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Motion Tracking without keyframes or plug-ins! | Tutorial

In this tutorial, I show you how to use motion tracking for Final Cut Pro X without the lengthy process of key-framing, utilizing Motion 5. Rather than buying plug-ins such as Pixel Film Studios getting Motion 5 will open up a whole new world of effects, transitions, and more. Most people don't know that is Motion was originally part of the Final Cut Pro Suite and is why the much-demanded feature of motion tracking in Final Cut Pro X was never added. Motion 5 has an easy to use motion tracking component, that can easily add tracking to your footage.

How to Create the Dolly Zoom or Effect | Final Cut Pro X Tutorial

In this tutorial, I will show you how to create the Vertigo Effect, also known as the Dolly Zoom effect using Final Cut Pro X. Because we are using drone footage in this tutorial, we will spice it up by also adding rotation in Final Cut Pro.

If you are planning to use this effect it is aways better to utilize footage shot higher than 4K, as we will be utilizing the Kens Burns tool in FCPX.

If you found this tutorial or any of the other assets we have created for free you can support their continued creation by supporting us via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jdirom

How To Create An Animated Letterbox Like Peter McKinnon - Final Cut Pro X Tutorial

Want to add an "Letterbox Animation" to give your footage a cinematic boost similar to videos by Peter McKinnon and Casey Neistat and Peter McKinnon? We show you a simple method using key-frames in Final Cut Pro X with no presets needed! This effect is one of those small details that you can use to bump up your video edits. If you have ideas for videos, please comment them down below and i'll hopefully be able to answer them!

If you found this tutorial or any of the other assets we have created for free you can support their continued creation by supporting us via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/jdirom