Adding markers on the fly is the fastest way to annotate a long clip in FCP. Granted, it's not speech recognition, but this technique will work in a pinch.

How to create your own "brushes" for painting in Motion.

Learn how to create this popular animated type effect in Motion.

Steve Taylor shows Brian how Track Mattes work in After Effects.

Don't abandon QuickTime 7 just yet! There are some powerful editing features in QuickTime pro that are

conspicuously absent from QuickTime X.

How to easily create panoramas using Photoshop CS4 PhotoMerge feature that you can then animate in Final Cut Pro.

Mark Spencer shows an incredible tip from Motion author Patrick Sheffield on how to make your Master Templates in Final Cut Pro adjustable. This one will blow your mind.

Steve shows Mark how FCP handles EPS artwork downloaded from iStockphoto.com.  You'll also learn a quick way to modify the artwork in Illustrator using the Re-Color artwork feature.

Brian, Mark and Steve look at Cinemak's Storyboard Composer for the iPhone.

Andy Ihnatko gets the scoop on what's coming up next from The Omni Group.