
Tip #235: Faster YouTube Compression
Your project is done and you need to get it to YouTube, Facebook or Vimeo. You are looking at the Share screen and debating between Faster Encode and Better Quality. You spent a LOT of time on this project - which should you pick?

Tip #262: Libraries: Combine or Split
So which is better: putting lots of assets in one library, or splitting assets across multiple libraries. The answer is: "It Depends." Smile... Here are the details.

Tip #264: Set Opacity Keyframes in the Timeline
Hidden in the Final Cut timeline is the Video Animation bar. In it, you can set keyframes for opacity, cropping, distortion and position. Here's how to find it.

Tip #170: How to Capture Motion and Moving Subjects
Some of the best and most memorable moments in life are in motion. Unfortunately, digital cameras hate movement. Here's how to avoid blur and get some great shots.

Tip #177: Ten Tips for Better Slow Motion
Regardless of how you edit, here are ten tips that can improve how you shoot and use slow motion.

Tip #228: How Much RAM Do You Need For Editing?
Here's a chart and table that illustrates how much RAM you need for video editing.

Tip #223: What Do Render Bar Colors Mean
Most of the time, Premiere can play back your sequence in real-time displaying high-quality, full frame-rate images by harnessing the power of the Mercury Playback Engine. But, when it can't, it needs to render. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #240: See the Forest for the Trees
You've got your head buried in the details of your edit, but you need to take a quick look at the big picture of the entire Timeline. The problem is typing Plus or Minus takes forever...! What to do?

Tip #241: 3 Faster Ways to Render
The only problem with rendering is that it takes time. Sometimes a LOT of time. Worse, Premiere wants to render the entire sequence, when that may not be what you need or have time for. Here are three options.

Tip #150: USB Bandwidth
The speed of USB has increased significantly since its initial release. However, recently, the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) just renamed virtually all USB versions and made things REALLY confused. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #167: 3 Tips to Picking Stock Footage
When picking stock footage, remember that our first mission is to tell a story. Here are three things to keep in mind.

Tip #236: Faster Color Correction
There are several color correction commands that are inaccessible, if you don't create custom keyboard shortcuts for them. Here's how.

Tip #213: Secrets of the [Hidden] Delete Key
Whether you edit on a laptop or full-size keyboard, there are two Delete keys at your disposal. One is above the Return key, the other is... hidden. Here's what they do.

Tip #215: Tricks to Moving Stuff
You can easily drag clips or projects from one Event to another in the same library. But, what happens if we want to move media or projects between libraries? Well, we have options.

Tip #148: Which USB Version Does Your Mac Support?
The USB interface has evolved over the last several years. And, since many USB protocols use the same connector, it's impossible to look at your computer and know which version of USB you have. Here's a fast way to find out.

Tip #149: The Five Types of USB Connectors
Ever wonder how many different USB connectors there are and what they are called? Here's a quick illustration.

Tip #155: Change the Dock Icon to Show Disk Activity
Hidden in Activity Monitor is the ability to display disk activity in the dock. Here's how to turn it on.

Tip #151: Export a Transparent Effect from Motion
Motion has the ability to create effects for any NLE, not just Final Cut. Here's how to export an effect from Motion and retain its transparency.

Tip #153: The Inspector Adds Perspective
There are two ways to add perspective to elements in Motion: the Inspector and the 3D Transform tool. The Inspector is more precise, the 3D Transform tool is faster and more intuitive. Here's how the Inspector works.

Tip #187: Quickly Create Transparent Graphics
Transparent backgrounds are the default setting in Motion 5.x. But, if not, here's how to create them.

Tip #217: Growing Files Grow on You
A Growing file is a file that has not yet finished recording. Premiere has special settings for these files. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #221: Shortcuts to Extend and Trim Edits
It is almost always easier to drag an edit point. But it is faster and, more often, more precise to use a keyboard shortcut. Here are some powerful shortcuts.

Tip #222: Offline Does Not Mean Inaccessible
Normally, when we think of "offline clips," we think of media that is inaccessible. While it is true that we can't edit or playback offline clips, we can still organize them. Here's how.

Tip #171: 7 Tips To Better Timelapse Shots
Time-lapse photography is a great way to capture motion, plus, it's eye-catching! Here are seven tips that can help improve your next shoot.

Tip #173: 4 Tips to Better Chroma-Keys
The first rule of great keys is great lighting. But, there are other things you can do improve the quality of your keys. Here are four tips that can make your keys cleaner and easier.

Tip #199: 4 Keyboard Shortcuts That Save HOURS!
I am SUCH a fan of keyboard shortcuts. Once you start using them, you'll be amazed at how much time they save so you can concentrate on telling your story.

Tip #212: The Best Way to Duplicate a Project
Because Final Cut instantly and automatically saves your work, to preserve an edit from accidental changes you need to first duplicate a project. Final Cut Pro X provides two ways to do this. But, is one better?

Tip #214: Event Secrets
An Event is similar to a folder in the Finder. But, in Final Cut, they do more - as you'll learn here.

Tip #110: Set a Default Location in Apple Compressor
Two simple steps and you'll never lose a compressed file again. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #126: Set a Default Location in Adobe Media Encoder
Simply change one preference and all your compressed files end up in the same place. Very fast and very easy. Here's how.

Tip #216: Determining "Indeterminate"
"Indeterminate" sounds pretty squishy. But, when it comes to Premiere, it is a fancy word for still images, or any other file that doesn't have a definite duration. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #218: Shortcuts that Move Titles
The new Title tool in Premiere is really great, when it isn't also driving me nuts. The problem is that I can never remember when I can edit the text and when I can move it. Here's how to tell.

Tip #219: The Coolness of the J-K-L Keys
Most of us are total mouse junkies. But, there are things you can do with the keyboard that are hard to do with a mouse. One of these involves timeline playback. Here are some tricks.

Tip #196: Library Properties Give You Control
Library Properties, in Final Cut Pro X, allow you to control where almost all media and work files are stored for each library. Best of all, these settings can vary by library. Here's how they work.

Tip #197: Much Faster Ways to Trim Tops and Tails
Trimming the start (top) and end (tail) of a clip is something that we need to do SO OFTEN, that this tip alone can save you hours.

Tip #198: A Faster Way to Edit Audio - or, um, not
Here's both a keyboard shortcut and menu choice to let you select between editing audio, video or both for a clip into the Timeline.

Tip #132: Use QNAP Servers for FCP X
A reader shares his experiences using QNAP serverts to store and edit Final Cut projects. The results have been good so far.

Tip #138: More RAM Isn't Always Better
Adding more RAM affects more than just performance - especially on laptop systems. Learn more here.

Tip #144: 4 Steps to Editing Better Interviews
This four-step interview/documentary workflow helps you focus on the immediate task at hand, without getting distracted on stuff you don't need to do... yet.

Tip #137: Why Use Handles in Project Manager?
The Project Manager lets you effectively manage media and projects, especially large projects with many clips and different media formats, by transcoding all relevant files in projects and sequences into an intermediate codec. Here's how.

Tip #139: Customize the Project Panel
The Project Panel display hasn't changed much since the initial release of Premiere - until recently. This tip showcases some new options.

Tip #154: 3D Transform Tool Adds Perspective
There are two ways to add perspective to elements in Motion: the Inspector and the 3D Transform tool. The Inspector is more precise, the 3D Transform tool is faster and more intuitive. Here's how the 3D Transform tool works.

Tip #164: 6 "Trim to Playhead" Shortcuts
Hidden in Keyboard Settings are special keyboard shortcuts that make trimming clips to the playhead a LOT faster. Learn more here.

Tip #189: A REALLY Fast Way to Copy Settings
As projects get more complex, matching settings becomes increasingly tricky. Here's a fast way to copy one or more settings from one element to another.

Tip #192: Faster Ways to Show the Audio Meters
There are three different ways to display the audio meters in Final Cut; but only one truly qualifies as a "secret tip."

Tip #194: What is Audio Skimming?
Audio skimming, and clip skimming, allow you to preview clip audio at high-speed. Here's how to use them.

Tip #195: What is an Audio Component?
Audio components allow us to see and modify individual audio channels in a clip. This can be done from the Browser or Timeline. Here's how.

Tip #014: Optimize Audio Levels for MP3 Compression
MP3, as an audio standard, was invented a while ago. Because of this, it is optimized for analog audio levels lower than 0 dB. Here are the details.

Tip #031: What Determines Storage Speed?
As you might expect, storage performance is dependent upon multiple factors - and how it connects is only a part.

Tip #078: For Best Quality, Export a Master File
There are many ways to export media from any NLE. But only one provides the highest-quality with the greatest flexibility for later use.

Tip #140: What's the Minimum Duration of a Clip?
A duration can't be zero. Here's what it CAN be.

Tip #141: How to Set a Poster Frame in the Project Panel
Poster frames are a great way to illustrate the contents of a clip. All to often, though, they simply display the first frame in the video, which generally shows us nothing.

Tip #174: How to Fix a Crooked Horizon
Here are three steps to quickly level the horizon in Adobe Premiere Pro CC.

Tip #186: Download Your Free Stuff!
FCP X ships with lots of free sound effects and other media. But you need to download it to get it. Here's how.

Tip #191: What's In An FCP X Library Backup?
Library backups, like saving, are automatic. However, they may not contain everything you expect. Read more here.

Tip #193: When Can Audio Levels Exceed 0 dB?
Audio levels must never exceed 0 dB - except, ah, there are a few places where they can. Read more here.

Tip #012: Easy vs. Hard Frame Rate Conversions
The basic rule of frame rates is: "Shoot the frame rate you need to deliver," because then you never need to convert anything. But sometimes, you don't have a choice. Here are some options.

Tip #019: Pick the Right CPU for Video Editing
All CPUs can edit video, but not all edit, render or compress equally well. Here's how to pick.

Tip #145: Three Tips to Focus Your Editing
Here are three tips to help you stay focused when editing non-scripted material.

Tip #093: Create Better Gradients
Even when you tweak the settings, gradients created by Motion are pretty poor. Here's a workaround.

Tip #136: Hidden Voice-Over Settings
There's a hidden menu to configure audio voice-over settings. This explains where it is and how to use it.

Tip #143: What Do These Audio Track Header Icons Do?
The audio track headers in Premiere provide lots of control over what happens when editing in your sequence. This tip explains the audio controls.

Tip #146: Secrets of Freeform View
Freeform view was added to Premiere recently and allows you to organize, group or display clips in a variety of helpful ways. Here's how this works.

Tip #152: Motion Templates Speed New Projects
Using templates means that you can create a master project with all elements in place, then save it so that when you reopen it, the elements are already there and it prompts you to save it using a new name.

Tip #066: Pick Your Fastest GPU
New in the 10.4.7 version of Final Cut Pro X is the ability to select one or more GPUs for rendering and output. Here's how and where to set this.

Tip #161: Final Cut Now Includes Sound Effects
Recently, Apple added a whole library of sound effects to Final Cut Pro X. Then, they hid them to make them hard to find. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #162: Two Fast Ways to Change Project Properties
Most of the time, once we create a project, we don't need to change its settings. But, when we do, here are two fast ways to open the dialog.

Tip #088: Where Should You Store Media
There's no perfect place to store your media. But here are some thoughts to consider for your next project.

Tip #129: Hover Scrub Tricks
There are three ways to view a clip in the Program panel: play it, drag it, and hover it. Hovering is fastest. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #130: Edit Without Touching the Mouse
The Source Monitor allows you to open multiple clips at once, then quickly review and edit them into the Timeline. This is a BIG time-saver. Here's how.

Tip #134: What Do These Video Track Header Icons Do?
The video track headers in Premiere provide lots of control over what happens when editing in your sequence. This tip explains the video icons.

Tip #056: Use Motion to Tweak Your Effects
Virtually all the effects, transitions, generators and titles in Final Cut were first created in Motion. This technique shows how to return them to Motion for customization.

Tip #095: Apply Keywords Faster!
Here's a faster way to apply keywords to one or more clips that doesn't involve any typing.

Tip #131: YouTube Share Settings Use Wrong Colors
For some reason, when exporting a 4K project using YouTube share settings, the export settings default to the wrong color space. Here's the work-around.

Tip #073: When Do You Need a RAID?
RAIDs are high-speed, high-capacity storage devices. When should you consider adding one to your system?

Tip #118: Walkie-Talkie Radio Codes
Walkie-talkies are essential on set. But keeping conversations short is also essential. Here are the meanings to some of the basic radio codes you'll hear in production.

Tip #128: 9 Hidden Mac Keyboard Symbols
Not every symbol is an emoji. In fact, there are dozens of useful symbols hidden in every Mac keyboard. Each is just a key-press away. Here's how to find them.

Tip #033: What Is the Mercury Playback Engine?
The Mercury Playback Engine first showed up in Premiere CS5 and has been growing faster and bigger ever since. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #047: Pretty Panel Moves
Moving panels in the Premiere interface is a great way to create just the interface you need. And, it's fun! Every panel can be moved. Here's how.

Tip #051: Pick Your Favorite (Shortcuts)
Premiere comes pre-installed with four sets of keyboard shortcuts. Here's how to select the ones you like the best.

Tip #109: Solve the "Missing Camera" Alert
The Missing Camera icon appears when FCP X thinks you imported the media from a camera that is no longer attached. If you actually transferred the file to a local hard drive, here's the work-around.

Tip #113: Remove a Yellow Alert - Option 2
Yellow alerts, indicating missing media, drive us all nuts. Especially when all the media in our project is present and accounted for. Here's another option to consider.

Tip #119: Move Around in Final Cut - Hands-Free!
The Hand tool allows you to move around the Timeline, but there are much better ways to move. Read this.

Tip #124: Update the Browser When a Multicam Clip Changes
The Final Cut Browser may not update when you change the length of a multicam clip you are editing. Here's how to get the Timeline and Browser in sync.

Tip #022: 2 Export Options You Don't Need
Ever wonder how or when to set "Maximum Bit Depth" and "Maximum Render Quality" when exporting in Premiere? Here's the answer.

Tip #086: How to Create Custom Poster Frames
Poster frames are a visual indicator for the contents of a media clip. Here's a fast technique to create a custom poster frame for a media clip.

Tip #122: What is Auto Save Actually Saving?
Auto Save saves a copy of your Project file every 15 minutes in the same location as your project. But it doesn't actually save your project. Learn more here.

Tip #133: Open Sequences Between Projects
While it is true that Premiere now supports opening more than one project file at a time, sometimes you don't need to create a new project. You only need to access a sequence in a different project. Here's how.

Tip #055: When to Pick Optimized or Native Media
Different media formats provide different benefits. Here's a quick summary to help you decide which to use in your next project.

Tip #090: A Faster Way to Create Audio Fades
Adding audio fades is a very common editing technique. Now you can add them even faster. Except... by default, these are not turned on.

Tip #103: Add an Audio Fade Without Using Keyframes
You probably know that you can change audio levels by adding keyframes to the audio volume control line. What you may NOT know, though, is that you can add a fade without adding keyframes. Here's how.

Tip #125: Edit Vertical Video - Fast
Yes, vertical video drives all traditional editors nuts. But, with kajillions of cell phones out there, vertical video is now a common format. Here's how to edit it in Final Cut Pro X.

Tip #023: Eight Tips to Help You Pick the Right Gear
As technology gets more and more complex - and impenetrable - it gets harder to make a good decision on what hardware to buy - or even where to set priorities. These eight ideas can help guide your thinking.

Tip #072: Where Should You Store Media
There's no perfect place to store your media. But here are some thoughts to consider for your next project.

Tip #098: What's the Best Way to Repair the Boot Disk?
Normally, when we have problems, we open Disk Utility and perform First Aid on our boot disk. But, that won't fix many problems. Here's a better way.

Tip #007: Magic Markers
Markers can do more than simply indicate a timeline position. Here are five marker tricks that will make you more efficient.

Tip #041: Optimizing Premiere Transition Preferences
Preferences are exactly that - your preference on how you want Premiere to work. Based on my experience, I change a variety of preference settings. In this tip, I show you how I set preferences for transitions.

Tip #094: Premiere and ProRes
Highly-compressed media often requires transcoding into an intermediate codec for editing. With the latest versions of Premiere, you now have more options.

Tip #018: Export Multiple Segments or Clips at Once
While you can only export one segment from the Timeline at a time, this is NOT true in the Browser. Here's the secret.

Tip #074: Automatic Keywords Using Finder Tags
Finder tags allow you to organize media before it is even imported. Given today's cameras, this can be a great time-saver. Here's how.

Tip #089: Create Subclips Using Keywords
Keywords provide more and better ways to find clips, but they also allow us to create subclips. Here's how.

Tip #076: Save A Custom Search (Part 4)
Smart Collections are saved searches that update as you add, remove or relabel media. They are fast, powerful and worth learning - especially for larger projects.

Tip #114: Optimize Your Content with Auto-Frame
Auto Reframe, powered by Adobe Sensei AI technology, automates the process of reformatting video in Premiere Pro for square, vertical, cinematic 16x9, or custom aspect ratios - all from the same master sequence or clip. Learn more here.

Tip #115: Finally! Gain Worth Talking About.
The range for audio gain was expanded to +15 dB. Here's how to make the adjustment.

Tip #116: Premiere Now Exports HDR-10 Media.
Premiere now supports exporting HDR material in HDR 10 format. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #058: You Can't Have Too Many Great Shortcuts
Premiere has long had the ability to create multiple shortcuts for the same command. What you may not know is that Final Cut does too! Here's how to create them.

Tip #065: Faster Ways to Apply an Effect
There are multiple ways to apply an effect. Here are two (and a half) ways that can save you time immediately.

Tip #102: Change the "Shape" of an Audio Fade
Dissolves between audio clips are common, but sometimes you need more options. Final Cut has four different audio fade shapes built-in. And the one you need to fade to or from black is not the default.

Tip #085: Narrow Your Search (Part 3)
Boolean selection allows finding clips that contain any combination of keywords - from one to all... to none. Here's how to use this very powerful feature.

Tip #030: What Do RAID "Levels" Mean?
RAIDs are collections of hard drives or SSDs designed for high-performance with high capacity. However, setting the wrong "level" can slow your system or put your data at risk. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #053: Safe Zones
There's no reason to risk losing that critical phone number or URL simply because you put your text too close to the edge. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #071: An Editing Workflow to Boost Efficiency
The purpose of a workflow is to make you more efficient by answering this key question: "What should I be doing right now to be as efficient as possible?"

Tip #032: What's A Cache?
Cache files are work files used by Premiere to find, display, edit and render media. However, they take up space and aren't needed all the time. Here are some maintenance tips.

Tip #045: Preview Faster
This keyboard shortcut makes it fast and easy to preview a transition or other short segment.

Tip #049: Customize Monitor Buttons
Over the last several versions Premiere has been removing buttons and cleaning up its interface. However, all those missing buttons are not lost - they are simply hiding... here.

Tip #069: Create a Default Effect
Wouldn't it be cool to apply your favorite effect with a single keyboard shortcut? Well, you can. But, by default, this feature isn't turned on. Here's how to enable it.

Tip #084: Find What You Need (Part 2)
The first challenge is that the icon for detailed searches is very hard to find. The second is that the number of choices is almost overwhelming. Here's what to pick.

Tip #096: A Faster Way to Rename Keywords
You've applied a bunch of keywords, only to discover that one of them is spelled wrong. Sigh... BUT, you are not out of luck. Here's a fast way to rename an existing keyword.

Tip #043: Optimize Premiere Preferences for Performance
Preferences are exactly that - your preference on how you want Premiere to work. However, as this tip illustrates, here are five preference settings that can materially affect performance.

Tip #060: Set vs Scale to Timeline
There are two options to automatically fit larger or smaller images into a project timeline. One better maintains image quality, but it isn't the default setting. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #064: Secrets of Premiere's Dock Icon
The Premiere Dock icon does more than just launch Premiere. But, you have to know where to look...

Tip #024: Trim Clips Without the Mouse
We spend more time trimming clips than we do reviewing or editing them. So, anything we can do to speed trimming saves hours of time; even on short projects. Here are some tricks.

Tip #075: Display a Custom Search (Part 1)
We often find clips by typing their file name into the search box in the Browser. But, there is a much more powerful option lurking just to the right.

Tip #087: Get Rid of a Yellow Alert
The yellow warning alert tracks more than just the media in your project. Here's what to do when that warning just refuses to disappear.

Tip #029: Which Files Should Be Copied From a Camera Card?
All too often, we only copy the files we think we need from the camera card. In general, this is a really bad idea. Here's why.

Tip #038: Magic Maintenance: Do a Safe Boot
This three-step weekly maintenance procedure goes a long way to keeping your Mac running smoothly.

Tip #061: When To Choose JPG, PNG or TIFF?
There are about a billion - maybe more - still image codecs for us to choose from. Which ones should we use? Here are some suggestions.

Tip #021: A Fast Way to Export Part of a Sequence - or Clip
Here are two ways to export just part of a sequence or a clip from Premiere Pro. This technique also gives you the most options in export.

Tip #044: Optimize Premiere Preferences for Cache Files
Preferences are exactly that - your preference on how you want Premiere to work. Based on my experience, I change a variety of preference settings. In this case, I show you how I set preferences for media and cache files.

Tip #046: Create a Custom Workspace
Premiere ships with eight workspaces. Here's how to create one more customized exactly the way you want.

Tip #028: A Faster Way to Export - Part 2
A recent new feature in Final Cut allows exporting multiple files at the same time. This vastly speeds the process of sharing a file. Here's how this works.

Tip #057: Move Between Projects Faster
The Timeline History provides a fast way to move between projects, once they've been opened in the timeline. However, they are almost impossible to see. Here's what they can do.

Tip #068: Remove Specific Effects Fast!
Adding effects to a clip is easy. What you may not know is that removing effects - even individual effects - is equally easy - if you know where to look. Here's how.

Tip #035: How to Display the Dropped Frame Indicator
Dropped frames are bad. They indicate your system is not able to play the current video format smoothly in real-time. However, the dropped frame warning is turned off by default. Here's how to turn it on.

Tip #040: How to Delete Premiere Preference Files
Deleting preference files for Premiere isn't hard. But why and how to delete them isn't easy to find. This tips explains how to delete them and what happens when you do.

Tip #083: Float a Panel in It's Own Window
Undocking a panel works great for two monitor systems, or where you want one panel to have its own place on your screen - such as a timecode display.

Tip #027: A Faster Way to Export - Part 1
Apple makes it possible to speed an export (Share) by using a keystroke. Except that shortcut is turned off by default. Here's how to turn it on.

Tip #063: Secrets of the FCP X Dock
Final Cut's Dock icon holds a lot of secrets - but they are easy to unlock if you know where to look. Um, here, actually.

Tip #081: Create a Custom Default Transition
There's a simple keyboard shortcut that applies a transition to any selected edit point(s). It's enabled already, AND you can customize it. But you may not know how.

Tip #009: Counting Words for Voice-Over Timing
Here's a table to help you determine how many words will fit into a specific amount of time.

Tip #020: 9 Ideas to Explain Media Technology
Technology is fraught with unanswerable questions. Why? Because the answer to most tech questions is: "It depends." So, let these thoughts help improve how you think about your computer gear and media in your next project.

Tip #062: Secrets of the Audio Meters
Audio meters are essential to keeping your sound clean and distortion-free. However, you need to understand what they are showing you. Here are some tips.

Tip #004: Little-Known Secrets of the Font Menu
These three tips simplify finding the font you need, or building a collection of favorite fonts.

Tip #037: Fixing Dropped Frame Errors
Dropped frames are serious business. It means that something in your system is too slow to play the media in your sequence. But where do you look? Here's a list of things to check.

Tip #050: Don't Repeat Yourself: Use a Template
A project template is a Premiere project with customized workspaces, settings, bins, even clips saved for use in repetitive projects. The only problem is that Premiere does not create them. Here's how you can.

Tip #006: One Click to Better Color!
Out of time and your colors look bad? With a single mouse-click you can work magic and get your project looking great! Here's how.

Tip #025: Let Final Cut Do the Math
One of the fastest ways to move anything is using the keyboard and that means using timecode. If calculating durations using different frame rates drives you nuts, this very cool tip will make your life a lot easier - and faster

Tip #052: A Better Way to Preview an Effect
This tip illustrates two tricks in one: how to see an effect without first applying the effect. Then, how the look of an effect changes as you change its principle parameter, again without first applying an effect. Very useful!

Tip #003: 12 Keyboard Shortcuts You REALLY Need to Know
Larry Jordan selected these Top Twelve keyboard shortcuts based on what he found to improve his efficiency the most. (Then, he added two more!)

Tip #005: A Fast Way to Fix Color Problems
The secret of this tip is understanding what the color "gray" actually means. And the best place to look is the Vectorscope.

Tip #013: Adjust Spacing Between Two Letters
When two letters don't seem evenly spaced, you adjust them using "kerning." Kerning moves the selected pair of letters ("glyphs") - and only those two letters - closer or farther apart.

Tip #036: Changing Monitor Resolution Means Faster Previews
Changing the display resolution in either the Program or Source Monitors will help with a slow CPU - but may not solve the bigger problem. Here's what you need to know.

Tip #002: 10 Keyboard Shortcuts To Make You Faster
Larry Jordan selected these Top Ten keyboard shortcuts based on what he found to improve his efficiency the most. (Then, he added two more!!)