Chroma keying is easy to get the hang of, hard to master. Larry Jordan has a video tutorial at Lynda.com that goes into third party keyers and problem keys. Lynda.com is a subscription site, but this section has free video tutorials on “What is Chroma Key” and also an 11 minute tutorial on “Creating a simple key.”

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There are some things in Final Cut that you can live without – until you learn about them. Things like the ripple and roll tools. Alex Gollner has a quick video tutorial that will make using these tools even faster.

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You’ve been there- you’ve had a cut ready, and then someone asks you to change something near the beginning. Great, now you have to change all the audio levels you painstakingly keyframed. Alex Gollner shows how to move all your keyframes at once- a real time saver.

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From Creative Cow-

Taking advantage of new features in Apple Final Cut Studio 2, CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith freshens up the approach to an old effect. Project files are included so you can follow along, and customize to your own tastes. So enjoy all of the vintage scratches, flickers and dust galore that make up the classic old film look.

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Steve also has a non-video tutorial on creating the old Film Look here.

From Creative Cow:

There’s nothing like glass panes moving randomly on a screen. Learn to create the stunning bars like the ones in the show open to CSI: Miami. Follow along with Stephen Smith, the Final Cut sleuth, to learn how easy this effect really is.

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From Creative Cow:

Creating that ‘bad TV’ look has never been easier with Final Cut Pro. CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith’s Bad TV tutorial will show you how to create this spectacular effect using tools already provided by FCP. Learn how to make your video transition in from noise, animate a TV roll and duplicate the turning off the TV look.

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Steve also has a non-video tutorial on the Bad TV look available here.

From Creative Cow-

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.

Watch the video tutorial here.