Final Cut Pro 5 Hands-On Training

by Jordan, Larry, Editor

• ISBN13: 9780321375711
• ISBN10: 0321375718
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-08
• Publisher: Peachpit Press

Summary

These hands-on exercises, complete with insider tips, hundreds of screen shots, and detailed color illustrations, teach you the latest techniques for capturing, editing, adding audio, applying effects, and outputting video projects with Final Cut Pro 5. You'll learn how to edit faster while increasing your control and creativity. Accompanied by a DVD loaded with classroom-proven exercises and QuickTime movies illustrating key concepts, this fun and fast-paced book ensures that you'll master the key features of Final Cut Pro 5 quickly and confidently. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Larry Jordan is an Apple-Certified Trainer in digital media, specializing in Final Cut Pro, Motion, and DVD Studio Pro

Table of Contents

Introduction	x
Get Organized	2	(16)
What Is Editing?	3	(1)
A Few Key Terms	3	(1)
The Editing Workflow of Final Cut Pro 5	4	(2)
Organize Your Life	6	(3)
Exercise 1: Create a Folder System That Works	9	(1)
Make Archiving Easy	10	(1)
Exercise 2: Setting Preferences---Getting Final Cut Ready	11	(3)
Exercise 3 Setting Scratch Disks	14	(3)
Summary	17	(1)
Understanding the Final Cut Pro Interface	18	(40)
The Final Cut Pro Interface	19	(4)
Editing Flow in Final Cut Pro	23	(1)
Exercise 1: Explore the Browser	24	(7)
Exercise 2: Explore the Viewer	31	(6)
What Is Timecode?	37	(2)
Exercise 3: Explore the Timeline	39	(6)
Exercise 4: Explore the Canvas	45	(3)
Exercise 5: Customize Final Cut Pro	48	(9)
Summary	57	(1)
Gather Your Media	58	(42)
The Capture Process	59	(1)
About Video Formats	59	(3)
Exercise 1: Getting Ready to Capture	62	(6)
Exercise 2: Exploring the Log and Capture Screen	68	(7)
Exercise 3: Logging and Capturing Media	75	(8)
Exercise 4: Using Capture Now	83	(4)
Exercise 5: Demo---Capturing HDV Media	87	(3)
Exercise 6: Demo---Reconnecting Media	90	(4)
Exercise 7: Importing Media	94	(4)
Changing Reel Numbers	98	(1)
Summary	99	(1)
Build Your Story	100	(28)
Exercise 1: Creating and Saving a New Project	101	(3)
Exercise 2: Viewing and Marking Clips	104	(7)
Exercise 3: Building the Timeline	111	(9)
Exercise 4: Three-Point Editing	120	(4)
Exercise 5: Browser Power Tips	124	(3)
Summary	127	(1)
Organize Your Story	128	(36)
Exercise 1: Navigating the Timeline and Selecting Clips	129	(3)
Exercise 2: Deleting Clips	132	(6)
Exercise 3: Moving Clips	138	(5)
Exercise 4: Power Editing Techniques	143	(6)
Exercise 5: Storyboard Editing	149	(4)
Exercise 6: More on Markers	153	(5)
Exercise 7: Creating Subclips	158	(5)
Summary	163	(1)
Trim Your Story	164	(34)
What Is Trimming?	165	(2)
Exercise 1: General Trimming Tools	167	(6)
Exercise 2: One-Sided Trimming	173	(5)
Exercise 3: Two-Sided Trimming	178	(6)
Exercise 4: An Alternate Way to Edit	184	(3)
Exercise 5: Trimming with Timecode	187	(4)
Exercise 6: Trim Edit Window	191	(4)
Summary	195	(3)
Multiclips---Many Views of the Same Thing	198	(14)
What's So Great about Multiclip?	199	(1)
Exercise 1: Creating a Multiclip	200	(5)
Exercise 2: Setting Up a Multiclip	205	(4)
Exercise 3: Editing a Multiclip	209	(1)
Summary	210	(2)
Audio---The Secret to a Great Picture	212	(50)
The Workflow of Editing Audio	213	(1)
The Math of Audio	213	(3)
Exercise 1: Building the Audio Story	216	(6)
Exercise 2: Adding B-Roll for Illustration	222	(6)
Exercise 3: Trimming Audio While Staying in Sync	228	(5)
Exercise 4: Setting Audio Levels	233	(7)
Exercise 5: Adding Music or Effects	240	(4)
Exercise 6: Using the Voice Over Tool for Narration	244	(4)
Exercise 7: Mixing Your Project	248	(5)
A Quick Tour of the Audio Mixer	253	(2)
Exercise 8: Moving Audio from Final Cut into Soundtrack Pro	255	(6)
Summary	261	(1)
Transitions---Making Change Beautiful	262
Exercise 1: Creating an Audio Transition	263	(6)
Exercise 2: Creating a Video Transition	269	(5)
Understanding Rendering	274	(3)
Exercise 3: One More Way to Create a Transition	277	(2)
Exercise 4: Changing the Default Transition	279	(2)
Exercise 5: Create a Favorite Transition	281	(2)
Exercise 6: Bonus Transition: A Gradient Wipe	283	(2)
Summary	285