Apple Final Cut Pro level 1 course - top

Description

Final Cut Pro is used worldwide by video professionals for cutting edge video editing, video compositing and for generating video effects. Final Cut Pro includes real-time editing architecture and media management tools plus support for virtually all professional video formats.

The is the Apple authorised introductory course for Final Cut Pro 6. The course is designed to provide you with the skills and capabilities required to produce high-quality, high-impact professional video content using Final Cut Pro.

The emphasis throughout this introduction is on practical exercises and examples. These exercises will cover project management issues, using the canvas and timeline to full effect, working with audio, fine-tuning your edits, creating transitions and outputting your work for broadcast, the web or multimedia.

Apple Final Cut Pro 6: Introduction Course Outline

Screening and marking
• The Final Cut Pro interface
• Following a workflow
• Navigating clips
• Marking clips

Editing clips in the timeline
• Managing project elements
• Editing a rough cut
• Making overwrite edits
• Managing timeline tracks
• Making insert edits
• Adding audio clips
• Drag and drop editing
• Changing volume of edited clips

Finishing the rough cut
• Adding cutaways
• Editing to narration
• Editing to music
• Copying, cutting, pasting and positioning clips

Trimming to refine clip duration
• Preparing a project for trimming
• Trimming overview
• Rippling edit points
• Rippling in the Viewer and by numbers
• Trimming on the V2 track
• Trimming one track of a linked clip

Trimming to refine a sequence
• Adjusting two edit points
• Slipping one clip
• Slipping sequence clips
• Rolling two edit points
• Sliding clips to refine position
• Keeping linked clips in sync

Refining the edit process
• Creating subclips
• Adding markers to clips
• Storyboard editing
• Editing multicamera

Supporting the edit process
• Working with master clips
• Logging information
• Saving and loading layouts

Capturing footage
• Connecting sources for capture
• Creating a new project for capturing
• Previewing and marking your source
• Logging clips
• Choosing clip settings
• Choosing capture settings
• Setting capture preferences

Applying transitions
• Evaluating project needs
• Understanding transitions
• Viewing transition options
• Applying transitions
• Modifying and copying transitions
• Using the Transition Editor
• Previewing and rendering effects

Mixing audio tracks
• Organising and editing audio tracks
• Monitoring and adjusting audio levels
• Applying transitions to fade volume
• Setting keyframes to change volume
• Using the audio mixer
• Recording a narration track
• Importing CD tracks

Creating titles
• Adding a lower third
• Applying a Boris title
• Creating a credit roll
• Adding mattes
• Composite opening titles

Changing motion properties
• Changing speed properties
• Creating a freeze-frame
• Changing clip size and position
• Building a split screen

Applying filters
• Viewing and modifying filter parameters
• Applying audio filters
• Using a colour correction filter
• Animating filters

Finishing and outputting
• Detecting audio peaks
• Broadcast video levels
• Outputting and backing up projects

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Apple Final Cut Pro level 2 course - top

Description

This Apple authorised three day advanced course is for those who already have a working knowledge of Apple's professional video editing application and has been designed to deliver hard-to-find advanced editing and finishing techniques. The course covers how to create polished transitions, fix screen direction errors and edit multi-camera projects. You will build nested sequences, design fantastic effects, use filters creatively, composite and colour-correct video.

This course also covers SoundTrack Pro, managing clips and media and working with film. If you want to create a tailored course adapted to your specific requirements, please give us a call.

This course is an important step towards becoming an Apple Certified Pro, Level 2 in Final Cut Pro

Apple Final Cut Pro 6: Advanced Course Outline

Getting started
• The Apple Pro Certification program

Timing tools
• Loading clips
• Using Match Frame
• Using Replace Edit
• Using Gang Sync

Working with trimming tools
• Numeric trimming
• Split ends
• Trim Edit window
• Trimming under transitions

Multicamera editing
• Editing multicamera footage
• Working with multiple angles
• Applying effects to multiclips

Sound editing
• Normalising tracks
• Noise reduction
• Compression issues

Sound mixing
• Using the FCP Meter
• Setting proper levels and dynamic range
• Performing real-time mixing
• Mixing in Soundtrack Pro

Compositing
• Creating a multi-layered show open
• Experimenting with composite modes
• Adding graphics
• Using generators
• Creating a travel matte

Mastering video filters
• Applying and modifying filters
• Modifying filter effects
• Managing filters
• Using specific filter categories

Dynamic effects
• Keyframing basics
• Keyframing in the Canvass
• Keyframing in the Viewer
• Keyframing in the Timeline
• Creating favourite motion effects

Nesting sequences
• Understanding nested sequences
• Using basic nesting
• Applying effects to multiple clips
• Applying complex geometrics
• Changing render order
• Reordering motion effects
• Nesting as an editing tool

Variable speed
• Using basic slow motion
• Understanding variable speed effects
• Using the Motion Viewer

Correcting contrast
• Controlling contrast using the Colour Corrector 3-Way filter
• Setting moods
• Creating artifically high contrast

Controlling colour
• Understanding colour balance
• Using primary colour correction
• Understanding the colour balance controls
• Identifying and correcting colour casts
• Manipulating colour directly in the blacks, mids and whites

Colour correcting for scene continuity
• Achieving visual harmony
• Comparing two clips
• Setting up for scene-by-scene colour correction
• Colour correcting a complex scene

Clip management
• Managing the database
• Working with timecode
• Merging clips
• Working with 16:9 and 24p
• Master clip relationships

Managing media
• Mixing formats
• Locating media files
• Using the Media Manager
• Deleting unused media
• Offline/online workflows
• Working with Motion projects

Importing and exporting
• Exporting for the web and DVD
• Exporting audio

Best practice in Final Cut Pro

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