Mark Spencer

Mark Spencer is a freelance editor, motion graphics artist, trainer and writer based in the Bay Area. His company Day Street Productions is a production and post studio focused on corporate video. He is an Apple-certified instructor for Final Cut Pro and Motion, teaching for organizations such as BAVC, Stanford University, DVExpo, MacWorld, and consulting for corporations and individuals. He is the author of the Apple Pro Training Series book Motion Graphics and Visual Effects from Peachpit Press and has written for print and online publications including DV Magazine, EditWell, ProVideo Coalition and kenstone.net. He maintains www.applemotion.net, a resource for Motion. Mark has an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.


Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Multi-cam Editing in Final Cut Pro X: Edit

Part 2 of a 3-part series on MacBreak Studio

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This is the second of a 3-part series on MacBreak Studio where Steve Martin from Ripple Training and I discuss the new Multicam editing features in the Final Cut Pro 10.0.3 update. In this episode we focus on how to edit a multicam clip in real time.

If you missed Part 1, you can see it here.

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Monday, February 27, 2012

Multi-cam Editing in Final Cut Pro X: Sync

Part 1 of a 3-part series on MacBreak Studio

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This is the first of a 3-part series on MacBreak Studio where Steve Martin from Ripple Training and I discuss the new Multicam editing feature in the Final Cut Pro 10.0.3 update. In this episode we focus on importing and syncing clips.

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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

DIY DSLR Slider

Building your own custom slider on MacBreak Studio

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On this week’s MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin the slider I built and used on our recent Napa Valley winery shoot. I purchased the parts for the slider here and here.

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Monday, February 20, 2012

The FCP X Update on MacBreak Studio Live

Including answers to questions we couldn’t get to during the show

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On Thursday’s MacBreak Studio: Live show we discussed the Final Cut Pro 10.0.3 update, diving in deep on features big and small.

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Thursday, February 09, 2012

Any Way You Want It

Setting Up a Rig in Motion 5 on MacBreak Studio

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On this week’s MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Ripple Training how to build a rig in Motion 5 in order to provide more creative options for the Final Cut Pro X editor.

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Wednesday, February 08, 2012

Editing with Final Cut Pro X

7 Professional Editors Share Their FCP X Experiences

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You probably already know of Philip Bloom from his DSLR adventures. He recently asked seven professional editors to talk about their experiences with Final Cut Pro X. It’s a fascinating read, including the growing list of comments at the end of the article. Check it out here.



Sunday, February 05, 2012

25 Camera Angles in 25 Minutes

Multicamera Editing in Final Cut Pro X

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Steve Martin (Ripple Training) and I just completed a tutorial on multi-camera editing for the Final Cut Pro X 10.0.3 update. In that tutorial, we used 5 camera angles from a 5-camera music video greenscreen shoot we produced, plus two other angles: one for clean audio, one for some motion graphics.

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Saturday, February 04, 2012

Customizing a Title in FCP X

Motion 5 Publishing Tips on MacBreak Studio

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On this week’s MacBreak Studio, I show Steve Martin from Rippletraining.com how to give the Final Cut Pro X editor greater creative control over their titles thanks to the publishing features in Motion 5.

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Lens wacking, free lensing, and light leaks

Rich Young | 02/29- 07:41 PM

A mini-roundup

James Miller recently discussed The art of “lens whacking”, real lights leaks and ones done in post on Philip Bloom’s website. And now, Christian Hubbard has posted more practical advice in a video tutorial, “Lens Whacking” To Get Light Blooms In Your Footage, on AEtuts.

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Multi-cam Editing in Final Cut Pro X: Edit

Mark Spencer | 02/29- 07:27 PM

Part 2 of a 3-part series on MacBreak Studio

This is the second of a 3-part series on MacBreak Studio where Steve Martin from Ripple Training and I discuss the new Multicam editing features in the Final Cut Pro 10.0.3 update. In this episode we focus on how to edit a multicam clip in real time.

If you missed Part 1, you can see it here.

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