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For this Final Cut Studio video tutorial, Zach King will teach you how to use layers in Motion. If you want to cover the basics of layers in the Motion 3 program, this is perfect video to help you out. Let the Final Cut King show you how!

Compressor 3 is part of the Final Cut Studio package and sports a brand new interface. So if you're new to the software, or haven't played with the newest version, you're sure to learn some good hot keys and interface tips.

Check out this Creative Cow video tutorial to learn how to use the Boris Continuum Complete 6 Swish Pan Filter. You can easily create a seamless transition using the Boris Continuum Complete 6 Swish Pan. This plug-in can be used in Apple's Final Cut or Adobe's Premiere and Aft ...more

One of the best features of Apple's Final Cut Studio is the graphics interface feature Motion. With its ability to create and edit motion graphics, you can easily create title sequences for your indie film, or maybe even a professional movie, with 2D or 3D visual effects compo ...more

Answering a commonly asked question, broadcast editor and Creative Cow leader Walter Biscardi shows you how to take advantage Final Cut Studio's Color's node-based compositing to create a vignette in the ColorFX room. Build a vignette in the ColorFX room in Color. Click throug ...more

The fourth room in the Color software that's part of the Final Cut Studio of Apple, is the ColorFX tab. This section of the software allows you to create different looks by combining different effects nodes. See how to use the functions on this tab in this tutorial.

How to graft Lophophora The materials to be used:- • A Trichocereus to be used as the stock plant • lophophora to be grafted onto the stock plant (this is called the scion) • A sharp razor blade • Methylated spirits • Rubber bands Sterilize the blade by dipping it into the met ...more

In this After Effects tutorial, Creative Cow Contributing Editor Eran Stern takes you behind the scenes and show you how he created the background animation for his DVD Promo using Trapcode 3D Stroke and Shine. Part two continues to show you how he designed the 3D Titles for h ...more

Tradition says slice the turkey at the table, but we think your guests will just as happy with a pretty, plated presentation. Watch this video to learn how to properly carve a turkey this Thanksgiving! You will need: a serving tray cooked turkey cutting board carving knife L ...more

Open your program to a new live set. By using three keys (in Ableton Live), Command (Ctrl), Shift and t, you can create a short cut. Create two new midi tracks making one for (side chain) bass and one for (side chain) kick. To rename a track choose the two keys Command (Ctrl) ...more

So, you want to be a great chef? Well...it's one thing being able to cook, but it's another thing entirely having the skills and know how to chop your food efficiently, effectively and being able to make it look good. In this clip, learn how to dice an onion like a pro so that ...more

To add drama to a photo and create some additional pop, this video tutorial shows how to create a photo cutout using Photoshop software. What you need to do is determine what subject in a photo you would like to cut out. Using a cutout and multiple layers, the final impact is ...more

Want to look totally pro when you deal blackjack, or even just when you're playing Go Fish with your friends? Then check out this easy yet super impressive card shuffling trick. Cutting cards can either be boring or a spectacle, so add some spice to your card game by shuffling ...more

This video series will expose you to many different variations of the two handed Sybil cut. If you master these, you will be manipulating cards like a pro. Part 1 of 6 - How to Do two handed Sybil cuts. Part 2 of 6 - How to Do two handed Sybil cuts. Part 3 of 6 - How to Do t ...more

Simon Adams and VideoJug demonstrate how to make a Cruise Missile cocktail. Cruise showed you how to make drinks like a pro in 'Cocktail', but there's no Cruise quite as tasty as this fruity little number! First cut a lime and an a orange. Add campari and vodka and press the i ...more

In this tutorial, Franklin McMahon talks about clip markers, how to set them, and how to use them when reviewing footage to determine what to use in a final project. For more Adobe software tutorials from Layers Magazine, search Layers Magazine on WonderHowTo. WonderHowTo ind ...more

This video series shows you all the steps involved in properly presenting your models inside SketchUp. The videos correspond to Chapter 10 of the book Google SketchUp for Dummies. PART 1 discusses standing in the right spot and how to use the position camera tool. PART 2 expla ...more

Watch this video to learn how to make a tasty snack made from simple ingredients. Peel potatoes; should they have any sprouts remove them. Cut each potato into 2 or 3 pieces. Chop onion finely. Cut horizontally several times; repeat procedure vertically. Chop cabbage into fine ...more

Even cinema greats like Steven Spielberg and Quentin Tarantino need to hit the cutting room floor before they issue the official copy of a new movie. In no way does everything you film, after all, end up in the final cut. So if you're a burgeoning filmmaker who'd like to lear ...more

In this Final Cut Studio user's guide, you'll learn how to synchronize particle movement to the beat of an audio track within Apple Motion 4. Whether you're new to Apple's popular motion graphics and compositing software or a seasoned video professional just looking to better ...more

Special Case has this handy video tutorial on Motion… the motion graphics editor in Final Cut Studio. See how to use Motion's match-moving capabilities. The match-moving features are a great device to take advantage of, and is helpful for improving your Motion skills.

Special Case has this handy video tutorial on Motion… the motion graphics editor in Final Cut Studio. See how to create light-writing with Motion's tracking feature. The motion-tracking feature is a great device to take advantage of, and doesn't just apply to light writing.

Final Cut Studio's Compressor has many pre-existing settings that allow you to start compressing your project immediately. Stephen Smith will show you how to: create custom settings, create custom settings from scratch, create groups of settings and how to delete settings. Cre ...more

Painting in Final Cut Studio can be a lot of fun without the mess. This tutorial by Contributing Editor Stephen Smith showcases Motion's new paint feature. Learn how it can be used to create a brush stroke across your video. Paint with Motion. Click through to watch this video ...more

This is how the pro bartenders cut a proper lemon twist. You will need a knife, an ice pick, and of course, a lemon. Watch this video bartending tutorial and learn how to peel a pretty and decorative lemon peel twist.

Follow along as we are told how to prune a damaged tree branch. -A damaged branch on a tree can be really bad. It opens the tree up to diseases. -The first cut you want to make is going to be further up the tree so that you can get rid of the unnecessary weight. This makes th ...more

Haven't mastered the full potential of Motion yet? Motion is a part of the Final Cut Studio package, and it allows you to do much of the things possible in After Effects. In this video tutorial, learn how to create particle confetti in Motion. Particles can save you a lot of ...more

Whether you use a Mac or PC, you'll be able to use this tutorial to figure out how to compile multiple tracks into a single final track using Pro Tools. You can copy, paste and even mute or un-mute specific sections of particular tracks.

Learn cutting techniques: chiffonade, julienne, and shredding with Professional Chef Gordon Drysdale and Cooking.com. These techniques will help you to cut like a pro chef.

FreshDV had the opportunity recently to speak with Jerome Courshon on the marketing and distribution of movies and films. Jerome offers a full course in the “Secrets of Distribution” . If you are a filmmaker of any kind you owe it to your crew, your cast and yourself to watch ...more

This tutorial shows you how to use the Pixelchooser feature of the Boris Continuum Complete and Final Effects Complete plug-ins for Premiere Pro CS3. Use the Boris plug-in Pixelchooser in Premiere Pro CS3. Click through to watch this video on cachefly.net

In this video TIAT shows you how to make a rescue belt. Begin by making a basic knot in the center, holding that knot on the top of your ring finger and between your thumb begin making loops. To create these loops extend the strand to the right side of the knot straight out pa ...more

Produce and mix drums using Pro Tools in this video tutorial. Pro Tools is used in this project to begin with several drum tracks, add effects, add compression and mix down to a final stereo drum track all within the Pro Tools software environment.

An instructional video by tradigital artist Merrill Kazanjian. Step 1- Scan the image Step 2- Open the scanned image in Paint Shop Pro or Photoshop and cut out your favorite part. In this instance, I chose the head of the closest character. I liked the face that I drew, but ...more

A look at understanding crown moulding. Check out this Woodworking Underground four-part video tutorial to learn about making or installing crown moulding for your home. This how-to video is a must-watch for all furniture and woodwork enthusiasts. This video covers the basics ...more

This video explains how to wear slouchy boots three different ways. The first way the model shows involved wearing a black tight shirt, purple pants and of course the slouchy boots. The second way the model wears the slouchy boots is to wear TJ max and Donna Hugh new york gray ...more

This tutorial shows you a very simple thing you can do to your computer in order to maximize Pro Tools' performance on your hard drive and cut down on the number of error messages you might receive - just by making a a few changes to user account controls.

Pro Tools comes with an extensive library that you can use to add in your own loops to your session. This tutorial shows you how to find the loop library in Pro Tools SE and how to incorporate loops into your final session.

In this Music & Instruments video tutorial you will learn how to restring guitars with a stop-bar tailpiece. The video shows how to do this on a solid body electric guitar. First, with the Planet Waves pro winder rotate the tuning key button clockwise to release the tension on ...more

Watch as Gordon Ramsay comes into your kitchen to show you how to cook like pro. Tonight he prepares his favorite cut of meat, venison. Its the Rolls Royce cut of meats and he cooks it up with sweet and sour pepper. Make venison with Hell's Kitchen Gordon Ramsay. Click through ...more

Ever wanted to secretly use your iPod in class? Well now you can. A book makes for a great disguise for an iPod, and the wire can be hidden in a sleeve. Watch this video conning tutorial and learn how to hide an iPod during class in a cut-out book. One final hint: it's probabl ...more

In this video, you will learn how to create a custom gift bag. Before you watch, you will want to download the pdf template for the bag, by visiting artycrafty.wordpress.com. First, you will print the template out onto decorative craft paper, which should be A4 letter-sized. N ...more

Tile RIGHT demonstrates how to tile a diagonally cut tile. First set the Measure Right Pro to the appropriate setting, extending it from corner to corner along your tile. Account for your grout line and the space up against the wall. Then, lock the tool. Next, place the tiles ...more

This video shows how to make paper roses. Start with several die cut flowers, preferably with six petals. Take one and slit it so that you can fold one of the petals over the other one and glue them so that they are overlapping. Take another die cut flower and cut one petal co ...more

The first step to create a boomerang paper airplane is to take a square piece of paper and measure to make sure it is a perfect square. You must then fold all of the corners of the cut of paper into the middle and then fold in half. The wings must then be folded down on the tw ...more

This video demonstrates how to attach a binding to a quilt. At the point of the video, your quilt should be complete up to attaching the binding. It should already be pinned and basted. You should have quilted together all of your squares into your desired pattern. Your battin ...more

This tutorial shows you how to cut or slice up a video and blend it with another video. Another name for this would be editing. This example is simple, but you can make your own video editing as complicated as you want. There's no sound so you'll need to pay attention and be s ...more

In this video presenter Dominic shows you how to use a Jig Saw correctly. Dominic suggests that if you are going to make a tight turn then you should use a skinnier blade in order to avoid banging up the wood or breaking the jig saw blade. He adds that you should be patient an ...more

This cheese cutting tip is for optimal enjoyment and minimal crumb. Avoid massive hacking; slice the cheese up like a pro for your guests. Watch this how to video to learn how to cut hard cheese.

Meggan and Ettore Ravazzolo from kissthecook.com shows us how to dice an onion using the proper technique. for safety, Ettore starts with using a wet towel under the cutting board so that it doesn't slide. Peel the onion and cut in half, cut each end off, using a really larg ...more

Professional Triathlon, Jessi Stensland, shows tricks to making quick and smooth triathlon transitions. She takes you through racking of your bike, bike equipment checks, gear positioning, helmet and sunglasses placement, and shoe preparations to minimize the time needed to tr ...more

In this Home & Garden video tutorial you will learn how to install a decorative tile border. Decorative borders add a beautiful accent to any room. Start by setting the "measure right pro' tool. Slide the tool open to cover the entire tile and the width of the border. Next mov ...more

This tutorial covers several aspects of using Pro Tools. You'll learn not only how to record an audio track to include in your final project, but also how to record at a specific point and make use of cycle or loop recording.

Watch as Gordon Ramsay comes into your kitchen to show you how to cook like pro. Tonight he makes saddle of lamb with apricot stuffing, a great recipe for this lean cut of lamb. Make saddle of lamb with Hell's Kitchen Gordon Ramsay. Click through to watch this video on tastyfo ...more