Episode 11: Editing in Final Cut Pro X
Episode 11: Editing in Final Cut Pro X
Griffin and Nick compare their different editing workflows—getting from start to finish in a project using Final Cut Pro X. Plus your questions about lens hoods vs. matte boxes, whether to use auto white balance, and winning video contests.
How Nick backs up footage:
Synology NAS (network-attached storage), plus two cloud backup services—Crash Plan and Amazon Drive.
Favorite FCPX plug-ins:
Griffin—Alex4D Smooth Move, Alex4D Mask+, TKY Camera Shake, ReelSmart Motion Blur Pro
Nick—Plural Eyes, ProIntro: Wedding by Pixel Film Studios
Video contest:
Adobe’s ”Make the Cut” You edit an Imagine Dragons music video, and Adobe awards $25,000, plus several $1,000 prizes and Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions. The footage includes 167 HD video files (2.3 GB—8mbps H.264)
Interview:
Listen to editing tutorial master Larry Jordan interview Griffin about self-distribution on his podcast Digital Production BuZZ.
Upcoming Events:
- Next Wednesday, March 29, Griffin will participate in a 1pm livestream about the GH5 from the B&H superstore in NYC.
- That evening (5:30pm), Sriracha screens at Stony Brook University in Long Island.
- “Hand-cut”—Griffin’s short documentary—is an official selection of the 2017 Sacramento Food Film Festival! Playing on the final evening, an event called “Bourbon & Bites” on April 8. Tickets here.