Timbrée or How to Use Stamps to Build a Story
Timbrée or How to Use Stamps to Build a Story
In Love with Final Cut Pro
This will be a story that is familiar to many. Joaquin has progressed from a very early…
In Love with Final Cut Pro
evrExpanse 3 Adds Features for EXIF Metadata XML Import into Final Cut Pro
An app that adds camera EXIF metadata to files imported into Final Cut Pro has just had a…
evrExpanse 3 Adds Features for EXIF Metadata XML Import into Final Cut Pro
BRAW Toolbox and Gyroflow Toolbox
Everyone’s favourite mad genius Chris Hocking has been hard at work recently, and if you…
BRAW Toolbox and Gyroflow Toolbox
User Stories
1 Year, 30,000 km - On the road with FCPX Part 1
"When I would tell you have to pack everything you need for a year to live, produce and deliver a documentary series from the road into a 4WD and a camper trailer, would you call me crazy or jump at the opportunity?" We are very excited to publish the first…
1 Year, 30,000 km - On the road with FCPX Part 1
Cut With FCPX: The Prestigious Period Mystery-Thriller "La Peste" Surpasses "Game Of Thrones" To Become The Most Watched Television Series In Spain
With a production crew of 400 people, a cast of 200 actors and over 2000 extras, hundreds…
Cut With FCPX: The Prestigious Period Mystery-Thriller "La Peste" Surpasses "Game Of Thrones" To Become The Most Watched Television Series In Spain
1 Year, 30,000 km - On the road with FCPX Part 3 - Social Media Challenge
In the last of three parts of this detailed and informative Final Cut Pro X user story,…
1 Year, 30,000 km - On the road with FCPX Part 3 - Social Media Challenge
If High School Kids Can Do It, So Can You… The Apple Short Film Project Workflow Pt. 1
Do you remember Apple's 10.4 presentation from the LACPUG? Afterwards three of the…
If High School Kids Can Do It, So Can You… The Apple Short Film Project Workflow Pt. 1
Why “The Carousel Never Stops Turning”
Tight turnarounds are not new in television, but in feature film production, being able…
Why “The Carousel Never Stops Turning”
Refuge in the Heartland: A Case Study in Shared Workflow with Student Editors
Rusty Earl returns to FCP.co with another great Final Cut Pro X user story. This time, a…
Refuge in the Heartland: A Case Study in Shared Workflow with Student Editors
In-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 Release Final Cut Pro 10.6, Motion 5.6 and Compressor 4.6
Apple has released a good update to the ProApps, Final Cut Pro to 10.6, Motion to 5.6 and Compressor to 4.6. iMovie gets some love too.
Apple Release Final Cut Pro 10.6, Motion 5.6 and Compressor 4.6
Final Cut Library Manager Updated for Big Sur
With Big Sur being released today, the race is on for developers to update their software…
Final Cut Library Manager Updated for Big Sur
Apple Updates Final Cut Pro to 10.5.1 and Compressor to 4.5.1
We thought it wouldn't take long before updates were released to the Apple Silicon…
Apple Updates Final Cut Pro to 10.5.1 and Compressor to 4.5.1
Apple Announce New Silicon MacBook Air, Mac Mini and 13 inch MacBook Pro
Well, we were not disappointed as today Apple announced the first Apple Silicon Macs. We…
Apple Announce New Silicon MacBook Air, Mac Mini and 13 inch 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 M1 Pro and M1 Max Powered 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pros
A welcome Apple silicon and form factor update to the MacBook Pros, two sizes and two…
Apple Announce M1 Pro and M1 Max Powered 14 and 16 inch MacBook Pros
Connect Multiple Thunderbolt Devices with the OWC Thunderbolt Hub
In the blast of publicity surrounding the new M1 chips and the contemporaneous release of…
Connect Multiple Thunderbolt Devices with the OWC Thunderbolt Hub
Mobile Creator
Mobile Filmmaking with iPhone, FiLMiC Pro, and Final Cut Pro
Oliver Peters runs through his shooting and editing iPhone workflow including using FiLMiC Pro and Final Cut Pro.
Mobile Filmmaking with iPhone, FiLMiC Pro, and Final Cut Pro
How the Celebrity-filled Home Movie :The Princess Bride Was Edited on Final Cut Pro X
What do actors do when the Hollywood movie machine shuts down due to Covid-19? They make…
How the Celebrity-filled Home Movie :The Princess Bride Was Edited on Final Cut Pro X
Smart Phone Studio and Final Cut Pro X Go to Duluth
What’s the fastest way to learn filmmaking? Get a bunch of iPhones, Macbooks, Final Cut…
Smart Phone Studio and Final Cut Pro X Go to Duluth
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
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
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,…
An Overview of the Apple Hardware Ecosystem for Video Professionals
