Final Cut Pro 6 Basics Video Tutorial 02

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Final Cut Pro 6 Basics Video Tutorial 02: One Color Ray

This new video tutorial series is prepared for new Final Cut Pro users. It gives basic training for Final Cut Pro 6 through use of a particular effect or template.

In this video tutorial, we learn how to use Final Cut Pro’s video generator One Color Ray. This video generator can be found under Video Generators > Render > One Color Ray.

Keywords: Effects, Video Generators, Render, One Color Ray, Composite Mode, Keyframe, Motion, Rotation, Color Variance, Divisions Continue reading

Final Cut Pro 6 Basics Video Tutorial 01

Final Cut Pro

Final Cut Pro 6 Basics Video Tutorial 01: Len Flare

This new video tutorial series is prepared for new Final Cut Pro users. It gives basic training for Final Cut Pro 6 through use of a particular effect or template.

In this video tutorial, we learn how to use Final Cut Pro’s video generator Lens Flare. Lens Flare can be found under Video Generators > Render > Lens Flare. In particular, we learn how to use Final Cut Pro’s Composite Mode and also how to set keyframes.

Keywords: Effects, Video Generators, Render, Lens Flare, Composite Mode, Keyframe, Motion, Scale, Center, Controls, Outer Color, Ring Radius Continue reading

Adobe Photoshop Very Simple Tutorial: Meteor Over the Hudson River

Adobe Photoshop CS3

Last winter, my wife and I made a visit to Big Apple. It was her first trip ever to New York. On the third day of our trip, we just walked along the Hudson River. Then we met a young Chinese girl. She handed me a camera and asked me to shot a photo of her against the river. I said to her “Smile!” and was going to press the shutter button. Then a huge meteor suddenly came down. I said to her “Hold on. Look, it’s a huge meteor.” But she refused to turn around and insisted that I take the photo.

The following tutorial shows easy steps to design a meteor, using Adobe Photoshop CS3. The photo used in this tutorial comes from Webshots. Continue reading