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Final Cut Pro X Cookbook

By : Jason Cox
Book Image

Final Cut Pro X Cookbook

By: Jason Cox

Overview of this book

As technology becomes more and more accessible and easier to use, we are expected to do more in less time than ever before. Video editors are now expected to be able not only to edit, but create motion graphics, fix sound issues, enhance image quality and color and more. Also, many workers in the PR and marketing world are finding they need to know how to get viral videos made from start to finish as quickly as possible. Final Cut Pro X was built as a one-stop shop with all the tools needed to produce a professional video from beginning to end.The "Final Cut Pro X Cookbook" contains recipes that will take you from the importing process and basic mechanics of editing up through many of FCPX's advanced tools needed by top-tier editors on a daily basis. Edit quickly and efficiently, fix image and sound problems with ease, and get your video out to your client or the world easily.No program gets you from application launch to the actual editing process faster than FCPX. After covering the basics, the book hits the ground running showing readers how to produce professional quality videos even if video editing isn't your day job.The recipes inside are packed with more than 300 images helping illustrate time-saving editing tools, problem-solving techniques and how to spice up your video with beautiful effects and titles. We also dive into audio editing, color correction and dabble in FCPX's sister programs Motion and Compressor!With more than 100 recipes, the Final Cut Pro X Cookbook is a great aid for the avid enthusiast up to the 40-hour-a-week professional. This book contains everything you need to make videos that captivate your audiences.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Final Cut Pro X Cookbook
Credits
About the Author
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface

Adding transitions to clips


Since the early days of digital video editing, editors (or people who call themselves editors) have always abused the art of transitions. When it's as easy as a click or two to make your video disappear in the shape of a star or explode into dust, many people think, "Why not?" (On a side note, George Lucas is the only artist who can get away with a wipe transition).

The world of transitions is often an area of editing where it's important to remember the adage, "less is more". But, then again, transitions do have a time and a place, and with dozens built into FCPX, you're bound to experiment.

Getting ready

We've created a timeline with four clips in the primary storyline and three connected clips above the primary storyline. While not required to have this exact setup, it will make this exercise easy to follow along with, as shown in the following screenshot:

How to do it...

  1. 1. Click on either side of an edit point between the first two clips to highlight it as follows...