Conclusion

There are more exporting options than we got to cover here in this chapter. The share menu also contains options for creating image sequences, still frames, and streaming files. And for expanded exporting capabilities, consider purchasing Compressor, a companion application covered in the appendix of this book.

Have you learned every bell and whistle available inside of FCPX? Not even close! OK, well maybe close, but there's far more to learn than can be covered in even a book having 400+ pages. For the few areas we couldn't cover in depth, we hopefully provided you with enough hints and nudges in the right direction that you can explore and fill in the details.

There are tons of ways to get out of FCPX and they all begin with a simple existentialist question—where am I going? It's a question that shouldn't simply be asked at the end of the production process, but from the moment you begin. Asking yourself where you are going will help dictate many of the creative decisions one...