Apple revolutionized the business with Final Cut Pro. Now they’ve done it again with Final Cut Pro X. Apple's latest edition of Final Cut Pro will surprise you with its versatility, speed and affordability. One of our instructors said he edited 6 half-hour TV shows in 4 weeks -- something that would have been impossible previously.
Final Cut Pro Editing 3 days | $1195 + HST
This three-day course is designed for those who want to edit video footage using Final Cut Pro. Prerequisite: familiarity with computer/mouse and proficiency in at least one software application.
Introduction
The Interface
- Using menus and shortcuts
- Viewing and sorting Events
- Skimming clips and changing views
- Creating projects and Events
- Viewing projects in the Timeline
Importing
- Importing media into an Event
- Importing folders as Keyword Collections
- Analysing and correcting imported clips
- Importing from a camera
- Importing from the Files and Folders
Organizing Clips in an Event
- Adding keywords to clips
- Assigning multiple keywords to clips
- Rating, sorting and searching clips
- Creating Smart Collections
Building a Rough Cut
- Creating a new project
- Marking clips In/Out
- Appending and Inserting clips in the Timeline
- Arranging clips in the Magnetic Timeline
- Connecting clips to the primary storyline
Fine-tuning a Rough Cut
- Using markers
- Connecting clips to the primary storyline
- Overwriting and replacing clips
- Auditioning clips in the project
Adding to the Primary Storyline
- Duplicating a project
- Removing clip selections and Inserting gaps
- Understanding the Trim Tool
- Trimming with precision
Applying Transitions
- Applying a video transition
- Using the Transitions Browser
- Modifying transitions
- Changing transition parameters in the Inspector
- Compound clips, and exploring audio transitions
Working with Titles and Themes
- Creating Titles
- Adding a lower third
- Modifying titles
- Adding scrolling credits
- Working with video generators
- Using themes
Working with Sound
- Adjusting audio in the Timeline
- Adding music and sound effects
- Adjusting levels in the Audio Inspector
- Loudness and Equalization Technics
- Creating audio fades
- Applying audio effects
- Recording a narration track
- Correcting problem audio
Retiming and Transforming Clips
- Understanding Motion Properties
- Speed-change clips
- Creating holds and variable speed segments
- Applying preset speed effects
- Transforming an image
Applying Effects and Enhancing Colour
- Applying video effects
- Modifying effect parameters
- Using the ColourBoard to adjust colour
- Animating Clips
- Adding a Ken Burns effect
Exporting and Sharing Your Project
- Preparing a project for exporting and sharing
- Detecting audio peaks
- Adjusting video levels for broadcast
- Exporting movie files
- Publishing a project to Apple devices
- Publishing a project to video sharing sites
- Exporting an image from your project
- Exporting for Blue-Ray disc, DVD, or disk image
Final Cut Pro Weekend 2 days | $825 + HST
This hands-on weekend course will give you a good understanding of Final Cut Pro X's key features and workflow. On two consecutive days, students get practical experience in importing, logging, and editing footage, and adding music and effects. Prerequisite: familiarity with computer/mouse and proficiency in at least one software application.
The Interface
- Using menus and shortcuts
- Viewing and sorting Events
- Skimming clips and changing views
- Creating projects and Events
- Viewing projects in the Timeline
Workflow
- Importing / transcoding files
- Creating events
- Grouping clips / Smart collections,
- Reviewing media
- Marking
Sequencing Clips
- Magnetic timeline
- Adding clips to the timeline
- Auditioning
- Story lines and compound clips
Adjusting Video
- Speed
- Scaling
- Cropping
- Distorting
- Keyframing
Text
Transitions
- Applying a video transition
- Using the Transitions Browser
Music & Audio
- Syncing
- Editing and Enhancement
- Recording voice over
Colour correction
- Auto balancing / matching colour
- Manual correction
Exporting
- Quicktime
- Apple devices
- Vimeo
- You Tube,
- Compressor
Motion 3 days | $1195 + HST
This three-day workshop gives students a solid introduction to Motion, Apple’s motion graphics application. The course covers interface fundamentals, particles, blend modes, layer organization, fundamental multi-layer editing techniques and advanced text effects. Prerequisite: Final Cut Pro editing course in order to have a good understanding of required output resolution and the various file formats.
- getting to know the interface
- some windowing hot keys
- setting the play range
- zooming the canvas
- adding objects
- applying behaviors
- applying filters
- soloing objects and ram previews
- deactivating behaviors and filters
- using particle simulations
- using generators
- applying generators from the library
- exploring abstract particles
- using the cellular generator
- working in the inspector
- working with gradients
- using hot boxes and sliders
- adding a slit scan
- rendering a generated object
- working with layers and objects
- building a multi-layered composite
- navigating the layers tab
- working with filters and behaviors in the layers tab.
- using motion’s templates
- accessing template elements
- creating your own templates
- creating text effects
- working with text parameters
- animating text on a path
- animating the tracking and slant
- animating the position
- applying motion blur
- using blend modes
- blending objects
- creating a title
- adding a logo
- changing media properties
- adding the explosion and sound
- keying
- pulling a key
- treating the edges
- creating a garbage matte
- keyframing the garbage matte
- fixing the choke problem
- adding a zoom blur
- nonlinear editing
- assembling the video
- bringing on the butterflies
- adding a lens-flare filter
- adding the cinemative graphics
- adding the explutterfly
- adding the hero
- fading out
- audio and markers
- mixing the soundtrack
- adding markers
- integrating with apple pro applications
- creating a lower third for final cut pro
- creating a dvd motion menu
