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Just released a new transition for Final Cut Pro:
https://motionmastertemplates.com/snowflake-transitions/
Nice review on Rhode’s new wireless Microphone:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uTFm-tu41s&
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
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 tutorial for Motion:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkrYWfVcsKg
Great video for all artists:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM39qhXle4g
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/
It is nice to hear Final Cut Pro mentioned in news stories. 🙂
https://abc7.com/video/embed/?pid=5561693
This is an amazing book for Start-Ups and Entrepreneurs:
https://sivers.org/a
WOW! I thought this was very impressive tech:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Maz0TVyTwiw
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
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 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! 🙂
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
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
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
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 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 🙂
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! 🙂
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 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
Hi! I just published the Beta Sneak Peek of Happy Video Intro. The email will be sent soon. Once I get all the suggestions and feedback, I will create the tutorial. This template is hidden from the library catalog and is announced only to those that follow the discussion page, past customers and all members. I hope you love it!
Please leave your feedback in the template page comments. Enjoy! 🙂
http://motionmastertemplates.com/happy-video-intro/
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
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 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 http://motionmastertemplates.com/discussion/
Thank you and have an amazing day!
Here is a great video explaining Editing Video Codec by the very talented Patrick Southern. Enjoy!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv7iAVNxboE
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/
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/
Found this great document on: Motion: Guidelines for better template creation
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH16066?locale=en_US
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
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! 🙂
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!
http://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. 🙂
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! 🙂
The new hosting company is not only fast but their knowledge base is amazing! I was able to speed up the website from 4-5 seconds to 1.5 second load times. I followed their article which has a wealth of knowledge: https://kinsta.com/learn/speed-up-wordpress/
My goal is to make sure the entire experience is smooth and as fast as possible. 🙂
Thank you Kinsta! 🙂
I found this great tool to quickly choose colors for our projects:
https://color.hailpixel.com
Here is a great video on the basics of Color Theory:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2LLXnUdUIc
Hi! I just added the Elegant Video Intro to the Template Library. The official launch will happen Monday, but you can download today.
http://motionmastertemplates.com/elegant-video-intro/
Enjoy! 🙂
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/
Update: It seems that the images I add to the discussion page are not being sent to the email notification. I will work on this.
In the meantime please visit the discussion page to see the images. Thank you. 🙂
http://motionmastertemplates.com/discussion/
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!
Just wanted to let everyone know that in addition to migrating all subscribers to a new subscription platform, I have also switched to a new hosting company. I just want to say I LOVE the new hosting company! The website is now loading at blazing speeds and customer support is simply amazing!
The new hosting company is called https://kinsta.com and it rocks! 🙂
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!
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: http://motionmastertemplates.com/discussion/#comment-11888
Thank you and have an amazing day! 🙂
New website is looking great!
Thank you, Clark! There will be more coming soon. 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 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: http://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! 🙂
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 🙂
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: http://motionmastertemplates.com/product-showcase/
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:
http://motionmastertemplates.com/hearts-transition
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
Will add soon to the Celebration Mega Pack. What do you think? 🙂
https://vimeo.com/313545541
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: http://motionmastertemplates.com/celebration-mega-pack/
https://vimeo.com/311926934
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
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
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
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 great site by Apple for Final Cut Pro Resources:
https://www.apple.com/final-cut-pro/resources/
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
A New template is ready for download. Please let me know what you think. 🙂
https://vimeo.com/253305954
Download it here: http://motionmastertemplates.com/3d-shadow-text-pro/
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
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! 🙂
Here is an amazing video showing the power and speed of Final Cut Pro! 🙂
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaeux3cGtQo
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/
I love seeing my Animation Templates being used out in the real world:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWZlAazSIuc
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
:joys:
Great video by Ripple Training on the new advanced color sample tool in FCPX:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It5s_G2_0HQ
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
Before updating FCPX, you may want to watch this video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLclCCbaOV8
New features released for Apple Motion. I am excited to test them out.
New transition is coming soon to Editor’s Tool Kit:
https://vimeo.com/245763785
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
Great time saver for FCP. Save multiple effects as one preset:
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH20831?locale=en_US
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/
Another test video of Particle Transitions Pro. Please let me know what you think. 🙂
https://vimeo.com/240874348
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.
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!
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
This is a very interesting link to find free media elements for your projects:
http://thestocks.im
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: http://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!
Here is a great place to get Tons of Free Plugins and Effects for Final Cut Pro & Motion:
https://fcpxfree.com
Interview with Randy Ubillos (Developer of FCP X):
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/interview-randy-ubillos-developer-fcp-x-david-busse/
Here is what I am currently working on. It will be part of the Editor’s Tool Kit:
https://vimeo.com/237084049
Hello! I wanted to share one of the places I get stock images and stock photos at a great price: https://www.bigstockphoto.com
New templates added to Editor’s Tool Kit. Learn more here: http://motionmastertemplates.com/editors-took-kit/#comment-189
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 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! 🙂
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: http://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
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.
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! 🙂
Great video on some of FCPX’s media management features:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CjmZ_jyvjM
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! 🙂
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:
http://motionmastertemplates.com/editors-took-kit/
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/