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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
Screening and Marking in FCP
Launching Final Cut Pro
Following a Workflow
Working with Projects
Working with Projects
Organizing Project Elements
Playing Clips in the Viewer
Navigating Clips
Playing and Navigating
Marking Clips
Saving, Hiding, and Quitting FCP


LESSON 2
Editing Clips in the Timeline
Managing Project Elements
Editing a Rough Cut
Making Overwrite Edits
Managing Timeline Tracks
Making Insert Edits
Adding Audio Clips
Moving Clips in the Timeline
Creating a New Rough-Cut Version


LESSON 3
Finishing the Rough-Cut
Adding Cutaways
Editing to Narration
Editing to Music
Copying and Cutting
Pasting and Positioning Clips


LESSON 4
Preparing a Project for Trimming
Trimming Overview
Rippling Edit Points
Rippling in the Viewer
Rippling by Numbers
Trimming on the V2 Track
Trimming One Track of a Linked Clip


LESSON 5
Trimming to Refi ne a Sequence
Preparing Your Sequence
Adjusting Two Edit Points
Slipping One Clip
Slipping Sequence Clips
Rolling Two Edit Points
Sliding Clips to Refine Position
Dragging Clips to New Locations
Keeping Linked Clips in Sync


LESSON 6
Refining the Editing Process
Creating Subclips
Adding Markers to Clips
Storyboard Editing
Replacing Edits
Editing Multicamera


LESSON 7
Supporting the Editing Process
Reconnecting Media
Playing Multiple Formats
Working with Master Clips
Finding and Labeling Project Items
Customizing Shortcut Keys
Saving and Loading Layouts
Optimizing User Preferences

 



 


LESSON 8
Capturing Footage
Connecting Sources for Capture
Creating a New Project for Capturing
Logging Your Clips
Choosing Clip Settings
Choosing Capture Settings
Choosing Capture Options
Setting Capture Preferences
Acquiring Other Media

LESSON 9
Applying Transitions
Evaluating Project Needs
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
Editing and Organizing 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 CD Tracks


LESSON 11
Creating Titles
Preparing the Project for Titles
Working with Video Generators
Adding a Lower Third
Creating a Credit Roll
Adding Mattes
Applying a Boris Title
Building a Composite Opening Title
Using Master Templates
Working with Graphics


LESSON 12
Changing Motion Properties
Evaluating a Project
Changing Speed Properties
Creating a Freeze Frame
Changing Clip Size and Position
Building a Split Screen
Animating Motion Parameters


LESSON 13
Applying Filters
Evaluating a Project for Effects
Applying and Viewing Video Filters
Viewing and Modifying Filter Parameters
Applying Audio Filters
Using a Color Correction Filter
Animating Filters


LESSON 14
Finishing and Outputting
Preparing the Project for Finishing
Detecting Audio Peaks
Adjusting Video Levels for Broadcast
Exporting QuickTime Files
Outputting to Tape
Making a Timecode Window Burn
Backing Up Projects

 

 

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