Final cut pro advanced

Overview
This course is designed for existing Final Cut Pro users who wish to increase their skill level through learning advanced features and workflows.

Prerequisites
This is a 3 day, hands-on course in advanced editing and finishing techniques. Learn how to create fix screen direction errors, edit multi-camera projects, work with nested sequences, usingin FC Pro's dynamic effects, mastering video filters, colour-correct your video, and composite like a pro. This course also covers Soundtrack Pro andmanaging clips and media.

Course Content Timing Tools

• Loading Clips
• Using Match Frame
• Using Replace Edit and Gang Sync

Working with Trimming

• Tools Numeric Trimming
• Split Edits
• Trim Edit Window
• Trimming under Transitions

Multicamera Editing

• Editing Multicamera Footage
• Working with Multiple Angles
• Applying Effects to Multiclips

Sound Editing

• Normalizing Tracks
• Noise Reduction in Soundtrack Pro
• Compression and Limiting in Soundtrack Pro.

Sound Mixing

• Using the FCP Meter
• Setting Proper Levels and Dynamic Range
• Performing Real-time Mixing
• Mixing in Soundtrack Pro
• Mixing in Other Tools.

Compositing

• Reviewing Motion Basics
• Creating a Multilayered Show Open
• Experimenting with Composite Modes
• Adding Graphics from a Layered Photoshop File
• Using Generators
• Copying Attributes
• Creating a Travel Matte

Mastering Video Filters

• Applying and Modifying Filters
• Modifying Filter Effects
• Managing Filters
• Using Specific Filter Categories.

Dynamic Effects

• Keyframing Basics
• Keyframing in the Canvas
• Keyframing in the Viewer
• Keyframing in the Timeline
• Creating Favorite Motion Effects.

Nesting Sequences

• Understanding Nested Sequences
• Using Basic Nesting
• Applying Effects to Multiple Clips
• Applying Complex Geometrics
• Changing Render Order
• Reordering Motion Effects
• Mixing Sequence Sizes
• Nesting as an Editing Tool.

Variable Speed

• Using Basic Slow Motion
• Understanding Variable Speed Effects
• Using the Motion Viewer.

Correcting Contrast

• Understanding Contrast
• Controlling Contrast
• Using the Colour Corrector 3-Way Filter
• Setting Mood with the Mids
• Creating Artificially High Contrast.

Controlling Colour

• Understanding Colour Balance
• Using Primary Colour Correction
• Understanding the Colour Balance Controls
• Identifying and Correcting Colour Casts
• Manipulating Colour Directly in the Blacks
• Mids and Whites.

Colour Correcting for Scene Continuity

• Achieving Visual harmony
• Comparing Two Clips
• Setting Up for Scene-by-Scene Color Correction
• Color Correcting a Complex Scene.

Clip Management

• Managing the Database
• Working with Timecode
• Merging Clips
• Working with 16:9 and 24p
• Master Clip Relationships.

Managing Media

• Mixing Formats
• Locating Media Files
• Using the Media Manager
• Deleting Unused Media
• Offline/Online Workflows
• Working with Motion Projects.

Importing and Exporting

• Capturing from Non-Tape Sources
• Exporting for the Web
• Exporting for DVD
• Exporting Audio.