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Final Cut Pro

Professional Post-Production

Final Cut Pro is a revolutionary video editing application that helps beginners and seasoned professionals achieve stunning results. In this two-day hands-on course, participants become familiar with the user interface while they learn how to perform editing functions. Attendees work with real-world media to learn practical approaches to video editing—from basic techniques to Final Cut Pro’s powerful advanced features.

Who Should Attend

This class is designed for anyone who wants to edit professional-quality video with Final Cut Pro X and prefers hands-on and interactive instruction.

What You’ll Learn

Using workflows
Using libraries to organize and manage events, media, and projects
Applying exceptionally fast, fluid editing techniques for video and audio
Fine-tuning clips in the timeline
Comparing alternate shots from a collection of clips
Applying effects, transitions, and retiming clips
Finishing and final project

Prerequisites

Knowledge of OS X and basic computer navigation
Basic knowledge of video editing terminology is highly recommended
You are welcome to bring your own laptop.

Course Outline:

Getting Started

Upgrade earlier versions of events and projects
Download and prepare lesson media files
Understand basic Final Cut Pro workflow

Importing Media

Define the clip, event, and library containers
Understand the differences between managed and external media files
Create a camera archive
Import files using Media Import and the Finder

Organizing Clips

Apply keywords to clip and clip ranges
Search and filter clips by keywords
Batch rename clips
Add notes and ratings to a clip
Create Smart Collections
Detect people and composition within clips
Understand and assign roles

Making the First Edit

Create a project
Add and rearrange clips within a primary storyline
Ripple, Roll, and Slip trim clips
Blade, replace with gap, ripple delete, and join through edit
Perform connect edits
Create and edit in connected storyline
Adjust audio levels
Share the project to a media file

Revising the Edit

Define and distinguish the two types of project duplication
Understand the replace edit options
Use the Dashboard for playhead positioning
Use markers for clip synchronization and task notes
Create and edit with an audition clip
Refine project using trim to playhead and trim to selection

Enhancing the Edit

Vary the playback speed of clips
Modify the look of clips with effects
Utilize transitions
Adjust transform and compositing controls
Create compound clips

Finishing the Edit

Add and modify a lower third
Split edit audio and video
Keyframe audio
Color Correct and Grading a clip.
Applying LUTs

What you get

The FCP X Course is based on Apple's official Final Cut Pro X User Guide. This user guide can be downloaded at the course or prior to attending the course.
https://manuals.info.apple.com... material supplied.
Tea, Coffee, biscuits and filtered water throughout the day - BYO.

Policies see website Labspace Policies you need

Comfort of you own home or office.
Decent internet connection.
Free or paid zoom app.
Your favourite mac loaded with the latest FCPX.
2nd screen preferable and ideal but not essential.

Virtual Classroom in the time zone of your choice

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