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Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing

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

Section 1: Importing and Organizing

In this section, you will understand what we are trying to achieve, in terms of bringing the footage in and organizing it for an efficient editing process.

This section comprises the following chapters:

Chapter 1, Quick Start: An Introduction to FCP
Chapter 2, Before the Edit: Production Tips
Chapter 3, Bring It In: Importing Your Footage
Chapter 4, Sort It Out: Reviewing and Keywording
Chapter 5, Choose Your Favorites: Selecting, Rating, and Searching

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Authors (1)

Iain Anderson

Iain Anderson

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.

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