Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing: A step-by-step guide to smart video editing with FCP 10.6

From basic editing workflows to finishing and exporting your final cut, explore the features of Final Cut Pro with this practical guide

Key Features

Explore the best ways to use FCP, from importing and editing to finishing and exporting the final cutUnlock the power of editing in the magnetic timeline to make huge changes or subtle adjustments easilyFinish your project with pro-level color correction, effects, transitions, audio, titles, and captions

Book Description

Final Cut Pro (also known as FCP, previously Final Cut Pro X) is Apple's efficient and accessible video editing software for everyone, offering powerful features that experienced editors and novices will find useful. FCP is the quickest way to transform your raw clips into a finished piece, so if speed is important, make this a key tool in your editing arsenal.

Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing is a comprehensive best practice guide for all editors. You'll not only learn how to use the features but also find out which ones are the most important and when you should use them. With the help of practical examples, the book will show you how typical footage can be assembled, trimmed, colored, and finessed to produce a finished edit, exploring a variety of techniques. As you progress through the book, you'll follow a standard editing workflow to get the feel of working on real-world projects and answer self-assessment questions to make sure that you're on track.

By the end of this Final Cut Pro book, you'll be well versed with the key features of this app and have all the tools you need to create impressive edits.

What you will learn

Understand the media import process and delve into media managementEffectively organize your footage so you can find the right shot quicklyDiscover how to assemble a rough cut editExplore trimming and advanced editing techniques to finesse and finalize the editEnhance the edit with color correction, effects, transitions, titles, captions, and much moreSweeten the audio by controlling volume, using compression, and adding effectsShare the final edited video and archive the job

Who this book is for

The book is for creative professionals, anyone starting out in video editing, and editors switching to Final Cut Pro from another video editing system. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you'll find this FCP book useful. All you need to get started is familiarity with macOS.

From the Publisher

How can this book help me learn the most recent version of Final Cut Pro, release10.6?

This book is up to date with the latest major release of FCP 10.6 (formerly FCP X), and shows you how to use all its latest features. Learn how to use object tracking with titles, effects and color corrections, how to transfer your edits from landscape to portrait aspect ratios, and how to share jobs with other editors using the latest proxy workflows. Captions are also explored, letting you make your work accessible to the widest possible audience. Here, you’ll learn all about these new features, as well as all the foundational elements of the app.

With Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing, you’ll:

Understand how to shoot, import, manage and organise your video files for easy searchingAssemble your footage into a rough cut and then finesse it to a finer cut with the power of the Magnetic TimelineApply color correction, video and audio effects, transitions, titles, captions and more, before exporting

Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing

Written by an Apple Certified Trainer for new or experienced video editors

Want to learn how to drive the world’s smartest video editing app in the most efficient way possible? This book is for you.

At nearly 800 pages long and with key images in colour, this book is comprehensive yet still easily accessible. Inside, you’ll find tips for everyone from YouTubers wanting to grow their audience through to professionals wanting to improve their workflows.

Explore complex workflows and hidden techniques

Learning a complex app takes time, and video editing apps are no different. If you rely on stumbling through and searching when you get stuck, then you’ll miss out on the best ways to work with Final Cut Pro. This book is specifically structured to follow you as you work through a typical project, explaining the right feature at just the right time.

Along the way, you'll discover tips on everything from hidden color correction shortcuts to clever ways to replace one shot with another, so all editors will find something to help them work more efficiently and effectively. And because it’s a book, it’s always exactly where you left it, at exactly your speed.

Table of Contents Quick Start: An Introduction to FCP X Before the Edit: Production Tips Bring It In: Importing your Footage Sort It Out: Reviewing and Keywording Choose your Favorites: Selecting, Rating, and Searching Build the Spine of the Story: Quick Assembly Cover It Up: Connections, Cutaways and Storylines ...and more

Chapters 1–2: Overview and Production Tips

Get a clear overview of the Final Cut Pro app and workflow, then learn how to capture (or ask for!) exactly the right footage to help you create a great edit.

Chapters 3–5: Importing, Reviewing, Keywording and Rating

Discover how to import and manage your media, then add keywords, create ranges and rate clips as favorites, which will make it easy to find the right shots when you need them.

Chapters 6–8: Assembly and Trimming

Discover how to quickly assemble a rough cut and then finesse your edit to a fine cut with the Magnetic Timeline. You’ll master connected clips, storylines, and much more.

Chapters 9–10: Complex Editing Techniques

Dive into multicam, auditions, roles, compound clips and many other advanced techniques which you’ll need for more complex projects.

Chapter 11: Color Correction and Grading

Learn how to make your shots look better, how to make them look like they belong together, and then how to make them look amazing, with the color board, color wheels, curves, tracking and masking.

Chapters 12–13: Video Effects, Transitions and Retiming

Use special effects to hide problems or grab attention - enhance how your work looks, control time for slow or fast motion, then blend clips together seamlessly.

Chapter 14: Audio Sweetening and Editing

Because a good edit never has a bad soundtrack, make your edit sound as good as it can with proper mixing, use of roles, and with common audio effects.

Chapters 15–16: Titles, Captions, and Exporting

Add titles where you need them, captions for accessibility, and translate your work to other aspect ratios before finally sharing with the world and archiving.

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Packt Publishing
Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2020
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 796 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1839213248
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1839213243
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.19 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.5 x 1.87 x 9.25 inches
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