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Apple Final Cut Pro Training Course

 

Final Cut Pro 100 - Overview of Final Cut Pro
Duration: 2 days
Final Cut Studio

Course Synopsis: This two day hands-on course introduces students to the primary feature set and basic interface of Final Cut Pro. In this course you learn to perform basic editing functions while familiarizing yourself with the user interface. Topics include basic setup, adjusting and customizing preferences and settings, capturing video and audio, various editing and trimming techniques, ripple, roll, slip and slide tools, audio editing and audio creation, finishing and final output.

Who Should Attend: Graphic professionals who need an essential understanding of digital video, compositing, special effects and motion editing. Experienced users will also benefit from the many tips and tricks and special exercises.

Prerequisites: Because of the amount of material we cover in class, we do require students to be comfortable using a mouse, opening and saving files, and the general operations of computers. While we will make every reasonable effort to help, students with insufficient skills may be required to observe the class lessons or do their best to keep up without slowing down the rest of the class. We highly recommend working with the application tutorial before coming to the course.

What You Will Learn:
• Working with the Browser and Bins
• Drag and drop editing
• Trimming Edit points
• Marking and deleting clips in the Timeline
• Using Ripple, Roll and Extend edits
• Using the Slip and Slide tools
• Audio editing and audio creation
• Finishing and final output

Time: Class time is 9:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. Breaks are scheduled throughout the day and lunch is typically scheduled 12-1. Students provide their own lunch.

Locations: We have company-operated facilities in Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Diego and Washington DC. We also work with a network of rental facilities to offer our classes regularly across the United States and in Canada. Please double-check the location of your class with our office to make sure you get to the right location.

Related Courses: We recommend the following courses that relate to this class: Advanced Final Cut Pro 300 and Adobe After Effects. Please take a look at our other course outlines.

Goals: Sterling Ledet and Associates realizes the importance of education and we take pride in being able to offer you classes that are more custom fit to your needs. Call us at (770) 414-5007 if you have any special questions or e-mail us at sales@ledet.com.

Registration: Please fill out our registration form and fax it to us at (312) 896-9094.


Apple Final Cut Pro Training Course Outline

 

This class is appropriate for Final Cut Express users. While several features of Final Cut Pro are not available in Express, most of these features (such as the
restriction on video formats) are not relevant to this class, and the majority of this class will be very useful to Final Cut Express users, as the interface is
basically identical. There are however, a small selection of lessons, such as Batch capture, that are not relevant to users of Final Cut Express.

LESSON 1 - Editing in FCP
Launching Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro Interface
Following a Workflow
Starting a Project
Importing Clips
Navigating Clips
Marking and Editing Clips
Playing and Navigating a Sequence
Organizing Project Elements
Saving, Hiding and Quitting Final Cut Pro


LESSON 2 - Building the Rough Cut
Working with Projects
Editing a Rough Cut
Making Overwrite Edits
Managing Timeline Tracks
Making Insert Edits
Editing Audio Clips
Moving Clips in the Timeline
Creating a New Version
Drag-and-Drop Editing
Changing the Volume of Edited Clips

LESSON 3 - Finishing the Rough Cut
Adding Cutaways
Editing to Narration
Editing to Music
Copying, Cutting, Pasting, Positioning Screening and Sharing a Sequence

LESSON 4 - Trimming Clip Duration
Understanding Trimming
Rippling Edit Points
Rippling in the Viewer and by Numbers Trimming Clips on the V2 Track
Trimming One Track of a Linked Clip

LESSON 5 - Refining Edit Points
Trimming Two Edit Points
Slipping One Clip
Rolling Two Edit Points
Sliding Clips to Refine Position
Dragging Clips to New Locations
Keeping Linked Clips in Sync

LESSON 6 - Refining the Edit Process
Labeling Project Elements
Creating Subclips
Adding Markers to Clips
Using Markers to Align Actions
Using Storyboard Editing
Performing Replace Edits
Editing Multicam Footage

LESSON 7 - Customizing FCP
Reconnecting Media
Working with Mixed Format Sequences Working with Master Clips
Logging Information in Columns
Finding Project Items
Shortcut Keys & Button Bars
Saving and Loading Layouts
Optimizing User Preferences



 


LESSON 8 - Capturing & Transferring
Connecting Sources for Capture
Choosing Preset Format Settings Previewing and Marking Your Source Logging Clips
Choosing Clip Settings
Choosing Capture Settings
Choosing Capturing Options
Setting Capture Preferences
Transferring Files from Tapeless Sources

LESSON 9 - Applying Transitions
Evaluating the Project
Understanding Transitions
Viewing Transition Options
Applying Transitions
Modifying and Copying Transitions
Using the Transition Editor
Changing Transition Parameters
Previewing and Rendering Effects

LESSON 10 - Mixing Audio Tracks
Preparing the Project for Mixing
Organizing and Editing Audio Effects Monitoring and Adjusting Audio Levels Applying Transitions to Fade Volume
Setting Keyframes to Change Volume Using the Audio Mixer
Recording a Narration Track
Importing Audio Files

LESSON 11 - Creating Titles
Working with Video Generators
Adding a Lower Third
Applying a Boris Title
Adding Mattes
Effects and Still Images
Creating a Credit Roll
Using Master Templates

LESSON 12 - Motion Properties
Entering Speed Changes
Using the Speed Tool
Creating a Freeze Frame
Changing Motion Parameters
Animating Motion Parameters

LESSON 13 - Applying Filters
Applying and Viewing Video Filters
Viewing and Modifying Filter Parameters Applying Audio Filters
Using a Color Correction Filter
Animating Filters

LESSON 14 - Finishing & Outputting
Detecting Audio Peaks
Adjusting Video Levels for Broadcast
Sharing Clips and Sequences
Exporting a QuickTime Movie
Using Other Export Options
Exporting a Still Frame
Outputting to Tape
Making a Timecode Window Burn
Backing Up Projects


 

 

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