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Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing

By : Iain Anderson
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Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing

By: Iain Anderson

Overview of this book

Final Cut Pro (also known as FCP, previously Final Cut Pro X) is Apple’s efficient and accessible video editing software for everyone, offering powerful features that experienced editors and novices will find useful. FCP is the quickest way to transform your raw clips into a finished piece, so if speed is important, make this a key tool in your editing arsenal. Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing is a comprehensive best practice guide for all editors. You’ll not only learn how to use the features but also find out which ones are the most important and when you should use them. With the help of practical examples, the book will show you how typical footage can be assembled, trimmed, colored, and finessed to produce a finished edit, exploring a variety of techniques. As you progress through the book, you’ll follow a standard editing workflow to get the feel of working on real-world projects and answer self-assessment questions to make sure that you’re on track. By the end of this Final Cut Pro book, you’ll be well versed with the key features of this app and have all the tools you need to create impressive edits.
Table of Contents (20 chapters)
1
Section 1: Importing and Organizing
7
Section 2: Rough Cut to Fine Cut
13
Section 3: Finishing and Exporting

Slipping and Sliding clips

These two operations both adjust two edit points, but they don't move the outgoing Out point on Clip A and the incoming In point on Clip B. Instead, a Slip adjusts both the In and Out points on a single clip, like this:

Figure 8.8: Using the Trim tool on the body of a clip (not the edges) creates a Slip

Figure 8.8: Using the Trim tool on the body of a clip (not the edges) creates a Slip

The less common Slide operation adjusts the Out point before a clip and the In point after a clip, as illustrated in the following screenshot:

Figure 8.9: Using the Trim tool on the body of a clip while holding ⌥ creates a Slide

Figure 8.9: Using the Trim tool on the body of a clip while holding ⌥ creates a Slide

That probably won't make a lot of sense without some good examples, so let's dig into those in more detail.

Using a Slip edit

This is easier to do than to explain, so add a clip with obvious movement to help you to follow along. Here, I've added part of a clip to the timeline: a shot of a boat moving from left to right. The shot starts with...