Final Cut Pro tutorials : learn quickly/cost-effectively with this 'Final Cut Pro' training course.

Duration: 5 hrs

Apple Final Cut Pro (v1.2.5) Advanced tutorial is a more in-depth look at it's non-linear editing application. This training tutorial is for those who have a good knowledge of Final Cut Pro and have completed at least one editing project from start to finish, and especially those who have taken the first Virtual Training Commpany Final Cut Pro tutorial. Author James Monohan expands on topics covered in the first Final Cut Pro tutorial, such as importing audio. He also takes you through more specialized topics and covers new information, for instance, working with reference movies.

Intro
Capabilities
Whats New?
Companion Products

Configuration of FCP for Video Editing
Preferences: General Tab
Preferences: Device Control Tab
Preferences: Capture Tab
Preferences: Sequence Presets Tab
Preference: Scratch Discs Tab
Hard Drive Configurations

Input
Preparing Video Decks And Source
The Importance Of Reel Names And Conventions
Logging Tab
Clip Settings Tab
Preferences Tab
Capturing Video On The Fly
Capturing Video With Batch Capture in Final Cut Pro
Capture Troubleshooting The Quirks
CD Audio Import
Still Image Import
Adobe PhotoShop Import

The Browser
Project Tabs
The Effects Tab
Bin Tabs And The confusion Surrounding Them
Bins And Sequences
Context Sensitive Menus In Final Cut Pro
Clips And List Mode Data
Using Storyboard Layout Of Bins
Thumbnail Viewing In List Mode

The Viewer
Clip Tabs
The Video Tab
The Audio Tab
The Filters Tab
The Motion Tab
The Zoom Button
The View Button
Timecode Displays in the Viewer
Video Generators
Recent Clips List
Playing Video in the Viewer
Playing Audio Files in the Viewer
JKL Key Heaven
Loading Stills into the Viewer
Timecode Navigation
Creating Subclips

Preparing Clips For Timeline
Selecting Ins And Outs
L-Cut Or Split Edits In The Viewer

Editing With The Canvas And Timeline
The Timeline And The Playhead
Snapping Controls
Overwrite Editing
Insert Editing
3 point Editing
Locking Tracks
Monitoring Tracks
Enabling Video Tracks In The Timeline
Enabling Audio Tracks
Creating Video and Audio Tracks In The Timeline
Playing In The Timeline/Canvas
TC In The Timeline/Canvas
Clip Overlays In The Timeline
Loading Clips Into The Viewer For Adjustments
Deleting Tracks
Adding Tracks
Adding Multiple Tracks

Advanced Editing
Backtimed Editing
MatchFrame Use
Marking Clip Ranges To The Timeline
Replace Editing
Fit To Fill Editing
Superimpose Editing
Using The Trim Window
Breaking Sync
Re establishing Sync: Linked Selections

The Tools Window
Selection Tools
Rolling Edit Tool
Ripple Edit Tool
Slip Edit Tool
Slide Edit Tool
Razor Blade Tool
Razor All Tool
Zoom In/Out Tool in Final Cut Pro
Hand Tool
Crop Tool
Distort Tool
Pen Tools

Transition FX
Applying Transitions To A Cut
Adjusting Transitions On A Cut
Setting A Default Transition
Saving A Custom Transition

Filter FX
Applying Filters To A Clip
Adjusting Filters On A Clip
Creating A Custom Filter
Applying A Filter To Multiple Clips

Keyframing
Adding Keyframes in Final Cut Pro
Creating Smooth Keyframes
Deleting Keyframes
Copying/Pasting Keyframe Settings Between Clips

Generating Text FX
The Title Generator
The Lower Thirds Generator

Motion And Scale FX
Loading The Clip Into The Viewer
The Motion Tab
Using The Canvas For Motion/Scale FX

Rendering FX
The Render Quality Settings
Rendering A Selection
Rendering The Timeline
The Cache Manager And Renders

Output To Tape
The Difference between Edit To Tape And Print To Video
The Print To Video Process
The Edit To Tape Process

Output To File: QuickTime
Export AV For Compression In FCP
Export AV For Compression In Media Cleaner Pro Etc...