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Apple Final Cut Pro Training Course

 

Final Cut Pro 350 - Color Correction and Effects
Duration: 1 days
Apple Final Cut Studio

Course Synopsis: This one day course delivers a comprehensive training in real-world color correction and effects techniques, including motion and filter effects, keying and compositing, animated titles, scene-to-scene color matching, and correcting for broadcast specifications. Working with several real-world projects, you will learn how to properly read video scopes, adjust contrast, fix color balance to achieve broadcast quality video.

Who Should Attend: This course is designed for existing Final Cut Pro users who wish
to increase their skill level through learning advanced features and workflows in color correction and motion effects.

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 insuffi cient 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 attending the Final Cut Pro 101 class before attending this class.

What You Will Learn:
• Working with Motion Properties
• Understanding Composite Modes
• Learning how to key images
• Understanding Travel Mattes
• Color Correcting Contrast
• Color Correcting for Brightness
• Color Correcting for Scene Continuity

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: Final Cut Pro 101, Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop. 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 also 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
Motion Effects
Working with Motion Properties
Creating Dynamic Motion Effects
Generating Motion Paths
Fine-Tuning the Composition
Creating Templates

LESSON 2
Customizing Motion and Filter
Effects
Streamlining Effects Using Favorites
Using Favorites vs. Paste Attributes
Choreographing Effects Across
Multiple Clips
Positioning Clips Precisely
Modifying Motion Paths Using Bézier
Handles
Working with Effects Filters
Working with Text

LESSON 3
Composite Modes

Understanding Composite Modes
Applying a Composite Mode
Complex Composite Mode Effects

LESSON 4
Travel Mattes

What are Travel Mattes?
Alpha Travel Mattes
Luma Travel Mattes

LESSON 5
Keying

Identifying Good Source Footage
Basic Keying
Going Beyond the Basics

 



LESSON 6
Evaluating Video Images

Attributes of a Video Image
Range Checking
AccessingVideo Scopes
The Waveform Monitor
The Vectorscope
Understanding the Histogram
Evaluating Color Balance Using the
Parade Scope
Using an External Monitor

LESSON 7
Color-Correcting Contrast

Primary Color Correction
Understanding Contrast
Basic Contrast Grading
The Blacks, Mids, and Whites
Grading the Contrast
Using High-Contrast Effects

LESSON 8
Color Balancing

Compensating for Lighting
Understanding the Color Wheel
Color Balancing a Scene
Rendering Faces Naturally
Auto Balance Eyedroppers
Using Color to Create a Stylized Look

LESSON 9
Color Correcting for Scene Continuity

The Importance of Visual Harmony
Making Visual Comparisons
Color Correcting Across Scenes
Executing a Complete Color Correction
Workflow

LESSON 10
Secondary Color Correction

When to Use Secondary Color Correction
Using Balance and Hue Wheels
Using Limit Effect Controls
Creating a New Color with Limit Effects
Real-World Secondary Color Correction
Creating a Look Using Selective Color
Controls

 

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