NOTE: Web links added below for copy / paste. For the Final Cut Pro editor migrating over to Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5, the transition really could not be much easier. I often refer to PPro as "Final cu Cut Pro 8" because it feels like the natural progression from FCP 7. But there are a few quirks within the application that will drive you absolutely bonkers. So before you pull your hair out and start swearing up a blue streak, here's a few

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    Final Cut Pro to Adobe Premiere Pro "Gotchas" 1

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    NOTE: Web links added below for copy / paste. For the Final Cut Pro editor migrating over to Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5, the transition really could not be much easier. I often refer to PPro as "Final cu Cut Pro 8" because it feels like the natural progression from FCP 7. But there are a few quirks within the application that will drive you absolutely bonkers. So before you pull your hair out and start swearing up a blue streak, here's a few

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    Transitioning: FCP Project to Adobe Premiere

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    As we transition from Final Cut Pro to another NLE, I'm running a series of tests to determine which NLE will best suit our needs. Of paramount concern is to ensure that we can still access the 1,000+ Final Cut Pro projects we have on file dating back 10 years of production. We often have to do revisions and updates, particularly for news stories. Host: Walter Biscardi, Jr. Biscardi Creative Media biscardicreative.com

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    Transitioning 2: FCP Workflow in Adobe Premiere Pro

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    As we transition from Final Cut Pro to another NLE, I'm running a series of tests to determine which NLE will best suit our needs. One concern is whether any of the workflow that we've developed through the years in Final Cut Pro will translate to another NLE. As in the part 1 of Transitioning, we're looking at Adobe Premiere Pro. Do we have to re-train ourselves completely or develop an entirely new workflow to use Premiere? I take a look

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    Transitioning 3: AJA Kona Board with Adobe Premiere Pro CS 5.5

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    As we transition from Final Cut Pro to another NLE, I'm running a series of tests to determine which NLE will best suit our needs. We have been using the AJA Kona boards for years with FCP so it's really important to me that the board work with whatever new software we go with. Happily I can now run my AJA Kona boards smoothly with CS 5.5 thanks to the new 9.0.1 Plug-In release. In this walkthrough I show you how to properly set up the AJA Kona

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    FCP Tip: Use Color as a Broadcast Safe Filter

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    Final Cut Studio owners have one of THE best broadcast safe filters on the market for the Mac. It's called Apple Color. In this quick tip, Walter Biscardi, Jr. shows how you can use this incredible color correction software as a very simple broadcast safe filter.

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    FCP Tip: REALLY Save your Favorites

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    If you just rely on your "Favorites" bin to save your favorite effects and filters, you're in for a world of hurt the next time you Trash your Prefs and they're gone!" In this quick Final Cut Pro Tip, Walter Biscardi, Jr. shows you how to REALLY save your Favorite Effects, Filters and Motions.

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    FCP Tip: A Better Font Tool

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    The basic Text Tool in Final Cut Pro is very weak so why limit yourself to that one tool? In this quick Final Cut Pro tip, Walter Biscardi, Jr shows you where to find a much better font tool.

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    FCP Tip: Control Your Fonts!

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    Are your fonts out of control, too many on your system, you have no idea what's what? In this quick tip, Walter Biscardi shows you a quick and easy way to start organizing and controlling your fonts.

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Leading Video Professional, Walter Biscardi, Jr. offers tips and tricks from the world of video, film and interactive production. Walter is the author of the best selling, "Stop Staring and Start Grading with Apple Color" training DVD and has been providing training tips on the CreativeCow.net website for over 10 years. This channel will develop into a series of tips on Final Cut Pro, Apple Color, Apple Motion, Davinci


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Leading Video Professional, Walter Biscardi, Jr. offers tips and tricks from the world of video, film and interactive production. Walter is the author of the best selling, "Stop Staring and Start Grading with Apple Color" training DVD and has been providing training tips on the CreativeCow.net website for over 10 years. This channel will develop into a series of tips on Final Cut Pro, Apple Color, Apple Motion, Davinci Resolve, editing, photography, sound recording and much much more. In short, all those things you wish you knew before you started in the industry presented by Walt Biscardi and his friends.

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