Faster Editing in Resolve 17 Using a Single Key
Quite literally adding one additional key to your editing repertoire can speed up your editing in DaVinci Resolve. It’s the Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac) key. It all has …
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How to Get the Film Look in Premiere Pro
Getting the “film look” is a much sought-after color grading technique and not one that is easy to pull off as one might think. Grading itself is quite difficult. …
How to Color Grade ProRes RAW Properly
ProRes RAW is becoming more and more common as tons of recent camera releases are supporting it. Raw video used to be limited to professional cinema cameras and intense …
Easy Hack to Create Unique Transitions in Resolve
Using just the basic transitions – cuts, dissolves, wipes, etc – can get stale after a while. If you want to inject some more excitement or energy into your …
How to Edit to the Beat in Less Than 5 Minutes
Among the simplest and most effective editing techniques is to match up your cuts with the beat of the background music or action. For videos that lack any sort …
How Fast is Resolve 17.3 on a M1 Mac?
The M1 Macs just keep getting better. Software is truly starting to show its potential and getting impressively updated to take advantage of the new chip architecture. Blackmagic Design …
4 Must-Know Ways to Create Split Screens in Premiere Pro
Split screens are a good way to get a lot of information on the screen. They can also complicate your timeline since you are going to need to layer …
4 Easy Methods to Upscale Your Footage in Post
For whatever reason shooting in your finishing resolution is not always possible or reasonable. This includes not having the right camera, needing to minimize storage use, shooting slow motion, …
Are the M1 Macs Finally Worth It for Video Editing with Premiere Pro
Ah, the seemingly endless conversation on Apple Silicon continues to rage. Now it’s because some major software support has just landed with Adobe Premiere Pro gaining M1 enhancements. These …
Attaching an External Hard Drive to Laptop (DIY Hack)
Portable SSDs have made editing on the go super easy. They are extremely fast, getting cheaper by the day, and ensure you don’t have to keep loading up your …
How to Send a Premiere Timeline to Resolve and Fix XML Issues
There are some things that certain NLEs do better than the other. Adobe Premiere Pro has taken over as practically the default these days with capable programs and wide …
How to Get Final Cut Running Faster
Apple software and Apple hardware tend to run like a dream without much effort. This performance boost has helped build an audience for the often maligned Final Cut Pro …
Using Timeline Templates in DaVinci Resolve 17
Once you get into a groove of editing consistently, especially for a series or regular client, you’ll likely find you are always taking some time to get things set …
Best Export Settings for Facebook Videos in Premiere Pro
Numerous social media platforms now have perfectly viable options for uploading and showcasing videos. The thing to consider is that every single one has a different method of compressing …
Check Out This Dope Out of Frame Cutout Effect (After Effects CC Tutorial)
Figuring out how to achieve cool new effects is a fun and valuable endeavor. Even if you aren’t planning on using some of the effects right away, having the …
How to Color Grade iPhone 12 HDR 10-bit Video in Resolve 17
If you didn’t know, the latest iPhone 12 series can actually record true 10-bit HDR video. For real. Being Apple though it’s not a super standard file type that …
Five of the Best Video Editing Laptops in 2021
Finding a computer has become an increasingly difficult task. Chip shortages and supply chain madness over the past year have made reliable picks near impossible to find. Still, there …
How to Edit Faster and Smoother with Proxies in Premiere Pro
No matter what computer or NLE you have, using proxies will speed up the editing. It is a common technique for professional workflows, especially when working with heavier media, …
$14,000 Mac Pro vs $900 Mac mini – Video Editing Performance Comparison
How about we do the Mac Pro vs M1 Mac mini comparison one more time? Honestly, it seems no amount of testing will get us a definitive answer. Software …
mTracker 3D – Super Efficient Motion Tracking Plugin for FCP X
Motion tracking is a very powerful tool for creating effects in video editing. It allows you to create advanced effects or even do simple things like move text along …