Final cut pro efficient editing : the ultimate guide to editing video with FCP for Mac / Iain Anderson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Anderson, Iain, 1967- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Final cut (Electronic resource).

Digital video--Editing--Data processing.

Digital video.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxviii, 794 pages)

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, England : Packt Publishing, [2023]

Biography/History:

Anderson Iain: Iain Anderson is an author, editor, director, videographer, programmer, animator, and educator based in Brisbane, Australia. An Apple Certified Trainer who helped to create the new Apple Certified Final Cut Pro exams and training curriculum, Iain regularly presents at conferences, is a Lead Trainer for macProVideo, and creates educational video content for CoreMelt and many other organizations.

Summary:

Unlock the hidden gems of video editing with Iain Anderson, Apple Certified Trainer Bonus 1: Get the Ultimate FCP Keyboard Shortcut Cheat-Sheet for maximum speed! Bonus 2: Get Free Digital Updates for your book, regardless of the format you purchase! Key Features Covers the newest FCP features (v10.6.6, June 2023) and is extensively tested with the latest bug fixes. Easy-to-follow and well-organized, with clear explanations and helpful tips for beginners and experienced users. Updated with the latest features, including a new 360° Workflows Appendix, Object Tracking, advanced color correction techniques, and much more. Book Description Elevate your video editing skills with Final Cut Pro, the ultimate tool for efficient and professional editing, offering powerful new features to enhance your workflow and give your videos a stunning look. The second edition of this comprehensive guide covers exciting new features in FCP, teaching you how to streamline your workflow with customizable workspaces, shortcuts, and advanced trimming tools. Explore best-in-class titles and a comprehensive suite of visual effects in Final Cut Pro for dynamic videos, create a great-sounding mix with Final Cut Pro's audio tools, and utilize the magnetic timeline, multicam editing, and advanced color correction for every project. Whether you're creating content for social media, YouTube, or Hollywood, Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing, Second Edition is your ultimate guide to professional video editing. Get your copy today and take your video editing skills to the next level. What you will learn Organize and manage media from multiple sources Edit and manipulate video with an intuitive interface and powerful tools Streamline your workflow with customizable workspaces and keyboard shortcuts Sync and edit multicam interviews with ease and learn advanced trimming techniques Use advanced audio and color grading tools to achieve a professional-quality finish Work with other editors using the built-in collaboration tools Create stunning visual effects and complex motion graphics titles Export video projects in a variety of formats for delivery to multiple platforms and user devices Who this book is for This book is designed to help everyone: creative professionals, anyone new to video editing, and existing editors switching from other video editing systems to Final Cut Pro or stepping up from iMovie. Whether you are a beginner or a professional, you'll find this FCP book highly valuable. All you need to get started is a basic familiarity with macOS.

Contents:

Cover

Copyright

Contibutors

Table of Contents

Preface

Section 1: Importing and Organizing

Chapter 1: Quick Start: An Introduction to FCP

A brief history of editing

Interface basics

Overview

In the central bar

In the Browser

In the Viewer pane

Other important windows and controls

Controlling the main window

The Touch Bar

An editing workflow overview

Terminology

Workflow

Part 1: Importing and Organizing

Part 2: Rough Cut to Fine Cut

Part 3: Finishing and Exporting

Hardware recommendations

A Mac

Active media storage

Backup storage

Displays

Audio

Media card reader

Miscellaneous USB gear

Anything else?

Summary

Review questions

Review answers

Chapter 2: Before the Edit: Production Tips

Getting the settings right

Resolution

Portrait or landscape?

Frame rate

Shutter speed

Banding

White balance

Codecs

Containers

Review - getting all the settings right

Choosing a camera

An iPhone (or any other mobile phone)

A DSLR or mirrorless camera

A high-end camera

An action camera or drone

A 360° camera

Audio equipment

Other accessories

Review - choosing a camera and audio equipment

Shooting the right shots

A-roll

B-roll

Movement

Focus pulling

Different perspectives

Framing

Review - shooting the right shots

Working with multiple cameras and audio recorders

Conference presentations

Interviews

Physical movement

Weddings and live events

Review - working with multiple cameras and audio recorders

Managing everything on set

Review - managing everything on set

Chapter 3: Bring It In: Importing Your Footage

Creating a Library (in the right place)

Creating and naming a Library

Deciding where to store media.

Review - creating a Library (in the right place)

Understanding original, optimized, and proxy footage

Understanding optimized media (ProRes 422)

Understanding proxy media

Generating transcoded media

Viewing proxy media

Review - understanding original, optimized, and proxy footage

Importing media in different ways

The Import window

Importing via drag and drop

Managing storage space

Using camera archives

Reimporting media

Importing from iMovie or FCP for iPad

Review - importing media in different ways

Syncing media from multiple devices

Creating synchronized clips

Creating Multicam Clips

Checking and resyncing a multicam clip

Review - syncing media from multiple devices

Understanding and applying Roles

Review - understanding and applying Roles

Chapter 4: Sort It Out: Reviewing and Keywording

Reviewing your media

Skimming is awesome

Exploring the Viewer

A/V Output

Review - reviewing your media

Browser view options

List view

Filmstrip view

Review - Browser view options

Playback shortcuts

Basic shortcuts

Extended shortcuts

Review - playback shortcuts

Examining metadata

Metadata in List view

Metadata in the Inspector

Review - examining metadata

Understanding and applying Keywords

Applying Keywords to clips

Automatic tagging for people

Review - understanding and applying Keywords

Searching with Keywords

Review - searching with Keywords

Review Answers

Chapter 5: Choose Your Favorites:Selecting, Rating, and Searching

Selecting part of a clip

Review - selecting part of a clip

Rating as a Favorite

Showing only the Favorites

Review - rating as a Favorite

Rating as Rejected

Review - rating as Rejected.

Storing additional information

Selective Keywords

Notes

Names

Markers

Review - storing additional information

Advanced searches

Review - advanced searches

Section 2: Rough Cut to Fine Cut

Chapter 6: Build the spine of the story: Quick Assembly

Creating a new Project

The perils of Automatic Settings

Custom Project settings

Non-standard resolutions

Moving between open Projects

Review - creating a new Project

Adding your media in a few different ways

Appending with a button or shortcut

Adding clips with drag and drop

Inserting with a button or shortcut

How to use Snapping

Revisiting the Skimmer and the Playhead

Adding temporary clips

Review - adding your media in a few different ways

Rearranging your clips

Moving clips in the Magnetic Timeline

Selecting multiple clips

Duplicating clips

Basic timeline shortcuts

Review - rearranging your clips

Basic trimming with the Magnetic Timeline

Do you have enough media?

Trimming with the mouse

Trimming with the keyboard

Trimming the top and tail of a clip

Extending edits

Review - basic trimming with the Magnetic Timeline

Blading and deleting

Deleting clips

Breaking up a clip

Review - blading and deleting

Duplicating Projects

Review - duplicating Projects

Chapter 7: Cover It Up: Connections, Cutaways, and Storylines

Understanding cutaways

Preparing for a cutaway

Review - understanding cutaways

Connecting clips

Connecting visual B-roll

Connecting sound effects

Connecting only audio or video

Understanding connections

Working with music

Trimming connected clips

Review - connecting clips

Grouping connected clips in Storylines.

Review - grouping connected clips in Storylines

Controlling and overriding connections

Review - controlling and overriding connections

Three-point editing and more

Backtiming

Overwriting

Copy and paste

Review - three-point editing and more

Chapter 8: Neaten the Edges: Trimming Techniques

Rolling an edit

Understanding a regular trim edit

Performing a Roll edit

Using keyboard shortcuts to Roll

Review - Rolling an edit

Slipping and Sliding clips

Using a Slip edit

Using a Slide edit

Review - Slipping and sliding clips

Softening audio with split edits (J- and L-cuts)

Expanding and collapsing audio

Overlapping audio edit points

Fading audio edits

Fading music for beat-matching

Review - softening audio with split edits (J- and L-cuts)

Editing numerically and with the precision editor

Trimming using numbers

Setting clip duration

Moving to a specific timecode

Using the precision editor

Review - editing numerically and with the precision editor

Chapter 9: Consider Your Options: Multicam, Replacing, and Auditions

Working with Multicam media

Understanding Multicam footage

Preparing to edit with the Angle Viewer

Switching angles

Replacing and editing existing angles

Editing inside a Multicam angle

Review - working with Multicam media

Exchanging one clip with another

Showing or hiding a clip

Replacing clips

Review - exchanging one clip with another

Creating and using Auditions

Review - creating and using Auditions

Chapter 10: Explore a Little: Compound Clips and Timeline Tricks

Creating and using Compound Clips

Replacing media using Multicam Clips.

Understanding Compound Clip trimming issues

Understanding container duplication issues

Review - creating and using Compound Clips

Low-level relinking

Relinking to replace a clip

External media and relinking

Review - low-level relinking

More tricks with tools

Overriding the Magnetic Timeline with the Position tool

Lifting and overwriting

Blading multiple clips at once

Zooming and scrolling with tools

Review - more tricks with tools

Adding and navigating with Markers

Review - adding and navigating with Markers

Using the Timeline Index

Review - using the Timeline Index

Section 3: Finishing and Exporting

Chapter 11: Play with Light: Color Correction and Grading

Understanding the color workflow

Preparing for color correction

Understanding Video Scopes

Understanding Wide Gamut and HDR

Understanding timeline selection subtleties

Review - Understanding the color workflow

Correcting white balance, exposure, and saturation

Using Balance Color and Match Color

Adjusting Exposure with the Color Board

Adjusting Saturation with the Color Board

Adjusting white balance with the Color Board

Using Color Wheels

Using Color Adjustments

Using the Comparison Viewer

Review - Correcting white balance, exposure, and saturation

Finessing contrast and more

Using Color Curves to change contrast

Using the eyedropper to sample the image

Using the color channel curves

Review - Finessing contrast and more

Selective corrections

Using Hue/Saturation Curves to change color

Using a Color Mask to restrict a correction

Using a Shape Mask to restrict a correction

Combining multiple masks together

Review - Selective corrections

Advanced color techniques

Copying and pasting color adjustments.

Applying color corrections from nearby clips.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781837638192

1837638195

OCLC:

1393113798