Tutorials

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Production Tips, Techniques & Theory

Film-Style Shutter with DSLR Video by 5DFilmMaking.com

Lens Selection: Zooms vs. Primes by 5DFilmMaking.com

Editing - File Import & Export

Converting 5D/7D Footage using MPEG Streamclip by Chris Fenwick.	Converting 5D/7D Footage Using Compressor by B&H Photo/Video.
Exporting for YouTube with QuickTime Pro by Chris Fenwick.	Understanding Chroma Subsampling (4:4:4 vs. 4:22) by 5DFilmMaking.com

Editing - General

How to Edit B-Roll Faster by Chris Fenwick.	Using a Travel Matte in Final Cut Pro by Chris Fenwick.
Using Smoothcam in Final Cut Pro ReelClever.com

Editing - Color Grading

Hollywood-Style Color Grading (Uses Magic Bullet, but the principles are universal) by Stu Maschwitz for Red Giant Software.	CP Basic Color Correction - Part 1 (Scopes and Analysis) by ReelClever.com
FCP Basic Color Correction - Part 2 (Using the Color Corrector filter) by ReelClever.com	FCP Basic Color Correction - Part 3 (White Balance & Color Matching) by ReelClever.com
FCP Color Corrector vs. Magic Bullet Looks by Chris Fenwick.	FCP 3-Way Color Corrector (Dealing With Mercury Vapor Lights) by Chris Fenwick.

Audio - Field Mixing & Recording

Using a Shotgun Mic by JuicedLink.com	Pro Audio with the Canon 5D Mark II by 5DFilmMaking.com
Anatomy of an Audio Bag by B&H Photo/Video	Phantom Power vs. Battery Power for condensor (shotgun) microphones by JuicedLink.com

Audio - Postproduction

Editing Audio Within Final Cut Pro by Chris Fenwick.

Syncing Audio & Video with FCP Pluraleyes Plugin by Philip Bloom.

Product Reviews

LitePanels Lights by 5DFilmMaking.com	Low-Cost Shotgun Mic Comparison by JuicedLink.com
Rode Videomic vs. Audio Technics shotgun by JuicedLink.com	HandySLR (camera support rig) by 5DFilmMaking.com
$600 Field Monitors by 5DFilmMaking.com