Final Cut Pro Getting Started

Our Final Cut Pro training course in London is designed to get you up to speed on this great package and creating professionally edited videos in no time at all.

Covering topics ranging from the Final Cut Pro interface right through to exporting and sharing your project, we will help you master one of the leading video editing suites in no time at all.  Final Cut Pro is used around the world for editing TV, film and all sorts of other video content, and producing a great quality professional finish.

Audience

This course is aimed at anybody looking to produce professional quality video content with Final Cut Pro that is new to the product.  You should be comfortable using the Mac OSX operating system and have a basic knowledge of editing terminology.

Course Content

Exploring the Final Cut Pro X Interface

• Following a Workflow
• Opening Final Cut Pro X
• Exploring the Interface
• Using Menus and Shortcuts
• Viewing and Sorting Events
• Skimming Clip
• Changing Views
• Viewing and Creating Projects
• Working in the Project Library
• Viewing Projects in the Timeline
• Hiding and Quitting Final Cut Pro

Importing

• Importing Media into an Event
• Importing Folders as Keyword Collections
• Analyzing and Correcting Imported Clips
• Importing from a Camera, Importing from the Finder
• Importing from Other Applications

Organizing Clips in an Event

• Using Metadata to Customize an Event
• Adding Keywords to Clips
• Assigning Multiple Keywords to Clips
• Applying Keywords to a Clip Range
• Rating
• Sorting and Searching Clips
• Creating Smart Collections

Building a Rough Cut

• Creating a New Project
• Screening and Marking Clips
• Appending Clips in the Timeline
• Viewing and Arranging Clips in the Magnetic Timeline
• Inserting Clips into the Primary Storyline
• Changing Edited Clips
• Connecting Clips to the Primary Storyline
• Closing your Project

Finetuning a Rough Cut

• Adding Markers to a Project
• Connecting Clips to the Primary Storyline
• Overwriting and Replacing Clips
• Auditioning Clips in the Project

Working with Storylines

• Adding to the Primary Storyline
• Duplicating a Project
• Removing Clip Selections
• Adding Gaps
• Understanding Trimming
• Applying the Trim Tool
• Trimming with Precision

Applying Transitions

• Preparing for Transitions
• Applying a Video Transition
• Using the Transitions Browser
• Modifying Transitions
• Changing Transition Parameters in the Inspector
• Adding Transitions to Other Storylines and Compound Clips
• Exploring Audio Transitions

Working with Sound

• Monitoring and Adjusting Audio in the Timeline
• Adding Music and Sound Effects
• Adjusting Levels in the Audio Inspector
• Creating Audio Fades
• Recording a Narration Track
• Correcting Problem Audio

Working with Titles, Generators and Themes

• Using the Titles Browser
• Adding a Lower Third
• Modifying Titles
• Adding Bumpers and Credits
• Working with Video Generators
• Using Themes

Retiming and Transforming Clips

• Understanding Motion Properties
• Retiming Clips
• Creating Holds and Variable Speed Segments
• Applying Preset Speed Effects
• Transforming an Image
• Cropping an Image
• Adding a Ken Burns Effect
• Creating Keyboard Shortcuts

Applying Effects and Enhancing Color

• Applying Video Effects
• Modifying Effect Parameters
• Auditioning and Animating Effects
• Applying Audio Effects
• Enhancing Color in Final Cut Pro

Exporting and Sharing Your Project

• Preparing a Project for Exporting and Sharing
• Detecting Audio Peaks
• Adjusting Video Levels for Broadcast
• Exporting Movie File
• Publishing a Project to Apple Devices
• Publishing a Project to Video Sharing Sites
• Exporting an Image from your Project
• Exporting for Blue-Ray Disc, DVD, or Disk Image