Book description
Software packages are complex. Software books don't need to be. Simplify your life with The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro! This concise, full-color book lives up to its name by paring down the software to its essentials. You learn the key features and essential workflow to get you up and running in no time.With this book you can start cutting immediately, whatever you edit, whatever the format. This is an ideal introduction whether you are a professional moving over to Final Cut Pro from another package or system, a new user, or just someone who wants to get the best results from Final Cut Pro, fast!
Table of contents
- Cover
- Full Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- Getting Started
- The interface
-
Capture
- Setting Scratch Disks
- Working with Formats other than DV
- Getting the Most Out of the Capture Process
- Methods of Capturing Footage from Tape
- Deck Control
- The Capture Window
- Capture Clip
- Capture Now
- Batch Capture
- Selectively Capturing using Batch Capture
- Setting a Logging Bin
- Clearing a Logging Bin
- The Clip Settings Tab
- Capturing Multi-channels of Audio
- Capturing HDV
- Log and Transfer
- Importing Music from CD
- Converting Audio Sample Rates
- Converting Audio Sample Rates Using QuickTime Pro
- Organizing your Footage
-
Editing
- Insert and Overwrite Editing
- Getting Started with Editing
- Distinguishing between Insert/Overwrite
- Three Point Editing
- Other Editing Options
- Modifying ‘In’ and ‘Out’ Points
- Directing the Flow of Audio/Video
- Locking Tracks
- Adding and Deleting Tracks
- Essential Editing Tools
- Undo/Redo
- Linked/Unlinked Selection
- Moving Edits in the Timeline
- Selecting Multiple Items in the Timeline
- Cut, Copy, Paste
- Snapping and Skipping between Shots
- The Razorblade Tool
- The Magnifier Tool
- Bringing Clips Back into Sync
- Creating New Sequences
- Subclips
- Freeze Frame
- Match Frame Editing
- Slow/Fast Motion
- Split Edits
- Drag and Drop Editing
- Extending/Reducing Clips by Dragging
- Rendering
- Media Management
-
Effects
- The Concept of Media Limit (Handles)
- Applying Transitions
- Changing Transition Durations
- Applying Filters
- Compositing
- Methods of Creating Multiple Tracks
- The Motion Tab
- Using the Motion Tab
- Image + Wireframe
- Titlesafe
- Working with Multi-Layers
- Keyframing Images
- Multi-Layered Dissolves
- Keyframing Filters
- Time Remapping
- Copy and Pasting Attributes
- Titling
- Master Templates
-
Audio
- Setting Correct Audio Levels
- Getting the Most Out of your Audio
- Converting Clips into Stereo Pairs
- Adjusting Audio Levels
- Boosting Audio Levels with the Audio Gain Filter
- Adding Sound Fades
- The Audio Mixer
- Adjusting and Recording Audio Keyframes
- Adding Audio Cross Fades
- Adding Audio Tracks
- Mixdown Audio
-
Output
- Print to Video
- Other Forms of Distribution
- Compressor
- Working with Compressor 3
- Export Using QuickTime Conversion
- H.264 Encoding
- ProRes 422
- Working with ProRes
- Converting Files to ProRes
- Export to ProRes Using QuickTime Movie
- Encoding to ProRes Using QuickTime Conversion
- Encoding to ProRes Using Compressor
- When to Use ProRes
- High Definition
-
Multicam
- Working with Multiple Cameras
- Mixing Live vs. Cutting in Post
- Preparation
- Creating Multiclips (Syncing up the Reels)
- Syncing by ‘In’ Point
- Working with Multiclips
- Cutting your Multicam Sequence
- Working with Multicam without Cutting the Soundtrack
- Fine Tuning your Multicam Sequence
- Final Tips
- Dealing with ‘Buttoning On and Off’
- Syncing without sound
- Epilog
- Index
Product information
- Title: The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 6
- Author(s):
- Release date: November 2012
- Publisher(s): Routledge
- ISBN: 9781136060137
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