Final Cut Studio Jumpstart

Description
This five-day hands-on course introduces students to the primary feature set and basic interface
of Final Cut Pro. It will also give you a guide to the other important products in the Final Cut studio suite including Motion, Color, Soundtrack pro and also Compressor. This class also prepares you for the Final Cut Pro 101 Apple Certfied professional exams

Prerequisites
This class is designed for anyone looking to edit professional quality video using Final Cut Studio. The course is designed for those who prefer hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore the full functionality of Final Cut Pro

Assumed Knowledge
Understanding of the Macintosh operating system and basic computer navigation is desired.

Skills
Final Cut Pro

Working with the Browser and Bins
Marking clips and using Insert and Overwrite edits
Drag-and-drop editing
Marking and deleting clips in the Timeline
Trimming Edit points
Using Ripple, Roll and Extend edits
Using the Slip and Slide tools
Audio editing and audio creation
Finishing and final output
Motion
Color
Soundtrack pro
Compressor

• Course content

  Course Content
  Screening and Marking in the Final Cut Pro Interface

  Launching Final Cut Pro
  Final Cut Pro Interface
  Following a Workflow
  Working with Projects
  Organizing Elements
  Playing Clips in the Viewer
  Navigating Clips
  Project Tasks
  Navigating a Sequence
  Marking Clips
  Quitting and Hiding Final Cut Pro
  Editing Clips in the Timeline Managing Project Elements

  Editing a Rough Cut
  Making Overwrite Edits
  Managing Timeline Tracks
  Making Insert Edits
  Adding Audio Clips
  Moving Clips in the Timeline
  Drag-and-Drop Editing
  Editing Complex Scenes
  Changing Volume of Edited Clips
  Finishing the Rough Cut Adding Cutaways

  Editing to Narration
  Editing to Music
  Copying
  Cutting
  Pasting and Positioning Clips
  Trimming to Refine Clip Duration Preparing a Project for
  Trimming

  Trimming Overview
  Rippling Edit Points
  Rippling in the Viewer and by Numbers
  Trimming on the V2 Track
  Trimming One Track of a Linked Clip
  Trimming to Refine a Sequence

  Preparing Your Sequence
  Adjusting Two Edit Points
  Slipping One Clip
  Slipping Sequence Clips
  Rolling Two Edit Points
  Sliding Clips to Refine Position
  Dragging Clips to New Locations
  Keeping Linked Clips in Sync
  Refining the Edit Process

  Creating Subclips
  Adding Markers to Clips
  Storyboard Editing
  Replacing Edits
  Editing Multicamera
  Supporting the Editing Process

  Reconnecting Media
  Playing Multiple Formats
  Working with Master Clips
  Logging Information in Browser
  Columns
  Finding and Labeling Project Items
  Customizing Shortcut Keys and
  Buttons
  Saving and Loading Layouts
  Optimizing User Preferences
  Capturing Footage

  Connecting Sources for Capture
  Creating a New Project for Capturing
  Previewing and Marking Your Source
  Logging Clips
  Choosing Clip Settings
  Choosing Capture Settings
  Choosing Capturing Options
  Setting Capture Preferences
  Acquiring Other Media
  Applying Transitions

  Evaluating Project Needs
  Understanding Transitions
  Viewing Transition Options
  Applying Transitions
  Modifying and Copying Transitions
  Using the Transition Editor
  Changing Transition Parameters
  Previewing and Rendering Effects
  Mixing Audio Tracks

  Preparing the Project
  Organizing and Editing Audio Tracks
  Monitoring and Adjusting Audio Levels
  Applying Transitions to Fade Volume
  Setting Keyframes to Change Volume
  Using the Audio Mixer
  Recording a Narration Track
  Importing CD Tracks
  Creating Titles

  Working with Video Generators
  Adding a Lower Third
  Applying a Boris Title
  Creating a Credit Roll
  Adding Mattes and Other Generated Items
  Building a Composite Opening Title
  Using Master Templates
  Working with Graphics
  Changing Motion Properties

  Changing Speed Properties
  Creating a Freeze-Frame
  Changing Clip Size and Position
  Building a Split Screen
  Animating Motion Parameters
  Applying Filters

  Applying and Viewing Filters
  Viewing and Modifying Filter Parameters
  Applying Audio Filters
  Using a Color Correction Filter
  Animating Filters
  Finishing and Outputting

  Detecting Audio Peaks
  Adjusting Video Levels for Broadcast
  Understanding File Formats
  Exporting QuickTime Files
  Outputting to Tape
  Backing up Projects
  Motion

  intro to the interface
  when to use FCP and when to use Motion
  general setup, advice on project length
  roundtripping (create titles in Motion & send back to FCP)
  keyboard shortcuts and setting preferences
  shapes and behaviours (fade in, grow shrink)
  how behaviours can combine
  groups in Motion
  high quality rostrum camera moves
  how to prepare and animate still images (without keyframes)
  intro to Generators and Particle Emitters
  speed changes in Motion (improving the quality of slowmo)
  managing speed changes in FCP and controlling them further in Motion
  Motion templates (saving time in FCP with templates)
  Color

  workflows for FCP & Color (preparing the timeline)
  the interface
  window layout
  preferences
  grading with scopes
  primary grades
  secondary grades (vignettes and keys)
  FX room (day for night, bleach bypass and other looks)
  setting up the render queue
  rendering and sending back to FCP
  Soundtrack Pro

  audio workflows in Final Cut Studio
  when to use FCP and when to use STP
  intro to the interface
  using the scoring markers
  working with fades
  analysing waveforms
  repairing and restoring damaged audio
  noise removal and cleanup
  time stretching (using the audio stretching tool)
  Voice Level Match (using the lift and stamp tool)
  using STP Scripts to speed up your work
  exporting and sending audio back to FCP
  Compressor

  workflows in FCP and Compressor
  intro to the interface
  the advantages of Compressor over QuickTime
  using the Frame Controls (setting up high quality transcodes)
  transcoding (NTSC to PAL – changing frame-rates)
  transcoding (converting HD to SD and converting SD to HD)
  encoding for different formats (MPEG2 vs MP4 vs H.264)
  presets (creating and adding to Share menu)
  droplets (converting multiple files)
  adding Quicktime Components (to export to multiple video formats, FLV, WMV)