Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors (4th Edition)

Table of Contents......Page 7
Getting Started......Page 14
Lesson 1 Projects and Interface......Page 20
Opening Final Cut Pro......Page 21
Exploring the FCP Interface......Page 22
Working with Projects......Page 25
Creating and Organizing Bins......Page 28
Opening and Closing Bins......Page 29
Viewing Source Clips......Page 31
Viewing Sequences......Page 32
Working with the Timeline......Page 33
Applying Color to Clips, Bins, and Sequences......Page 34
Working with Tools and Audio Meters......Page 36
Controlling Timeline Tracks......Page 38
Zooming and Positioning the Timeline......Page 39
Using Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 41
What You’ve Learned......Page 42
Lesson 2 Translating Basic Editing Skills......Page 46
Using Play Commands......Page 47
Using Mark Commands......Page 49
Patching Tracks in the Timeline......Page 50
Performing Overwrite and Insert Edits......Page 51
Conforming Sequence Settings......Page 53
Snapping in the Timeline......Page 54
Enabling View Overlays......Page 56
Creating Subclips......Page 59
Lifting and Extracting......Page 60
Performing Split Edits and L-Cuts......Page 62
Adding and Deleting Tracks......Page 64
What You’ve Learned......Page 65
Lesson 3 Customizing Your Project......Page 70
Selecting Editing Presets......Page 71
Changing Audio/Video Settings......Page 73
Selecting User Preferences......Page 75
Choosing System Settings......Page 77
Changing Sequence Settings......Page 78
Viewing Item Properties......Page 79
Dynamically Resizing the Interface......Page 80
Changing Window Layouts......Page 81
Saving Layouts......Page 83
Customizing the Keyboard......Page 84
Changing Command Buttons......Page 87
Utilizing the Bin Text View......Page 89
Working with Icon Views......Page 91
Performing Storyboard Editing......Page 94
What You’ve Learned......Page 96
Lesson 4 Trimming Clips......Page 100
Working with the Trim Edit Window......Page 101
Performing Dual-Roller and Single-Roller Trimming......Page 103
Using J-K-L Trimming......Page 106
Dragging Edit Points......Page 107
Trimming in the Timeline......Page 108
Using Asymmetrical Trimming......Page 112
Trimming in the Viewer......Page 113
What You’ve Learned......Page 114
Lesson 5 Capturing and Transferring......Page 118
Exploring the Log and Capture Window......Page 119
Viewing and Marking the Source......Page 120
Selecting Clip Settings......Page 122
Selecting Capture Settings......Page 123
Capture Preferences......Page 128
Targeting a Bin......Page 129
Logging Clips......Page 130
Capture Options......Page 133
Batch Capturing......Page 134
Exploring the Log and Transfer Window......Page 136
Transferring Clips......Page 137
Adding Volumes and Changing Preferences......Page 139
Changing Naming Preferences......Page 141
What You’ve Learned......Page 143
Lesson 6 Advanced Editing......Page 146
Selecting Clips in the Timeline......Page 147
Performing Segment Mode Editing......Page 148
Moving Clips in the Timeline......Page 149
Performing Drag-and-Drop Editing......Page 150
Copying and Pasting......Page 152
Working with Gaps......Page 157
Working with Master Clips......Page 158
Finding Match Frames......Page 162
Slipping and Sliding Clips......Page 165
Replacing Edits......Page 168
Adding Edits......Page 170
Extending Edits......Page 172
Placing Markers......Page 173
Editing Markers......Page 178
Ganging Clips......Page 181
What You’ve Learned......Page 183
Lesson 7 Multicam Editing......Page 190
Organizing a Multiclip Editing Workflow......Page 191
Creating Multiclips......Page 193
Viewing and Modifying Multiclips......Page 195
Editing with Multiclips......Page 201
Switching and Cutting Video and Audio Independently......Page 204
Collapsing Multiclips......Page 206
What You’ve Learned......Page 207
Lesson 8 Editing Sound......Page 210
Viewing Audio Levels......Page 211
Monitoring Audio Tracks......Page 214
Editing and Viewing Audio Tracks......Page 217
Changing Audio Levels in the Viewer......Page 219
Changing Audio Levels in the Timeline......Page 220
Working with Stereo and Mono Audio......Page 222
Linking Clips......Page 223
Syncing Tracks in the Timeline......Page 226
Using Sync Indicators......Page 228
Keyframing Audio Levels......Page 230
Working with the Audio Mixer......Page 233
Merging Clips......Page 238
Adding Voiceover......Page 242
What You’ve Learned......Page 243
Lesson 9 Transitions and Effects......Page 248
Exploring Effects......Page 249
Adding Transitions......Page 252
Modifying Transitions......Page 255
Editing with Transitions......Page 258
Using the Transition Editor......Page 259
Changing and Copying Transitions......Page 261
Working with Alpha Transitions......Page 263
Applying Segment Effects (Filters)......Page 265
Modifying Filters......Page 269
Creating Effect Templates......Page 272
Copying and Pasting Attributes......Page 275
Rendering Effects......Page 277
Superimposing Clips......Page 283
Keyframing Filter Parameters......Page 285
Applying a Composite Mode......Page 290
Travel Mattes......Page 293
What You’ve Learned......Page 294
Lesson 10 Speed and Motion Effects......Page 298
Applying a Speed Change......Page 299
Editing with Fit to Fill......Page 302
Creating and Changing Speed Segments......Page 304
Using the Speed Tool......Page 309
Applying a Freeze Frame Effect......Page 311
Exploring the Motion Effects Tab......Page 313
Zooming the Image View......Page 314
Sizing and Positioning an Image......Page 317
Rotating an Image......Page 319
Cropping and Distorting an Image......Page 321
Creating and Nesting Comps......Page 323
Copying and Pasting Motion Attributes......Page 326
Creating a Motion Path......Page 327
Modifying a Motion Path......Page 330
Creating Favorite Motion Effects......Page 332
What You’ve Learned......Page 333
Lesson 11 Title Tool and Generators......Page 336
Exploring Video Generators......Page 337
Working with the Controls Tab......Page 338
Creating Titles......Page 340
Applying Effects to Generated Items......Page 343
Creating Scrolling and Crawling Text......Page 345
Applying Lower Thirds and Preprogrammed Text......Page 347
Creating 3D Text with Boris Calligraphy......Page 350
Using Slugs, Mattes, and Render Items......Page 352
Applying Shapes......Page 355
Saving Generators as Favorites......Page 357
Using Master Templates......Page 358
What You’ve Learned......Page 359
Lesson 12 Importing and Exporting......Page 362
Importing Files......Page 363
Importing EDLs and Batch Lists......Page 367
Importing Sequences from Avid......Page 369
Reconnecting Media......Page 370
Importing Graphics......Page 374
Using the External Editor......Page 378
Working with Alpha Channels......Page 379
Sending Files to Other Applications......Page 381
Sharing Your Sequences......Page 382
Using Other Export Options......Page 386
Batch Exporting Media......Page 395
Exporting Files......Page 396
Understanding Compressor and Cinema Tools......Page 399
What You’ve Learned......Page 402
Lesson 13 Project Management......Page 406
Using the Find Command......Page 407
Changing Clip Properties......Page 413
Detecting Duplicate Frames......Page 420
Render Management Tips......Page 421
Managing Render Files......Page 425
Working with the Media Manager......Page 428
Copying and Moving a Project......Page 431
Consolidating Media......Page 433
Recompressing and Creating Offline Clips......Page 436
Decomposing a Sequence......Page 438
What You’ve Learned......Page 439
Lesson 14 Finishing and Outputting......Page 442
Detecting Audio Peaks......Page 443
Modifying Audio Output Levels......Page 445
Changing Audio Output Channels......Page 447
Working with Video Scopes......Page 448
Checking Video Levels......Page 451
Correcting Video Levels......Page 453
Correcting Image Color......Page 455
Outputting to Tape......Page 459
Making a Timecode Window Burn......Page 466
Backing Up Projects......Page 468
What You’ve Learned......Page 471
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