Apple Final Cut Pro 5 User Manual download pdf (Page 20)

Chapter 1 About the Postproduction Workflow 19

Step 3: Logging and capturing

Logging is the process of identifying which shots on tape you want to capture to your

hard disk for editing. While you log, you can add scene and shot descriptions, logging

notes, and markers. Logging also helps you become familiar with your footage before

you begin editing.

Capturing means transferring source media from your video camcorder or deck to your

computer’s hard disk, which creates media files. You can capture media files at any time,

although most footage should be captured before you start editing.

The order in which you log and capture your footage is up to you. There are several

possible workflows, depending upon your work style, the needs of your project, and

the availability of footage. You can log all or most clips before batch capturing them (in

an automated way), or log and then capture each clip individually. You can also log

clips after capturing your footage to a hard disk.

Final Cut Pro allows you to capture video and audio from a wide variety of sources, if

you have the appropriate hardware. See Chapter 17, “Overview of Logging

and Capturing,” on page 225 for more information.

Step 4: Editing

The editing process involves taking the video and audio you’ve captured, along with

any music or graphics you’ve imported, and arranging these raw materials into a final

edited sequence of clips. Most editors start with a rough cut, where they quickly

arrange all of the clips for a movie in sequence. Once that’s finished, they work on fine-

tuning, subtly adjusting the edit points between clips and refining the pacing of each

cut. Basic audio editing and synchronizing are also part of this process, as well as

adding transitions, such as fades and dissolves.

Often, the type of project you’re working on determines your method of editing. For

example, documentary editing, in which the script often evolves in parallel with the

editing, is quite different from commercial television and film editing, in which there is

already a finished script to provide an order for clips.

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