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This tutorial will give you some pointers on how to achieve a more realistic page turn in Final Cut Pro. Stephen Smith examines the classic tale of how a page peel can be transformed into a realistic player in the video effects world. With a little extra work, your results can go from fake to fabulous in no time. “As a Page Turns” not only includes how to maximize a page peel but how to create custom blue prints in Live Type.

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Final Cut Studio’s Compressor has many pre-existing settings that allow you to start compressing your project immediately. If you find yourself making the same alterations this tutorial can save you time. CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you how to: create custom settings, create custom settings from scratch, create groups of settings and how to delete settings.

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Yes, Apple Color is connected to Final Cut Pro…but not exactly integrated. Creative Cow leader Walter Biscardi, one of the worlds most respected experts on the connection between the two, will help guide your sequences safely from FCP to Color — and show you why its worth the effort.

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Markers can really help speed up the editing process. We’ve looked at markers before, but this tutorial from Kevin McAuliffe looks at scoring markers in particular.

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Markers are definitely a useful tool for everything from marking problem spots to marking DVD Chapters, but it can be frustrating to go into DVD Studio Pro, and find your markers haven’t followed you. Ken Stone goes over exporting markers to make DVD Chapters, mark scoring points, and for compression.

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