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Final Cut Pro X Beyond the Basics, 2nd Edition

by Tom Wolsky

September 2017

Beginner

378 pages

9h 28m

English

Routledge

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What Is Editing?Why Do 1 Get to Write This Book?Who Should Read This Book?Where's the Media?
Optimizing Your Computer for FCPComing from Other ApplicationsA Look Around the ApplicationEditing ClipsSummary
PreferencesImportingRed RawSummary
Loading The MediaOrganizing MediaCollaboratingWorkspacesOrganizing ClipsKeywordsSmart CollectionsSummary

Loading the MediaLook Before You CutDynamic EditingContinuity EditingTrimmingSummary
Setting Up the ProjectRolesThe Split EditControlling LevelsPan SettingsEditing MusicTimeline IndexSynchronizing ClipsRecording AudioSummary
Setting Up the ProjectMaking the Multicam ClipEditing The Multicam ClipSummary
Setting Up the ProjectText StylesTitles3D Titles3D Titles in MotionCustom AnimationCompound TitlesStill ImagesSummary
Setting Up the MediaApplying an EffectVideo EffectsAudio EffectsRetimingStabilizationSummary
Color CorrectionSecondary CorrectionColor ContinuitySummary
Setting Up the ProjectTransformCropAnimationSplit ScreenMotion ControlMultilayer AnimationSummary
Setting Up the ProjectBlend ModesStencils and SilhouettesVideo In TextSummary
SharingWorking with CompressorArchivingSummary

Content preview from Final Cut Pro X Beyond the Basics, 2nd Edition

Chapter 1 Back to the Basics

Welcome to Final Cut Pro X (pronounced ten) version 10.3, referred to simply as FCP or FCPX. Like the operating system OS X, which began as Mac OS X 10.0 and eventually moved through to 10.12, so Final Cut Pro X started out as version 10.0 and has now, after more than six years, moved on to version 10.3. This is not to say that there have not been significant upgrades since it was introduced in 2011. There were three major upgrades: version 10.1 introduced libraries, version 10.2 brought great 3D titling, and version 10.3 substantially redesigned the interface. The libraries and media that accompany this book are based on this version and cannot be opened by older versions.

Version 10.3 is designed to take advantage ...