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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

Exchanging one clip with another

Multicam angles are a delightful luxury, but even without them, you've got more flexibility than you might think. If, for example, you prefer one reaction shot to another, it doesn't matter if that reaction was reacting to those exact words at that exact time — it can be from any take, as long as nobody's lips are seen moving incorrectly. If you can see someone's lips moving to words you can't hear, or see lips not moving when you can hear they should be, you're pretty much locked into the matching audio for that shot.

Important Note

Once you realize this, you'll see that reaction shots are frequently "cheated" in this way. An editor will often end up choosing the best reaction shot, and if you can see the head movements of a person actually speaking, you'll notice that the words they're saying probably aren't quite in sync, or worse, are from a completely different part of their...