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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
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)