Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) Bedienungsanleitung

Final Cut Pro XUser Guide

10What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.6?Final Cut Pro 10.0.6 includes numerous new features and enhancements, detailed below.Advanced multichannel aud

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 100Drag les from the Finder 1 Arrange the windows onscreen so that you can see both the Final Cut Pro main window

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 101Insert Event Browser clips in the Timeline 1 Select one or more clips in the Event Browser. 2 Move the playhea

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 102 •To insert a gap clip: Choose Edit > Insert Gap (or press Option-W).Final Cut Pro inserts a blank clip (cont

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 103Connect clips to add cutaway shots, titles, and synchronized sound eectsYou can attach clips to other clips in

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 104Connect clips in the Timeline 1 If your project is empty, add clips to the dark gray primary storyline area in

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 105The rst frame of the source selection is connected to the clip in the primary storyline at the playhead or skim

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 106When you connect clips by dragging them, you have the option to put video clips below the primary storyline or p

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 107Move, trim, or delete clips in the primary storyline without aecting connected clipsIf you need to move or trim

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 108Overwrite parts of your projectIn an overwrite edit, one or more source clips overwrite any clips in the primary

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 109Replace a clip in your project with another clipYou can replace clips in your project with clips from the Event

Chapter 1 What’s new in Final Cut Pro? 11Dual viewersThe Event Viewer is a separate video display that appears next to the main Viewer so you c

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 110 3 Release the mouse button and choose an option from the shortcut menu: •Replace: The target clip is replaced

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 111Replace a clip in the Timeline using keyboard shortcuts 1 In the Event Browser, select the source clip or range

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 112Add layered graphics les to the TimelineYou can add layered graphics les, such as Adobe Photoshop (PSD) les,

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 113You can also create freeze frames from your video clips. For more information, see Create freeze frames on page

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 114Change the default duration of freeze-frame clipsFreeze-frame clips have the same default duration as still-imag

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 115Remove clips from your projectWhen you remove clips from a project in the Timeline, the source media in events,

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 116Solo, disable, and enable clipsSometimes, it’s helpful to compare how a sequence plays with and without certain

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 117Find a Timeline clip’s source clipYou can quickly nd the source event clip for any clip you’re using in your pr

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 118Move clips by entering a timecode valueYou can move selected clips in the Timeline by entering an amount of time

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 119Nudge clips with keyboard shortcutsThe nudging feature in Final Cut Pro allows you to move selected items by ver

Chapter 1 What’s new in Final Cut Pro? 12A/V outputYou can now connect your computer to an external video monitor for audio and video (A/V) out

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 12 0 2 Select the clip you want to move. 3 Drag the clip to a new position in the Timeline.The moved clip overwri

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 121 3 Do either of the following: •To move clips out of the primary storyline: Drag the clips from the primary sto

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 122Note: You can drag clips from and to the primary storyline as long as there are no clips connected to them. If

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 123CutandtrimclipsTrimming overviewAfter you’ve roughly assembled your clips in chronological order in the Timel

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 12 4 2 Move the skimmer to the frame in the clip where you want to cut, and click.Blade toolTip: You can also cut

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 12 5Cut multiple selected clips at onceYou can use the Blade command to cut selected primary storyline clips and co

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 126Extend or shorten a clipYou can trim a clip in your project by adjusting the start point or end point of the cli

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 127When you extend a clip to its maximum length in either direction, the clip edge turns red. Enter a new duration

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 12 8 2 Choose Edit > Trim to Selection.Final Cut Pro trims the clip start and end points to the range selection

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 12 9Move edit points to the playheadYou can adjust selected edit points in the Timeline, either as a ripple edit or

13What is Final Cut Pro?Final Cut Pro X is a revolutionary application for creating, editing, and producing the highest-quality video. Final Cut Pr

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 13 0Trim edit points using timecodeYou can trim clips numerically by entering timecode values. 1 If the Select too

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 131Cut the start or end of a clip at the playheadSome of your video clips may have sections at the beginning or the

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 132Make roll edits with the Trim toolA roll edit adjusts the start point and the end point of two adjacent clips si

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 133 2 In the Timeline, click the center of the edit point you want to roll so that both sides of the edit point ar

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 13 4Make slip edits with the Trim toolPerforming a slip edit doesn’t change a clip’s position or duration in the Ti

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 135Slip a clip in the Timeline 1 Choose the Trim tool from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar (or press T).The p

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 136With the current selection, you can also slip the clip with keyboard shortcuts by doing either of the following:

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 137Slide a clip in the Timeline 1 Choose the Trim tool from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar (or press T).The

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 138With the current selection, you can also slide the clip with keyboard shortcuts by doing either of the following

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 139Tip: You can use the Option key to change the detailed trimming feedback display on the y. If detailed trimmin

Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 14 •Use connected clips and storylines to add cutaway shots, superimposed titles, and sound eects to your proje

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 140Zoom in to and out of the Timeline using the Zoom tool 1 Choose the Zoom tool from the Tools pop-up menu in the

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 141Adjust Timeline settingsIn Final Cut Pro, it’s very easy to adjust the Timeline display options. For example, yo

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 142 •To display clips with audio waveforms and video lmstrips of equal size: Click the third Clip Appearance butto

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 143When snapping is on, the Snapping button appears blue.Tip: To turn snapping on or o temporarily, hold down the

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 144Navigate by jumpingUse the following techniques to move the playhead quickly from point to point in the Timeline

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 145The new timecode values appear in the Dashboard as you enter them. When you press Return, the playhead moves to

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 146Show or hide the Timeline Index m Click the Timeline Index button in the lower-left corner of the Final Cut Pro

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 147You can specify which columns are displayed by Control-clicking a column heading and choosing an option from the

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 148 •To view a list of clips in the Timeline, organized by role: Click the Roles button at the top.Select a role na

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 149Work with markersMarkers overviewMarkers are reference points you can place within clips to locate, identify, an

Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 15Share your movieWhen your project is nished, you can publish your movie right from Final Cut Pro to the web,

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 150 2 Do one of the following: •To add a marker: Choose Mark > Markers > Add Marker (or press M).Tip: To ad

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 151 1 To view a marker’s information, do one of the following: •Select the marker and choose Mark > Markers >

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 152Move or copy a markerYou can move or copy markers with the familiar Mac commands Cut, Copy, and Paste. 1 Contro

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 153Create a chapter marker 1 Add a marker to a clip in the Timeline where you want the chapter to begin.By default

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 154 2 To set the video frame for the chapter marker thumbnail image, drag the pin left or right in the Timeline.As

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 155 •To reduce the shake: Select the Stabilization checkbox. •To reduce rolling shutter distortion: Select the Roll

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 156 1 Select a clip in the Timeline, and open the Video inspector. 2 Do any of the following: •To adjust left, ri

157AudiooverviewFinal Cut Pro has many features designed to make processing and editing audio easier. For example, you can use Final Cut Pro to an

Chapter 9 Edit audio 158AudioeditingbasicsAbout audio waveformsAudio waveforms are visual representations of the actual sound. Audio waveform

Chapter 9 Edit audio 159About audio channels and audio componentsAudio les can contain a single audio channel or multiple audio channels. Chan

Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 16Play back clips and projects in the ViewerThe Viewer is where you play back your video, including clips and pr

Chapter 9 Edit audio 160Show expanded audio componentsYou can expand the audio portion of clips in Final Cut Pro to view and edit audio compone

Chapter 9 Edit audio 161Show expanded audio and videoYou can view audio and video separately in the same clip in the Timeline by expanding clip

Chapter 9 Edit audio 162Detach audio from videoBy default, Final Cut Pro imports audio and video from the same source into one clip. You can ea

Chapter 9 Edit audio 163View audio waveforms at the audio sample levelFor even more precise editing, you can zoom in to audio clips at the audi

Chapter 9 Edit audio 164View and correct audio levelsThe Audio meters let you see and track the audio levels of clips in Final Cut Pro and warn

Chapter 9 Edit audio 165Reset and correct peak levels m Select the clip in the Timeline, readjust the level, and play back the clip again to te

Chapter 9 Edit audio 166Add audioAdd music and soundYou can add music and sound les directly to your project from your iTunes library or other

Chapter 9 Edit audio 167Record live audio 1 Position the playhead where you want to start recording in the Timeline. 2 Choose Window > Rec

Chapter 9 Edit audio 168EditaudioclipsoraudiocomponentsAudio editing overviewYou edit audio in Final Cut Pro in two ways, detailed below.C

Chapter 9 Edit audio 169Congure audio channelsFinal Cut Pro assigns a default channel conguration for audio clips when they are imported or a

Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 17MedialesandclipsAfter you import media into Final Cut Pro, clips representing the source media les appear

Chapter 9 Edit audio 170Note: To change the channel conguration of a compound clip, rst deselect Use Event Clip Layout from the Channels pop

Chapter 9 Edit audio 171Rename a componentDo one of the following: m In the Channel Conguration section of the Audio inspector: Click the disc

Chapter 9 Edit audio 172Adjust volumeYou can adjust the volume levels of audio clips from the Event Browser, the Timeline, the Audio inspector,

Chapter 9 Edit audio 173Adjust volume in the Audio inspector 1 Select one or more audio clips or video clips with audio in the Event Browser o

Chapter 9 Edit audio 174Fade audio in or outThere are several ways to create fade-ins or fade-outs to the audio portion of clips in Final Cut P

Chapter 9 Edit audio 175Create a crossfade manually using fade handles 1 Select two adjacent clips in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Expan

Chapter 9 Edit audio 176Change the fade shape when using fade handles m Control-click a fade handle, and choose a fade option from the shortcut

Chapter 9 Edit audio 177Pan audioPanning audio lets you distribute sound across the stereo or surround spectrum to create balance or a special

Chapter 9 Edit audio 178 3 If you want to adjust the pan amount, do one of the following: •Type a value in the Pan Amount eld. •Drag the Pan

Chapter 9 Edit audio 179 •To make advanced adjustments: Click the Advanced disclosure triangle below the Surround Panner, and drag the sliders

Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 18EventsandprojectsIn Final Cut Pro X, you use events to collect and organize media. Events are like folders t

Chapter 9 Edit audio 180Multichannel audio editing examplesBelow are examples of some multichannel audio editing workows in Final Cut Pro.Exam

Chapter 9 Edit audio 181 4 Do one of the following: •To disable the portion of the component where the noise occurs: Press the V key (or press

Chapter 9 Edit audio 182Example: Trim audio within an audio component 1 Select a clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Expand Audio Comp

Chapter 9 Edit audio 183Example: Make a roll edit to all audio components 1 Select a clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Expand Audio C

Chapter 9 Edit audio 184Example: Add or remove audio components in a multicam clipWhen you create a multicam clip that contains multiple audio

Chapter 9 Edit audio 185 5 To reveal the audio components for the active angle, click the disclosure triangle next to the active angle’s sourc

Chapter 9 Edit audio 186The added audio components also appear in the multicam clip’s component arrangement in the Timeline. (To show expanded

Chapter 9 Edit audio 187AddandadjustaudioeectsAdd audio eectsIn addition to the built-in audio enhancement features of Final Cut Pro, you

Chapter 9 Edit audio 188Remove a clip eectAfter you apply an audio eect to a clip, you can remove the eect from the clip in the Audio inspec

Chapter 9 Edit audio 189 •If you made any keyframe adjustments to the source clip: Choose either Maintain Timing or Stretch to Fit from the Key

19ImportingoverviewImporting media into Final Cut Pro is the rst step toward making your movie. With Final Cut Pro, you can: •Import from a le-b

Chapter 9 Edit audio 190 3 To see an eect’s parameters, do one of the following: •Click the Controls button (to the right of the eect’s name

Chapter 9 Edit audio 191Edit and save custom presetsYou can edit preset parameters by adjusting the eect’s controls. If you want to keep your

Chapter 9 Edit audio 192Saved presets appear in the Preset pop-up menu.To return the eect to its default settings, choose Default from the Pre

Chapter 9 Edit audio 193Add keyframes to a clip 1 Do one of the following: •Select the clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Show Audio A

Chapter 9 Edit audio 194For eects with more than one parameter, keyframes for the selected parameter appear as white diamonds, while keyframes

Chapter 9 Edit audio 195Add keyframes automatically across a selected areaFor volume adjustments to a clip in the Timeline, you can use the Ran

Chapter 9 Edit audio 196 4 Drag across the area where you want to adjust the volume or eect. 5 Adjust the volume or eect within the range b

Chapter 9 Edit audio 197Adjust keyframes in the Audio Animation EditorYou can move keyframes left or right in the Audio Animation Editor. If an

Chapter 9 Edit audio 198Adjust all keyframes at once in the Audio Animation Editor m Hold down the Command and Option keys, and drag either a k

Chapter 9 Edit audio 199Hide audio animationDo one of the following: m Select the clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Hide Audio Animati

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Chapter 3 Importmedia 20Ifit’syourrstimportThe rst time you open Final Cut Pro, it contains no media, no projects, and a single event. B

Chapter 9 Edit audio 200Automatically enhance audioYou can automatically enhance audio to analyze for and correct loudness, background noise, a

Chapter 9 Edit audio 201 3 To turn on an enhancement, click its icon or select its checkbox (when the enhancement is turned on, its checkbox i

Chapter 9 Edit audio 202Sync audio and video automaticallyFinal Cut Pro can automatically analyze and sync the audio and video clips in your pr

Chapter 9 Edit audio 203Match audio equalization settingsThe Match Audio function uses equalization (EQ) to let you match a selected clip’s sou

204Transitions,titles,eects,andgeneratorsoverviewYou can easily add special eects to video, audio, and photos in your projects. Final Cut Pr

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 205AddandadjusttransitionsTransitions overviewYou can add cross dissolves and oth

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 206The illustration below shows how transitions are created when the clips on either

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 207Add transitions to your projectThere are several methods you can use to add trans

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 208Add or change a transition using the Transitions Browser 1 Click the Transitions

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 209Copy a transition to other edit points using the Edit menu 1 Select a transition

Chapter 3 Importmedia 21 •Remove the memory card from your camcorder or device and insert it into the card slot on your Mac (if it has one) or

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 210Move the transitionMoving a transition actually rolls the edit under the transiti

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 211Dragging the trim icon in the upper left adjusts the right clip’s start point, an

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 212Adjust transitions with multiple imagesSeveral transitions include areas that are

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 213Create specialized versions of transitions in MotionMany of the transitions were

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 214 3 Do any of the following: •To add a title from the Titles Browser: Double-clic

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 215 4 To select a dierent text object, do one of the following: •Click the Previou

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 216Adjust a title’s opacityIf you’re placing a title over an existing clip, you can

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 217Modify a title’s text styleYou can modify the text style for a title. 1 Double-c

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 218A ruler appears above the paragraph text object in the Viewer. Tabs in the ruler

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 219 4 To choose where to search, do one of the following: •To search for text in th

Chapter 3 Importmedia 22 •To sort clips in list view by data such as duration, creation date, rating, keyword, and so on: Click the column hea

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 220Resize, move, and rotate clipsThe Transform built-in eect allows you to resize,

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 221 4 Use the Transform controls in the Video inspector as follows: •Position X and

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 222 4 To adjust the eect using the onscreen controls: •Blue handles at each corner

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 223 4 To adjust the eect using the onscreen controls: •Blue handles at each corner

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 224Pan and zoom clips with the Ken Burns eectThe Ken Burns eect creates a pan and

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 225Tip: Use the Crop eect and intermediate keyframes to create a Ken Burns-style e

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 226 4 To individually adjust each corner using the Video inspector, use the Distort

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 227 •To turn o the eect in the Video Animation Editor: Open the Video Animation Ed

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 228 6 Move the playhead to the end of the clip. 7 Adjust the eect’s controls to s

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 229 1 Select a clip in the Timeline and put the playhead at its start. 2 Choose Tr

Chapter 3 Importmedia 23Reimport a clipTwo situations warrant reimporting a clip: •If the clip was not completely imported: If you cancel or q

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 230Composite eects over a backgroundOften, Transform, Trim, and Distort eects resu

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 231AddandadjustclipeectsClip eects overviewIn addition to the built-in eects,

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 232Adjust eects in Final Cut ProMost eects have one or more parameters that you ca

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 233The eect appears as one of the animations in the Video Animation Editor above th

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 234Show the audio eects applied to a clip 1 Select the clip with the audio eect i

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 235Change video and audio clip eect order using the Video Animation or Audio Anima

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 236 3 Do either of the following: •To apply all video or all audio attributes from

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 237Remove an eect from a clip 1 Select the clip with the eect in the Timeline. 2

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 238 •Shape clip: You can choose from a wide variety of shapes for adding graphical e

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 239Use a timecode counterWhen sending your project for review, it can be useful to s

Chapter 3 Importmedia 24Import spanned clipsSome le-based camcorders or devices that have more than one memory card slot can record one shot

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 240 5 To change the shape’s size, position, and rotation, use the Transform or Dist

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 241Create specialized versions of the generators in MotionMany of the generators wer

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 242Use onscreen controlsOnscreen controls overviewMany eects, transitions, and othe

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 243Onscreen control examplesFollowing are a few examples of the onscreen controls yo

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 244Example: Use onscreen controls to apply a Droplet eect 1 Open the Eects Browse

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 245Example: Use onscreen controls to apply a Scrape eect 1 Open the Eects Browser

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 246Example: Use onscreen controls to apply a Star transition 1 Open the Transitions

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 247Use the Video Animation EditorVideo animation overviewWith Final Cut Pro, you can

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 248Add keyframes 1 Do one of the following: •Select a clip in the Timeline, and cho

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 249When you choose to view all parameters in the Video Animation Editor, keyframes a

Chapter 3 Importmedia 25 3 Select each camera archive that makes up the spanned clip.Final Cut Pro mounts all of the camera archives. If all

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 250 3 In the Timeline, choose either Select or Range Selection from the Tools pop-u

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 251Adjust keyframes in the Video Animation EditorYou can move keyframes left or righ

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 252Tip: To adjust values with greater precision, hold down the Command key while dr

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 253View only one eect at a time in the Video Animation EditorYou can collapse the V

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 254 2 Drag the fade handle to the point in the clip where you want the fade to begi

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 255Tip: To adjust values with greater precision, hold down the Command key while dr

Chapter 10 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 256Adjust all keyframes on a curve m Hold down the Command and Option keys, and drag

257GroupclipswithcompoundclipsCompound clips overviewWith Final Cut Pro, you can create compound clips, which allow you to group any combinatio

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 258The following diagram shows how a project in the Timeline could be simplied using compound clips:Selected clip

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 259Create and break apart compound clipsYou can create a compound clip from existing clips in the Timeline or the E

Chapter 3 Importmedia 26 5 Choose how you want to organize the imported media in the Event Library: •To add the imported media to an existing

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 260The way clips are grouped within the compound clip depends on where you selected the clips: •If you selected cli

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 261 •If you selected clips in the Timeline: Final Cut Pro places the selected clips in the new compound clip exactl

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 262Create an empty compound clipYou can create new, empty compound clips and then add clips to them. Each compound

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 263Manage compound clipsThere are many ways to manage and edit compound clips. For example, you can open up compoun

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 264Navigate compound clip levels using menu commands and keyboard shortcutsYou can navigate up or down one or more

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 265To have the new clip material appear in your project, do one of the following to make room for the new material:

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 266You edit storylines using the same methods you use to edit the primary storyline. You can: •Add clips: Drag cli

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 267You can also create a storyline by holding down the G key as you drag a clip to a connected clip so that their e

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 268Fine-tune edits with the Precision EditorYou can ne-tune the edit point between two clips in the Timeline using

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 269 2 To adjust the edit point, do any of the following: •Move the edit line in the center of the Precision Editor

Chapter 3 Importmedia 27 •To switch between lmstrip view and list view: Click the List View and Filmstrip View buttons at the bottom of the

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 270 •Skim over and click the outgoing clip or the incoming clip at any point. Click either clip at any point.The cl

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 271CreatespliteditsFinal Cut Pro allows you to set separate video and audio start and end points in an individual

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 272 3 Drag the start point (left edge) of the video portion of the clip to the right, eectively trimming it with

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 273 5 If you want to turn o the separate audio view to “clean up” the aected clips, do one of the following: •C

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 274 3 Move the playhead to the edit point between the two clips. Playhead at edit pointTo ensure accurate playhead

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 275The timecode entry eld (with blue numbers) appears in the Dashboard in the toolbar as you type. For more inform

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 276Basic three-point editing has three stages:Stage 1: Set source selection edit points in the Event BrowserSpecify

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 277Three-point edit examplesIn Final Cut Pro, you can make precise edits using a combination of three (or sometimes

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 278Example: Make a backtimed three-point editYou can make a three-point edit by dening source selection start and

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 279Example: Make a three-point edit with multiple clipsYou can make three-point edits with multiple clips at a time

Chapter 3 Importmedia 28 5 In the window that appears, choose how you want to organize the imported media in the Event Library: •To add the

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 280You can also make a three-point edit involving multiple clips in the Timeline. To select a range across multiple

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 281TryoutclipsusingauditionsAuditions overviewIn Final Cut Pro you can organize related clips into sets, called

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 282Create auditions to try out clipsYou can create auditions in the Event Browser and then add them to the Timeline

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 283An audition is created containing the selected clip and a duplicate version with eects and attributes copied fr

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 284Add new clips to an audition in the Timeline m To add a new clip to an audition and maintain the current clip in

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 285Review clips within an audition in the Timeline 1 In the Timeline, select the audition containing the clips you

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 286 4 When you decide on the clip you want to use, make sure it’s selected under the spotlight, and click Done. 5

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 287 9 Review each eect’s impact on the clip in the Timeline by selecting a clip to the right or left of the pick.

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 288Change clip speedIn Final Cut Pro you can make both constant and variable speed changes to your clips while pres

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 289 1 In the Timeline, select a range, a whole clip, or a group of clips whose speed you want to change. 2 Do one

Chapter 3 Importmedia 29Import from tape-based camerasYou can import media from a tape-based camcorder or tape-based device. To determine whic

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 290Apply a variable speed changeTo alter the speed of a clip over time, in forward or reverse motion, you can apply

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 291Change the end frame of a speed segmentYou can change the end frame of a speed segment in the Timeline.When you

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 292Smooth out a slow-motion clip with video quality presetsTo smooth out the apparent motion of a clip playing back

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 293 3 If you want to adjust the speed of the reversed clip, drag the retiming handle to the left to increase the s

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 294Create instant replaysYou can apply an instant replay to a range selection within a clip or a whole clip. Final

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 295Create a still-image hold segment 1 In the Timeline, do one of the following: •Select the clip with the frame

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 296Conform frame sizes and frame ratesFinal Cut Pro manages project settings automatically. This means you can work

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 297 4 Choose a method of conforming frame size from the Type pop-up menu in the Spatial Conform section of the Vid

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 298 •Floor: The default setting. Final Cut Pro truncates down to the nearest integer during its calculation to matc

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 299Adjust anamorphic footageSome video camcorders and recording devices shoot at a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio but

Contents10 Chapter 1: What’s new in Final Cut Pro?10 What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.6?11 What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.3?12 What’s new in F

Chapter 3 Importmedia 30 6 In the window that appears, choose how you want to organize the imported media in the Event Library: •To add the

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 300View and reassign rolesYou can view and change the roles that are assigned to clips in the Event Browser, the Ti

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 301 3 In the Info inspector, click the Roles pop-up menu to see the available roles. 4 To change the role assignm

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 302View and reassign roles with the Modify menu 1 Select one or more clips in the Event Browser or the Timeline. 2

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 303When you assign a role to a compound clip (the container), the role is assigned to every clip inside the compoun

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 304 3 Type a name for the new role.Once you have created a new role, it appears in the roles list so that you can

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 305 3 Type a name for the subrole.The new subrole remains in the Subrole list and appears below its parent role in

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 306Active roles appear in color in the Timeline, and inactive roles appear gray. If you turn o all video or all au

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 307Minimize clips by roleTo make more space to view and work with clips in the Timeline, you can minimize clips wit

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 308Import XML into Final Cut ProYou can generate XML les with other applications and then import them into Final C

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 309Multicam clips have the following characteristics: •You create multicam clips in the Event Browser only, from ex

Chapter 3 Importmedia 31 •Your camcorder must be set to the correct output mode. On some camcorders, this is called VTR or VCR mode, but not a

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 310Assign camera names and multicam anglesYou can use the Camera Name and Camera Angle metadata tags to automate an

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 311Name your cameraThe following instructions cover how to add the Camera Name property when you import media from

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 312Create multicam clips in the Event BrowserCreating multicam clips is similar to creating auditions and compound

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 313 6 Click OK.Final Cut Pro creates a new multicam clip in the event and places duplicates of the selected clips

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 314 6 In the Angle Clip Ordering pop-up menu, choose how angles are ordered within the multicam clip: •Automatic:

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 315 •Start of First Clip: Final Cut Pro uses the rst frame in each angle as the sync point. Sync pointTip: The St

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 316 12 Click OK.Final Cut Pro creates a new multicam clip in the event and places duplicates of the selected clips

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 317 2 Use the skimmer or the playhead to play back a multicam clip in the Event Browser or the Timeline.The Angle

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 318 4 In the Angle Viewer, move the pointer over the angle that you want to switch to.As you move the pointer ove

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 319Switch video or audio separatelyBy default, Final Cut Pro switches the video and audio of a multicam clip at the

Chapter 3 Importmedia 32Import from iMovieYou can import any of your existing iMovie projects and your iMovie Event Library into Final Cut Pro

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 320If you selected the video-only or audio-only switch mode, blue highlighting indicates the active video angle and

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 321 3 In the Settings pop-up menu (in the upper-right corner of the Angle Viewer), choose the number of angles you

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 322Show overlays in the Angle ViewerFor each angle that appears in the Angle Viewer, you can display video overlays

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 323 m To adjust the size of the Angle Viewer and the main Viewer: Drag the boundary between them.Drag the boundary

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 324Sync and adjust angles and clips in the Angle EditorAt any time, you can open multicam clips in the Angle Editor

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 325Set video and audio monitoring in the Angle EditorIn the Angle Editor, you can set any one angle to be the monit

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 326 3 To turn on audio monitoring for an angle, do one of the following: •Click the Audio Monitor icon once. (To t

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 327 4 Drag the clips left or right in the rows of the Angle Editor so that the sync points align vertically.Sync p

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 328You can then drag the clips left or right to move them all by the same amount.When all clips in the angle are se

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 329Adjust the order of angles in a multicam clipYou can adjust the order in which angles appear in the Angle Viewer

Chapter 3 Importmedia 33 2 If necessary, navigate to the iPhoto or Aperture section of the Photos Browser. 3 To use one or more photos or vi

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 330Edit multicam clips in the Timeline and the InspectorYou can switch multicam clip angles directly in the Timelin

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 331In the case of video-only or audio-only cuts and switches, the edit point can be mixed (with both black and whit

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 332Switch angles in the InspectorSwitching angles in the Inspector allows you to switch angles for multiple selecte

Chapter 11 Advancedediting 333 •If performance becomes an issue while you’re working on a multicam project, do any of the following: •Set Fi

334KeyingKeying overviewThere are times when you need to combine two clips to create an image with bits of both. A common way to combine two clips

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 335For the following examples, this woman will be keyed over a street scene. The light stands will be handled

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 336 5 Do one of the following: •Drag the eect to the Timeline foreground clip to which you want to apply it

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 337To improve the key, you can drag the rectangle to adjust its position or drag its corners to change its si

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 338 4 To help ne-tune the key, use the View options:Original (unprocessed foreground)Matte (foreground-base

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 339Make advanced chroma key adjustmentsThe following controls are available for use in dicult keying situati

Chapter 3 Importmedia 34ImportfromdevicesImport from a hard diskYou can import media—video, audio, still images, and graphics les—from your

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 340 •Manual: Select to use the Chroma and Luma controls to adjust the softness (edge transparency) and tolera

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 341 •Luma Rollo: Use this slider to adjust the linearity of the luma rollo slope (the ends of the bell-shap

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 342 •Spill Contrast: Use this grayscale gradient to adjust the contrast of the color being suppressed, using

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 343Animate the chroma key eectTo compensate for changing conditions in the foreground clip, you can make Sam

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 344Apply the luma key eect 1 In the Timeline, move the playhead to the point in the background clip (the cl

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 345Adjust the luma key eectThe following steps assume you have applied the Luma Keyer eect. 1 In the Timel

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 346 7 To leave smoothly aliased text or graphics in the image visually intact, which can improve the edges,

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 347 •Fill Holes: Increasing this parameter value adds solidity to regions of marginal transparency within a k

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 348 •Screen: Superimposes lighter portions of the background layer over wrapped areas of the keyed foreground

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 349 3 Select the foreground clip.In the above example, the light stands need to be removed. 4 Click the Ee

Chapter 3 Importmedia 35Tip: Command-click to select multiple les or folders to import.Add favorite import folders.Navigate to the files and

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 350 6 Adjust the four corners of the mask to crop out the objects you want to remove, in this case, the ligh

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 351Use Transform to position the foreground imageThe following steps assume you have already congured a key

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 352 •Alpha channels: Many computer-generated video clips have an alpha channel—a built-in mask—that denes pr

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 353This is what the nal composite looks like over a background clip.Use a clip with an alpha channel 1 Posi

Chapter 12 Keyingandcompositing 354Use Compositing settingsThe Compositing settings provide a wide variety of options for combining two image

355ColorcorrectionoverviewIn any post-production workow, color correction is generally one of the last steps in nishing an edited program. Ther

Chapter 13 Color correction 356Analyze and balance color automaticallyColor balance overviewFinal Cut Pro includes an automatic color-balancing

Chapter 13 Color correction 357Analyze color balance for clips dragged to the Timeline from the Finder 1 Choose Final Cut Pro > Preferences

Chapter 13 Color correction 358MatchcolorbetweenclipsautomaticallyYour project likely uses video from a wide variety of sources. The Match

Chapter 13 Color correction 359Turn match color corrections on or oYou can turn o the color match corrections that have been applied to a cli

Chapter 3 Importmedia 36 9 If you want to organize your media, create optimized or proxy media, analyze the video, or analyze the audio, sele

Chapter 13 Color correction 360 •Click the upper-left corner of a clip in the Timeline and choose Color Adjustment from the pop-up menu.Click t

Chapter 13 Color correction 361 5 To adjust the clip’s luma level, click Exposure (or press Command-Control-E), and drag the controls in the E

Chapter 13 Color correction 362Add a color mask to a color correction 1 In the Timeline, select a clip with a color that you want to mute or e

Chapter 13 Color correction 363 6 To adjust the color correction settings for this color mask, click the Color Board button in the Video ins

Chapter 13 Color correction 364 3 To adjust the default shape that appears in the Viewer, do any of the following:Drag this handle to make the

Chapter 13 Color correction 365Delete a shape mask 1 In the Video inspector, select the Shape Mask item you want to delete.Select a Shape Mask

Chapter 13 Color correction 366 5 Move the playhead to the next point in the clip where you want to dene the shape mask’s position, repositio

Chapter 13 Color correction 367Apply multiple color correctionsYou can apply multiple color corrections to a clip to target specic issues. For

Chapter 13 Color correction 368Add a transition between color correctionsYou can have a video clip change from one color correction to another

Chapter 13 Color correction 369TurniMovieadjustmentsonoroWhen editing a project in iMovie, you can adjust several video attributes, such

Chapter 3 Importmedia 37Import media from an archive or disk image 1 To open the Media Import window, do one of the following: •Choose File &

Chapter 13 Color correction 370MeasurevideolevelsVideo scopes overviewBroadcast facilities have limits on the maximum values of luma and chro

Chapter 13 Color correction 371 2 Choose the scope to display from the top section of the Settings pop-up menu.Choose the scope you want to us

Chapter 13 Color correction 372The Settings pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the Waveform Monitor provides a variety of display options

Chapter 13 Color correction 373 •Chroma: Shows only the chroma component of the video, and is tinted to match the video’s colors. •Y'CbCr

Chapter 13 Color correction 374Vectorscope display optionsThe Vectorscope shows the distribution of color in your image on a circular scale. Th

Chapter 13 Color correction 375Histogram display optionsThe Histogram provides a statistical analysis of the image by calculating the total num

Chapter 13 Color correction 376 •RGB Overlay: Combines waveforms for the red, green, and blue color components in one display. If the image bei

377SharingprojectsoverviewFinal Cut Pro provides a variety of destinations, or precongured export settings, that you can use to output your proj

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 378You can easily replace the default set of destinations with your own customized destinations. You modify exist

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 379 3 In the Share window that appears, do any of the following:Move the pointer over the image to skim the vide

Chapter 3 Importmedia 38 •Import folders as Keyword Collections: If you have folders of les that have meaningful folder names, selecting this

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 380 4 To view the destination’s settings, click Settings. The settings for the destination are displayed in the

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 381 •Include chapter markers: Select the checkbox to include chapter markers with the exported le (or les). •Op

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 382 6 Click Next, enter a name for the le, choose a location to save it, and click Save.You can monitor the pro

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 383Modify share attributesShare attributes are project and clip metadata that is included with exported les. You

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 384 4 Type new text in an attribute eld.If you type a word or phrase that has been dened as an attribute, the

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 385 3 Using the Attributes pop-up menu, do any of the following: •To add an attribute eld: Choose the eld name

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 386 3 To edit the selected attribute eld, do any of the following: •To add an attribute: Drag an attribute (a w

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 387StatusofsharedprojectsShared project status overviewWhen you publish or share your project using any of the

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 388Visit, announce, and view the location of shared projectsYou can use options in the Sharing inspector to open

Chapter 14 Shareyourproject 389Remove shared projectsYou may nd that you need to remove a shared project from its website or other nal dest

Chapter 3 Importmedia 39ImportwhilerecordingYou can record video directly into Final Cut Pro using your computer’s built-in camera or an ext

390MediamanagementoverviewIn general, any task that relates to processing your media is considered to be media management. Media management inclu

Chapter 15 Managemediales 391When you create a new event on your local system, a folder is created for the event:/Users/username/Movies/Fina

Chapter 15 Managemediales 392 •Old Versions: If you update existing projects to open them with a newer version of the application, Final Cut

Chapter 15 Managemediales 393Relink clips to media lesIn Final Cut Pro, clips represent your media, but they are not the media les themsel

Chapter 15 Managemediales 394 3 If you want to show all items in the selection, select All. 4 Do one of the following: •To locate all the

Chapter 15 Managemediales 395Note: Final Cut Pro identies matches based on proximity in the directory structure and related lenames. For

Chapter 15 Managemediales 396 3 If you want to show all items in the selection, select All. 4 Do one of the following: •To locate all the

Chapter 15 Managemediales 397Note: Final Cut Pro identies matches based on proximity in the directory structure and related lenames. For

Chapter 15 Managemediales 398 •Create proxy media: This option creates video and still-image proxy les. Video is transcoded to the Apple Pr

Chapter 15 Managemediales 399Transcode clips after import 1 Control-click one or more clips in the Event Browser and choose Transcode Media

51 Chapter 5: Organize your media51 Events and clips overview52 Organize events52 Create a new event52 Rename an event53 Merge or split events5

Chapter 3 Importmedia 40 6 When you’re ready to begin recording, click Import.The camera begins recording immediately. 7 When you want to st

Chapter 15 Managemediales 400You can create a proxy le for a clip by doing the following: 1 Select a clip in the Event Browser. 2 To open

Chapter 15 Managemediales 401View tasks that are running in the background 1 Do one of the following: •Choose Window > Background Tasks

Chapter 15 Managemediales 402ManageyoureventsandprojectlesBefore you move or copy events and projectsIf you want to edit a project on

Chapter 15 Managemediales 403 •New Event Name eld: If you select Copy Used Clips Only, you can create a new event to hold the consolidated

Chapter 15 Managemediales 404 •Duplicate Project and Referenced Events: Duplicates the project and any events referred to by the project. Se

Chapter 15 Managemediales 405 6 Click OK.Final Cut Pro duplicates the project using the option you specied. The project is given an increm

Chapter 15 Managemediales 406Edit your project on a dierent computerIf you nd yourself in a situation where you need to work on your proje

Chapter 15 Managemediales 407 6 Quit Final Cut Pro, and disconnect the storage device from your computer.WARNING: Do not disconnect a devi

Chapter 15 Managemediales 408 5 In the window that appears, do the following: a Choose your external storage device from the Location pop-

Chapter 15 Managemediales 409 10 In the window that appears, do the following: a Choose the new computer from the Location pop-up menu. b

Chapter 3 Importmedia 41 •FireWire device: For most camcorders that record to tape, you use a FireWire cable with a 6-pin connector on one end

Chapter 15 Managemediales 410Use SAN locations for events and projectsYou can store your events and projects on a storage area network (SAN)

Chapter 15 Managemediales 411CreateandmanagecameraarchivesYou can make a camera archive (backup copy) of the contents of your camera or

Chapter 15 Managemediales 412 4 In the Media Import window that appears, select the device whose content you want to archive from the list

Chapter 15 Managemediales 413 3 In Final Cut Pro, do one of the following: •Choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I). •Click

Chapter 15 Managemediales 414Move or copy a camera archive 1 In the Finder, select the camera archive that you want to move or copy. 2 Do

Chapter 15 Managemediales 415Icon Alert DescriptionFinal Cut Pro events and clipsMissing event The Event folder is not available.You may see

Chapter 15 Managemediales 416Common media management issuesThis section describes common media management issues and solutions. If you don’t

417PreferencesandmetadataoverviewIn Final Cut Pro, you can modify preference settings to specify how your source media is imported into the appl

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 418Editing preferencesEditing preferences aect editing behaviors in Final Cut Pro.Time Display •Time Displ

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 419Still Images •Editing duration is x seconds: Use this value slider to set the default editing duration o

Chapter 3 Importmedia 42 •MPEG IMX (D-10) •REDCODE RAW (R3D) •Uncompressed 10-bit 4:2:2 •Uncompressed 8-bit 4:2:2 •XAVC •XDCAM HD/EX/HD422 •Qu

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 420 •Warn when dropping frames during playback: Select this checkbox to have Final Cut Pro warn you when fr

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 421 •Import folders as Keyword Collections: Creates a Keyword Collection for each folder in the les you’re

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 422Destinations preferencesYou modify share destinations in the Destinations pane of the Final Cut Pro Pref

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 423 •Layers: Displays the available layers on the destination media. •Automatic: Automatically detects the

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 424The web destinations include the following settings: •Sign In: The rst time you open a new web destinat

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 425The Export File destination includes the following settings: •Format: Lists mastering formats (Video and

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 426Compressor SettingsUse this destination to export a project or clip using settings from Compressor, the

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 427Work with destinationsYou modify share destinations using the Destinations pane of the Final Cut Pro Pre

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 428Create a new destination 1 Do one of the following: •Choose File > Share > Add Destination. •Choo

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 429 3 Choose the settings you want for the new destination. Modify the settings for the new destination.Ne

Chapter 3 Importmedia 43ImportandadjustREDCODERAWvideolesYou can import and work with REDCODE RAW (R3D) les in Final Cut Pro.RAW forma

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 430Modify existing destinationsNote: You can also modify an existing destination’s settings while you’re s

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 431Create a bundle of destinationsBundles make it easy to create several types of output in a single step.

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 432Work with metadataDisplay and change clip metadataInformation about your source media les, information

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 433Switch metadata views in the Info inspectorYou can change the metadata elds shown in the Info inspector

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 434 7 To add a property to the metadata view, select the checkbox to the left of the property.Click a chec

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 435Duplicate a metadata viewIf you want to create a new metadata view that contains most of the metadata e

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 436Create a new naming presetIn most cases, you’ll want to create a new naming preset and customize it.Tip:

Chapter 16 Preferences and metadata 437 4 In the Naming Presets window, add name tokens by dragging the elements from the Clip Info, Date/Time

438KeyboardshortcutsandMulti-TouchgesturesoverviewFinal Cut Pro provides several ways to increase your eciency while you put together your p

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 439EditingCommand Shortcut ActionAppend to Storyline E Add the selection to the end of the storylin

Chapter 3 Importmedia 44Adjust RED RAW settingsYou can adjust REDCODE RAW (R3D) les using the RED RAW Settings window.Metadata about REDCODE

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 440Command Shortcut ActionCut and Switch to Viewer Angle 6 6 Cut and switch the multicam clip to ang

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 441Command Shortcut ActionLower Volume 1 dB Control-Hyphen (-) Lower the audio volume by 1 dBMove P

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 442Command Shortcut ActionPrevious Audio Angle Shift-Option-Left Arrow Switch to the previous audio

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 443Command Shortcut ActionSet Additional Selection Start Command-Shift-I Set an additional range sel

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 444EectsCommand Shortcut ActionAdd Basic Lower Third Shift-Control-T Connect a basic lower-third ti

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 445GeneralCommand Shortcut ActionDelete Delete Delete the Timeline selection, reject the Event Brows

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 446Command Shortcut ActionDeselect All Command-Shift-A Deselect all selected itemsFavorite F Rate th

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 447Playback/NavigationCommand Shortcut ActionAudio Skimming Shift-S Turn audio skimming on or oAud

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 448Command Shortcut ActionGo to Range Start Shift-I Move the playhead to the beginning of the range

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 449Command Shortcut ActionSet Monitoring Angle Shift-V Set the angle being skimmed as the monitoring

45AnalyzingmediaoverviewYou can have Final Cut Pro analyze your media and automatically correct common problems it may nd in your video, still i

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 450ViewCommand Shortcut ActionClip Appearance: Clip Labels Only Option-Control-6 Depending on the cl

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 451Command Shortcut ActionZoom Out Command-Hyphen (-) Zoom out of the Timeline, Event Browser, or Vi

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 452Multi-TouchgesturesIf your computer has a Multi-Touch trackpad, you can use the Multi-Touch gest

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 453 2 To nd keyboard shortcuts in the Command Editor, do any of the following: •Click one or more

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 454Click any command in the list to view its details in the Command Detail area in the bottom-right

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 455View shortcuts from a dierent command setIf your system has multiple command sets, you can easil

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 456 4 Press the combination of keys you want to use for the command (for example, Shift-Option-T, o

Chapter 17 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 457Import a command set 1 Do one of the following: •Choose Final Cut Pro > Commands > Import.

4584:3 The aspect ratio for standard-denition (SD) broadcast video. The ratio of the width to the height of the visible area of the video frame i

Glossary 459Apple ProRes 4444 This Apple ProRes codec oers the best quality for 4:4:4:4 sources and for workows involving alpha channels. It feat

Chapter 4 Analyze media 46 •Analyze for balance color: Analyzes video clips to detect color balance and contrast. Color is automatically balanc

Glossary 460audition In Final Cut Pro you can organize related clips into sets, called auditions, from which you can choose one clip to use. You ca

Glossary 461chroma key A special eects technique that allows you to derive an alpha channel or matte from the blue or green background of a video

Glossary 462compound clip You can use compound clips to group any combination of clips in the Timeline or the Event Browser, and nest clips within

Glossary 463destination A set of precongured export settings that you can use to share a project or clip from Final Cut Pro. Destinations make it

Glossary 464edit point Edit points dene the part of a clip you want to use in an edited project. Edit points include start points, which specify t

Glossary 465Foley eects Foley eects are custom sound eects that are heavily synchronized to picture, such as footsteps on dierent surfaces, clo

Glossary 466HDV A format for recording high-denition video on DV tape. HDV uses MPEG-2 video compression with 8-bit samples and 4:2:0 chroma subsa

Glossary 467JPEG A popular image le format that lets you create highly compressed graphics les. The amount of compression used can be varied. Les

Glossary 468matte Sometimes referred to as a holdout matte. An eect that uses information in one layer of video to aect another layer. Mattes are

Glossary 469nondestructive editing No matter how you edit clips in Final Cut Pro, the underlying media is never touched. This is known as nondestru

Chapter 4 Analyze media 47Analyze your mediaYou can analyze clips during the import process, analyze clips in the Event Browser after import, o

Glossary 470pitch Sounds are perceived as high or low depending on their frequency, or the number of times per second a sound wave cycles from posi

Glossary 471red laser media Traditional DVD burners and players use a red laser when working with DVD media. Blu-ray burners and players use a blue

Glossary 472scene A series of shots that take place at the same time in the same location. A series of scenes make up a program.Select tool The de

Glossary 473source media les The original les (video, audio, and still images or graphics) that you import into Final Cut Pro. A clip you use in

Glossary 474timecode A signal recorded with your video that uniquely identies each frame. By default, timecode appears in Final Cut Pro in the for

Glossary 475value slider A value slider is a type of numerical slider control that appears as a number, often to the right of a basic slider. There

Glossary 476Y'CbCr The color space in which many digital video formats store data. Three components are stored for each pixel—one for luma (Y)

Chapter 4 Analyze media 48Analyze clips after import 1 In the Event Browser, Control-click one or more clips and choose “Analyze and Fix” from

Chapter 4 Analyze media 49View keywords in the Skimmer Info window 1 Choose View > Show Skimmer Info (or press Control-Y). 2 Skim the clip

109 Replace a clip in your project with another clip111 Add and edit still images113 Create freeze frames114 Add clips using video-only or audi

Chapter 4 Analyze media 50View the contents of a Smart CollectionIf you chose to create Smart Collections after analysis, clips that have analy

51EventsandclipsoverviewWhen you import video, audio, and still images, or record directly into Final Cut Pro, the source media les (your raw f

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 52OrganizeeventsCreate a new eventAfter importing your source media les into Final Cut Pro, you may nd that yo

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 53Merge or split eventsYou can merge (combine) two or more events in the Event Library (for example, if the media

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 54Copy clips from one event to another 1 In the Event Library, select the event that contains the clips you want

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 55Move an event 1 Make sure another hard disk is connected to your computer. 2 Choose Group Events by Disk from

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 56 m To view events by the date they were recorded: Choose Group Events by Date from the Action pop-up menu, and

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 57The selected clips’ source media les, or the event and all its associated source media les, are moved to the

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 58Switch between lmstrip and list viewsDo one of the following: m Click the Filmstrip View button in the bottom-

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 59 m To adjust the lmstrip height: At the bottom-right corner of the Event Browser, click the Clip Appearance bu

189 Adjust audio eects192 Adjust audio eects using keyframes199 Audio tools and techniques199 Enhance audio202 Sync audio and video automatical

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 60Customize list view m To choose what type of information is displayed in list view columns as well as customize

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 61Rename clipsYou can rename clips in the Event Browser, the Timeline Index, or the Info inspector at any time.Re

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 62Rate clips as Favorite or RejectedIf your clips contain sections that you don’t like or that you might never wa

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 63Remove ratings from clips 1 Make sure the clips you want to work with appear in the Event Browser.You might ne

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 64Add keywords to clipsYou can apply keywords to your clips to help you quickly locate the clips you need to comp

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 65 4 Repeat step 3 for each keyword or keyword phrase you want added to the selection.A blue line appears at the

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 66View keywords applied to clips m To quickly identify clips that have keywords: Select an event in the Event Lib

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 67Add or edit clip notesAs you review your clips, you can add and edit notes about them in the Event Browser or t

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 68 3 If the Notes column is not visible in the Clips pane, Control-click a column heading and choose Notes from

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 69Filter clips quickly by ratingUse the Filter pop-up menu in the Event Browser to quickly nd clips by rating. 1

242 Onscreen controls overview242 Show or hide onscreen controls243 Onscreen control examples247 Use the Video Animation Editor247 Video animatio

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 70 •People: Find clips that Final Cut Pro has identied as having people in them. •Format Info: Find clips using

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 71 3 Use the Filter pop-up menu, as described in the “Filter clips quickly by rating” steps above, to quickly l

Chapter 5 Organizeyourmedia 72Delete a Smart Collection m In the Event Library, select the Smart Collection you want to delete, and choose Fi

73PlaybackandskimmingoverviewFinal Cut Pro makes it easy to view and listen to your media, whether it’s located in the Event Browser, the Projec

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 74Play back mediaYou can play back projects and clips in Final Cut Pro. Playback options include playing fro

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 75Use the J, K, and L keys for playbackYou can use the J, K, and L keys on your keyboard to play through a p

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 76Play video in full-screen view 1 Select or open a project in the Project Library or open a clip in the Ev

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 77Skim clips with editing toolsYou can skim clips when you use the Blade, Trim, and Range Selection tools in

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 78PlaybackandskimmediaintheEventViewerSometimes, you may need two viewers so that you can play back

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 79Note: If the Event Viewer is also visible, both viewers appear on the second display. 3 To return the Vi

334 Chapter 12: Keying and compositing334 Keying334 Keying overview334 Use chroma keys343 Use luma keys348 Finalize the key351 Compositing351

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 80 4 In Final Cut Pro, choose Window > A/V Output.The Viewer contents appear on the broadcast monitor. V

81CreateanewprojectTo create a movie in Final Cut Pro, you rst create a project, which provides a record of your editing decisions and the medi

Chapter 7 Createandmanageprojects 82 6 If you want to make any changes to the project’s video or audio properties, select Custom and use th

Chapter 7 Createandmanageprojects 83Modifyaproject’snameandpropertiesAs your project evolves, you may decide you want to rename it or c

Chapter 7 Createandmanageprojects 84 4 In the window that appears, change the settings as appropriate.Choose a default Event from the pop-u

Chapter 7 Createandmanageprojects 85Dene the order in which events are referenced by a projectIf you have duplicate clips in dierent event

Chapter 7 Createandmanageprojects 86OrganizeprojectsintheProjectLibraryAll your Final Cut Pro video projects are listed in the Project

Chapter 7 Createandmanageprojects 87 4 Select an option to specify what is duplicated: •Duplicate Project Only: Duplicates only the project

Chapter 7 Createandmanageprojects 88 4 Select an option to specify what is moved: •Move Project Only: Moves only the project le. •Move Pro

Chapter 7 Createandmanageprojects 89SaveprojectsFinal Cut Pro automatically saves all the changes you make as you work on a project, which

390 Chapter 15: Manage media les390 Media management overview390 Where your media and project les are located392 Manage your media les392 Vie

90EditingoverviewThe term video editing refers both to broader stages of a project workow and to very specic manual tasks that you do with clips

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 91You can adjust the appearance of lmstrips in the Event Browser and the Timeline so that it’s easier to make sele

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 92Select an entire clipDo one of the following: m Click the clip once. m Move the skimmer (or the playhead) over a

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 93 m To select multiple clips by dragging: Drag a selection rectangle over the Timeline or event clips you want to

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 94Select a rangeDo one of the following: m In the Event Browser, drag across any clip (lmstrip). A yellow border a

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 95 m Command-click a colored marker line at the top of a clip.These marker lines can indicate any of the following:

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 96Set the range selection to match the boundaries of the clip m Move the skimmer (or the playhead) over a clip and

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 97Set multiple ranges in an event clip 1 In the Event Browser, select a range within a clip. 2 To set an addition

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 98Select and deselect ranges and clips in an eventYou can set, select, or deselect multiple ranges within event cli

Chapter 8 Edityourproject 99AddandremoveclipsAdding clips overviewYou build a movie project by adding clips to the Timeline in a chronolog