This week, there's a mix of serious and fun stuff. Let's tackle the serious stuff first.
Webinars returned last week with a subject I've wanted to cover for a while: explaining the workflow of
moving audio files from Final Cut to Adobe Audition. FCP X is a solid audio editor, but, when it comes to audio repair and mixing, it can't compare to Audition. However, the process of moving files between the two applications isn't easy. Still, I use Audition for mixing my webinars and podcasts, and have done so for years. This time, I decided to
cover the process in detail.
What I discovered, though, was that
GoToWebinar,
Telestream ScreenFlow,
Final Cut Pro X and
Adobe Audition do not play well together. So, while I was able to showcase the workflow of moving files between apps, creating an actual mix was a problem. The good news is that I was able to edit around the issue, so the version posted to my
store and
Video Training Library are fine, but it means that it will be a while until I cover audio again in a webinar.
So, this week, our webinar covers a topic I haven't talked about at all this year:
repairing still images in Adobe Photoshop. With the new content-aware tools in Photoshop, image repair has evolved into a whole new set of power-tools. Join us this Thursday and I'll share the same secrets I'm teaching my students. This is a fun session and, best of all, its
free! There's only one presentation - at 9 AM LA time.
Register here.
By the way, two of my articles this week are excerpts from last week's webinar: one shows
how to export an XML file from
Final Cut, convert it using
XtoCC, then open it in
Audition. The other shows how and
why to create audio buses in Audition. A bus is a MUCH better way to handle audio than a compound clip. I'll show you why in this article.
However, not all my articles are serious. This week, I created:
"Fun With Titles in Final Cut Pro X." Here, I show you some very clever effects you can create with the existing titles in Final Cut. There's lots to play with here, which is why it's my
lead story.
As you probably know,
IBC ended last week, so on the
Digital Production Buzz, we talked to the three biggest companies in our industry -
Avid,
Adobe and
Blackmagic Design - about their latest news and announcements. They all had interesting things to say - with lots for us to look at when these new products are released in a few weeks. Listen to the show
here.
For the rest of September, I'm running my FREE BOOK promotion:
"Dance for Television: A Production Handbook?" This 85-page PDF explains the differences between producing and directing dance, as compared to drama. I've had lots of good comments on this. The book really is free!
Click here to download your copy.
That's about it for this week. I look forward to chatting with you again next Monday. Until then,
edit well
.
