Apple Pro Training Series : Final Cut Pro 7

Annotation Completely revised for Final Cut Pro 7 and featuring new footage from TNT's hit show Leverage and the international music creation event Playing For Change: Peace Through Music, this best-selling, Apple-certified guide provides a strong foundation in all aspects of video editing. Renowned author Diana Weynand starts with basic video editing techniques and takes you all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of video editing and finishing, using professional broadcast footage. After marking and editing clips to create a rough cut, you'll learn how to trim and refine the cut before moving on to complex tasks such as adding titles, creating transitions and motion effects, applying filters, and working with multi-format and multi-camera footage. The book covers Final Cut Pro's exciting new features, including iChat Theater support, the redesigned speed tools, and sharing projects on a Blu-ray disc. DVD-ROM includes lesson and media files for over 40 hours of training Focused lessons take you step-by-step through professional, real-world projects Accessible writing style puts an expert instructor at your side Ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts help you master techniques fast Lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your time Chapter review questions summarize what you've learned and prepare you for the Apple Certified Pro Exam Cover......Page 1 Table of Contents......Page 7 Getting Started......Page 14 Creating a Rough Cut 1......Page 20 Lesson 1 Editing in Final Cut Pro......Page 22 Opening Final Cut Pro......Page 23 Understanding the Final Cut Pro Interface......Page 25 Following a Workflow......Page 32 Importing and Viewing Project Elements......Page 34 Playing Clips in the Viewer......Page 42 Navigating Clips......Page 48 Marking and Editing Clips......Page 53 Playing and Navigating a Sequence......Page 60 Organizing Project Elements......Page 64 Viewing Bin Contents......Page 68 Lesson Review......Page 72 Lesson 2 Building the Rough Cut......Page 78 Working with Projects......Page 79 Preparing a Project for Editing......Page 81 Making Overwrite Edits......Page 85 Managing Timeline Tracks......Page 90 Making Insert Edits......Page 93 Editing Audio Clips......Page 99 Moving Clips in the Timeline......Page 104 Creating a New Rough-Cut Version......Page 107 Using Drag-and-Drop Editing......Page 111 Changing the Volume of the Edited Clips......Page 117 Lesson Review......Page 121 Lesson 3 Finishing the Rough Cut......Page 124 Preparing the Project......Page 125 Adding Cutaways......Page 126 Editing to Narration......Page 134 Editing to Music......Page 143 Copying, Cutting, Pasting, and Positioning......Page 148 Screening and Sharing a Sequence......Page 154 Lesson Review......Page 157 Refining the Rough Cut......Page 160 Lesson 4 Trimming Clip Duration......Page 162 Preparing a Project for Trimming......Page 163 Understanding Trimming......Page 167 Rippling Edit Points......Page 170 Rippling in the Viewer and by the Numbers......Page 175 Trimming on the V2 Track......Page 179 Trimming One Track of a Linked Clip......Page 184 Lesson Review......Page 187 Lesson 5 Refining Edit Points......Page 190 Preparing Your Sequence......Page 191 Trimming Two Edit Points......Page 194 Slipping One Clip......Page 196 Rolling Two Edit Points......Page 204 Sliding Clips to Refine Position......Page 210 Dragging Clips to New Locations......Page 213 Keeping Linked Clips in Sync......Page 217 Lesson Review......Page 219 Lesson 6 Refining the Editing Process......Page 222 Labeling Project Elements......Page 223 Creating Subclips......Page 227 Adding Markers to Clips......Page 231 Using Markers to Align Actions......Page 235 Using Storyboard Editing......Page 237 Performing Replace Edits......Page 243 Editing Multicam Footage......Page 245 Lesson Review......Page 259 Customizing and Capturing......Page 262 Lesson 7 Customizing Final Cut Pro......Page 264 Reconnecting Media......Page 265 Working with Mixed-Format Sequences......Page 269 Working with Master Clips......Page 274 Logging Information in Browser Columns......Page 278 Finding Project Items......Page 282 Customizing Shortcut Keys and Button Bars......Page 285 Saving and Loading Layouts......Page 289 Optimizing User Preferences......Page 294 Lesson Review......Page 299 Lesson 8 Capturing and Transferring Footage......Page 302 Connecting Sources for Tape Capture......Page 303 Choosing Preset Format Settings......Page 304 Previewing and Marking Your Source......Page 309 Logging Your Clips......Page 313 Choosing Clip Settings......Page 319 Choosing Capture Settings......Page 323 Choosing Capture Options......Page 328 Setting Capture Preferences......Page 338 Transferring Files from Tapeless Sources......Page 340 Lesson Review......Page 344 Completing the Cut......Page 346 Lesson 9 Applying Transitions......Page 348 Evaluating the Project......Page 349 Viewing Transition Options......Page 353 Applying Transitions......Page 356 Modifying Transitions......Page 363 Using the Transition Editor......Page 367 Changing Transition Parameters......Page 372 Previewing and Rendering Effects......Page 378 Lesson Review......Page 383 Lesson 10 Mixing Audio Tracks......Page 386 Preparing the Project for Mixing......Page 387 Editing and Organizing Audio Effects......Page 392 Monitoring and Adjusting Audio Levels......Page 395 Applying Transitions to Fade Volume......Page 401 Setting Keyframes to Change Volume......Page 405 Using the Audio Mixer......Page 409 Recording a Narration Track......Page 414 Importing Audio Files......Page 418 Lesson Review......Page 419 Lesson 11 Creating Titles......Page 422 Preparing a Project for Titles......Page 423 Working with Video Generators......Page 427 Adding a Lower Third......Page 432 Applying a Boris Title......Page 437 Adding Mattes, Effects, and Still Images......Page 441 Creating a Credit Roll......Page 447 Using Master Templates......Page 451 Working with Graphics......Page 452 Lesson Review......Page 453 Adding Effects and Finishing......Page 456 Lesson 12 Changing Motion Properties......Page 458 Evaluating a Project’s Needs......Page 459 Entering Speed Changes......Page 462 Using the Speed Tool......Page 467 Creating a Freeze Frame......Page 471 Changing Motion Parameters......Page 475 Animating Motion Parameters......Page 484 Lesson Review......Page 490 Lesson 13 Applying Filters......Page 494 Evaluating a Project for Effects......Page 495 Applying and Viewing Video Filters......Page 497 Viewing and Modifying Filter Parameters......Page 502 Applying Audio Filters......Page 508 Using a Color Correction Filter......Page 512 Animating Filters......Page 519 Lesson Review......Page 523 Lesson 14 Finishing and Outputting......Page 526 Preparing the Project for Finishing......Page 527 Detecting Audio Peaks......Page 529 Adjusting Video Levels for Broadcast......Page 533 Exporting and Sharing Files......Page 537 Sharing Clips and Sequences......Page 538 Exporting a QuickTime Movie......Page 543 Using Other Export Options......Page 547 Exporting a Still Image......Page 549 Outputting to Tape......Page 551 Recording Manually......Page 552 Printing to Video......Page 554 Editing to Tape......Page 557 Making a Timecode Window Burn......Page 559 Backing Up Projects......Page 562 Lesson Review......Page 564 A......Page 566 B......Page 567 C......Page 568 D......Page 569 F......Page 570 I......Page 571 L......Page 572 M......Page 573 O......Page 574 P......Page 575 S......Page 576 T......Page 578 U......Page 579 W......Page 580 Z......Page 581 A......Page 582 C......Page 583 E......Page 585 G......Page 586 L......Page 587 M......Page 588 O......Page 589 R......Page 590 S......Page 591 T......Page 593 V......Page 594 Z......Page 595 Media......Page 602 Completely revised for Final Cut Pro 7 and featuring new footage from TNT's hit show Leverage and the international music creation event Playing For Change: Peace Through Music, this best-selling, Apple-certified guide provides a strong foundation in all aspects of video editing. Renowned author Diana Weynand starts with basic video editing techniques and takes you all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of video editing and finishing, using professional broadcast footage. After marking and editing clips to create a rough cut, you'll learn how to trim and refine the cut before moving on to complex tasks such as adding titles, creating transitions and motion effects, applying filters, and working with multi-format and multi-camera footage. The book covers Final Cut Pro's exciting new features, including iChat Theater support, the redesigned speed tools, and sharing projects on a Blu-ray disc. ¿Lesson and media files available for download for over 40 hours of training ¿Focused lessons take you step-by-step through professional, real-world projects ¿Accessible writing style puts an expert instructor at your side ¿Ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts help you master techniques fast ¿Lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your time ¿Chapter review questions summarize what you've learned and prepare you for the Apple Certified Pro Exam A guide to Final Cut Pro 7 discusses the basics of video editing, along with instructions on advanced techniques, covering such topics as refining edit points, capturing and transferring footage, applying transitions, mixing audio tracks, and applying filters.