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Topics covered on this course include:
Introduction
Demo
- Demo
- What's New in Final Cut Pro 4? Demo
Demo
- Demo
Setting Up Final Cut Pro
Demo
- Demo
- Basic Equipment Setup Demo
Demo
- Demo
- Loading Settings and Saving a Project Demo
Demo
- Demo
Input
Demo
- Demo
- Logging Tab Demo
Demo
- Demo
- Clip Settings Tab Demo
Demo
- Demo
- Capture Settings Tab Demo
Demo
- Demo
- Capture Now and Capture Clip Demo
Demo
- Demo
- Batch Capture Demo
Demo
- Demo
- Importing Files Demo
Demo
- Demo
- Importing CD Audio Demo
Demo
- Demo
Organizing Clips In The Browser
- Tabbed Windows in Final Cut Pro
- Elements in the Browser Window
- Creating Sequences and Bins
- Icon View
- Sorting and Organizing Columns
- Showing and Hiding Columns
- Thumbnail Column and Storyboard Layout
Playing And Marking Clips In The Viewer
- The Video Tab
- Transport Controls
- The Audio Tab
- The Filters and Motion Tab
- Marking Clips
- Keyboard Shortcuts for Playing Clips
Editing Clips Into The Canvas And Timeline
- Dragging Clips into the Timeline
- The Timeline and Canvas Windows
- Dragging Clips into the Canvas
- Overwrite and Insert Edits
- Other Overwrite and Insert Techniques
- Sequence Timecode
- 3-Point Editing
Basic Editing In The Timeline
- Timeline Settings
- Timeline Buttons and Controls
- Zooming and Navigation
- Moving Clips in the Timeline
- Trimming with the Selection Tool
- Clip Handles and Media Limits
- Finding and Closing Gaps
- Linking in Final Cut Pro
- Sync in Final Cut Pro
The Tool Palette
- Working with the Tool Palette
- Selection Tools
- Rolling Edit Tool
- Ripple Edit Tool
- Slip Edit Tool
- Slide Edit Tool
- Razor Blade Tools
- Zoom and Hand Tools
- Time Remap Tool
- Crop and Distort Tools
- Pen Tools
Audio In Final Cut Pro
- Adjusting Levels
- Reading Audio Meters
- Stereo and Mono Clips
- Adjusting Pan
- Adjusting Audio Over Time
- The Audio Mixer
- The Voice Over Tool
Advanced Editing
- Editing with the Keyboard
- Creating L-Cuts
- Deleting Between In/Out Points
- Understanding the Trim Edit Window
- Editing in the Trim Edit Window
- MatchFrame
- Canvas and Viewer Sync Controls
- Superimpose Edit
- Fit to Fill Edit
- Replace Edit
- Editing Sequence Clips in Viewer
Preferences And System Settings
- Importance of Matching Settings
- Item Properties
- User Preferences
- System Settings
- Audio/Video Settings
- Creating an Easy Setup
- Customizing Layouts pt. 1
- Customizing Layouts pt. 2
Transitions
- Applying Transitions
- Adjusting Transitions
- Favorite and Default Transition
Rendering And Realtime
- Realtime Capabilities
- Rendering
- Rendering Settings
- Managing Render Files
- Previewing Effects Without Rendering
Filters
- Applying Filters to a Clip
- Applying Multiple Filters to Clips
- Paste Attributes
Color Correction
- Color Correction Principles
- 3-Way Color Corrector
- The Frame Viewer
Titles
- Creating a Basic Title
- Using Motion Enhanced Titles
- Using Title 3D
Keyframing And Compositing
- Using Multiple Tracks in the Timeline
- Adjusting Basic Motion Attributes
- Adding Keyframes
- Working With Keyframes
- Modifying the Speed of a Clip
LiveType
- Exporting for LiveType
- Creating an Animated Title in LiveType
- Creating an Original Title
- Adding Effects
- Adding Graphics and Textures
- Exporting from LiveType / Importing into FCP
Soundtrack
- Exporting for Soundtrack
- Composing in Soundtrack
- Exporting from Soundtrack / Importing into FCP
Output To Tape
- Finishing Video and Audio
- The Three Ways to Layoff to Tape
- Preferences to Check
- Outputting From the Timeline
- Print to Video
- Edit to Tape
Exporting Files
- Export a Full Quality QuickTime Movie
- Export for the Web
- Export for DVD Using Compressor
Credits
- About the Author
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