Video Journalism.