Little can compare to the agony of wanting to show a sweet effect to a client, and you have to render first. Getting the hang of rendering is definitely a needed skill, as it’s just a much a part of the process as setting your scratch disks. This tutorial comes from Eric Meek from the Final Cut Studio School.

Watch the video tutorial here.

I recently found the amazingness that is “Fit to Fill.” This edit is simple and versatile, basically taking available footage and making it fit in the space you want by changing the speed. Eric Meek at the Final Cut Studio School has this video tutorial on how to edit using Fit to Fill.

Read the tutorial here.

From Ripple Training:

Learn how you can use Final Cut Pro’s Quickview window to preview and manipulate effects without having to render files to your hard drive.

Watch the video tutorial here.

From Ripple Training:

Learn how to use Photoshop to break your flattened graphics into separate layers you can animate in Final Cut Pro.

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From Ripple Training-

In this lesson you will get an in-depth look at FCP’s audio panning controls. Panning affects how sound from your timeline is routed to your speakers. You will also learn a ton of really useful “secrets” in this tutorial on how to work with keyframes.

Watch the complete video tutorial here.

From Ripple Training:

Learn how to change the speed of your clips in the Timeline using the Match Frame command without affecting the clip’s duration.

Watch the video tutorial here.

From Ripple Training:

What if there was a way to create quick cuts to the beat of the music without ever having to make a cut. In this tutorial Steve will show you how to put the blink filter to really good use.

To see the video tutorial, click here.