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“Deyson is an expert when it comes to Final Cut Pro & Motion and always adds value to the Final Cut community.”
Leno Porto
Founder & CEO at LenoFX.com
“High-quality templates that let you add motion elements to your projects quickly and effortlessly.”
Apple, Inc.
From Apple’s Final Cut Pro Resource Page
“Deyson runs Motion Master Templates with a level of professionalism and integrity that is unsurpassed in the industry.”
Bret Williams
Founder & CEO at BretFX.com
Many professionals have saved money, time, and effort and have wowed their clients, here is what they have to say about Motion Master Templates.
"Motion Master Templates has been a lifesaver for my business."
Judy Smith Bogad -
Owner of Sequel Images
"Motion Master Templates have been in my library for years and you continue to make the best!!!"
Monica Bayarri - CEO Mev Studios / Digital Agency
"Every editing option is extremely well-thought to make it easy for you to find and work with."
Jonas Lantz Hansen - Film editor for Soccer Clubs
"Service has been great! You definitely care about your customers, great job! Thanks again for all that you do."
PHILLIP RAYNES - Instructional Designer / Documentation Specialist
“I love your work and use what I already have a lot. Thank you very much for all you’ve done.”
BRYAN CAMERON - Video Editor
I found this great tutorial on how to quickly reclaim space on your hard drive by deleting render files:
http://www.benhalsall.com/final-cut-pro-x-tutorial-reclaim-gigabytes-terabytes-drive-space-cleaning-render-proxy-files-fcpx-fcpxama/
Be sure to check out the Early Release of Editor’s Tool Kit for Final Cut Pro. Please share your feedback in the comments. I will be adding more features and templates to the collection:
https://motionmastertemplates.com/editors-took-kit/
Here is a quick way to find Keyboard Shortcuts for Final Cut Pro: http://finalcutprokeyboardshortcuts.com/final-cut-pro-x-keyboard-shortcuts/
Thank you may I have another
You are very welcome! I will be adding more goodies as I find them. 🙂 Have an amazing day! 🙂
Great video on some of FCPX’s media management features:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CjmZ_jyvjM
Deyson, I love this tool kit. The Parallax creator is so cool!. Thanks for the new content.
Hello, Michael.
I am very happy you like the tool kit. Parallax is also a favorite of mine. I am very happy you like it. There will be more to come.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. Have an amazing day! 🙂
Hi there…by chance, will you be creating a few “Valentine’s” type graphics. Hearts, backgrounds, keyable elements? Thank you!!
Hello, Douglas. Actually, I have added a Holiday Theme pack to my to-do list. The plan is to try to cover all the holidays in one pack. Please let me know of anything you would like to see in that pack. 🙂
Hi @719, Just wanted to let you know that Particles Transition has hearts shape for valentines. Also, you can add any of your own shapes and designs for any holiday occasion. Please let me know what you think.
Hello and good day.
Here is the latest work in progress update for Telestrator Markers template that will be included with Editor’s Tool Kit: https://motionmastertemplates.com/editors-took-kit/
Here is a quick video of the update. Also, special thanks to Vincent O’Connor for providing this great footage!
https://vimeo.com/231081798
New Journey! After much requests for On Screen controls, I have decided to take on the mission to learn code. Specifically Objective C, Cocoa, and FXPlug. I have ordered my books and I am excited to learn new things that will make the templates more powerful and user-friendly.
Also, if anyone has any experience with these coding languages, please let me know as I would love to have someone’s brain to pick. Thank you again for all your amazing support and have a wonderful day! 🙂
Now we can reply to comments directly through email. So if you are following a comment page or posted a comment, instead of having to log in to reply we can simply reply through email.
I am still testing this, but I thought it was a great to save time as we build our community. Please let me know what you think and have an amazing day!
New templates added to Editor’s Tool Kit. Learn more here: https://motionmastertemplates.com/editors-took-kit/#comment-189
Hello! I wanted to share one of the places I get stock images and stock photos at a great price: https://www.bigstockphoto.com
Here is what I am currently working on. It will be part of the Editor’s Tool Kit:
https://vimeo.com/237084049
Interview with Randy Ubillos (Developer of FCP X):
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/interview-randy-ubillos-developer-fcp-x-david-busse/
Here is a great place to get Tons of Free Plugins and Effects for Final Cut Pro & Motion:
https://fcpxfree.com
I just purchased the flying screens template and I am putting videos in. How do I turn off the background music and turn on the video sound? Thanks!
Hello Dawn. Thank you for your purchase.
I am sorry to say, but Final Cut Pro cannot add sound to generators, yet.
At this time, the best way to add the audio is to sync it manually under the generator template. If you would like, I can record a video tutorial for you tomorrow on how to do this.
Another option, if you have a lot of videos with audio, is to use Slide Show Creator Pro: https://motionmastertemplates.com/slide-show-creator-pro/
Slideshow Creator Pro works as an effect instead of a generator. That means we add the effect onto the photo or video/audio. Once we get the look we want we then copy or paste the effect to all the other clips. Or we may also edit all your clips into one compound clip and then add the effect to the whole compound clip.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Also, you have a 90-day money-back guarantee on any of purchase, if you need one please let me know.
Thank you for your support and have an amazing day! 🙂
Ok thanks. I can’t get the videos to load in any of the drop zones except for the first drop zone so I don’t think it will work anyways. I’m trying to make a video for a testimonial and I have 5 small video clips that I’m trying to use.
Hello Dawn,
I will make create a quick video tutorial on how to get the audio and video to work with your template.
Using videos is a little tricky with generators, I believe this is something Apple can and will work on to improve.
In the meantime, we have to use a workaround to get audio and video to sync correctly.
I will post the video tutorial here and in the documentation as soon as it is ready.
Thank you for your patience and have an amazing day!
Hello Dawn,
Here is a video on how to sync video with audio in Generators:
https://vimeo.com/238966476
I also updated the documentation page: http://support.motionmastertemplates.com/article/13-syncing-video-inside-a-drop-zone
Please let me know if you have any questions. Thank you and have an amazing day!
This is a very interesting link to find free media elements for your projects:
http://thestocks.im
I thought this was a great interview on how FCPX helped edit the music video that broke the historic 4 Billion Views barrier on YouTube: Link to Story with Director Carlos Pérez.
Youtube’s most viewed video of all time, edited on FCPX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=kJQP7kiw5Fk
Here is a sneak peek of the next version of FCPX 10.4 :
http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/2011-final-cut-pro-x-10-4-announced-with-new-wheels-and-curves-colour-controls-and-360-tools-built-in
Woo Hoo! White Balance has been added!
Hello. Here is the latest test video for Particle Transitions Pro.
https://vimeo.com/240513032
I had added:
– The number of particles controls.
– More detailed Matte transition
– More matte shapes
– Fixed bugs
– Beta coming soon
Please let me know if you have any suggestions, questions or request. Thank you and have an amazing day! 🙂
Wow! What an improvement from your first test. I can see you added additional controls….very sweet!
Russ
Thank you Russ,
I am happy you had noticed. I will be working on this tomorrow and should have something soon.
Thank you for your patience and have a lovely day.
Another test video of Particle Transitions Pro. Please let me know what you think. 🙂
https://vimeo.com/240874348
It is a great time to be a Final Cut Pro Editor. It seems Final Cut Pro is one of the 10 fastest-growing skills for freelancers in Q3 2017
Woo Hoo!! 🙂
https://www.upwork.com/press/2017/11/02/q3-2017-skills-index/
Great time saver for FCP. Save multiple effects as one preset:
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH20831?locale=en_US
I have not upgraded to High Sierra yet, usually I like to wait a couple of months to make sure all the bugs are out. However if you want to upgrade this is something that may be worth the read:
http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/articles/2001-the-new-macos-high-sierra-is-launched-today-should-you-upgrade
New transition is coming soon to Editor’s Tool Kit:
https://vimeo.com/245763785
New features released for Apple Motion. I am excited to test them out.
Before updating FCPX, you may want to watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLclCCbaOV8
Cool tutorial on how to add Audio Fades quickly to multiple audio clips:
http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/tutorials/2030-auto-applying-audio-fades-to-groups-of-clips-in-final-cut-pro-x
Great video by Ripple Training on the new advanced color sample tool in FCPX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It5s_G2_0HQ
Patrick Southern will be giving a FREE webinar on HDR in Final Cut Pro X January 16th at 11:30am PST on Pro Video Coalition
In December of 2017, Apple released Final Cut Pro X 10.4 with support for HDR grading. There has been a lot of confusion about the HDR tools and how they can be used.
During this webinar, you’ll be able to learn how to set up your edit bay for HDR. You’ll also learn the settings necessary to work in both HDR10 and Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG). By the end of the webinar, you will know the basics of how to get up and running with HDR in FCPX and deliver to HDR ready platforms like YouTube and Vimeo.
https://lumaforge.com/news/2018/1/15/hdr-in-fcpx-webinar
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I love seeing my Animation Templates being used out in the real world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWZlAazSIuc
Here is an ongoing list I had created of places to find inexpensive music for your video creations:
https://deyson.com/free-stuff/places-to-find-inexpensive-or-free-background-music/
Here is an amazing video showing the power and speed of Final Cut Pro! 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaeux3cGtQo
Hello. Sorry for being gone for a bit. I have beeing re-coding the website. Now it should load faster than before.
Also, the site is more mobile friendly. Please let me know what you think and have an amazing day! 🙂
The Off the Tracks Documentary is finally out. This documentary goes deep into the history of Final Cut Pro and also into the major change to Final Cut Pro X. It covers the who, why and what. I highly recommend it. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7Wzxiefbig
Watch the full documentary here:
https://offthetracks.vhx.tv/products
A New template is ready for download. Please let me know what you think. 🙂
https://vimeo.com/253305954
Download it here: https://motionmastertemplates.com/3d-shadow-text-pro/
My friend Szymon Masiak from MotionVFX has added new Free title templates for Final Cut Pro. The same titles used in Off the Tracks documentary.
Download them here:
https://www.motionvfx.com/mplugs-179.html
Here is a great site by Apple for Final Cut Pro Resources:
https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/resources/
Found this site with time-saving tips to speed up your OSX workflow:
https://www.pro-tools-expert.com/production-expert-1/2018/6/6/10-os-x-tips-which-make-my-day-easier
Here is a nice little feature I have just discovered for Vimeo Users.
Once you install the Vimeo MacOS app we get a Vimeo Advanced Export setting in our media export button in FCPX. With this, we can export the type of video compression we want and best of all we can now replace a Vimeo video that is already on our Vimeo account. This has been a huge time saver for me. 🙂
Read more about it here:
https://vimeo.com/blog/post/vimeo-for-macos-final-cut-pro
This Final Cut Pro Extension looks amazing. I have not used it yet, but it came very well recommended. This extension allows us to transcribe and translate our videos to over 100 languages in seconds.
Please read more about it here:
http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/articles/2143-simon-says-now-auto-translates-your-fcpx-video-s-subtitles-into-50-languages-within-seconds
Hi! Below is a video just shared by a new customer, Carsten using some of the templates found here. It makes me so happy to see the templates in action!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=97zWBRDqV0U
I am currently in development of a Celebration Mega Transition Pack.
The goal is to include all the transitions in one place. All Yearly Members have early access to the new template. Learn more here: https://motionmastertemplates.com/celebration-mega-pack/
https://vimeo.com/311926934
Will add soon to the Celebration Mega Pack. What do you think? 🙂
https://vimeo.com/313545541
For the player controls, is there a way to offset the icons in various places on the field. Right now it only goes from a range of 100 to -100 but that does not cover the length of the field. I want to put pictures in various places on the field.
Hello @sheila1314217 !
If I add more distance it would appear that way when it animates on, unless we have the intro animation off.
I could add more distance or, we can also just select the option to use just one player and place them anywhere we want on the field separately.
Please keep in mind that if I add more distance in the up and down offset, it will appear that way on the animation intro when the players appear.
However, if we leave the animation intro off then it will not be a problem. This is due to a limitation on how the animation works.
Please let me know if you would still want me to add more distance to cover the entire field.
Thank you and have an amazing day!
Hi @sheila1314217 ! I just wanted to let you know that I moved your message to the Team Player Product page. I also added the answer below. #1384
To make things easier to find and keep the site more organized I have created a Hearts Transition Package.
https://vimeo.com/315487597
You can download it here:
https://motionmastertemplates.com/hearts-transition
This template is available to all current yearly members. It has not launched yet to the public
https://vimeo.com/304006016
Download it here today: https://motionmastertemplates.com/product-showcase/
Here is something I am working on that will be part of a Video Intro Package:
https://vimeo.com/315981842
Please let me know what you think. Yearly members will receive early sneak peek access as soon as it is ready. 🙂
I approve.
:likes:
Awesome! I am happy you like 🙂
New features added to Product Showcase:
Based on a customer request, I have added brand new features to Product Showcase that added more control to the background shapes.
https://vimeo.com/332662886
Please let me know what you think.
You may find the template here: https://motionmastertemplates.com/product-showcase/
I love this template.
Hi, Rhynell.
I am so happy, you love this template! Thank you for your kind words.
Also, I saw your requests in the requests and ideas section. I am upgrading that feature so it will be down for a bit, but as soon as it is ready I will respond to your suggestions.
Thank you very much for your continued support and have an amazing day! 🙂
Just got great feedback from a customer. I love seeing the templates in action! 🙂
“Hi Deyson, thanks for the excellent help through my learning curve on the Boxes Creator! Finally got the little project completed. Here’s a link:
http://paragondigitalgroup.com/video/index.html“
New website is looking great!
Thank you, Clark! There will be more coming soon. Have an amazing day! 🙂
Hello!
I had just transferred all the subscriptions to the new subscription platform. The reason for the migration is to have both the individual sales and subscriptions all on one single platform. This will provide a smoother workflow, offer more payment options and add more flexibility.
Here is a quick overview of how the new account page works:
https://vimeo.com/343508695
Please let me know if you have any questions and have an amazing day! 🙂
Hello Deyson The link is not working.
Hello, I am very sorry about that. I had the video set to private on Vimeo. It should work now. Or you may watch it here as well: https://motionmastertemplates.com/discussion/#comment-11888
Thank you and have an amazing day! 🙂
Hello!
Here is a quick video showing how the price is locked in ( or grandfathered in ) for anyone that wants to resubscribe. Whatever the price was when you had first signed up it will be the same price for all future renewals.
Here is a quick video overview of how this works:
https://vimeo.com/343512638
If you have any questions, please let me know. Have an amazing day!
Hello!
Just wanted to let everyone know that in addition to migrating all subscribers to a new subscription platform.
Hello!
Now that the big work of migrating subscribers and website is done, I am back into the full swing of template creation. I am working on the tutorial for the next up and a coming template called Elegant Video Intro.
Here are some examples of what can be done with it:
Hello! I found a cool trick when recording videos or audio. We can use a Dog Training Clicker every time we make a mistake. This way when we go to edit we can quickly find the mistakes using the waveform. Happy editing! 🙂
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0756JFQ3K/
Hi! I just added the Elegant Video Intro to the Template Library. The official launch will happen Monday, but you can download today.
https://motionmastertemplates.com/elegant-video-intro/
Enjoy! 🙂
Here is a great video on the basics of Color Theory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2LLXnUdUIc
I found this great tool to quickly choose colors for our projects:
https://color.hailpixel.com
Here is a great tutorial by my friend Bret from BretFX. In this tutorial, he shows us how to create custom animation using the included Custom Text from Final Cut Pro:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlD_aLgEk1U
Thanks I will check it out.
Awesome! What I like best is that it already included in FCPX. Enjoy! 🙂
Hello! I just added a quick video tutorial on how to use multiple image masks in a group. It is a technique I use in Motion for parameter control and much more. Enjoy!
https://motionmastertemplates.com/multiple-masks/
Looks great but I’ll wait for the version with the different line opportunities. Good idea!
Hi Vince. I started working on variable line options yesterday and will add some more today. I should have a beta version soon. 🙂
Hello,
I wanted to share an update for the Happy Funky Video Intro Template coming soon, with new options and features.
Please let me know what you think:
https://vimeo.com/347767396
Thank you and have an amazing day! 🙂
I found a great little free tool to help compress images fast. This is great if you need to upload images to the web or just need to make image file sizes small:
https://imageoptim.com/mac
Found this great document on: Motion: Guidelines for better template creation
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH16066?locale=en_US
More free Final Cut Templates. I have not used them, but I am big fan of the Digital Heaven:
https://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/freeware/
I found an amazing tool to help choose colors quickly. Also when we choose the colors they are added to the URL so we can share the URL so other can see the colors we choose. Their app looks impressive as well:
https://color.hailpixel.com/
Here is a great video explaining Editing Video Codec by the very talented Patrick Southern. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7iAVNxboE
I will be launching the new beta version of Happy Video Intro soon. I just have some technical difficulties with my Package Creator program, as soon as it is ready I will let you know.
In the meantime here is the Update Beta Sneak Peak. Thank you for your patience and I will keep you posted on my progress.
https://vimeo.com/348643048
To comment and share your feedback please do so by replying to the email or by visiting https://motionmastertemplates.com/discussion/
Thank you and have an amazing day!
Hi!
I will be testing a new Tool that was just shared with me. It looks too good to be true, but technology has done some amazing things, that anything is possible. This app removes Background noise. The free version blocks background noise when we listen. The paid version blocks noise when we listen and when we speak.
This link is for the App: https://krisp.ai
This link is a referral code for 2 months Free of the Pro version: https://ref.krisp.ai/u/u8c559cb3a
I will be testing in future tutorial recordings. Please let me know what you all think. Have a great day! ?
I had a few days of delay. Since it seems that Apple will not be supporting Package Maker in future OS releases, I have decided to get and learn a new App to package and deliver the Templates. The App I will be using is called Packages and so far I love it. Eventually, I would like to learn how to do it all in code to save more time.
Thank you, Bret, from BretFX.com for walking me through and helping me understand Packages App. You Rock!
http://s.sudre.free.fr/Software/Packages/about.html
I just wanted to quickly share one of my favorite places to buy Stock images for my Demo videos and tutorials. I use their flexible plan and I think the quality and price are great! Please let me know what you think or let me know what photo & stock library you use. 🙂
https://depositphotos.com
I have used many stock music libraries in the past and so far my favorite is SoundStripe. I believe they have an amazing collection and the price is amazing. Please let me know what sound library do you use? 🙂
https://soundstripe.com
I just had a great meeting with Jason from https://rezzz.com. He helps entrepreneurs and freelancers grow their business and has tons of advice in the world of marketing, freelancing and client relations.
Make sure to listen to his podcasts: https://rezzz.com/podcast/
Also, I plan to add Pay What You Want Pricing for the current freebies and found this podcast very insightful: https://bit.ly/2Ogd8Dy
Thank you, Jason! You rock! 🙂
Thanks Deyson — appreciate the shout out and I really enjoyed our chat today.
As always from them, I get great ideas and insights into approaching them.
You are very welcome! I look forward to our next meeting. You gave me plenty to learn. I also look forward to seeing your short films. Have an amazing day! 🙂
Here is a great oldie but a goodie interview with the creator of Adobe Premiere, iMovie, and Final Cut Pro Creator Randy Ubillos
http://alex4d.com/notes/item/back-to-1-0-randy-ubillos-interview
Also, here is a different interview by Michael Horton with Randy Ubillos in video form.
Part 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K78sKGN30u0
Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8sWj2TSHiE
What an amazing story. I hope you enjoy it 🙂
Watch the Abridged Final Cut Pro X Documentary “Off the Tracks”. Thank you, Bradley Olsen! 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfII0EcbCsg
The full 77-minute documentary can be found here for rent or purchase: https://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/off-the-tracks/id1425487011
Here is one of my favorite places to get the latest news on everything in the FCPX world. Thank you, Peter Wiggins! 🙂
http://www.fcp.co
This is an astounding and fast way to test our video thumbnails to see what they would look like in a vast number of delivery options:
http://thumbsup.tv
If you need a coupon code for FCPXCreative summit, Richard Taylor has shared one for 10% Off. Coupon code is: FCPXRADIO19
Please let me know if you are going. 🙂
https://www.fcpxcreativesummit.com
I want to send a special thank you to Tom Bridge for taking the time to help me better understand the new Notarization process for delivering Templates.
Please visit his site:
https://tombridge.com
Also, here is a slideshow presentation Tom had created of the notarization process: https://tombridge229757211.files.wordpress.com/2019/07/notarization.pdf
I will share the video once he has it ready.
Thank you, Tom! You rock! 🙂
I just came across a great website resource for Digital Asset Management, storage, and backup solutions. It is run by System Integrator Mat X. Thank you, Mat for sharing what you know. 🙂
https://macvfx.blog
I want to send a huge thank you to Steve Teare. He is a performance engineer and his books and guidance have helped speed up my website without the need for CDN and 3rd party “speed tools” that cost time and money. Thank you, Steve! You are awesome! Please check out his website and read his books:
http://pagepipe.com
WOW! I thought this was very impressive tech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maz0TVyTwiw
This is an amazing book for Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs:
https://sivers.org/a
It is nice to hear Final Cut Pro mentioned in news stories. 🙂
https://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid=5561693
Another place to get free music for your creations:
https://musicmaker.site
If you need more, check out my growing list here:
https://deyson.com/free-stuff/places-to-find-inexpensive-or-free-background-music/
Great video for all artists:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM39qhXle4g
Great tutorial for Motion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkrYWfVcsKg
This is something many of us may know, but to those that do not, Automator can be a Huge Time Saver!!
For a while now I have been packaging my templates before I deliver them to customers, clients, etc. However, Apple is adding more steps to the workflow. My steps are to create folders my template delivery packages, create tutorials, marketing items, Resources, etc. Then I create a Package, Build a Package Bundle, Notarize the Package, Add Notarization Info, Staple Notarization, Verify and then deliver.
Fortunately, my good friend Joe Workman had recommended I Automate the entire process with Automator. Automator is a tool I had used many years ago, but I had forgotten about it. So I got busy to get reacquainted with it and I am thrilled I did.
Now, what used to take me 30-60 minutes ( depending on human error, etc ) now it only takes me a few seconds with one Automation workflow to accomplish all of the above steps.
My workflow is a little complex as I use Apple Script, Shell Script, and some Perl scripting and it took me a few days to get it to work, but I believe it was well worth the time.
Many of you may not need advanced scripting workflow like me, but even simple automation can help save time. Even 1-5 minutes of a repetitive task can add up to 20-100 minutes a month, or 240-1,200 minutes a year! That is a lot of time. 🙂
Here are some links to what helped me learn more about what is possible with Automator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcZOaEivf_c
https://vimeo.com/ottoautomator
https://support.apple.com/guide/automator/welcome/mac
I also attached a screenshot of all the steps my automation has below.
Hopefully, this helps some of you. Please let me know what you think in the comments below.
Great video on the how Pixar recreated real cameras in Toy Story 4. I love their attention to detail:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcZ2OY5-TeM
Nice review on Rhode’s new wireless Microphone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uTFm-tu41s&
Just released a new transition for Final Cut Pro:
https://motionmastertemplates.com/snowflake-transitions/
https://vimeo.com/366803066
Great video on Multicam editing by the talented Mark Spencer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMS0iDOg3Q4
A new template was just released to allow for the quick creation of Lists with Bullet List Creator Pro! This one tool will help you create an infinite amount of lists in a short time. It is ready for download here: https://motionmastertemplates.com/bullet-list-creator/
https://vimeo.com/379603379
I am a big fan of Affinity. I think it is a great low-cost alternative to Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator and a great companion to Apple’s Motion. I thought this was a great example fo what can be done with Affinity Designer.
https://player.vimeo.com/video/378749437
Great video showing the history of Rotoscoping. What an amazing story on an amazing technique to help bring animations to life:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS1hCSsmH1E&feature=emb_title
I just joined ArtGrid.io. I believe they have an amazing collection of Video Stock Footage for a great price:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2VM4nfwSEQ
15 Streams of 4k Multicam 4:4:4:4 XQ Playback.
Yes, it may seem expensive, but not too long ago we would have spent millions of dollars and not come close to what we can do with this. This machine seems to have been created for true High-End professionals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvS7FHtm2BI
It was nice seeing some of the free template animations I had created being demonstrated in French. It makes me so happy to see others enjoying some of my work. Thank you! 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYkS1PlMvB8
A great video by Bret Williams on how to use FCPX snapshots, smart collections, & compound clips in Final Cut Pro X to implement a good versioning workflow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4FQ9ecPhRE&feature=emb_title
Since 2017 I have used https://www.backblaze.com for my System Backup. What I love about them is their price and also speed. I highly recommend remote backup because it is an additional layer of redundancy in case of a worst-case scenario.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oq-TJy-Ns0A
I just joined https://artlist.io for their impressive library of Royalty-Free Music. So far I am very impressed. I love how quickly I can find the right type of high-quality music and I get Unlimited Downloads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VhJBzCBFnXU
A great article on how to Manage Clients and Build Your Own Video Business by Sam Mestman.
http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/articles/2221-how-to-manage-clients-and-build-your-own-video-business
A great interview with Joe De Sena the Founder of Spartan Races. it was a great interview as we got to learn about Marketing, Business, Health, and Diet.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i-love-marketing/id412684163?i=1000452592144
A great article by Alex Gollner on why the future of Apple’s Motion Software may be more like iClone instead of Adobe After Effects.
https://alex4d.com/notes/item/motion-5-more-like-iclone-than-adobeae
If you use Wordpress.org, I have found this great pager builder Elementor to help design the website quickly and easily.
https://elementor.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZlgNmbC-Cw
Jumpshare is a tool I use to share documents and files with my clients and customers. My favorite part is that it allows me to record my screen and instantly it uploads the recording and copies a URL ready for pasting.
https://jumpshare.com
A new tutorial by Bret Williams of Bretfx.com on how to create and retime Bullet Lists. He also gave a short demo on how Bullet Creator Pro works. Thank you, Bret! 🙂
https://youtu.be/6QC9IGMsUlA?t=712
Here is a cool tool to make Illustrated Avatars:
https://getavataaars.com/
Blender just looks amazing! Not bad for a Free Software Tool. Download it for free here: https://Blender.org
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kik4iZp5mjE
This is one of my favorite tools when I write Copy or pretty anything that has words. It checks spelling, grammar and more. I use the free version and it works great! 🙂
https://www.grammarly.com
I just came across a great collection of tutorials by Benjamin Halsall for Final Cut Pro. Be sure to check them out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EX20RPlqsEM&list=PLwmn8Iht2gSeKA6rLc3CatSLhHkarDYIG
I thought this was a beautifully created Star Wars Fan Film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_omJ3b6WHMk&feature=emb_title
I thought this was a great article by Ted Talks on 10 Tips on Editing Video.
https://blog.ted.com/10-tips-for-editing-video/
Here is a very well produced show on the story of Disney’s Imagineers. Very educational and inspiring program.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7TlaXDPrg&feature=emb_title
I have been a huge fan of Film Riot. They teach us about the wonderful world of independent film making. Check them out here: https://www.youtube.com/user/filmriot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpO8M7-3kvE
Cold Turkey is an app that is a huge help for me when I need a way to block distractions. It has other great features as well.
They have other great tools to help with focus. https://getcoldturkey.com
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hv2oRKOSTuc&feature=emb_title
Here is a great article on where and how to get new ideas:
https://www.creativebloq.com/advice/how-to-come-up-with-ideas
We have gone a long way. Here is a Never Released Ad by Apple from 1977:
https://www.applearchive.org/1977-feed/introducing-apple-ii-ad
A classic talk by Elizabeth Gilbert on how to harness our internal creative genius:
Here is another App that I tested this week to help me focus on just one App at a time. I am using the free version that only allows one app and fewer features.
So far I like it:
https://getcoldturkey.com/micromanager/
I believe some of the most advanced tutorials for Apple’s Motion software are created by Simon Ubsdell and now they can be found in one single place. Thank you Simon for being awesome!
https://hawaiki.co/MotionTutorials
I thought this was a cool and interesting video.
It amazes me how they have video games for almost everything.
This video is about fixing traffic in a City Builder.
What I liked is how technology and GG can help us understand how our cities work and maybe even help make them better:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mv8YBavcZg
Need a place to meet other Creatives in the industry of CG and Animation?
Then I highly recommend your local Chapter of Siggraph. I have been to many of the Fort Lauderdale Meeting and I was always impressed.
https://www.siggraph.org/participate/chapters/
https://fort-lauderdale.siggraph.org
Need another place to meet Creatives in the industry of Design?
This is one I plan to go and I have heard great things about this organization called AIGA. I now live in Jacksonville and there is not Siggraph Group nearby so I thought I would check out an AIGA meeting.
So far I am very impressed by what I have researched about the local chapter through their social media accounts. I am excited to meet new creatives.
https://my.aiga.org/s/searchdirectory?id=a281H000001StMr
Recently I have been reading the Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and I am loving it. I am learning ways on how to not let stress control me, how to be in better control of my thoughts and actions and how to be better focused on what is most important. So far I am learning A LOT!
I also use my local library which is a huge money saver. 🙂
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29093292-the-daily-stoic
Here is a sneak peek of what I am working on next. It will be an entire pack of Mark-Ups for your visual presentations.
Please let me know what you think or if you have any suggestions or requests. Thank you! 🙂
https://vimeo.com/385853413
Deyson, I like where you are going with this. Great job as always!
Thank you, Phil! I am happy you like it 🙂
Richard Taylor had recently shared this very useful link to find out what the Alert Icons in Final Cut Pro mean.
https://support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/final-cut-pro/verd1f977a7/mac
Thank you, Richard!
Slack is a great tool I use to communicate with a group of people. It is something I have added to Motion Master Templates for all Active Members:
https://slack.com
https://vimeo.com/358068862
Edit At The Speed of Thought With FCP X Shortcuts:
https://blog.frame.io/2018/09/17/fcpx-shortcuts/
I thought this was a great article on how to Build a Studio-Caliber Workflow on an Indie Budget with FCP X:
https://blog.frame.io/2020/01/21/studio-workflow-on-indie-budget/
An amazing reel by The Mill:
https://www.themill.com
https://vimeo.com/274703537
A great article on 5 Must-Know Camera Hacks to Save Time and Money
https://motionarray.com/learn/filmmaking/diy-camera-hacks/
I am a huge fan of Vimeo and they just added a new feature to their Pro Membership Plan. The ability to quickly create social media videos:
https://vimeo.com/385278943
The second teaser is here for Mark Ups Pro Pack. I had added new features, shapes, and styles. There is more to come so please stay tuned.
All active members can now download the Beta Early release through the Slack Group.
https://vimeo.com/387415410
It is amazing how far we have gone from the old Atari 2600. This article explains how video games are getting Hollywood VFX to level up.
https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/hollywoods-greatest-vfx-tool-in-the-2020s-video-games
Here is a great podcast by the highly talented VFX artist Allan Mckay on How to Get Things Done.
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-allan-mckay-podcast/id935478122?i=1000461192024
Awesome new Demo Reel from the people at MotionVFX. I love their work and they have been a huge inspiration for me. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kty7Qz0YhHE
My friend and mentor Philip VanDusen has just posted a new video with the 14 Trends in Graphic Design:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP9tyqVFtJQ
Here is a great article on 7 Practical Tips for Cheating at Design:
https://medium.com/refactoring-ui/7-practical-tips-for-cheating-at-design-40c736799886
Woo Hoo! Vimeo now offers Chapter Markers. So it will be easy to find the spot we need on my long and detailed tutorials:
https://vimeo.com/blog/post/easy-navigation-for-your-videos-with-chapters/
A great video by Andrew Price on the subject of Photorealism in our CG work:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1-Ef54uTeU
This looks like a very nice tool for FCPX to Archive Projects, Media, Fonts, and Templates
http://www.fcp.co/final-cut-pro/news/2237-arc-x-for-final-cut-pro-x-archives-projects-media-fonts-and-templates
I thought this was a wonderful and heartwarming story of a Grandpa using timelapse to film his daughter produce her first stop motion animation.
It is amazing what technology allows us to create nowadays.
When I was young it took almost 4 hours to download a black and white lo-resolution image.
https://twistedsifter.com/2020/01/dad-takes-timelapse-of-daughter-making-lego-stop-motion/
The full tutorial for Mark Ups Pro pack is ready to be watched here. It is also ready for early release for all active members to download today.
https://motionmastertemplates.com/mark-ups-pro-pack/
While learning how to get my VoiceOver to sound better, I came across this great tutorial. I took some parts of it and was able to improve my VO which I will use for my next tutorial video. 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXLrCBDcobg
Brett Williams has a new tutorial on the FCPX Draw mask.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkgKiwatwb8
This tool was able to save my customer time. What it does is it take text from an image file and converts it to the actual text we can then copy and paste into our work.
There are many others, but this is the first one that popped up in my search: https://www.onlineocr.net
Just came across a cool app to help stay focused on tasks:
Get 2x more free tasks on Slash! Download here: https://getslash.co Your invite code: 6QcxpQA6
The invite code gives us 50 extra tasks on the free plan. So far it has helped me today. If in a week I see major progress I will update to the paid plan.
Recently, I had I discovered the Logic Pro Remote. It looks very interesting and I will test it out soon.
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/logic-remote/id638394624
I had also discovered this great resource tools for Logic Pro:
https://www.apple.com/logic-pro/resources/
So far I am loving this new app called Slash.
https://getslash.co
Also, if we use invite code: 6QcxpQA6, we will both get 50 extra free tasks on their free plan.
Customizing examples with Leaflet Theme Pack inside FCPX:
https://vimeo.com/389728323
Learn more here: https://motionmastertemplates.com/leaflet-theme-pack/
The new Blender 2.82 looks amazing! I am excited to get back into 3D and bringing them over to FCPX.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfF2wDXalgU&feature=emb_title
Learn more here.
A VFX Artist Breaks Down the Best Visual Effects Oscars Nominees:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sN5LYwrVMW0&feature=youtu.be
I have rediscovered this great site for Computer Art Inspiration:
https://www.artstation.com
ILM Behind the Magic: The Visual Effects of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9d1bkRC0Hs
In my path to get back into doing more 3D animated template I had come across this very insightful tutorial video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2VNztZdfGZY
For any developers that need to Notarize their PKGs files. Here is a HUGE time saver. 🙂
https://latenightsw.com/sd-notary-notarizing-made-easy/