Finalcut pro introduction

Overview
The course will explore basic editing functions and familiarisation with the user interface, as well as marking and editing clips in the timeline, trimming and other editing features.

Prerequisites
A basic understanding of video manipulation or experience of a timeline-based software would be an advantage but not a necessity.

Course Content 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
• Changing Volume of Edited Clips.

Finishing the Rough Cut

• Adding Cutaways
• Editing to Narration
• Editing to Music
• Copying, Cutting, Pasting and Positioning Clips.

Trimming and making editing adjustments

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

• Workflow processes
• Editing tools and techniques (ripple and roll edits
• Slip and slide edits
• 3 point editing, editing without the timeline)
• Linking/unlinking clips
• The Trim Edit window
• Nesting sequences

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

Finishing and Outputting

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