Course description
This course contains interactive lessons that focus on skill growth. The course also contains exercises mirroring the instructor-led version and are performed in a simulated environment that does not require connection or access to a live system which provides extreme flexibility in taking the course.
Required knowledge
Knowledge of OS X and basic computer navigation
Basic knowledge of video editing terminology is highly recommended
Target audience
Filmmakers, Videographers, Technical Directors, Graphic Designers
Anyone who wants to edit professional-quality video with Final Cut Pro X and prefers hands-on and interactive instruction
Editors with some experience in video production and workflow
Course content
Import and Organize
- How does Final Cut work?
- A quick tour of the interface
- Setting up a Library and Event
- Importing footage graphics and audio
- Creating Optimized and Proxy Media
- Changing Clip appearance and ordering
- Understanding Library Smart Collections and Keywords
- Creating Keyword Collections
- Searching for Clips and creating additional Smart Collections
- Rating Clips
Video Editing
- Creating a Project
- Adding Clips to the Timeline
- Navigating the Timeline
- Basic Editing Tools to Polish Your Edit
- Adding Connected Clips
- The Importance of Gap Clips
- Adding Music
- Using the Trim Tool
- Replacing Clips
- Test Out Clips with Audition
Audio Editing
- Working with Channel Configuration
- Balancing Primary Audio
- Mixing in Additional Audio
- Performing J and L Cuts
- Changing Volume Over Time with Keyframes
- Tagging Clips with Roles
- Displaying Audio Lanes
- Fixing Common Audio Problems
- Syncing Separate Video and Audio
Transitions, Effects, and Transforming
- Adding Basic Cross Dissolves
- Adding and Modifying Additional Transitions
- Adding Effects to Clips
- Saving Effect Presets to Save Time
- Understanding Rendering
- Basic Speed Changes
- Stabilizing Footage
- Manipulating Transform Properties
- Basic Keyframing
- Creating Compound Clips
Titles and Motion Graphics
- Working with Custom Text
- Building a Lower Third
- Designing a 3D Text Intro
- The Motion Connection
- Creating an Animated Title in Motion
- Create a Logo animation in Motion part 1
- Create a Logo Animation Part 2
Color Correction
- Fixing white Balance with automatic tools
- Accessing Your Video Scopes
- Using the Waveform Monitor
- Using the RGB Parade
- Using the Vectorscope
- Fixing Exposure and Color with Color Wheels
- Adjusting Shots with Color Curves
- Isolating color with Hue/Saturation Curves
- Working with color masks and shapes
- Helpful shortcut keys for color correction
- Working in HDR
Media Management, Exporting, Interoperability
- Duplicating Projects
- Exporting a Master File
- Exporting an H.264 File for Distribution
- Uploading to Social Media
- Creating Export Bundles
- Sending Your Project to Compressor
- Archiving Your Library
- Sharing Libraries with Other Users
- XML and Sharing Projects with Other Users
- Exporting Captions and Roles
360 Video
- Understanding 360 Formats
- Creating a 360 Project
- Setting Up an HMD (Head mounted Display)
- Working with the 360 Viewer
- Understanding the Reorient Tool
- Working with 360 Blurs and Glows
- Working with the Patch Effect
- Working with 360 Titles and Generators
Materials
Materials are in electronic form.
Objectives
This Final Cut Pro X 10.4 Professional course teaches participants the following skills:
- Understanding the basics of working with Final Cut Pro
- Importing and exporting project files for collaboration and archive
- Audio design with Roles
- Fine-tuning clips in the timeline
- Comparing alternate shots from a collection of clips
- Applying effects, transitions and re-timing clips
- Getting comfortable with key features of the software
- Using real-world editing scenarios to create a project
Self Study
