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Lesson 1:Editing in Final Cut Pro

Apple Pro Training Series

Final Cut Pro XInstructor: Sam

Edsall

Using the DVD Book Files

Apple Pro Certification

How to Use These Lessons

Action boxes:If you see a yellow border box, you will need to do something in Final Cut Pro.

Follow every step to keep up in the lesson. Homework assignments are normally based on the lesson.

The illustration area showing what the function or action looks like in Final Cut.

How to Use These Lessons

Example of homework assignment for each lesson at the end of the slideshow.

Starting up Final Cut Pro

Starting up Final Cut Pro

If it isn’t there already, drag the Final Cut Pro icon to your dock.

In the dock, click the Final Cut Pro icon.

Workflow

The Elements of Final Cut Pro

Timeline

ViewerEvent Browser

Understanding the Final Cut Pro

Interface

Toolbar

The Event Library

EventLibrary

Event Browser

The Event Library

Event Library Icons

Click on the icon to reveal the Event Library if necessary

Select an EventTo view the source content in the_Delicious Peace_Event, click its icon.

-- Selecting an Event displays its clips to the right in the Event Browser.

Close the Event Library by clicking on the open/close icon on the bottom.

Event Browser

Open the Project Library

In the lower-left corner of the Timeline window, click the Show/Hide Project Library button to view the Project Library.

-- view available projects, sorted by connected hard disk

Content-Sensitive Pointer

Content-Sensitive Pointer

Position the pointer over the border between the Event Browser and Viewer.

When the pointer changes to the vertical resize pointer, drag right to increase the size of the Event Browser window.

Tooltip

Try out the TooltipPosition the pointer over the green star icon at the left end of the toolbar.

A tooltip explains that this tool marks a clip as one of your favorites.

The keyboard shortcut to access this function is F.

Pop-up Menus

Try out a Pop-up Menu

In the toolbar, click the Tools pop-up menu.

Move the pointer over the first tool in the Tool palette.-- Select tool A

If it’s not already the active tool, click to select it.

Menu Keyboard Shortcuts


Choose Window > Media Browser. Move the pointer into the submenu and choose Effects.

-- Notice that the keyboard shortcut for this option is Command-5

Control-Clicking

Control-clickingClick the close button (X) in the upper left corner to close the Effects Browser-- or click the highlighted media icon.

Move the pointer into the Event Browser and Control-click (or right-click) any thumbnail image.

Viewing & Sorting Events


Open the Event Library

In the Event Library, select the_Delicious Peace_Event, if necessary.

Event Library Action Button


From the Action pop-up menu, choose Group Events by Date, and from the submenu, choose Don’t Group Events by Date.

From the Action pop-up menu, make sure Group Events by Disk is selected.

Viewing Clips in theEvent Browser


Make sure the_Delicious Peace_Event to display those clips in the Event Browser.

To see all the clips in this event, choose ‘All Clips’ in the Browser Filter Pop-up menu.


From the Action pop-up menu, choose Arrange Clips By > Name.

-- all the clips appear alphabetically in the Event Browser.

Event Browser Duration Slider


Beneath the Event Browser in the lower-right corner, drag the Duration slider to the far right until the duration amount reads ‘All.’


Click the first clip, beans being hulled.

To skim its content, move your pointer (now a Hand icon) from one side of the clip thumbnail to the other.

-- notice that the skimmer (thin pink vertical line) travels with you as you skim through the thumbnail, and a large view of the clip appears in the Viewer.

Skimmer vs. Playhead

Skimmer vs. Playhead

In the beans being hulled clip, click a frame in which a bean is coming out of the chute in mid-flight.

Now move the pointer to another frame to find a different flying bean, and then skim back to the playhead.

Change the Duration Slider

Drag the Duration slider to the left until the duration reads 2s, representing two seconds.

Now scroll up and down to see the new display of clip thumbnails.

-- one thumbnail appears for every two seconds of media in each clip

Selecting & Playing a Clip

Select the grind stone clip

Press the Spacebar to play the clip then press it again to stop playing the clip.

As you start and stop, watch the toolbar above the Timeline to see the numbers change in the Dashboard.

Playing a Clip

Using J, K, LPress ‘L’ to play the clip forward. Listen to find the point at which the woman says, “It has a nice smell.”

Then press K to stop playback.

Press the JJ key to shuttle backward to a point before the woman’s statement

Press L to play through the clip again.

Clip Appearance Options

Clip Appearance Options

Click the Clip Appearance button.

From the Clip Appearance pop-up menu, deselect Show Waveforms.

Then drag the Clip Height slider to the left to reduce the size of the thumbnails and display more clips in the Event Browser.

Event Browser Options

To the right of the Action pop-up menu, click the List View button.

In the Event Browser, click the Name column to sort the clips by name.

Then scroll through the list and click the map of Africa clip. Skim through the filmstrip at the top of the window.

Clip Cues in the Viewer

Skim though the Map of Africa clip to see the overlays in the Viewer.

Working in the Project Library


Open the Project Library, in the lower-left corner of the timeline:-- Click the Project Library button-- Shortcut - Command-0


Drag the Lesson 1 folder from the Lesson Projects folder to the APTS FCP X icon.

Then click the disclosure triangle of the Lesson Projects folder to hide the other lesson projects.

Open Lesson 1 folder


Open the Delicious Peace project in the Timeline - -- Double-click its project icon-- Select it then press Return

Viewing Projectsin the Library


Play the project in the Timeline by pressing the Spacebar.

As you play to the end of the project, the white playhead moves through the clips.

Pause the playhead and try skimming though the project


Press fn to move the playhead to the beginning of the project.

Press the Down Arrow a few times until you see the brown close-up Uganda map in the Viewer.

Viewer Overlays

Press the once to move the playhead to the last frame of the previous clip to see the ‘end of clip’ overlay in the viewer.

Getting AroundTry out some keyboard shortcuts to move around in your project:- Spacebar- J, K, L keys- combining J & K, K & L together- JJ & LL- up and down arrow keys- left and right arrow keys

Viewer Transport Controls

Getting AroundTry out the Viewer controls to move around in your project.

Try out the full screen playback.-- press Esc key when done

Zooming in & Out of your Project


Click the Timeline to make it the active window, and press Command-= (equals) two times to zoom into the skimmer or playhead location.

To scroll forward through the project, drag the scroll bar at the bottom of the Timeline to the right. You can also use the scroll feature on your mouse or trackpad.-- 2 fingers left and right

Changing Clip Appearance

Changing Clip Appearance

Click on the Clip Appearance button and change the thumbnail size of your clips.

Change the track height.

Notice the change to the connected audio clips when you turn ‘Show Connections’ on and off.

Saving, Duplicating, Hiding, Closing

Putting Lessons Back in Place

To keep the lessons organized in the external drive, when you are done with the lesson, drag it back into the Lessons folder.

Select the Lesson 1 folder and drag it back into the Lesson Projects folder.

Shortcuts in Lesson 1

Homework This Week

No homework this week!Well, do practice those shortcuts and learn what the buttons do in the Event Browser, Viewer and

Timeline.

Lesson 1:Editing in Final Cut Pro

Apple Pro Training Series

Final Cut Pro XInstructor: Sam

Edsall

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