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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

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Product type Paperback
Published in Oct 2020
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781839213243
Length 796 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (20) Chapters Close

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

Audio Enhancements

This section explores how to make audio sound better in a few simple ways, making use of a dedicated section in the Inspector called Audio Enhancements. By the end of this section, you'll understand what can be done here, as well as what can be done better elsewhere. Note that if an audio clip has multiple components, you may need to select a single component (by clicking on it) before you can adjust the options shown here.

At the top of the list is Equalization, often known as EQ, and that's followed by Audio Analysis and its Loudness, Noise Removal, and Hum Removal subsections. These are by no means the only ways to make these changes to clips, but they are simple, and built in:

Figure 14.32: The Audio Enhancements section of the Inspector

Figure 14.32: The Audio Enhancements section of the Inspector

In fact, if you check Analyze and fix audio problems on import, some of these options may already be active, and if that's the case, turn them all off so that you're starting...

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