You're reading from Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing A step-by-step guide to smart video editing with FCP 10.6

Product type Paperback

Published in Oct 2020

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781839213243

Length 796 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Tools

FINAL CUT PRO

Concepts

Video Editing

Author (1):

Iain Anderson

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Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Importing and Organizing

2. Chapter 1: Quick Start: An Introduction to FCP FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Before the Edit: Production Tips

4. Chapter 3: Bring It In: Importing Your Footage

5. Chapter 4: Sort It Out: reviewing and keywording

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

7. Section 2: Rough Cut to Fine Cut

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

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

10. Chapter 8: Neaten the Edges: Trimming Techniques

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

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

13. Section 3: Finishing and Exporting

14. Chapter 11: Play with Light: Color Correction and Grading

15. Chapter 12: Refine and Smooth: Video Properties and Effects

16. Chapter 13: Blend and Warp: Video Transitions and Retiming

17. Chapter 14: Boost the Signal: Audio Sweetening

18. Chapter 15: A Few Words: Titles and Generators

19. Chapter 16: You're Done: Exporting Your Edit and Finishing Up

12. Refine and Smooth: Video Properties and Effects

"FCP X has allowed me the creative freedom to shoot with multiple cameras, mix various types of footage in different resolutions from an iPhone to 8K RED and still get a seamless output. I really have built my entire career and business using Final Cut and it's only been getting better as the time goes on."

— Justine Ezarik (iJustine), YouTube Tech personality, host, and actress with over 1 billion views on YouTube (www.youtube.com/iJustine)

With the color of your sequence under control, you'll want to take a look at some of the other visual changes that you can apply to your clips. That includes different ways to resize clips, remove shakiness through stabilization, and much more through the wide world of video effects. There's no need for effects to be static; you'll also learn how to animate effects, transforms, and even color corrections over time, and how to use color and shape...