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Final Cut Pro Tutorials

Final Cut Pro Tutorials
Author Name   David Bigelow
Total Movies   125
Duration   6.5 Hours

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In this Apple Final Cut Pro Tutorial, author David Bigelow thoroughly introduces this application to beginners as well to users already familiar with digital nonlinear editing. He takes the user step-by-step through the process of capturing, editing, applying effects and titles, mixing audio, and outputting to tape or file. This training also elaborates on what's new compared to version 1.2.5: adding real time architecture, easy setup, cutting station, FX Builder enhancement, and the ability to export audio as an OMF file.

This training course is designed for fast learning and covers all the fundamental points of the application, all cds work on a mac or pc and no application is needed.

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Introduction to Final Cut Pro
 Beginners: Welcome to Digital Nonlinear Editing
 Pros: Final Cut Pro Described in your Terms
 What's New in 2.0

Setting Up
 Proper Memory and Display Configurations
 Ram Allocation - Changing in Mac OS
 Attaching DV Video Equipment
 The General Tab
 The User Mode Tab
 The Timeline Options Tab
 The Labels Tab
 The Scratch Disks Tab
 Choosing an initial Setup
 Creating a New Easy Setup
 Audio/Video Settings

Getting Media in to the System
 Starting a New Project
 Creating An Initial Bin
 Creating Additional Bins
 The Log and Capture Window
 The Logging Tab
 The Preferences Tab
 The Capture Settings Tab
 Capture Now Without Device Control
 Capture Now With Device Control
 Capturing Clips One at a Time
 Logging Clips
 Preparing For a Batch Capture
 Batch Capture
 Importing Animations or Video
 Importing Stills and Graphics
 Importing Audio Files
 Importing Audio Files on Audio CDs

Managing Bins
Bin Viewing Options
Storyboard View
Moving Clips Between Bins
Using Column information
Creating Custom Column information
Sorting Bin Contents
Finding Content Within Bins

Viewing Clips
Loading a Video Clip into the Viewer
Loading an Audio Clip into the Viewer
Loading a Still Image into the Viewer
The Zoom Button
The View Button
Recent Clips List
Timecode Displays in the Viewer
Playing Clips in the Viewer
JKL Key Heaven
Timecode Navigation
Creating Subclips

Creating Clips
The Generators Pop-up
The Text Generator
The Lower Third Generator

Sequences
What is a Sequence and How to Create One
Sequence Settings
Positioning Windows For Sequence Editing
Changing Sequence Presets

Basic Editing
3 Point Edit - An Overview
Set Split Edit On a Clip
Target the Sequence Tracks
Overwrite Editing
insert Editing
Overwrite/insert With Transition
Selecting Clips
Deleting Clips From the Timeline
Moving Clips Directly in the Timeline
Snapping

Advanced editing
Replace Editing
Changing Clip Speed
Fit to Fill Editing
Backtimed Editing
MatchFrame Use - Restoring Tracks
Marking Clip Ranges in the Timeline
Replace Editing
Fit To Fill Editing
Superimpose Editing
Using the Trim Window
Linked Selections
Breaking Sync/Re-establishing Sync
Nesting

The Tools Window
Rolling Edit Tool
Ripple Edit Tool
Slip Edit Tool
Slide Edit Tool
Razor Blade/Blade All Tool
Zoom in/Out Tool
Hand Tool
Scrub Video Tool
Crop Tool
Distort Tool

Adding Video Transition FX
intro to Rendering
The Render Quality Settings
Rendering a Selection
Rendering the Timeline
The Render Manager
Setting a Default Transition
Adding a Simple Dissolve
Adjusting Transition Lengths
Adjusting Transition Parameters
Creating Wipe Designs
Saving/Applying Transitions for Later Use

Adding Audio Transition FX
Cross Fades

Adding Video Filters
Adding a Filter to a Clip
Editing a Filter
Adding More Than One Filter

Adjusting Audio Levels
Waveform Use in the Timeline
Enabling Clip Overlays
Using the Audio VU Meters

Adding Audio Filters
Applying a Filter
Real Time Audio Settings
Saving Custom Audio Filters

Compositing Video
Adding Video Tracks
Layering of Video
Using Clip Overlays
Motion Tab and Scale FX
Using the Canvas for Motion/Scale FX

Advanced Effects
Keyframing: An Overview
Adding Keyframes: Motion Tab
Adding Keyframes: Filters
Creating Smooth Keyframes
Copying/Pasting Keyframe Settings Between Clips

Output to tape
The Print to Video Process
The Edit to Tape Process

Output to File: QuickTime
Exporting Video For Compression in Final Cut Pro
Exporting Video For Compression in Media Cleaner Pro or Other Program
OMF Export to ProTools

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