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Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing

You're reading from   Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing The ultimate guide to editing video with FCP 10.7.1 for faster, smarter workflows

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jul 2023
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781837631674
Length 828 pages
Edition 2nd Edition
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Iain Anderson Iain Anderson
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Table of Contents (23) Chapters Close

Preface PART 1: Importing and Organizing
1 Quick Start: An Introduction to FCP FREE CHAPTER 2 Before the Edit: Production Tips 3 Bring It In: Importing Your Footage 4 Sort It Out: Reviewing and Keywording 5 Choose Your Favorites: Selecting, Rating, and Searching PART 2: Rough Cut to Fine Cut
6 Build the spine of the story: Quick Assembly 7 Cover It Up: Connections, Cutaways, and Storylines 8 Neaten the Edges: Trimming Techniques 9 Consider Your Options: Multicam, Replacing, and Auditions 10 Explore a Little: Compound Clips and Timeline Tricks PART 3: Finishing and Exporting
11 Play with Light: Color Correction and Grading 12 Refine and Smooth: Video Properties and Effects 13 Blend and Warp: Video Transitions and Retiming 14 Boost the Signal: Audio Sweetening 15 A Few Words: Titles and Generators 16 You’re Done: Exporting Your Edit and Finishing Up Other Books You May Enjoy Index Appendix A: 360° Video Workflows

Review questions

  1. What is a cutaway usually used for?
  2. What kind of clip is usually used for a cutaway?
  3. What happens when you hover over the timeline and press Q?
  4. What’s different about connecting audio as compared to video?
  5. If you bring in a clip without audio, what is visually missing in the timeline?
  6. What is not shown on the trim cursor when trimming the edge of a connected clip?
  7. What can be used to group connected clips so they can be easily rearranged?
  8. How do you reposition a connection point?
  9. What key can you hold down to override connections?
  10. What is it called when the Out point of a source clip has priority in an edit rather than the In point?
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