Apple Final Cut Pro Studio Training Course

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Apple Final Cut Pro Training Course

Final Cut Pro Workshop Duration: 5 days
Course Synopsis: This five day hands-on course will teach you how to craft your perfect story, create stunning animated graphics, and intuitively produce audio. In this course you learn to utilize Final Cut Pro 6 as the hub of your production workflow. 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: Video professionals or beginners 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. Please note that this class is a bundle of Fast Track to Final Cut Pro, Final Cut Pro 300, and Final Cut Pro 350. 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 • Soundtrack with Final Cut Pro • Creating Dynamic Motion Effects • Finishing and Outputting • Integration with DVD Studio Pro • Transferring FCP Projects to Color 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: Apple Motion, 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 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 Refine 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 LESSON 15 Accelerating Your Workflow Going Beyond Double Click Using Match Frame Using the Replace Edit Ganging the Playheads LESSON 16 Trimming Edits The Dynamic Art Trimming from the Keyboard Splitting Edits Using Slip and Slide Advanced Techniques LESSON 17 Multicamera Editing Editing Multicamera Footage Working with Many Angles Applying Effects to Multiclips Final Cut Pro Studio Workshop	LESSON 18 Sound Editing Understanding Sound Editing Cleaning Dialogue Integrating Sound Effects Adding Music Sound Mixing Mixing in Final Cut Pro Mixing in Soundtrack Pro Integration Techniques LESSON 19 Advanced Compositing Launching a Project Reviewing Motion Basics Creating a Multilayered Show Opener Experimenting with Composite Modes Adding Graphics from Photoshop Creating a Travel Matte LESSON 20 Mastering Video Filters Applying Filters Moderating Filter Effects Managing Filters Using Specific Filter Categories LESSON 21 Dynamic Effects Keyframing Basics Keyframing in the Canvas Keyframing in the Viewer Keyframing in the Timeline Saving Favorite Motion Effects LESSON 22 Nesting Sequences Using Basic Nesting Applying Effects to Multiple Clips Complex Geometric Settings Changing the Render Order Recording Motion Effects Mixing Sequence Sizes Using Nesting as an Editing Tool LESSON 23 Variable Speed Using Basic Slow Motion Understanding Variable Speed Effects Using the Motion Viewer Controlling Contrast Using the Color Corrector 3-Way Filter Setting Mood with the Mids Artificially High Contrast LESSON 24 Color Correction for Scene Continuity Achieving Visual Harmony Comparing Two Clips Setting Up for Scene-by-Scene Color Correction Color Correcting and Complete Scene Project Tasks LESSON 25 Advanced Clip Management Using the Browser as a Clip Database Working with Timecode Recording to Dual Systems Understanding 24p Editing Basics LESSON 26 Using the Media Manager Tapeless Importing and Outputting Outputting Content for DVD Creating Video for HD DVDs Encoding Video for Other Devices Exporting Audio Exporting QuickTime Files LESSON 27 Motion Effects Working with Motion Properties Creating Dynamic Motion Effect Generating Motion Paths Fine-Tuning the Composition Creating Templates LESSON 28 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 29 Composite Modes Understanding Composite Modes Applying a Composite Mode Complex Composite Mode Effects LESSON 30 Travel Mattes What are Travel Mattes? Alpha Travel Mattes Luma Travel Mattes LESSON 31 Keying Identifying Good Source Footage Basic Keying Going Beyond the Basics LESSON 32 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 Final Cut Pro Studio Workshop LESSON 33 Color-Correcting Contrast Primary Color Correction Understanding Contrast Basic Contrast Grading The Blacks, Mids, and Whites Grading the Contrast Using High-Contrast Effects LESSON 34 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 35 Color Correcting for Scene Continuity The Importance of Visual Harmony Making Visual Comparisons Color Correcting Across Scenes Executing a Complete Color Correction Workflow LESSON 36 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