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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

Captioning and subtitles

In this section, you'll learn how to put words at the bottom of the screen, for people who either can't hear the audio, choose not to hear the audio, or don't understand the audio. This isn't a small audience either; a huge number (around 90%!) of social media viewers watch videos without sound, at least initially, and captions can fill the gap:

Figure 15.62: Automatically generated captions aren't terribly accurate or pretty

Figure 15.62: Automatically generated captions aren't terribly accurate or pretty

Captioning is therefore incredibly important if you're creating videos that people didn't ask to see, and of course captions are important for accessibility. Before we continue, it's important to understand that captions aren't quite the same as subtitles, though they do have a lot in common. Have a look at the following description:

  • Subtitles are usually intended for a hearing audience, to provide a translation from another language.
  • Captions are usually...