May 21: Adobe Encore: From Hi-Def Video to Blu-Ray Disc or DVD

One of the questions I get asked a lot is: "How much RAM should I have?

The answer varies depending upon the software you are using and the projects you are creating.

However, there is a simple application on your hard disk that can help you answer that question, as this article explains.

Whether you are using Adobe, Avid, or Apple, you'll want to read this article.

This short video compares changing opacity to changing blend modes. Most of the time, blend modes are a better choice  when adding texture to text.

Next, I illustrate the different blend mode categories and explain when to use each.

Finally, I'll show you how to add texture to text.

Sigh... I love keyboard shortcuts.

Here are three cool tricks that can help you:

* Move a clip
* Move a connection
* Move the playhead.

If you have time to burn, don't bother reading this.

This is my favorite blend mode effect: emulating a grad filter.

It brings dead skies to life and re-energizes the foreground. Best of all, it is easy to do and lends itself to all kinds of interesting effects.

In this short video, I show you how to combine a gradient with a blend mode to bring a whole new look to your landscape shots.

There are multiple ways to put video inside a shape, then key the results into a different background video.

However, this technique is probably the fastest and the easiest - though not the most intuitive.

In this short video, I show you how to use blend modes to insert text inside a shape, then place that effect on top of entirely different video.

Here are the most popular articles, webinars, and audio interviews for the past seven days across all my websites.

Articles

We expanded this list to the Top 4 for more variety:

• Media Management is the Biggest Change in Final Cut Pro X v10.1
• FCP X: When to Use Optimized, Proxy, or Original Media 
• FCP X 10.1: Manage Projects  
• FCP X: Export a Master File 

For an index of all our articles, visit here.

 

Webinars

• #120: FCP X: Color Correct a Scene 
• #121: Create Better Titles In Premiere Pro CC
• #118: Integrating Motion 5 with FCP X  

This list is based on the webinars watched most often by our monthly subscribers. For a list of all our webinars, visit here.

 

Digital Production Buzz Audio Interviews   

• Larry O'Connor: What Makes OWC Successful?
• David Newman: New Software and Techniques from GoPro
• Bruce Nazarian: Creating DVD and Blu-ray Discs 

For a list of all the audio interviews we've conducted on The Buzz, visit here. 

With the release of Final Cut Pro X v10.1, Apple also updated Compressor to version 4.1 An all new interface, improved compression settings and better monitoring. So much changed, in fact, that we went back and re-recorded all our training for the new version.

• Better organized
• More informative
• Tighter focus on making your images look great.

These days, everything we do ends up on the web.
Which means that if we don't know how to compress our video to make it look good, all our work during production and post is wasted.

In this in-depth video training, Larry Jordan shows you how to make the most of Apple Compressor 4.1.

Whether you are a new or experienced, this training will help you make your media look and sound great!

Larry Jordan

Larry Jordan & Associates

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