Color Coding Your Editing Timeline in Avid, Premiere & Final Cut X
In this brief edit tip, we'll cover color coding your editing timeline in three major programs: Avid Media Composer, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Final Cut…
Editing Project Organization: 3 Reasons to NOT Skip This Step!
This quick editing tip will cover why it's important to have good editing project organization. We'll review three main reasons why you need to thoroughly…
Film Editing Techniques: Cross-Cutting 101
Every year, it seems like the bar is pushed just a little higher with films and television. Film editing techniques are always evolving. The action…
Sound Editing for Film: Sync Audio vs Sync Sound
Synchronous sound is key when building your edit. In this short tutorial we'll explain the main function of synchronous sound along with a few examples…
3 Film Dialogue Editing Tips: EQ, Compressors and Tone
Today we have three dialogue editing tips for film that will help give your cut a professional polish. We'll find out what "good-sounding" dialogue is,…
Film Editing Timing and Pacing: How to Edit Dramatic Moments
Today, we're going to look at film editing timing and pacing techniques — specifically how to edit dramatic moments. You are an editor. You control…
Film Scoring: How to Compose an Orchestral Music Cue
As editors, part of our job is harnessing the power of music to create a wide range of emotions and tones in a cut. After all,…
An Introduction to Using Keyframes in Premiere Pro
Working with keyframes in Adobe Premiere Pro is quite easy once you learn a few of the basics. And thankfully, learning the basics takes no…
The Editor’s Guide to Working With Still Images in Premiere Pro
Still images are widely used in documentaries, news stories, show openers, wedding videos, corporate movies and other video productions, and Premiere Pro has very good…
How to Create Sync Maps and Multicam Sequences in Premiere Pro
Today we've got an incredibly useful editing tutorial from guest writer Brian Levin. In this article, you'll learn step-by-step how to create an audio/video sync map and set up…