A-Swifts Tutorials
He did a recap somewhere but I just put these links all together. Thanks for him again for helping us all out. I am hoping someone can sticky this post. If there are any new ones, hopefully we'll be able to add to it.
List of Tutorials:
Tutorial #1 (The FCP Sessions)
www.vjaswift.com
Tutorial #2 (A very quick time-remapping tutorial)
www.vjaswift.com
Making A Dj Logo in Motion:
www.scratchlive.net
vjaswift.com
All About Remuxing
www.scratchlive.net
Flash: www.vjaswift.com
QT: www.vjaswift.com
List of Tutorials:
Tutorial #1 (The FCP Sessions)
www.vjaswift.com
Tutorial #2 (A very quick time-remapping tutorial)
www.vjaswift.com
Making A Dj Logo in Motion:
www.scratchlive.net
vjaswift.com
All About Remuxing
www.scratchlive.net
Flash: www.vjaswift.com
QT: www.vjaswift.com
At 6:24 PM 8 October 2009
djbigboy wrote
Thanks for putting these together. I feel like one is missing though. I can't place it.
At 6:49 PM 8 October 2009
a-swift wrote
Damn, big ups to a-swift, you've been sticky'd. (no homo)
At 7:00 PM 9 October 2009
djpuma_gemini wrote
As long as we have a sticky, I'll take some recommendations for future tutorials. Kenny Q has already put his vote in. He wants a tutorial on how to put together awesome DVDs using DVD Studio Pro.
Any other recommendations?
Any other recommendations?
At 2:41 AM 10 October 2009
a-swift wrote
I would like to learn how you do all those cool background displays like in your video mixes where you video is part of the background not just everything. Like your most recent video mix you posted, the intro where your video is part of the abstract background! $weetne$$!!
At 2:59 AM 10 October 2009
DJ PopRoXXX wrote
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I would like to learn how you do all those cool background displays like in your video mixes where you video is part of the background not just everything. Like your most recent video mix you posted, the intro where your video is part of the abstract background! $weetne$$!!All about greenscreen / compositing. Maybe I should do one on that.
At 4:18 AM 10 October 2009
a-swift wrote
When the teach appears the student will listen...
At 7:36 PM 10 October 2009
Funkytownstopsix wrote
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I would like to learn how you do all those cool background displays like in your video mixes where you video is part of the background not just everything. Like your most recent video mix you posted, the intro where your video is part of the abstract background! $weetne$$!!All about greenscreen / compositing. Maybe I should do one on that.
Greenscreening will be cool. But I'm also talking about where it says "A-Swift - Live Video Mix" and how your video is incorporated into the background with all the shapes and effects going on (almost 3D like) at the very beginning of your latest mix. I've seen some other guys with this stuff at the beginning and ending of their mixes. I know it's post production work. But it's freakin' sweet. But also good props on the greenscreening with you mixing in front too!
At 10:52 PM 10 October 2009
DJ PopRoXXX wrote
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Greenscreening will be cool. But I'm also talking about where it says "A-Swift - Live Video Mix" and how your video is incorporated into the background with all the shapes and effects going on (almost 3D like) at the very beginning of your latest mix. I've seen some other guys with this stuff at the beginning and ending of their mixes. I know it's post production work. But it's freakin' sweet. But also good props on the greenscreening with you mixing in front too!
I think you've got a good idea going. That effect was done with a simple Motion template so I can't take credit for it. A tutorial on how to put together stuff like that with the Motion templates would probably get a lot of use though.
At 2:29 AM 11 October 2009
a-swift wrote
yeah. i thought it might be motion. that's some cool stuff. definitely willing to learn! thanks again "swifty" :-P
At 5:15 PM 11 October 2009
DJ PopRoXXX wrote
Swift I wanna see a tutorial for us mac rookies who wanna replace their internal hard drives with a bigger hard drive...
At 9:04 PM 11 October 2009
Dj K.Smith wrote
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Swift I wanna see a tutorial for us mac rookies who wanna replace their internal hard drives with a bigger hard drive...I already made this tutorial, if you're using a pre-unibody macbook pro. Made that one like 8 months ago!
www.vjaswift.com
At 10:52 PM 11 October 2009
a-swift wrote
They're both unibody mac's...
Early 2009 macbook and a late 2009 Macbook Pro...
Hook that up dreadlock, lol...
Early 2009 macbook and a late 2009 Macbook Pro...
Hook that up dreadlock, lol...
At 12:06 AM 12 October 2009
Dj K.Smith wrote
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They're both unibody mac's...Early 2009 macbook and a late 2009 Macbook Pro...
Hook that up dreadlock, lol...
When I buy a unibody, that's when I'll make a video on now to replace the hard drive for one. Not planning that anytime soon.
At 12:46 AM 12 October 2009
a-swift wrote
The question is...has anyone taken the cd rom drive out of their new macbook pro's and replaced it with a 2nd hard drive...Im getting to the point where I either 1. have to go from a 500 internal to a 1tb internal or take my cd rom drive out and put in a 1tb. Yes I know I can put the files on the external drive, but there is a method to my madness....
At 1:42 AM 12 October 2009
Millz wrote
^^ what he said
I was considering doing the same with my pre-unibody mac.
I was considering doing the same with my pre-unibody mac.
At 3:08 AM 12 October 2009
DJ-Phat-AL wrote
the problem with my unibody is that applecare says if I either 1. do it myself or 2. have an apple certified person do it, it will void my warranty...but a friend of mine did it, and when he had a problem with his mac non related to the hdd, he took out the hdd and put back in the cd rom and apple had no clue...
At 3:25 AM 12 October 2009
Millz wrote
Say Phat if you do it to your pre uni let me know what you did... I would give my cd rom in a heart beat to add a 750...
At 3:39 AM 12 October 2009
Funkytownstopsix wrote
..it would just be my luck that i would fuck something up haha
At 3:40 AM 12 October 2009
Millz wrote
swift who is your sever provider my server has went slow all of a sudden..
At 2:57 AM 13 October 2009
Funkytownstopsix wrote
I mean who is hosting your website.... Mine all of sudden sucks.... shoot me some info.
At 3:35 AM 13 October 2009
Funkytownstopsix wrote
Dreamhost. Highly recommended. Tons of space. Tons of bandwidth. Pennies a year. Fast.
At 5:43 AM 13 October 2009
a-swift wrote
Are you on a deticated sever or vnp.....or just a reg shared with unlimited banwith that they offer... Sorry to bugging u teacher...
At 4:34 PM 13 October 2009
Funkytownstopsix wrote
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A-Swift tutorials are the new crack.the first hit is always free!
At 7:39 PM 13 October 2009
a-swift wrote
is there a way to split up long dvd mix? by chapters on a certain spot that i choose?
At 11:26 PM 13 October 2009
AO_Mixtape_DJ wrote
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is there a way to split up long dvd mix? by chapters on a certain spot that i choose?DVD Studio Pro let's you add chapters wherever you want. Or you can specify the chapter markers in FCP and DVD SP will import them, or compressor. Using the Final Cut Studio apps is pretty easy to specify the chapter points to be where ever you want.
At 2:13 AM 14 October 2009
a-swift wrote
how bout chapters in an mp4 is that possible.
At 2:33 AM 14 October 2009
Funkytownstopsix wrote
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how bout chapters in an mp4 is that possible.yes, final cut studio can put chapters in your mp4 or aac audio files. this is how video podcasts are done.
this is how long DJ mixes really are supposed to be done when you put them up for download. nothing worse than an hour long dj mix with no chapter points so you can fast forward through it. just one long ass mp3 file.
also, all of my mp4 movies that i encode at home from dvd, have all the original chapter points preserved in the mp4. this is how it should be done.
At 3:26 AM 14 October 2009
a-swift wrote
nice, thanks again for the insight and help.
i didnt know i could do it in FCP.
will look into that...
i didnt know i could do it in FCP.
will look into that...
At 5:35 AM 14 October 2009
AO_Mixtape_DJ wrote
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how bout chapters in an mp4 is that possible.yes, final cut studio can put chapters in your mp4 or aac audio files. this is how video podcasts are done.
this is how long DJ mixes really are supposed to be done when you put them up for download. nothing worse than an hour long dj mix with no chapter points so you can fast forward through it. just one long ass mp3 file.
also, all of my mp4 movies that i encode at home from dvd, have all the original chapter points preserved in the mp4. this is how it should be done.
::jumps on the bandwagon for fcp::
At 4:16 PM 14 October 2009
Culprit wrote
I stopped tracking my mixes a long time ago. It makes you listen to the whole mix rather that just skip through it all. Usually if someone gives me a mix that's tracked then I just skip through it where as if it's one long file I usually just listen to it all (unless it's garbage then it gets thrown out the window)
At 6:28 PM 14 October 2009
Steve Dub. wrote
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I stopped tracking my mixes a long time ago. It makes you listen to the whole mix rather that just skip through it all. Usually if someone gives me a mix that's tracked then I just skip through it where as if it's one long file I usually just listen to it all (unless it's garbage then it gets thrown out the window)well chapter points on a CD are still a must. i hate when djs give me a mix CD it's one hour long track!
At 7:55 PM 14 October 2009
a-swift wrote
just saw this sticky....long overdue man, good job
At 4:36 PM 22 October 2009
StevenWayne wrote
I am speechless at how much this intro to FCP has helped me. THANK YOU :)
The one thing it didn't cover though is exporting to the best VSL settings, are there any tutorials on exporting from FCP?
The one thing it didn't cover though is exporting to the best VSL settings, are there any tutorials on exporting from FCP?
At 2:50 AM 23 October 2009
Mr.Nice wrote
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I am speechless at how much this intro to FCP has helped me. THANK YOU :)The one thing it didn't cover though is exporting to the best VSL settings, are there any tutorials on exporting from FCP?
What's up Nice. Thanks for checking out the tutorials.
Exporting is really covered pretty well on the forums here. Also, I don't use FCP to make my mp4 files. I export to Uncompressed from FCP and use ffmpeg on linux to make my mp4 files. Since that workflow is not real useful for most people, I let the people who are compressing on the mac comment about the best settings to use.
At 2:55 AM 23 October 2009
a-swift wrote
a-swift. Mad props for your willingness to share your knowledge with the community. Very much appreciated! I have a question - the guy on your Tutorial #1 (The FCP Sessions) reviewed his batch program to rip/tag/encode videos auto-magically. Can you provide a link or info to where and when we can get our hands on it. I am sick of staying up all night typing song title/artist/BPM info.
At 5:58 PM 23 October 2009
VJBill wrote
Thanks Swift, once again really appreciate all this help!
At 9:20 AM 24 October 2009
Mr.Nice wrote
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a-swift. Mad props for your willingness to share your knowledge with the community. Very much appreciated! I have a question - the guy on your Tutorial #1 (The FCP Sessions) reviewed his batch program to rip/tag/encode videos auto-magically. Can you provide a link or info to where and when we can get our hands on it. I am sick of staying up all night typing song title/artist/BPM info.nik39 is the guy who had that program. he's still working on it. we're ALL waiting for it. he'll post it here when it's ready to go.
At 7:28 PM 24 October 2009
a-swift wrote
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