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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

Review questions

  1. Why would you record scratch audio?
  2. If you make a mistake during a voice recording, what should you do?
  3. How loud can the volume level be set?
  4. What command increases volume by 1 dB?
  5. If you reduce music volume underneath someone speaking, what is this called?
  6. Where can you control which audio channels are audible?
  7. Where could you position audio to come out of rear speakers?
  8. What feature makes one clip sound more like another clip?
  9. What effects can affect the difference between the volume of loud and quiet parts of audio without keyframes?
  10. What feature describes the type of audio that an audio clip contains?