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Ok, so you have a great shot.  the bride’s lookin’ hot, the groom’s smiling, the sun is setting.  Everything visually is STUNNING!

Problem is, one of the groomsmen belch right when your shot starts.

“Hey, just clip out the burp and go right into the beauty shot right?!” Well, not so fast.  Let’s say that the belch just is a fraction into your bride saying something prophetic.

You try to clip off one last frame but it’s a tad too much.  ”I wish I could just clip it a fraction shorter-not even a frame”

Well, I’m going to show you how.

Happy Cutting!
Jeffrey Haney
Lights in the Attic Wedding Films

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For those of you switching to Final Cut Pro or using it for the first time, this post will be for you.  I’m going to show you how to enable the waveform and the toggle clip overlays in Final Cut Pro.

If I would have been shown this right off the bat, it would have saved me quite a bit of time in getting my audio levels to where I would like them.

These are two simple yet necessary shortcuts that will help the beginning editor up and running.  We’ve all been there at one time, so the more questions that you ask an editor, the better.

Happy cutting!

Jeffrey Haney
Lights in the Attic Wedding Films
Oregon Bride Magazine’s “Best New Vendor- 2010

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My first official blog has me stepping right into the thick of it.  All of us have had babies crying, nature sounds (which sometimes is a good thing), and even humans mumbling in your recorded audio.  The deal is you don’t have to keep it in the final edit!

I go through a pretty simple process using Soundtrack Pro and Final Cut to get rid of unwanted sprinkler noise.

You do need to go through these steps EXACTLY as I’ve done here.  Deviating from any of the steps or take them out of order makes your work worthless. But the caveat is that once you practice this workflow, your audio will be that much more spectacular.

Enjoy, and if you would like me to discuss any other audio ideas, please let me know.

Thanks!
Jeffrey, Lights in the Attic Cinematic Wedding FilmsSalem, OR

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