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Final Cut Pro XWinter Connections Conference 2012

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Introductions

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IntroductionsIntroduce myself

Introduce each other

Where do you teach?

Why did you choose to take this class?

Do you have any experience in editing? With a Mac?

What would you like to get out of the class?

Important Information

• Door code: 6422

• Feel free to answer phone calls or surf the web

• Bathrooms: on the right past the balcony on the right side

• The printer works

• Password: User>User

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What we will learn

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The FCP X Workshop

Interface

Importing media

Basic Editing

Audio

Compositing

Video Effects

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The FCP X Workshop

Transformation Effects

Text and Titles

Sharing and Exporting

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Telling a story in FCP X

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BlueprintPlan, Plan, Plan

Start a New Event

Start New Project

Import media

Import other media elements

Rough cut

Final Cut

Add effects (if necessary)

Output

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Finding Royalty Free Music and Media

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Media for your projects

Royalty Free website: http://search.creativecommons.org

FCP Overview

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Lab 01

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Lab 01Plan today’s story (all images today)

Explain your story to your partner and get feedback

Go to the creative commons website and download three songs and 10 images that fit your story

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Welcome to the Interface

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The InterfaceEvent Browser

window you use to organize and access individual clips, audio files, graphics, and offline clips - all of your media elements

Event Library

When you copy, move, and delete files in the Library, FCP will copy, move and delete your actual source media files on disk. Treat the library with care!

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The Interface

Viewer

acts as the source monitor allows you to view your clips on the timeline

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Media and Effects Browser

Media and Effects Browser

A strip of buttons above the timeline on the right side of the FCP interface controls access to FCP’s various effects

Inspector

Video pane displays controls for all the effects applied to the selected clip. You can review and modify effect settings

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Lab 02

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Interface LabDiscuss the interface with a person near you

Feel free to press buttons to see what they do -- you will not break it!

Import clips, music, and try the software out

Let me and the class know if you have questions

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Basic Editing

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Basic EditingImporting Footage

File Based Camera

File > Import from Camera >Select camera > choose clips > import selection

Tape Based Device

iSight Camera

Importing from iLife

iTunes, iMovie, iPhoto

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Lab 03 Importing

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Importing Lab

Turn on the Live Camera button and introduce yourself on camera and then turn off iSight

Turn on the iSight and interview someone in the class

Find the songs you imported

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Importing Lab (02)

Take one of your photos and import it into iPhoto

Import the photo into FCP X

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The Timeline

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The TimelineTimeline:

displays your edited project as clips arrayed on multiple video and audio tracks along a time line axis

Adding clips

Removing clips

Moving clips on the

Insert, Append, Overwrite

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Lab 04The Timeline

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LAB 04

Take your media and audio:

Add to the timeline

Remove from timeline

Move clips around on the timeline

Use insert, overwrite, append

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Tools

Splitting Clips

Copy and Pasting

Navigating the timeline

Adjusting Edits

Detaching Audio

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Tools

Timecode

Tools

Background Tabs

Adding Metadata

Rating clips

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Lab 05Tools

On the timeline I want you to take your media elements and:

Splitting Clips

Copy and Paste a clip

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Audio

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Audio

Levels

Fades

Effects

Live recording

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Basic Compositing

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Basic Compositing

Transformations

Crop effects

Distortion

Compositing Effects

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Video Effects

Effects Browser

Modifying Effects

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Transition Effects

Cross Dissolves

Transition Browser

Modifying Transition

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Text and Titles

The Text and Title Browser

Modifying Titles

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Timing Effects

Speed and Duration

Freeze Frames

Reverse Playback

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Creating Output: Sharing and Exporting

Media Browser

Playback on Apple Device

Creating a DVD

Web

Quicktime Media Format

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Final Project

:30 second personal introduction to your audience.

We will show your introductions to the class