Final Cut Pro/Motion 5 Tutorial Roundup | April 20 - 26, 2020

Best FCPX/Motion 5 Tutorials for the Week Ending April 26, 2020

Learn how to create custom text message animations, color correct white balance, the Eminem Godzilla big eyes effect and more in the Final Cut Pro/Motion tutorial roundup for the week ending April 26, 2020. We scour the internet and bring you the best Final Cut Pro/Motion tutorials released this week to help you MAKE BETTER VIDEOS

Ripple Training

Mark and Steve from Ripple Training have been busy this week, releasing two great Motion 5 tutorial videos. First, Mark Spencer shows us how to make awesome Text Message animations in Motion 5, and a step by step process for publishing these animations as a Final Cut Pro plugin. Steve Martin, in his fun and quirky video, shows us how to make shapes dance to the music beat, also using Motion 5.

Ben Halsall

Ben Halsall also released two videos this week, as a two part series on making Animated Text Blocks. In part one, Ben shows us how to create and animate custom text blocks in Final Cut Pro using keyframes. Part two shows us how to create the same animated text blocks using Motion 5, and how to save it as your own re-usable plugin for FCPX

J Dirom

In J Dirom’s tutorial this week, we’ll learn how to use the powerful Motion Tracking capability of Motion 5. J Dirom shows us how to use motion tracking in Motion 5 to track a mask in a cool, commercial style video

Emilio Takas

Emilio is making the best of his quarantine time by releasing THREE awesome videos this week. His first tutorial, shows us hot to add a cool Invert & Flicker effect in Final Cut Pro. In Emilio’s second video, he takes a look at the FCPX Distortion Tracker plugin from Pixel Film Studios for the Big Eyes effect seen in Eminem’s Godzilla video. And in his third video this week, we learn how to apply the ever popular Teal & Orange look to our videos, all done right in Final Cut Pro without using LUTs.

Serge M

Serge from 1913 Media shows us the importance of good audio, taking a look at how to sync external audio to video in Final Cut Pro

Bryan Francisco

Bryan Francisco’s offering this week recreates a fun Clothes Change Effect, often seen in video games, where clicking on a character gives them a different wardrobe. Bryan goes in depth into this, showing us how to both film and edit this effect

Dylan John

Dylan John takes a look at color correction in Final Cut Pro this week, showing us how to correct improper white balance in Final Cut Pro. This useful tutorial will teach you how to save your footage with improper white balance.

Will Chidlow

And last, but not least, Will Chidlow gives us a crash course beginner’s guide to Final Cut Pro. With Apple recently increasing the free trial duration of FCPX to 90 days, Final Cut Pro will surely see an increase in newcomers. Will’s video provides us all we need toknow to get started in FCPX.

The Roundup

With most of the world still in self isolation, and bored out of their minds, this is a great time to learn a new skill, or improve your existing skills. If you’re making videos to pass time, or if making videos is your hobby or a job, these week’s tutorials will surely teach you something new. With new releases from some of the biggest names in the YouTube tutorial world, there’s something here for every skill level, from beginners to seasoned pros. If we missed any awesome Final Cut Pro or Motion 5 tutorials this week, let us know in the comments, so they can be included in the next weeks roundup.

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