FCPX Quick Tip - Previewing Effects

Apple FCPX Techniques Tutorial at Creative COW

Kevin P. McAuliffe
Toronto Canada

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Sometimes deciding on the right look for a shot can be time consuming. Adding effects, rendering, then deciding to check out another effect can take minutes, or even hours.....well, not in FCPX. You can quickly and easily preview effects before you even apply them with the instructions in this Final Cut Pro X video tutorial.

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