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I’m very excited about the new video I just published. It demonstrates a big time-saving technique I’ve been using recently with Apple Compressor.

In the video I share with you a way to get Compressor to send you a text message the moment your compression is complete.

This frees you up to work on other projects and you don’t have to keep checking your computer to see if the transcode job is done yet.

You could even be across town running errands and know when the compression job is done.

Personally I find this to be a big convenience, and it makes my workflow more efficient.

I just published this video to the membership library, so you’ll find it there.

If you’re not yet a member, click here to learn about a membership.

We love to see people talk in real life, so it makes sense that we’d like to see them in video too.

But it’s important to get the talking head shot right. There are several ways the shot can be wrong, so let’s talk about some ways to get it right…

Here are a few tips for talking head shots:

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I just published a new video that demonstrates an interesting effect you can create in Final Cut Pro X. (The above is a short segment from the video so you can see the effect in action.)

You can have three different video clips playing on the same screen at the same time. It’s a common effect you’ll see in television commercials and music videos.

And you can do it all in Final Cut Pro X.

You’ll find it in the Izzy Video Membership library.

If you’re not yet a member, click here to learn about a membership.

I hope you find it helpful!

I just published a new video to the library that demonstrates another “kinetic typography” effect. This one I’m calling “emerging text” because the text seems to emerge from almost nowhere. It’s a fun special effect you can do with text.

Because I continue to receive requests for videos about Motion, my plan is to keep making them. I love Motion. It’s a fun creative outlet for me, and I frequently lose track of time when I’m “working” in it because it’s so much fun.

In this new video I demonstrate techniques such as:

• Keyframing text to create animation
• Using a mask (a super powerful tool)
• How to strategically use groups

Whether you’re new to Motion 5 or an old veteran, I think you’ll find this video helpful.

You’ll find it in the Izzy Video Membership library.

If you’re not yet a member, click here to learn about a membership.

I hope you find it helpful!

By the way, here’s a sample from the video so you can see the effect:

I’ve had several people ask me to demonstrate “kinetic typography” techniques, so I thought I’d start sharing some.

This new video demonstrates how to create swinging text in Motion 5.

The effect is that text appears and swings into place as if it had a hinge on the top of the text. It’s a very popular effect and it’s fairly simple to make, once you understand the concepts behind it.

Some topics I’ll cover in this video:

• How to move the “hinge” to the top of the text.
• How to automate the swinging so you don’t have to keyframe the whole animation.
• How to have the text start from a falling position.

If you’ve been wanting to get into Motion 5 more, I think you’ll love this new video.

You’ll find it in the Izzy Video Membership library. Want immediate access to the library?

Click here to learn about a membership.

I hope you find it helpful!