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

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

"I've edited on everything from a KEM table to an iPhone, and FCP X is the most enjoyable way I've ever translated ideas into edits."

— Alan Seawright is an Emmy-winning director and editor from the mountains of Utah (www.alanseawright.com)

Organizing your clips with Keywords is an important first step, but it's not the whole story. Keywords tell you roughly what each clip contains, or what it can be used for, but just as important is knowing which parts of a clip are best. Soon after you apply Keywords to entire clips, you should select the best parts and then mark them for later retrieval. Final Cut Pro makes all that easy, allowing you to define a range with an In and Out point, then apply Favorites and/or Keywords to just that clip segment. Within a short time, you'll have not only an organized view of all your clips but also an organized view of the best parts of your clips...