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Final Cut Pro

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Course Outline

Final Cut Pro is the primary tool for both professional video editors and those new to editing, its designed for anyone looking to edit professional-quality video with Final Cut Pro X and who prefers hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore its functionality, its computer-enhanced workflow, creative tools, and robust delivery solutions.

This two-day course at MMU is hands-on, teaches you to perform basic to intermediate editing functions while becoming familiar with the user interface and using the editing techniques and work all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features.

This course covers the entire editing process, from selecting and organising the best takes to building a story, including lessons along the way on mixing audio, adding special effects and titles, and delivering the final project. Exercise files are included during your session.

Topics include

  • Importing and analysing media
  • Organising media with events, keywords, and favourites
  • Performing timeline editing with ripple, roll, and slip and slide edits
  • Adding and enhancing audio
  • Fine-tuning edits with the Precision Editor
  • Working with markers
  • Adding effects, transitions, and generators
  • Creating chroma keys
  • Colour correcting footage
  • Sharing and exporting projects
  • Creating a DVD or Blu-ray disc

Course Description

Exploring the Final Cut Pro X Interface

Following a Workflow, Opening Final Cut Pro X, Exploring the Interface, Using Menus and Shortcuts, Viewing and Sorting Events, Skimming Clips and Changing Views, Viewing and Creating Projects, Working in the Project Library, Viewing Projects in the Timeline, and Hiding and Quitting Final Cut Pro

Importing

Importing Media into an Event, Importing Folders as Keyword Collections, Analysing and Correcting Imported Clips, Importing from a Camera, Importing from the Finder, and Importing from Other Applications

Organizing Clips in an Event

Using Metadata to Customise an Event, Adding Keywords to Clips, Assigning Multiple Keywords to Clips, Applying Keywords to a Clip Range, Rating, Sorting and Searching Clips, and Creating Smart Collections

Building a Rough Cut

Creating a New Project, Screening and Marking Clips, Appending Clips in the Timeline, Viewing and Arranging Clips in the Magnetic Timeline, Inserting Clips into the Primary Storyline, Changing Edited Clips, Connecting Clips to the Primary Storyline, and Closing your Project

Fine tuning a Rough Cut

Adding Markers to a Project, Connecting Clips to the Primary Storyline, Overwriting and Replacing Clips, Auditioning Clips in the Project, and Working with Storylines

Adding to the Primary Storyline

Duplicating a Project, Removing Clip Selections and Adding Gaps, Understanding Trimming, Applying the Trim Tool, and Trimming with Precision

Applying Transitions

Preparing for Transitions, Applying a Video Transition, Using the Transitions Browser, Modifying Transitions, Changing Transition Parameters in the Inspector, Adding Transitions to Other Storylines and Compound Clips, and Exploring Audio Transitions

Working with Sound

Monitoring and Adjusting Audio in the Timeline, Adding Music and Sound Effects, Adjusting Levels in the Audio Inspector, Creating Audio Fades, Recording a Narration Track, and Correcting Problem Audio

Working with Titles, Generators and Themes

Using the Titles Browser, Adding a Lower Third, Modifying Titles, Adding Bumpers and Credits, Working with Video Generators, and Using Themes

Retiming and Transforming Clips

Understanding Motion Properties, Retiming Clips, Creating Holds and Variable Speed Segments, Applying Preset Speed Effects, Transforming an Image, Cropping an Image, Adding a Ken Burns Effect, and Creating Keyboard Shortcuts

Applying Effects and Enhancing Colour

Applying Video Effects, Modifying Effect Parameters, Auditioning and Animating Effects, Applying Audio Effects, and Enhancing Colour in Final Cut Pro

Exporting and Sharing Your Project

Preparing a Project for Exporting and Sharing, Detecting Audio Peaks, Adjusting Video Levels for Broadcast, Exporting Movie File, Publishing a Project to Apple Devices, Publishing a Project to Video Sharing Sites, Exporting an Image from your Project, Exporting for Blue-Ray Disc, DVD, or Disk Image.


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