Resource Center – Final Cut Studio

Moviola Digital Education Center is committed to providing useful information, both in the classroom and out.  Here you'll find a lot of useful information related to Final Cut Pro, and other Final Cut Studio applications. In addition to custom tips and tutorials, you'll find downloads relevant to Final Cut Studio, troubleshooting resources, and we've also scoured the Internet for other helpful information.

And, in addition to Final Cut Studio-specific information, we've compiled a good deal of general information about standard and high definition video in Moviola's Knowledge Zone. So be sure to poke around there as well.

FCP Tips & Tutorials

FCP Workflows

Media Storage Tables

Here you'll find tables for the bit rates of different video formats for helping to determine the type of hard drive storage you'll need and how much is needed when working in Final Cut Pro. read more »

Troubleshooting 

This section is for those experiencing problems in Final Cut Studio. There are solutions for dropped frames, various buggy behavior, display issues, re-installing software and much more. read more»

Popular Final Cut Studio Downloads

Links to downloads for software components and drivers for various needs when working in Final Cut Pro or other Studio applications including P2 card drivers, XDCAM Transfer software and more. read more »

Easy Setups for capturing HDV into ProRes via FireWire

Sony XDCAM Transfer Software (for XDCAM HD and XDCAM EX)

Sony Log and Transfer Plugin for Final Cut Pro (for XDCAM EX)

Configurations For Final Cut Pro

Click here for an Apple article that details what's needed for a computer to run the latest version of Final Cut Pro (version 6), both hardware and software requirements.

For installing Final Cut Pro 5, Click here for an Apple article that provides details on hardware and software requirements.

For older versions of Final Cut Pro, Click here for an Apple article that provides details on compatible computers.

Qualified Devices For Final Cut Pro

Need to connect a deck or camera to Final Cut Pro? Click here for an Apple web page where you can enter your camera/deck information along with your version of Final Cut Pro. After submitting this information a list is generated with details of which settings you should choose in Final Cut Pro's Audio/Video Settings.

Must Have Plug-ins & Software

Need to extract video from a DVD? Integrate Windows media with Final Cut Pro? Convert a sequence from Final Cut Pro to send to Avid or After Effects? Want a free set of on-screen guides and grids for title and graphic positioning? These options and others are among the software suggestions listed here. read more »

Andrew's Book Suggestions

These books are a mix of suggestions on the craft of editing as well as more technically-focused resources.

On Film Editing
by Edward Dmytryk

   
   
In The Blink Of An Eye by Walter Murch

   
   
Nonlinear 4 by Michael Rubin
   
   
   
Digital Video and HDTV Algorithms and Interfaces by Charles Poynton
   
   
   

Recent Apple Support Articles

Click here for a list of recent Apple articles related to Final Cut Studio.

In addition, Click here to go to the official Apple web page for Final Cut Studio support. Find the latest updates, release notes, manuals and other support resources for all Final Cut Studio applications.

Articles Around The Web

We're always scouring the Web for various articles, tutorials and reviews of software and hardware related to Final Cut Studio. Here's a recent sampling we feel are relevant and useful. read more »

Forums And Related Web Sites

At the web sites listed from the following link, you'll find many helpful people willing to share their thoughts on your Final Cut Studio issues. In addition, you'll find how to articles, tutorials (video and print), reviews on software and hardware for use with Final Cut Studio. read more »
 

Relevant Mac Web Sites

Check here for all issues related to your Mac and any software that you run on it. The front page is updated daily with reports from the Macfixit staff and users that report in. There are also several forums for getting answers to you Mac problems.

Check here for all the latest software for your Mac, for pro apps and any other application- commercial, shareware and freeware. You can find new software as well as updates to all your favorite software.

Final Cut Studio Plug-in Developers

There are a huge wealth of plug-ins written for Final Cut Studio, from dust/scratch removal, wire-rig removal, particle generators, color effects, and much, much more. Here you'll find links to the companies developing all this cool software. There are links to creators of effects plug-ins as well as conversion and compression software. read more »

Hardware Resources

The following links will help finding capture cards to add to your Final Cut Pro system, media storage solutions, mixers and more.
      

Organizations And Guilds

 
From the Motion Picture Editors Guild to Film Independent, here you'll find links to various guilds, unions and organizations in the world of content creation. read more »


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