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Next week - Jan. 8 - I'll present "Visual Effects in Final Cut Pro." This webinar will demonstrate both new techniques and old favorites. While Fusion in DaVinci Resolve provides skilled artists the greatest ability to create effects, Final Cut provides the greatest range of effects for non-technical artists. Join me to learn more. As always, registration for my live events is aways free.
Link: FREE REGISTRATION - Larry's Weekly Webinar
Thinking of Final Cut, here's a short video that showcases how the Ken Burns effect works for either vertical or horizontal projects. Then, I illustrate when using keyframes is a better choice.
Link: The Ken Burns Effect vs. Keyframes in Apple Final Cut Pro 11
Next, for Adobe Premiere editors, here's a short video that illustrates how to use text transcripts to rough cut a sequence, modify a transcript, then use them to create captions.
Link: Text Transcripts and Captions in Adobe Premiere Pro v25
OH! TWO REMINDERS!! Because it is getting increasingly hard to update, I'm removing my Final Cut Pro - Complete training from my store after the first of the year. However, if you are a subscriber to my Video Training Library, it will still be available there. If you want your own copy of this extended training - more than 230 movies covering all versions of FCP from 10.4 through 11 - you have only two days left to get it for a VERY SPECIAL LOW PRICE!
Store Link: SPECIAL OFFER! Apple Final Cut Pro 11: Complete
Become a Library Member link: https://larryjordan.com/membership/
SECOND REMINDER: The price of my DaVinci Resolve 19 Master Bundle will increase after Jan. 1. So, if you want to learn Resolve and save money at the same time, now is the time to act!
Link: DaVinci Resolve 19 Master Bundle – Workflow & Editing
The end of a year - especially with the respite of the holidays - is a good time to take stock of the past year and plan for the future. Though, when it comes to the future, I can't reliably predict lunch. Still, even I can tell that we are in for a rough patch. Tools will be more powerful, but also easier to use. This means our experience won't be as important, increasing competition from less-experienced folks. AI will continue to muddy the waters with a vast gap between hype, expectations and reality. Some AI tools will enable us to work better, others will cost jobs, and still others will be laughable. Finally, as influencers and social media take center stage, the craft of editing will be less important than collecting eyeballs.
Still, video will be at the heart of communication. Some of us will succeed, others will fail and all of us need to have a Plan B in our back-pocket - whatever that means for each of us. But, still, there are reasons for hope. Story-telling is morphing, but not going away. Traditional business models are failing allowing us to invent new ones. Audiences are growing, worldwide distribution is virtually free, and there's a hunger for stories that have not been told before. Creative voices are always welcome, though not necessarily well paid.
As Charles Dickens wrote in "The Tale of Two Cities": "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Those times apply to us, as well.
Until next Monday, celebrate carefully, stay hopeful and edit well.
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