If you’ve tried tracking in Motion, you know it can be a real pain. Luckily, Mocha, which has been available for After Effects for awhile now, is now available for FCP/Motion. This tutorial takes you through the workaround workflow, as it’s kind of convuluted. But it looks easier with great results.

Watch the video tutorial here.

Metadata is very helpful in organizing the masses of media we have. And here’s a cool tip from Final Cut User on how to do that in Compressor. So you’re able to export your videos, and people opening it up in iTunes or another program will automatically have the author, title, keywords, etc., fields filled in.

Watch the video tutorial here.

One of the biggest plusses Motion has over After Effects is the ability to work closer with Final Cut, without the need for Automatic Duck or other work arounds. And it’s quite simple to do. This tutorial from Jiggy Gaton over at Creative Cow will point you in the right direction so you can do that thing you do.

Check the out the tutorial here.

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In this Final Cut video tutorial, Richard Harrington uses Compressor to teach how to compress a video clip for use on an iPod or in iTunes. This opens up video podcasting or the transferring of video files in a widely recognized portable format. Richard shows which settings to use and explains how to export from Final Cut Pro to get the file ready for Compressor

Watch the video tutorial here.

The ability to send files between programs in Final Cut is a huge timesaver… or can be, if you know how to do it. Larry Jordan has a series of video tutorials on how to do it correctly on Lynda.com. It’s a subscription site, but the LiveType integration tutorial is up as a sample.

Watch the video tutorial here.

Great! You have your project all ready to go, you just need to get it to the client. How do you get it from Final Cut to a DVD? This concise guide doesn’t go much into depth, but will get you where you need to go, making sure your markers are intact.

Read the tutorial here.

Slow motion is useful for a whole slew of effects. Alex Gollner explains why sending the file to Compressor is a good idea, due to the way Final Cut handles speed changes. (This tutorial doesn’t cover Optical Flow retiming, which is available in Motion, and I haven’t seen a comparison.)

Read the tutorial and watch the examples here. Alex also shows some more examples, as well as some unexpected results using Compressor here.

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This tutorial will give you some pointers on how to achieve a more realistic page turn in Final Cut Pro. Stephen Smith examines the classic tale of how a page peel can be transformed into a realistic player in the video effects world. With a little extra work, your results can go from fake to fabulous in no time. “As a Page Turns” not only includes how to maximize a page peel but how to create custom blue prints in Live Type.

Watch the video tutorial here.

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Final Cut Studio’s Compressor has many pre-existing settings that allow you to start compressing your project immediately. If you find yourself making the same alterations this tutorial can save you time. CreativeCOW.net Contributing Editor Stephen Smith will show you how to: create custom settings, create custom settings from scratch, create groups of settings and how to delete settings.

Watch the video tutorial here.

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Yes, Apple Color is connected to Final Cut Pro…but not exactly integrated. Creative Cow leader Walter Biscardi, one of the worlds most respected experts on the connection between the two, will help guide your sequences safely from FCP to Color — and show you why its worth the effort.

Watch the video tutorial here.