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INTRODUCTION TO
FINAL CUT PRO X
TIME SAVING EDITING TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
FINAL CUT PRO X
FINAL CUT PRO X IS APPLE’S LATEST AND MOST ADVANCED
PROFESSIONAL EDITING SOFTWARE PACKAGE.
IMPORTANT!
YOU DO NOT NEED TO SAVE YOUR WORK IN
FINAL CUT PRO X!!!
FINAL CUT SAVES EVERY LITTLE CHANGE YOU MAKE IN
YOUR PROJECT,
EVEN IF IT CRASHES, ALL OF YOUR WORK WILL BE SAVED.
SO RELAX, AND TRY TO GET USED TO NOT SAVING…
THE LAYOUT
LIBRARY, BROWSER, VIEWER AND TIMELINE
LIBRARY
BROWSER
VIEWER
TIMELINE
THE TOOLBAR
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
• IMPORT FILES
• FAVOURITE CLIP
• REMOVE FAVOURITE RATING
• REJECT SELECTION
• KEYWORDS
• MOVE TO TIMELINE OPTIONS
• TOOLS
• RENDER PROGRESS / TIMECODE / AUDIO LEVEL METER
• MAGIC WAND (ENHANCEMENTS MENU)
• RETIME OPTIONS
THE TOOLBAR CONTINUED…
FROM LEFT TO RIGHT
• SHOW/HIDE EFFECTS BROWSER
• SHOW/HIDE PHOTOS BROWSER
• SHOW/HIDE MUSIC AND SOUND BROWSER
• SHOW/HIDE TRANSITIONS BROWSER
• SHOW/HIDE TITLES BROWSER
• SHOW/HIDE GENERATORS BROWSER
• SHOW/HIDE THEMES BROWSER
• SHOW/HIDE INSPECTOR
• SHOW SHARE DESTINATIONS
OPEN UP FINAL CUT PRO X
• RIGHT CLICK IN THE LIBRARIES SESSION AND CREATE A
NEW EVENT
• CLICK ON THE BROWSER AND IMPORT BRUNO
• CLICK THE FILM STRIP TO ADJUST THE CLIP SIZE
• ADJUST THUMBNAIL DURATION WITH SLIDER
• SET THE IN POINT USING THE ‘I’ KEY
• SET THE OUT POINT USING THE ‘O’ KEY
• OR DRAG A SELECTION USING ALT + DRAG
• USE THE ‘E’ KEY TO SEND THE CLIP TO THE TIMELINE
• TURN SKIMMING ON AND OFF
• ADJUST THE TIMELINE VIEW SETTINGS BY CLICKING THE
FILMSTRIP
• ADJUST THE VIEWER SETTINGS BY CLICKING THE SWITCH
SOME HANDY SHORTCUTS
• ‘I’ - SETS IN POINT
• ‘O’ SETS OUT POINT
• ‘E’ - SENDS CLIP TO MAIN TIMELINE
• ‘Q’ - SENDS CLIP TO SECONDARY TIMELINE
• ‘A’ - POINTER
• ‘B’ - BLADE
• ‘P’ - POSITION
• ‘CTRL+S’ - EXPAND AUDIO/VIDEO
• ‘SHIFT+Z’ - FITS ENTIRE SEQUENCE IN THE TIMELINE
• ‘COMMAND+T’ ADDS TRANSITIONS
OTHER HANDY TIPS
• HOLDING DOWN THE ‘COMMAND’ BUTTON LETS YOU
MAKE FINER AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS
• UP ARROW/DOWN ARROW MOVES THE PLAYHEAD ONE
SHOT AT A TIME
• RIGHT ARROW/LEFT ARROW MOVES THE PLAYHEAD
ONE FRAME AT A TIME
• HOLDING SHIFT WITH THE RIGHT/LEFT ARROWS
MOVES THE PLAYHEAD TEN FRAMES FORWARD/BACK
• ‘CTRL+D’ LETS YOU ENTER THE LENGTH OF CLIP YOU
WANT IN ‘SECONDS’
CUT OUT THE AUDIBLE ‘SMACKS’
• ADJUST THE VIEW OF THE TIMELINE SO THAT YOU CAN
SEE THE VIDEO AND THE AUDIO WAVEFORMS
• USE THE BLADE TOOL ‘B’ TO CUT OUT ANY AUDIO THAT
YOU DON’T WANT
• FINISH YOUR ‘RADIO CUT’ BY MAKING SURE THE AUDIO
SOUNDS SMOOTH FROM START TO FINISH
• ADJUST VOLUME LEVELS AND USE FADES IF NECESSARY
ADD IN SOME ‘CUT AWAYS’
• CHOOSE SOME SUITABLE ‘CUT AWAYS’ TO COVER OVER
THE ‘JUMP EDITS’
• CHOOSE ‘VIDEO ONLY’ FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU IN
THE TOOLBAR
• USE ‘IN’ AND ‘OUT’ POINTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE SECTION
OF THE CLIP YOU WANT TO USE
• USE THE SHORT CUT ‘Q’ TO ADD THE CUTAWAYS TO THE
TIMELINE.
ADD TRANSITIONS AND TITLES
• ADD TRANSITIONS TO CLIPS BY SELECTING TWO OR
MORE CLIPS AND PRESSING ‘COMMAND + T’
• ADD TITLES BY CLICKING ON THE ’T’ IN THE TOOLBAR
• ADJUST THE DURATION OF YOUR TRANSITIONS AND
TITLES
• ADD EFFECTS TO THE CUTAWAYS USING THE EFFECTS
BROWSER
EXPORTING / SHARING
• TO EXPORT YOUR VIDEO, CLICK THE SHARE ICON ON THE
FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE TOOLBAR
• CHOOSE ‘EXPORT FILE’ FROM THE LIST OF OPTIONS.
• CHECK THE SETTINGS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WHAT
YOU WANT.
• USE THE VIDEO CODEC H.264 TO HELP REDUCE FILE SIZE
WHILE KEEPING THE QUALITY
• CLICK ‘NEXT’, CHOOSE WHERE YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR
FILE THEN EXPORT IT.
JAFFA CAKE TASK
• EDIT THE CLIPS TOGETHER WITH THE MUSIC TO CREATE
A SHORT FILM ABOUT ‘THE LAST JAFFA CAKE’
• THINK ABOUT THE STORY
• THINK ABOUT THE LENGTH OF YOUR SHOTS
• REMEMBER LONG SHOTS AND SHORT SHOTS CAN
CHANGE THE PACE OF YOUR EDITS
• THINK ABOUT BUILDING SUSPENSE
• BE CREATIVE!

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Introduction to FINAL CUT PRO X Editing tips and techniques

  • 1. INTRODUCTION TO FINAL CUT PRO X TIME SAVING EDITING TIPS AND TECHNIQUES
  • 2. FINAL CUT PRO X FINAL CUT PRO X IS APPLE’S LATEST AND MOST ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL EDITING SOFTWARE PACKAGE. IMPORTANT! YOU DO NOT NEED TO SAVE YOUR WORK IN FINAL CUT PRO X!!! FINAL CUT SAVES EVERY LITTLE CHANGE YOU MAKE IN YOUR PROJECT, EVEN IF IT CRASHES, ALL OF YOUR WORK WILL BE SAVED. SO RELAX, AND TRY TO GET USED TO NOT SAVING…
  • 3. THE LAYOUT LIBRARY, BROWSER, VIEWER AND TIMELINE LIBRARY BROWSER VIEWER TIMELINE
  • 4. THE TOOLBAR FROM LEFT TO RIGHT • IMPORT FILES • FAVOURITE CLIP • REMOVE FAVOURITE RATING • REJECT SELECTION • KEYWORDS • MOVE TO TIMELINE OPTIONS • TOOLS • RENDER PROGRESS / TIMECODE / AUDIO LEVEL METER • MAGIC WAND (ENHANCEMENTS MENU) • RETIME OPTIONS
  • 5. THE TOOLBAR CONTINUED… FROM LEFT TO RIGHT • SHOW/HIDE EFFECTS BROWSER • SHOW/HIDE PHOTOS BROWSER • SHOW/HIDE MUSIC AND SOUND BROWSER • SHOW/HIDE TRANSITIONS BROWSER • SHOW/HIDE TITLES BROWSER • SHOW/HIDE GENERATORS BROWSER • SHOW/HIDE THEMES BROWSER • SHOW/HIDE INSPECTOR • SHOW SHARE DESTINATIONS
  • 6. OPEN UP FINAL CUT PRO X • RIGHT CLICK IN THE LIBRARIES SESSION AND CREATE A NEW EVENT • CLICK ON THE BROWSER AND IMPORT BRUNO • CLICK THE FILM STRIP TO ADJUST THE CLIP SIZE • ADJUST THUMBNAIL DURATION WITH SLIDER • SET THE IN POINT USING THE ‘I’ KEY • SET THE OUT POINT USING THE ‘O’ KEY • OR DRAG A SELECTION USING ALT + DRAG • USE THE ‘E’ KEY TO SEND THE CLIP TO THE TIMELINE • TURN SKIMMING ON AND OFF • ADJUST THE TIMELINE VIEW SETTINGS BY CLICKING THE FILMSTRIP • ADJUST THE VIEWER SETTINGS BY CLICKING THE SWITCH
  • 7. SOME HANDY SHORTCUTS • ‘I’ - SETS IN POINT • ‘O’ SETS OUT POINT • ‘E’ - SENDS CLIP TO MAIN TIMELINE • ‘Q’ - SENDS CLIP TO SECONDARY TIMELINE • ‘A’ - POINTER • ‘B’ - BLADE • ‘P’ - POSITION • ‘CTRL+S’ - EXPAND AUDIO/VIDEO • ‘SHIFT+Z’ - FITS ENTIRE SEQUENCE IN THE TIMELINE • ‘COMMAND+T’ ADDS TRANSITIONS
  • 8. OTHER HANDY TIPS • HOLDING DOWN THE ‘COMMAND’ BUTTON LETS YOU MAKE FINER AUDIO ADJUSTMENTS • UP ARROW/DOWN ARROW MOVES THE PLAYHEAD ONE SHOT AT A TIME • RIGHT ARROW/LEFT ARROW MOVES THE PLAYHEAD ONE FRAME AT A TIME • HOLDING SHIFT WITH THE RIGHT/LEFT ARROWS MOVES THE PLAYHEAD TEN FRAMES FORWARD/BACK • ‘CTRL+D’ LETS YOU ENTER THE LENGTH OF CLIP YOU WANT IN ‘SECONDS’
  • 9. CUT OUT THE AUDIBLE ‘SMACKS’ • ADJUST THE VIEW OF THE TIMELINE SO THAT YOU CAN SEE THE VIDEO AND THE AUDIO WAVEFORMS • USE THE BLADE TOOL ‘B’ TO CUT OUT ANY AUDIO THAT YOU DON’T WANT • FINISH YOUR ‘RADIO CUT’ BY MAKING SURE THE AUDIO SOUNDS SMOOTH FROM START TO FINISH • ADJUST VOLUME LEVELS AND USE FADES IF NECESSARY
  • 10. ADD IN SOME ‘CUT AWAYS’ • CHOOSE SOME SUITABLE ‘CUT AWAYS’ TO COVER OVER THE ‘JUMP EDITS’ • CHOOSE ‘VIDEO ONLY’ FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU IN THE TOOLBAR • USE ‘IN’ AND ‘OUT’ POINTS TO HIGHLIGHT THE SECTION OF THE CLIP YOU WANT TO USE • USE THE SHORT CUT ‘Q’ TO ADD THE CUTAWAYS TO THE TIMELINE.
  • 11. ADD TRANSITIONS AND TITLES • ADD TRANSITIONS TO CLIPS BY SELECTING TWO OR MORE CLIPS AND PRESSING ‘COMMAND + T’ • ADD TITLES BY CLICKING ON THE ’T’ IN THE TOOLBAR • ADJUST THE DURATION OF YOUR TRANSITIONS AND TITLES • ADD EFFECTS TO THE CUTAWAYS USING THE EFFECTS BROWSER
  • 12. EXPORTING / SHARING • TO EXPORT YOUR VIDEO, CLICK THE SHARE ICON ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE TOOLBAR • CHOOSE ‘EXPORT FILE’ FROM THE LIST OF OPTIONS. • CHECK THE SETTINGS TO MAKE SURE THEY ARE WHAT YOU WANT. • USE THE VIDEO CODEC H.264 TO HELP REDUCE FILE SIZE WHILE KEEPING THE QUALITY • CLICK ‘NEXT’, CHOOSE WHERE YOU WANT TO SAVE YOUR FILE THEN EXPORT IT.
  • 13. JAFFA CAKE TASK • EDIT THE CLIPS TOGETHER WITH THE MUSIC TO CREATE A SHORT FILM ABOUT ‘THE LAST JAFFA CAKE’ • THINK ABOUT THE STORY • THINK ABOUT THE LENGTH OF YOUR SHOTS • REMEMBER LONG SHOTS AND SHORT SHOTS CAN CHANGE THE PACE OF YOUR EDITS • THINK ABOUT BUILDING SUSPENSE • BE CREATIVE!