Final Cut Pro 5 for Mac OS X / Lisa Brenneis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Brenneis, Lisa.

Series:

Visual quickpro guide

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Motion pictures--Editing--Data processing.

Motion pictures.

Digital video--Editing--Data processing.

Digital video.

Video tapes--Editing--Data processing.

Video tapes.

Final cut (Electronic resource).

Physical Description:

xxiv, 766 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Other Title:

Final Cut Pro for Mac OS X

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Peachpit Press, [2006]

Summary:

This newly updated guide from Lisa Brenneis, an undisputed master of the digital video medium, provides task-based, step-by-step instructions along with loads of visuals and time-saving tips that will help busy readers quickly find what they need to know about Final Cut Pro. Topics covered include essential editing operations and media-management strategies, transitions and motion effects, filters, rendering options, and more. This must-have reference also addresses features new to version 5: including higher quality effects, RT Extreme with Dynamic RT, closer integration with Apple' s other creative tools and more.

Contents:

Chapter 1 Welcome to Final Cut Pro 1

Your First Final Cut Pro Project: Start to Finish 2

What Is Nonlinear, Nondestructive Editing? 4

The Final Cut Pro 5 Suite 5

The Final Cut Studio Option, or "What Happened to Soundtrack?" 5

Touring Your Desktop Post-Production Facility 6

Useful features 7

Menus, shortcuts, and controls 8

Customizable interface 8

Onscreen help 8

Editing and Effects Windows 9

The Browser 9

The Viewer 10

The Viewer's Effects tabs 12

The Canvas 13

The Timeline 14

The Tool palette 15

The Tool Bench 15

Input and Output Windows 16

Log and Capture 16

Media Management Tools 17

Media Manager 17

Other media management tools 17

Import and export options 18

Chapter 2 Installing and Setting Up 19

System Requirements 20

HDV: HD for the Masses 20

Real-Time Effects: More Hardware Options 21

Real-Time System Requirements 22

What's the Difference Between DV and Digital Video? 22

Hardware Selection and Connection 23

Monitor Video on a Computer Display 26

FCP Protocol: Disk Names 26

Storage Strategy for Final Cut Pro 28

Connecting video devices 29

FireWire Cables: Handle with Care 29

Connecting an external NTSC or PAL video monitor 31

FCP Protocol: Controlling External Video Output 32

Controlling Video Devices with Final Cut Pro 33

FCP Protocol: Device Control 33

About Apple FireWire 34

Installing Final Cut Pro 35

FCP Protocol: Installing the FCP Suite of Applications 35

Where to install FCP? 36

Upgrading to Final Cut Pro 5 37

Registering and choosing an initial setup 38

What's an Easy Setup? 39

Optimizing Performance 40

The Bottom Line: Running FCP on a "Base-Case" Mac 41

Troubleshooting 42

Chapter 3 Presets and Preferences 45

About Easy Setups, Presets, Settings, and Preferences 46

Easy Setup 46

How to "Trash Your Prefs" 46

Audio/Video settings 47

User Preferences and System Settings 47

Modifying the Settings of an Existing Item 47

Accessing preferences and settings 48

Finding Additional and Third-Party Presets 49

Using Easy Setups 50

How to choose an Easy Setup 50

Easy Setups to Go 51

Using Audio/Video Presets 54

Specifying Sequence Settings 58

Specifying video processing settings for a Sequence preset 60

RGB or YCrCb: Choosing a Color Space 61

Specifying Capture Settings 62

Specifying QuickTime Settings for Video and Audio Capture 62

Specifying Device Control Settings 64

Using Video and Audio Playback Settings 67

Specifying Audio/Video Output Settings 69

Specifying User Prdferences and System Settings 71

Setting Editing Preferences 75

Setting Label Preferences 77

Customizing the Timeline Display 78

Specifying Render Control Settings 80

Specifying Audio Output Settings 82

Setting Scratch Disk Preferences 83

FCP Protocol: Scratch Disks 83

Specifying Search Folder Preferences 86

Specifying Memory & Cache Settings 87

Specifying Playback Control Settings 88

Setting External Editors Preferences 91

Specifying Effects-Handling Preferences 92

Customizing Final Cut Pro 93

Creating Custom Screen Layouts 94

Creating Custom Keyboard Layouts 97

Creating Custom Shortcut Buttons 101

Chapter 4 Projects, Sequences, and Clips 103

Anatomy of an FCP Project 104

Project item types 104

About Projects 106

Using Save As to Protect Your Work 108

Viewing and setting project properties 110

Using the Autosave Vault 112

Setting Autosave Vault location and preferences 112

Using Autosave to recover from a crash 113

You Need Backup 113

Undoing Changes 114

FCP Protocol: Undoing Changes in Multiple Projects 114

Setting Up for Multiple Projects and Users 115

File access 115

Creating and saving files 116

What's a Sequence? 118

Creating a new sequence 118

Time Stamp for Sequences 119

Changing the Settings of an Existing Sequence 121

Working with Multiple Sequences 123

Nesting and Sequences: A Glossary 123

Creating nested sequences 124

FCP Protocol: Selecting Items for Nesting 124

Making changes to a nested sequence 126

Copying and pasting from sequence to sequence 127

Editing a sequence into another sequence 129

FCP Protocol: Updating Nested Sequences 131

Assembling Nested Sequences with Transitions 132

About Clips 133

FCP Protocol: Sequence Clip Terminology 135

FCP Protocol: Clips and Sequences 136

Viewing and Setting Item Properties 141

About Timecode Viewing Options 145

Changing Your Source Timecode 147

Help Importing Audio-Only Files with Timecode 149

Working with Merged Clips 150

Syncing up clips before merging 151

Chapter 5 Capturing Video 155

Anatomy of the Log and Capture Window 156

Preview section 157

Log and Capture controls 157

Logging tab 158

Capture Settings tab 160

Clip Settings tab 161

Setting Up for Capture 163

Is Your System Capture-Ready? 165

Capture Settings: Try These First 166

Checking preferences 167

Calibrating the timecode signal input 168

Calibrating capture settings with color bars and audio tone 170

FCP Protocol: Luminance Measurement-Analog vs. Digital 170

Logging Clips 173

FCP Protocol: What Are Offline Clips? 174

The Art of File Naming 175

Selecting a logging bin 176

Speed Logging Tips 177

Logging 178

FCP Protocol: Auto-Incrementing on the Logging Tab 179

Modifying logged clip data 182

Capture Clip: Capturing Video with Device Control 185

Capture Now: Capturing Video without Device Control 187

FCP Alert: Audio Format Changes 187

Capturing audio 191

Capturing HDV Video 193

Batch Capturing Clips 194

The Wonders of Batch Recapture 195

Preparing for a batch capture 196

"Additional Items Found"-What Are Your Options? 197

Using DV Start/Stop Detection 201

What Is Offline RT? 202

Troubleshooting Capture Problems 204

Chapter 6 Importing Digital Media 207

Importing Still Images 209

FCP Protocol: File Location Is Critical 209

Setting the default duration for stills 210

Working with Adobe Photoshop Files 211

Preparing a Photoshop file for use in FCP 211

FCP Protocol: Updating Photoshop Files in FCP 214

Importing a layered Photoshop file into Final Cut Pro 216

Really LiveType 217

FCP Protocol: Layered Photoshop Files 217

Importing Audio Files 218

Convert Audio to 48 kHz on Import with iTunes 219

Importing an iMovie Project 221

Chapter 7 Organizing Clips in the Browser 223

Anatomy of the Browser 224

Browser columns 224

Browser window icons 226

What Does "Not Set" Mean? 226

Using the Browser to Organize Your Project 227

Sorting items 228

Customizing the Browser Display 229

Searching for Items in the Browser 234

Using the Find Results window 236

Search the Project or Search the Sequence? 236

Working with Bins 237

What's That Little Doodad? 237

Working with Browser Items 239

Mouseless Browser Navigation 239

Chapter 8 Working with Clips in the Viewer 243

Anatomy of the Viewer 244

Transport controls 245

Clip-marking controls 246

Pop-up selectors 246

View selectors 247

Playhead Sync pop-up menu 247

Timecode navigation and display 248

Working with Clips in the Viewer 249

FCP Protocol: Saving Clip Changes 253

Playing clips 255

JKL Keys: The Way to Move 256

Other ways to move: jogging, scrubbing, and shuttling 258

Navigating with Timecode 259

FCP Protocol: Entering Timecode Numbers 260

Working with In and Out Points 261

Other Ways to Set In and Out Points 262

About Subclips 263

Marking Shortcuts 263

FCP Protocol: Subclips Are Master Clips, Too 264

Using Markers 266

Adjusting the Viewer Display 270

Changing magnification and window size in the Viewer or Canvas 270

Wireframes in the Viewer 272

Viewing overlays 274

Viewing Title Safe and Action Safe boundaries 275

Viewing Timecode overlays 276

Viewing

with different backgrounds 276

Chapter 9 Basic Editing 277

Basic Editing Overview 278

Basic Editing Step-by-Step 279

Many Ways to Make an Edit 280

FCP Protocol: Three-Point Editing 282

Specifying target tracks 283

Moving the playhead 284

FCP Protocol: Editing Multiple Tracks in Final Cut Pro 285

Using FCP's Many Edit Types 286

Insert edit 287

Overwrite edit 288

Replace edit 289

Hate Your Edit? Do Undo 289

What's a Backtime Edit? 291

Fit to Fill edit 292

Superimpose edit 293

Transition edits 294

Deleting clips from a sequence 296

Performing Edits in the Timeline 298

Performing split edits 300

Tips for Quicker Split Edits 301

Shortcuts for Marking Sequence Edit Points 303

Locating a Match Frame 305

Basic Multiclip Editing 307

Multiclip editing overview 308

Make Multiclip Sequence: Industrial-Strength Multicamera Editing 308

Creating Multiclips with the Make Multiclip Command 309

Working with Multiclips in the Viewer 310

FCP Protocol: Multiclips 310

FCP Protocol: Multiclip Auto-Naming Convention 311

Multiclip Editing 314

Real-Time multiclip editing 316

FCP Protocol: Switch vs. Cut 316

Chapter 10 Editing in the Timeline and the Canvas 319

Anatomy of the Canvas 320

Onscreen controls and displays 321

Timecode navigation and display 323

Editing controls 324

Anatomy of the Canvas edit overlay 325

Using the Canvas Window 326

Creating and exporting still frames 327

Adjusting the Canvas Display 328

Anatomy of the Tool Palette 329

Selection tools 330

Edit tools 330

View tools 330

Image modifiers 330

Keyframe tools 330

Using the Tool Palette 331

Anatomy of the Timeline 332

Onscreen controls and displays 333

Color coding in the Timeline 339

Customizing Timeline Display Options 340

Custom track layouts 343

Timeline scaling and scrolling 344

Best Zoom Shortcuts 345

Navigating in the Timeline 347

Positioning the playhead in a sequence 347

Navigating with timecode in the Timeline 349

About snapping in the Timeline 350

Using markers in the Timeline and the Canvas 351

Working with Timeline Tracks 354

FCP Protocol: Lock vs. Target 358

Mapping Timeline target track assignments 359

FCP Protocol: Target Tracks 360

Making a Timeline track invisible 361

Dragging Is Different 361

Working with Items in the Timeline 364

Selecting items in the Timeline 364

Selecting items with the track selection tools 365

FCP Protocol: Cut, Copy and Paste, and Auto-Select 368

FCP Protocol: Auto-Select Protocol Summary 369

Linking clips 370

Merged Clips and Linking 370

Using linked selection 371

FCP Protocol: Linked Clips 371

Moving Timeline clips 372

Finding and closing gaps 376

FCP Protocol: Gaps and Track Gaps 376

FCP Protocol: Deleting Items in the Timeline 380

Copying and pasting clip attributes 381

Adjusting levels or opacity of multiple clips 383

Changing the playback speed of a clip 386

Using offline clips 388

Using duplicate frame detection 389

Working with keyframes in the Timeline 390

Searching for Items in the Timeline 391

Chapter 11 Fine Cut: Trimming Edits 393

Types of Trimming Operations 394

Selecting an Edit for Trimming 396

Tips on Tools 396

Quick Navigation Keys 397

All Keys: Mouseless Trimming in FCP 398

Anatomy of the Trim Edit Window 399

Audio Monitoring Options in the Trim Edit Window 401

Using the Trim Edit Window 402

FCP Protocol: Trimming Error Messages 402

Trimming Edits in the Timeline 408

About through edits 418

Trimming Edits in the Viewer 419

Ganging Viewer and Canvas 421

FCP Protocol: Auto Select Behavior with Ganged Playheads 421

Selecting a gang mode 422

Correcting Out-of-Sync Clips 423

Chapter 12 Audio Tools and Techniques 425

Audio Tracks vs. Timeline Tracks 426

FCP's Audio Formats 427

Modifying audio channel formats 428

The Browser's audio format columns 430

What's Bit Depth and Sampling Rate Got to Do with My Audio Quality? 431

About 16-bit, 24-bit, and 32-bit Resolution 431

Anatomy of the Viewer's Audio Tab 432

Onscreen controls and displays 433

Using the Audio Tab 435

Scaling and scrolling an audio file 436

Setting edit points in the Audio tab 437

Lost in the Waveforms? Audio Tab Editing Tips 437

Sounds Good: Scrubbing Audio with JKL Keys 439

Editing Audio in the Timeline 440

Editing Clips with Multiple Audio Channels 442

Recording Audio with the Voice Over Tool 444

Anatomy of the Voice Over tool 444

Voice Over tool setup checklist 447

Cue Beep Choreography 448

Mixing and Finishing Audio 451

Setting audio levels 451

FCP Protocol: Measuring Digital Audio in Decibels (dB) 452

Monitor levels and mixing 453

Adjusting levels and pan in the Audio tab 454

Adjusting the pan position 456

Adjusting stereo spread 457

Using Audio Peak Detection 458

Adjusting Audio Filters 459

Smart Filter Tweaking Tips 461

Anatomy of the Audio Mixer 462

Using the Audio Mixer 467

About Soundtrack Pro 467

Audio Mixer Tip: Setting Levels Across Edit Points 469

Other Ways to Set Levels 469

Why Are My Track Strip Faders Disabled? 469

How Many Keyframes Do You Want to Record? 471

Chapter 13 Creating Transitions 473

Adding Transition Effects 474

FCP Protocol: Transitions 474

FCP Protocol: Saving Changes to Modified Transitions 476

Working with Default and Favorite Transitions 478

About transition edits 481

Editing Video Transitions 482

Using the Transition Editor 483

Editing transitions in the Timeline 488

Modifying Audio Transitions 489

FCP Protocol: r u YUV? 489

Rendering Transitions 490

Real-Time Transitions 490

Chapter 14 Compositing and Effects Overview 491

Basic Building Blocks of Effects Creation 492

Locating and Applying Effects 494

Onscreen effects controls 495

Effects Production Shortcuts 495

Tuning in Effects: Using Dial, Slider, and Point Controls 499

Using Keyframes 500

Working with Keyframes in the Viewer's Effects Tabs 502

Working with basic keyframe commands 503

Keyframing Cheatsheet 503

Smoothing keyframes 505

Using keyframes to set a single parameter 506

Setting keyframes with timecode entry 507

Working with Keyframes in the Timeline 509

Precision control of a keyframe's positioning 512

Keyframe navigation shortcuts 513

Saving Effects Settings as Favorites 514

About FXBuilder 515

Independent Developers of Final Cut Pro Plug-ins 516

Chapter 15 Motion 517

Setting Motion Properties 518

Locating x, y coordinates 519

Motion Properties Modify an Image or Make it Move 520

Using Wireframes 521

Wireframe keyframe indicators 522

Using Motion Properties to Change a Clip's Appearance 523

Pressin', Clickin', and Draggin': Using Keyboard Shortcuts with Wireframes 523

Positioning clips 525

Scaling clips 526

FCP Protocol: Center Point vs. Anchor Point vs.

Origin Point 526

Rotating clips 527

Cropping clips 528

Distorting a clip's shape 530

Adjusting opacity 531

Setting a clip's opacity in the Timeline 532

Adding a drop shadow to a clip 533

Adding a motion blur effect 535

Animating Clip Motion with Keyframes 537

Working with basic motion keyframe commands 537

The Best Way to Fine-Tune a Motion Sequence: Jump Around 537

Creating Motion Paths 541

Editing a Motion Path 545

Adjusting motion path curves and corners 545

Adjusting speed along a motion path 546

Setting a Single Motion Path for Multiple Clips 546

Creating Variable Speed Playback Effects 548

Anatomy of the time remapping tools 548

FCP Protocol: Reading Time Graphs 549

FCP Mystery Theater: Why Must a Variable Speed Clip Maintain Its Duration? 555

Chapter 16 Filters and Compositing 557

Using keyframes to animate filters 561

Useful Filters 562

Using Color Correction Filters 563

Always Be Color Safe! 564

About image-quality measurement tools 565

The Color Correction filter suite 567

Using the Broadcast Safe filter 568

Monitors and Color Correction 568

Anatomy of the Color Corrector tab 569

Compositing 574

Setting Composite mode 574

Using alpha channels 575

Working with Mattes 577

Travel mattes 578

Using Third-Party After Effects Filters 580

FCP Protocol: Third-Party After Effects Filters 580

Chapter 17 Titles and Generators 581

Particle Noise = Generator Fun 583

Always Be Title Safe! 583

About LiveType 2 584

Generating Text 585

Complex Text: Other Options 585

Using Generator Favorites 586

Text generator options checklist 587

FCP 3 Projects in FCP 5: Your Text May Vary 587

Tips for Better-Looking Titles 589

The Wonders of Outline Text 590

Using Animated Text Generators 593

Creating scrolls 593

Creating crawl titles 595

Creating animated typewriter text 597

Creating titles with Boris Calligraphy 599

Chapter 18 Real Time and Rendering 601

Using Real-Time Effects 602

Real-Time Hardware Systems for FCP 602

Controlling real-time playback quality 604

Rendering 606

Setting up image quality of rendered material 606

Rendering Protocols 606

Rendering indicators 607

FCP Protocol: Audio Rendering Options 608

Using Render Commands 609

Quick Preview Tips 612

FCP Protocol: Estimating Render Processing Time 612

Rendering audio 613

FCP Protocol: Track Costs 613

Managing Render Files 614

FCP Protocol: Render Manager File Tracking 614

Rendering Strategies 616

Avoiding unnecessary rendering 616

Reducing Rendering Time 618

FCP Protocol: Nested Sequences and Rendering 618

Preserving render files 619

Chapter 19 Creating Final Output 621

Using Tape Output Modes 622

Output Options for HDV 622

Setting up for recording to tape 623

Other Export Options 625

Recording Timeline Playback 626

Touching Up Your Timeline Playback 627

Printing to Video 628

Print to Video: Rendering Tips 628

Print to Video settings checklist 629

Editing to Tape 634

Insert vs. Assemble Editing 634

Anatomy of the Edit to Tape Window 636

Onscreen controls and displays 637

Editing controls 638

Setting up for Edit to Tape 639

Using the Black and Code feature 640

Preparing your sequence for editing to tape 641

Performing an Edit to Tape 642

Exporting Sequences and Clips 646

What's a Reference Movie? 648

Codec vs. File Format 649

Exporting a QuickTime movie 650

FCP Protocol: DVD Chapter Markers 652

Exporting Other QuickTime Formats 653

FCP Alert: Web Video Uses the Whole Video Frame 655

Exporting Audio Files 659

Exporting audio in OMF format 663

FCP Protocol: OMF Audio Export 663

Destination: Pro Tools? 665

Batch Exporting 666

Using the Export Queue window display 671

Exporting for LiveType 673

Exporting for Soundtrack Pro 675

Final Cut Pro's Gateway to Final Cut Studio 675

Third-Party XML and OMF Interchange Applications 678

Chapter 20 Managing Complex Projects 679

Using Media Management Tools 680

Using the Media Manager 681

Setting up for a Media Manager procedure 681

Media Manager window options 684

FCP Protocol: Deleting Unused Media in Projects Containing Affiliate Clips 688

FCP Protocol: Media Manager Operation Processing Order 690

Copying or moving an entire project and its media 691

Deleting media from a project 694

Trimming unused media from a sequence 697

Trimming unused media from subclips 700

Tips for Subclippers 703

Creating an offline trimmed sequence 704

Working with Graphics in Offline RT 706

Offline RT and media management 707

Recompressing a project in Offline RT format 708

Reconnecting Offline Files 711

FCP Protocol: Broken Links 711

Reconnecting Online Files 714

Using the Offline Files dialog box to reconnect 715

FCP Protocol: Offline vs. Missing Clips 716

FCP Protocol: Deleting Media 717

Deleting Media 718

Project Maintenance Tips 720

Editing in stages 722

The Last Mile: Tips for Final Assembly of BIG Projects 722

Restoring a sequence 723

Modifying an offline clip before recapture 724

Tracking used and unused clips 724

Removing a project from your drives 724

Appendix B Keyboard Shortcuts 731.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

0321350251

OCLC:

61251389