Final Cut Pro X Training Course
in San Francisco

Apple Final Cut Pro Course outline

Introducing the Workspace

• Looking at the workspace
• Accessing all panes and palettes
• Customizing the workspace
• Finding resources for using Final Cut Pro

The Project Pane

• Importing media
• Video, video/audio, audio, stills images, layered Photoshop documents
• Acceptable file formats, missing codecs, using ".VOB" assets
• Displaying an organizing media
• Linked media, unlinked and offline assets
• Creating utility media (bars and tone. lead counter, black video, color matte, transparent video)

The Timeline/Sequence Pane

• Creating a new sequence (choosing the right video standard)
• Track headers (locking, targeting, resizing and displaying options)
• Time ruler (SMTPE time code vs. audio units)
• Keyboard shortcuts for efficient navigation
• Types of tracks
• Adding and deleting tracks

The "Canvas" Monitor

• Navigation and preview capabilities
• Editing capabilities (temporal and spatial)
• Ganging to Source and Reference Monitors

The "Viewer" Monitor

• Navigation and preview capabilitiest
• Editing capabilities for video and audio
• "J" and "L" cuts

The Tool Bar

• Basic edits with the Selection and Blade tool
• Ripple edit tool
• Track selection tool
• Rolling edit tool
• Slip edit tool
• Pen tool
• Zoom and Hand tools

The Effects Control Panel

• The "fixed effects" (intrinsic clip attributes)
• Adding and adjusting effects
• The importance of the stacking order
• Deleting, copying, pasting and duplicating effects
• The help of the "Canvas" Monitor

The Audio Mixer Part 1

• Track volume and panning
• Master volume, VU meters and clipped signals
• Solo, mute and record (playback and recording)s

Creating Titles

• Professional text formatting (tracking, leading and kerning)
• Lower thirds
• Rolling and scrolling titles
• Using Boris 3D

The Capture Window

• Connecting and recognizing your camera/deck
• Logging tapes and clips
• Straight capture
• Batch capture
• Scene detect

Using "Compressor"

• Exporting your final movie (sequence vs. in & out)
• Saving and duplicating in the render queue
• File formats, compression methods and codecs for DVD, Blu-ray and web

Basic Preferences

• Importing stills
• Pre and post roll
• Default transition duration

Transitions

• Video and audio transitions
• Applying and editing transitions
• Default transitions and keyboard shortcuts
• Using transitions as effects

Markers

• Types of markers
• Adding, moving removing and navigating markers
• Editing with markers to the beat of music
• Markers as notation tools

Popular Video and Audio Tricks

• Reverse motion
• Speed-up/slow-down and pitch control
• Picture-in-picture
• Split screen
• Track mattes (video inside text and shapes)
• Green screen (AKA chroma key)
• Sepia tone

 

Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical course. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular course.

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Lesson 1 - Professional Editing Techniques

• How the Pro’s Do It
• Three-Point Editing
• Insert Editing
• Audio-Only and Video-Only Editing
• Draging to the Timeline
• Handling Target Track Settings
• Cameo: Tapeless Groove-Steve Purcell

Lesson 2 - Accelerating Your Workflow

• Going Beyond Double Click
• Using Match Frame
• Using the Replace Edit
• Ganging the Playheads

Lesson 3 - Trimming Edits

• The Dynamic Art
• Trimming from the Keyboard
• Splitting Edits
• Using Slip and Slide
• Advanced Techniques

Lesson 4 - Advanced Trimming Techniques

• Using the Trim Edit Window
• Trimming Dynamically
• Trimming Across Multiple Tracks
• Trimming Asymmetrically
• Additional Practice

Lesson 5 - Audio Sweetening

• Mastering Audio Levels
• Matching Audio Levels
• Removing Normalization
• Adjusting Levels Dynamically
• Adding Fades
• Fading Using Keyframes
• Making Uniform Changes
• Bussing in Final Cut Pro
• Filtering Audi
• Applying Audio Filters
• Using the Audio Mixer
• Recording Live Keyframes

Lesson 6 - Multicamera Editing

• Editing Footage
• Using the Multiclip
• Creating Multiclip
• Editing Multiclip
• Trimming a Mutliclip Sequence
• Collapsing a Multiclip
• Working wit Many Angels
• Setting Angle Order
• Deleting and Adding Angles
• Preset Multiclip Button Bars
• Switching Angles
• Separating Audio and Video
• Applying Effects to Multiclips

Lesson 7 - Advanced Compositing

• Launching a Project
• Using RT Extreme Settings
• Reviewing Motion Basics
• Resetting Attributes
• Creating a Multilayered Show Opener
• Editing Superimposed Video Layers
• Cropping Images
• Resizing and Repositioning Clips
• Positioning Clips Precisely in the Canvas
• Distorting Images
• Changing Clip Timing
• Experimenting with Composite Modes
• Adding Graphics from a Layered Photoshop File
• Adding the Logo to the Composition
• Rotating the Surfboard

Lesson 8 - Mastering Video Filters

• Applying Filters
• Using Auto Select with Multiple Tracks
• Changing Parameters
• Adjusting Filter’s In and Out Points
• Resetting Parameters
• Moderating Filter Effects
• Controlling Filter Effect Amount
• Masking Filter Effects
• Managing Filters
• Preferred Effects
• Creating Favorite Filters
• Applying a Favorite Filter
• Creating Filter Packs
• Moving and Preserving Favorites
• Using Utility Filters
• Using Non-Corrective Filters
• Using Other Filters

Lesson 9 - Creating Dynamic Effects

• Keyframing Basics
• Keyframing in the Canvas
• Modifying the Path
• Smoothing Your Path
• Moving the Path
• Deleting Keyframes
• Controlling Acceleration
• Keyframing in the Viewer
• Smoothing Keyframes
• Animating Filters
• Keyfaming in the Timeline
• Displaying Keyframe Bars
• Customizing Keyframe Bars
• Editing Keyframe Graphs in the Timeline

Lesson 10 - Nesting Sequences

• Understanding Nested Sequences
• Basic Nesting
• Understanding Live Links
• Applying Effects to Multiple Clips
• Applying Complex Geometric Settings
• Applying Motion Parameters
• Add a Background Element
• Adjusting the Anchor Point
• Changing the Render Order
• Reordering Motion Effects
• Mixing Sequence Sizes
• Using Nesting as an Editing Tool
• Marking a Sequence with In and Out Points
• Editing Within the Nested Sequence
• Using Pr-Trimmed Subsequences
• Editing the Content of Subsequence

Lesson 11 - Variable Speed

• Constant Speed Changes
• Maintaining Sequence Length
• Scaling Attributes
• Displaying Speed Indicators
• Variable Speed Changes
• Ramping Constant Speed Effects
• Creating Speed Segments
• Smoothing Speed Segments
• Custom Speed Keyframe Curves
• Dragging Speed Keyframes
• Creating a Temporary Freeze
• Using the Speed Tool
• Removing Speed Effects
• Copying and Saving Speed Effects

Lesson 12 - The Big Finish

• Widescreen Workflows
• Converting 4:3 Footage to Widescreen
• Converting Widescreen Footage to 4:3
• More Letterboxing Techniques
• Managing Your Media
• Consolidating Media
• Moving Media
• Trimming Sequences in Media Manager

Lesson 13 - Sharing Your Work

• Sharing to Apple Devices
• Sharing to Optical Media
• Creating a DVD
• Creating an HD Disc
• Sharing to the Web
• Creating a Custom Web Movie
• Exporting Audio
• Creating a Stereo Mix
• Exporting Channel Groups
• Making a Multichannel QuickTime Movie
• Exporting Audio to OMF
• Delivering Corresponding Video
• Exporting QuickTime Movies
• Creating Reference Movies
• Exporting Project Data

 

Our outlines are a guide to the content covered on a typical class. We may change or alter the course topics to meet the objectives of a particular class.