Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) User Manual

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10What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1.2?Final Cut Pro 10.1.2 introduces new features and enhancements, detailed below.Media management improvementsNew

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 100In the Browser, an orange line along the bottom of an event clip indicates the clip is being used in the current

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 101Append clips to your project A simple way to add a clip to your project is an append edit, in which you add one o

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 102The clip appears in the Timeline and all clips after the insertion point are rippled forward. If the skimmer is n

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 103Insert clips by dragging them from the Browser, a media browser, or the FinderYou can insert clips between clips

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 104When you use the Connect menu command, keyboard shortcut, or toolbar button, video clips (blue) are connected abo

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 105 3 Do one of the following to indicate where you want to connect the selected source clip: •Position the playhea

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 106When you rearrange, move, ripple, or remove clips in the primary storyline, any clips connected to them will move

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 107Adjust the connection point of a connected clipBy default, connected clips and storylines are connected to the pr

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 108 m To trim a clip without aecting connected clips: While holding down the Grave Accent (`) key, trim the clip us

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 109 3 Choose Edit > Overwrite (or press D).The source clip appears in the primary storyline and overwrites any c

Chapter 1 What’s new in Final Cut Pro? 11Import and export features •Export and import entire libraries as single XML les using XML 1.4. See Us

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 110 3 Release the mouse button and choose an option from the shortcut menu: •Replace: The target clip is replaced w

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 111Replace a clip in the Timeline using keyboard shortcuts 1 In the Browser, select the source clip or range. 2 In

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 112Add layered graphics les to the TimelineYou can add layered graphics les, such as Adobe Photoshop (PSD) les, c

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 113Create freeze framesYou can easily create freeze-frame clips from any video clip. Freeze-frame clips hold a parti

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 114Add clips using video-only or audio-only modeBy default, whenever you add clips from an event to the Timeline, al

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 115Delete clips or ranges without aecting the total project duration and timingIf you want to remove clips from the

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 116When solo is turned on, the Solo button turns yellow, and nonsoloed clips are shown in black and white, making th

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 117ArrangeclipsintheTimelineIn Final Cut Pro, you can arrange and reorder the clips in your project however you

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 118 3 Press Return.The clips move forward or back by the duration you entered. The adjacent clips are trimmed to ac

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 119Overwrite clips using the Position toolYou can move clips by dragging them in the Timeline to overwrite other cli

Chapter 1 What’s new in Final Cut Pro? 12Playback and eectsSignicant improvements in the Final Cut Pro playback interface and powerful new ee

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 12 0Drag clips from and to the primary storylineYou can drag clips from and to the primary storyline. This technique

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 121The result is eectively an insert edit: the former connected clips are inserted in the primary storyline and sub

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 122 2 Do any of the following: •To move selected clips from the primary storyline to connected clips at the same Ti

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 123Cut clips with the Blade toolOnce you’ve added clips to the Timeline, you can easily cut them to adjust their dur

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 12 4An edit point appears as a dotted line where you clicked, and the clip is divided into two clips. The dotted lin

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 12 5 3 Choose Trim > Blade (or press Command-B).The selected clips are cut at the skimmer position.Note: If you

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 126Drag edit points with the Select tool 1 In the Timeline, move the pointer to the start point or the end point of

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 127Enter a new duration for a clip using timecodeYou can change the total duration of one or more selected clips by

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 12 8Nudge edit points with keyboard shortcutsYou can ne-tune the start or end point of a clip using keyboard shortc

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 12 9 2 Position the playhead or the skimmer at the point in the Timeline to which you want to move the edit point.S

Chapter 1 What’s new in Final Cut Pro? 13Third-party supportFinal Cut Pro 10.1 also features several new third-party support options: •Developer

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 13 0 3 To trim the edit point, do one of the following: •To move the edit point forward: Press the Plus Sign (+) ke

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 131 2 Do one of the following: •To trim o the start of the clip: Choose Trim > Trim Start, or press Option–Left

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 132Roll an edit point 1 Choose the Trim tool from the Tools pop-up menu in the toolbar (or press T).The pointer cha

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 133The edit point is rolled to the new location. The combined duration of the two clips stays the same.If you can’t

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 13 4If there are no media handles available, consider using the Position tool instead. For more information about

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 135When you release the mouse button, the slipped clip appears in the Timeline with a new start point and a new end

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 136Slide 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 7 Edityourproject 137With the current selection, you can also slide the clip with keyboard shortcuts by doing either of the following:

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 138Tip: You can use the Option key to change the detailed trimming feedback display on the y. If detailed trimming

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 139Zoom 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 1 What’s new in Final Cut Pro? 14Unied importSimplied and easier to use, the new unied Media Import window provides one place to go f

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 140Adjust Timeline settingsIn Final Cut Pro, it’s very easy to adjust the Timeline display options. For example, you

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 141 •To display clips with audio waveforms and video lmstrips of equal size: Click the third Clip Appearance button

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 142Enable or disable snappingWhile snapping is extremely useful, it can also be a hindrance if you’re trying to move

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 143Navigate by subframeYou can navigate clips by subframe. A subframe has 1/80 the duration of a video frame and is

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 144Navigate by entering timecodeTo move the playhead to a new Timeline location, do any of the following: m To move

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 145Use the Timeline Index to view, navigate, and search your projectThe Timeline Index provides a text-based view of

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 146View a list of items in the Timeline Index 1 If the Timeline Index is not already open, click the Timeline Index

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 147 •To view a list of all the tags on the clips in the Timeline, ordered chronologically: Click the Tags button at

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 148Change a To Do markerIn the Timeline Index, you can quickly change a To Do marker’s state from incomplete to comp

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 149Add and remove markersIt’s easy to add and remove markers. If you add markers to clips in the Browser, the marker

Chapter 1 What’s new in Final Cut Pro? 15What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.3?Final Cut Pro 10.0.3 includes major new features and enhancements, d

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 150Remove a markerDo one of the following: m Navigate to a marker and choose Mark > Markers > Delete Marker (o

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 151 •To indicate that a to-do item is completed: Select the Completed checkbox.The marker turns green.To-Do Item but

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 152Manage chapter markers and their thumbnail imagesChapter markers are a standard feature in DVDs, Blu-ray discs, a

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 153Set the chapter marker thumbnail imageAfter you set a chapter marker, you can choose an appropriate video frame t

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 154CorrectexcessiveshakeandrollingshutterissuesYou can smooth a clip’s shaky footage by correcting the stabili

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 155 •During playback and rendering, Final Cut Pro uses the motion analysis data to apply a transform eect to each f

156AudiooverviewFinal Cut Pro has many features designed to make processing and editing audio easier. For example, you can analyze and automatical

Chapter 8 Editaudio 157You use the same tools used for video editing when you edit audio clips in Final Cut Pro. The following editing features

Chapter 8 Editaudio 158About audio channels and audio componentsAudio les can contain a single audio channel or multiple audio channels. Chann

Chapter 8 Editaudio 159Show expanded audio componentsYou can expand the audio portion of clips in Final Cut Pro to view and edit audio componen

Chapter 1 What’s new in Final Cut Pro? 16Storage area network (SAN) locationsYou can now add network volumes as storage locations for events and

Chapter 8 Editaudio 160Show expanded audio and videoYou can view audio and video separately in the same clip in the Timeline by expanding clips

Chapter 8 Editaudio 161Detach audio from videoBy default, Final Cut Pro imports audio and video from the same source into one clip. You can eas

Chapter 8 Editaudio 162View audio waveforms at the audio sample levelFor even more precise editing, you can zoom in to audio clips at the audio

Chapter 8 Editaudio 163View and correct audio levelsThe Audio meters let you see and track the audio levels of clips in Final Cut Pro and warn

Chapter 8 Editaudio 164Reset and correct peak levels m Select the clip in the Timeline, readjust the level, and play back the clip again to tes

Chapter 8 Editaudio 165Add audioAdd music and soundYou can add music and sound les directly to your project from your iTunes library or other

Chapter 8 Editaudio 166Record voiceovers and other audioIt’s easy to record voiceover narration or other live audio directly in Final Cut Pro f

Chapter 8 Editaudio 167 5 To specify other voiceover settings, click the Advanced disclosure triangle and do any of the following: •To change

Chapter 8 Editaudio 168Record multiple voiceover takesYou can record multiple versions, or “takes,” of voiceover recordings for the same sectio

Chapter 8 Editaudio 169 3 When you decide on the take you want to use, make sure it’s selected under the spotlight, and click Done. 4 If you’

17What 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audio 170EditaudioclipsoraudiocomponentsAudio editing overviewFinal Cut Pro includes tools for editing audio clips or multip

Chapter 8 Editaudio 171 •Mute a component’s audio by disabling all or a portion of the component. This is the fastest way to remove unwanted so

Chapter 8 Editaudio 172The channels appear in the Audio inspector as separate audio components, each with its own waveform.If you have a clip w

Chapter 8 Editaudio 173When you remove an audio component, it appears dimmed in the Audio inspector but is removed from the clip’s component ar

Chapter 8 Editaudio 174You can also choose a channel conguration when exporting roles as audio stems for mixing or post-production. For more i

Chapter 8 Editaudio 175Adjust volume from the Modify menu or the keyboard 1 Select one or more audio clips or video clips with audio in the Ti

Chapter 8 Editaudio 176Adjust volume automatically across a selected areaFor volume adjustments of a clip in the Timeline, you can use the Rang

Chapter 8 Editaudio 177You can also change the fade’s shape by choosing one of several predened options. Changing the fade shape changes the s

Chapter 8 Editaudio 178Note: Make sure to adjust the audio overlap to the length you want. 3 Drag the fade handles of each clip to the points

Chapter 8 Editaudio 179 •Linear: Maintains a constant rate of change over the length of the fade. •S-curve: Eases in and out of the fade with t

Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 18 •Use connected clips and storylines to add cutaway shots, superimposed titles, and sound eects to your projec

Chapter 8 Editaudio 180Pan audio for surround sound 1 Select the audio clip. 2 In the Audio inspector, choose one of the following options fr

Chapter 8 Editaudio 181Adjust surround sound using the Surround PannerIn the Audio inspector, you can use the Surround Panner to change the sur

Chapter 8 Editaudio 182 •Surround Width: Species how much separation (in dB) is between the decoded surround signals. At 0 dB, there is comple

Chapter 8 Editaudio 183Multichannel audio editing examplesBelow are examples of some multichannel audio editing workows in Final Cut Pro.Examp

Chapter 8 Editaudio 184 4 Do one of the following: •To disable the portion of the component where the noise occurs: Press the V key (or press

Chapter 8 Editaudio 185Example: Trim audio within an audio component 1 Select a clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Expand Audio Compo

Chapter 8 Editaudio 186Example: Make a roll edit to all audio components 1 Select a clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Expand Audio Co

Chapter 8 Editaudio 187Example: Add or remove audio components in a multicam clipWhen you create a multicam clip that contains multiple audio c

Chapter 8 Editaudio 188 5 To reveal the audio components for the active angle, click the disclosure triangle next to the active angle’s source

Chapter 8 Editaudio 189The added audio components also appear in the multicam clip’s component arrangement in the Timeline. (To show expanded a

Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 19Generated mediaRender les, optimized les, proxy les, and analysis les are all considered generated media be

Chapter 8 Editaudio 190AddandadjustaudioeectsAdd audio eectsIn addition to the built-in audio enhancement features of Final Cut Pro, you

Chapter 8 Editaudio 191Remove 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 inspect

Chapter 8 Editaudio 192 •If you made any keyframe adjustments to the source clip: Choose either Maintain Timing or Stretch to Fit from the Keyf

Chapter 8 Editaudio 193 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 8 Editaudio 194 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 8 Editaudio 195 2 Choose Reveal User Presets in Finder from the Preset pop-up menu. 3 Select the preset or presets you want to delete

Chapter 8 Editaudio 196Some eects have more than one parameter and allow you to add keyframes to individual parameters separately. They appear

Chapter 8 Editaudio 197 •In the Audio inspector: Position the playhead in the Timeline at the point where you want to add a keyframe, and click

Chapter 8 Editaudio 198 3 In the Timeline, do one of the following: •If you’re adjusting volume only: Choose Range Selection from the Tools po

Chapter 8 Editaudio 199Keyframes are automatically created along the adjustment points within the range.Adjust keyframes in the Audio Animation

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Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 20Add eects and transitionsAdd special eects from the ample collection of video and audio eects in the Final C

Chapter 8 Editaudio 200To add another keyframe, Option-click (or press Option-K) at a point on the eect control where you want to add the keyf

Chapter 8 Editaudio 201Delete keyframesDo one of the following: m Select a keyframe in the Audio Animation Editor, and press Option-Shift-Delet

Chapter 8 Editaudio 202Analyze audio 1 Select an audio clip or video clip with audio in the Timeline. 2 To analyze the audio, do one of the f

Chapter 8 Editaudio 203 •Choose Show Audio Enhancements from the Enhancements pop-up menu in the toolbar. •In the Audio inspector, click the Au

Chapter 8 Editaudio 204Sync audio and videoFinal Cut Pro can automatically analyze and sync the audio and video clips in your project.For examp

Chapter 8 Editaudio 205 4 Use the In Event pop-up menu to choose the event in which you want to create the new synced clip. 5 To sync clips u

Chapter 8 Editaudio 206Note: The automatic settings are shown by default, but if the last synced clip you created used custom settings, those

Chapter 8 Editaudio 207 •First Marker on the Clip: Final Cut Pro uses the rst marker in each clip as the sync point. Sync pointTip: With this

Chapter 8 Editaudio 208 3 Make adjustments to the contents of the synced clip.The contents of a synced clip include a clip in the primary stor

Chapter 8 Editaudio 209Preserve pitch when retiming clipsBy default, Final Cut Pro preserves pitch when retiming clips so that the pitch doesn’

Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 21Organize media in the Libraries list and the BrowserYour imported media is available in events in your library.

210Transitions,titles,eects,andgeneratorsoverviewYou can easily add special eects to video, audio, and photos in your projects.Final Cut Pro

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 211Eects can be added to any clips in the Timeline. Once they have been added (or in

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 212How transitions are createdTransitions require overlapping video from the clips on

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 213Final Cut Pro uses any available media handles and then overlaps media as necessary

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 214Add transitions to your projectThere are several methods you can use to add transit

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 215Add or change a transition using the Transitions Browser 1 Click the Transitions b

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 216Copy a transition to other edit points using the Edit menu 1 Select a transition i

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 217Move the transitionMoving a transition actually rolls the edit under the transition

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 218 2 Drag one of the trim icons in the upper-left or upper-right area of the transit

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 219In the above example, you can drag the white circle in the Viewer (an onscreen cont

Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 22A Final Cut Pro project holds all of the information for your nal movie, including your editing decisions and

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 220Create specialized versions of transitions in MotionMany of the transitions were cr

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 221Add titles to your projectYou add titles to clips in your project using the Titles

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 222 3 In the Viewer, double-click the title text, and type text for your title.Double

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 223 3 Do one of the following: •In the Viewer, drag the text object to the new positi

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 224 1 Select a title clip in the Timeline. 2 Choose Window > Show Inspector (or p

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 225 •Outline: Sets the text outline color, opacity, blur, and width. •Glow: Sets the t

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 226Apply preset text stylesFinal Cut Pro comes with a set of preset text styles that y

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 227 5 In the Save Preset to Library window, type a name for your new custom preset.Th

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 228 5 Do any of the following: •To match how letters are capitalized in your search s

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 229 2 To access the Transform controls, do one of the following: •Choose Transform fr

23Importing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 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 230 5 When you are nished adjusting the eect and no longer need the onscreen contro

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 231Crop clipsThe Crop eect makes it easy to remove unwanted areas of the image. It au

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 232 6 Click Done to have the crop applied and see the image zoomed to ll the screen.

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 233 3 Click the Ken Burns button at the bottom of the Viewer.Two rectangles appear in

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 234 •Linear: Removes all easing eects.Tip: Use the Crop eect and intermediate keyfr

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 235 •Anywhere inside the window: Drag anywhere inside the window to adjust its positio

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 236 •To turn o the eect in the Video Animation Editor: Open the Video Animation Edit

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 237 7 Adjust the eect’s controls to set the end position.A keyframe is automatically

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 238Adjust the Transform eect animation pathTransform animations have additional keyfr

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 239 9 To control the curve of the path, click the starting or middle keyframe and dra

Chapter 3 Importmedia 24Ifit’syourrstimportThe rst time you open Final Cut Pro, it contains no media and one library containing a single

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 240Do one of the following: m Add a clip to the Timeline as a connected clip and then

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 241AddandadjustclipeectsClip eects overviewIn addition to the built-in eects, F

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 242Adjust eects in Final Cut ProMost eects have one or more parameters that you can

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 243The eect appears as one of the animations in the Video Animation Editor above the

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 244Show the audio eects applied to a clip 1 Select the clip with the audio eect in

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 245Change video and audio clip eect order using the Video Animation or Audio Animatio

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 246 3 Do any of the following: •To apply all video or all audio attributes from the s

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 247Note: Some parameters’ keyframes can be pasted only onto a similar parameter. For

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 248 3 Select the parameter to which you want to paste the keyframes. If Solo Animatio

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 249 3 Modify the eect’s project.For more information, see Motion Help at http://help

Chapter 3 Importmedia 25 •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 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 250 3 Select the placeholder clip in the Timeline. 4 Congure the shot for the clip

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 251Use a shapeYou can congure the Shapes generator to be any of a number of shapes, s

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 252Use a backgroundMany of the generators provide a general background over which you

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 253 3 Modify the clip’s project.For more information, see Motion Help at http://help.

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 254Show or hide onscreen controlsThe onscreen controls for transitions appear when a t

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 255Example: Use onscreen controls to apply a Censor eect 1 Open the Eects Browser a

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 256Example: Use onscreen controls to apply a Prism eect 1 Open the Eects Browser an

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 257Example: Use onscreen controls to apply a Center transition 1 Open the Transitions

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 258Example: Use onscreen controls to apply a Zoom & Pan transition 1 Open the Tra

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 259Adjust video eects using keyframesYou place keyframes at specic points in a clip

Chapter 3 Importmedia 26 •To sort clips in list view by data such as duration, creation date, rating, keyword, and so on: Click the column head

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 260 4 Do one of the following for each eect: •In the Video Animation Editor: Option-

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 261Add keyframes automatically across a selected areaIf an eect appears in the Video

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 262Keyframes are automatically created along the adjustment points within the range.Ad

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 263With the eect expanded, you can drag the keyframe up or down to change the eect’s

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 264Delete keyframesDo one of the following: m Select a keyframe in the Video Animation

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 265Keyframe values remain relative to one another while dragging; however, if you “at

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 266Adjust eect curves using fade handles or keyframe animationSome eects in the Vide

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 267Change an eect using keyframes m Click the disclosure button to expand the eect

Chapter 9 Addtransitions,titles,eects,andgenerators 268Change the curve shape (interpolation) between keyframesDo one of the following: m

269GroupclipswithcompoundclipsCompound clips overviewWith Final Cut Pro, you can create compound clips, which allow you to group any combinatio

Chapter 3 Importmedia 27Reimport a clipTwo situations warrant reimporting a clip: •If the clip was not completely imported: If you cancel or qu

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 270The following diagram shows how a project in the Timeline could be simplied using compound clips:Selected clips

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 271You can also create a snapshot of the entire project. Project snapshots are self-contained backup versions that i

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 272The way clips are grouped within the compound clip depends on where you selected the clips: •If you selected clip

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 273 •If you selected clips in the Timeline: Final Cut Pro places the selected clips in the new compound clip exactly

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 274Create an empty compound clipYou can create new, empty compound clips and then add clips to them. Each compound c

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 275Manage compound clipsThere are many ways to manage and edit compound clips. For example, you can open up compound

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 276Navigate compound clip levels using menu commands and keyboard shortcutsYou can navigate up or down one or more l

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 277To have the new clip material appear in your project, do one of the following to make room for the new material:

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 278 •Trim clips: Use any of the standard trim edits in a storyline, including ripple, roll, slip, and slide. You can

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 279You can also create a storyline by holding down the G key as you drag a clip to a connected clip so that their ed

Chapter 3 Importmedia 28Import spanned clipsSome le-based camcorders or devices that have more than one memory card slot can record one shot o

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 280Fine-tuneeditswiththePrecisionEditorYou can ne-tune the edit point between two clips in the Timeline using

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 281 2 To adjust the edit point, do any of the following: •Move the edit line in the center of the Precision Editor

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 282 •Skim over and click the outgoing clip or the incoming clip at any point. Click either clip at any point.The cli

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 283CreatespliteditsFinal Cut Pro allows you to set separate video and audio start and end points in an individual

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 284 3 Drag the start point (left edge) of the video portion of the clip to the right, eectively trimming it with a

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 285 •Double-click the clip’s audio waveform.When you play back this section of the Timeline, you hear the man begin

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 286 4 Do one of the following: •To select both sides of the audio edit point: Press Shift-Backslash (\). •To select

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 287Makethree-pointeditsThree-point editing overviewThree-point editing allows you to use start and end points in t

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 288There are a few key things to keep in mind when making three-point edits.Edit points set Results •Source selectio

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 289 2 In the Timeline, position the skimmer (or the playhead, if the skimmer is not present) at the location in you

Chapter 3 Importmedia 29 3 In the Devices section on the left side of the Media Import window, select your computer’s hard disk or the connect

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 290 2 In the Timeline, position the skimmer (or the playhead, if the skimmer is not present) at the location in you

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 291 2 In the Timeline, dene a destination start point by positioning the skimmer at the location in your project w

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 292 1 To specify a source selection start point in the Browser, move the skimmer or playhead to the location where

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 293TryoutclipsusingauditionsAuditions overviewIn Final Cut Pro you can organize related clips into sets, called

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 294Create auditions to try out clipsYou can create auditions in the Browser and then add them to the Timeline, or yo

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 295An audition is created containing the selected clip and a duplicate version with eects and attributes copied fro

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 296 m To duplicate a clip within an audition in the Browser: Click the icon in the upper-left corner of the audition

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 297Use auditions to try out clips in your projectYou create an audition to try out the clips within it and nd the o

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 298 3 To play an alternate clip in the Viewer, select a clip to the right or left of the pick (or press the Right A

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 299 7 In the Eects Browser, select the eect you want to try out, and drag it to the clip in the Audition window.D

Contents10 Chapter 1: What’s new in Final Cut Pro?10 What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1.2?11 What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1?13 What’s new in Fin

Chapter 3 Importmedia 30 8 Click Import.By default, the Media Import window closes when you click Import. You can begin working with your clip

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 300Tip: To save time, you can have Final Cut Pro automatically duplicate a clip in the Timeline and apply an eect

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 301Constant speed changes also usually alter the duration of a clip. By default, if a constant speed change causes t

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 302If you drag the retiming handle to the right, the speed of the selection decreases, the duration of the selection

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 303 1 In the Timeline, select a range, a whole clip, or a group of clips whose speed you want to change. 2 Choose

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 304 1 In the Timeline, select the clip whose speed you want to change to match the rest of the clips in your projec

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 305Apply a preset variable speed changeYou can apply preset variable speed eects that break your clip into multiple

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 306 4 In the Speed Transition window, click the Edit button.A lmstrip icon appears over the end frame of the speed

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 307Add transitions between speed segmentsWhen two adjacent speed segments are set to play at dierent speeds, you ca

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 308Transitions are automatically added to the boundaries between speed segments.Remove transitions from all speed se

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 309 2 Choose Speed Transitions from the Retime pop-up menu in the toolbar, so that there’s a checkmark next to the

Chapter 3 Importmedia 31 •To add folders of frequently used media to the Favorites section: Drag them from list view.To remove a folder from th

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 310 3 Drag the left or right edge of the shaded bar in the Retime Editor. Reverse or rewind clipsIn addition to cha

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 311Rewind a range selection or clip 1 In the Timeline, select a range, a whole clip, or a group of clips whose cont

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 312 3 If you want to adjust the speed of the instant replay segment, drag the retiming handle to the left to increa

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 313You can skip 3, 5, 10, 20, or 30 frames.Create a hold segmentIn Final Cut Pro, you can hold on a particular frame

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 314 3 If you want to adjust the duration of the hold segment, drag the segment’s retiming handle to the right to in

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 315Here are things to keep in mind when working with multiple formats and frame sizes: •Choose video and audio proje

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 316 •Fill: Makes the clip’s video ll the project’s frame size. In the case of an SD clip in an HD project, Final Cu

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 317Add an interlaced clip to a non-interlaced (progressive) projectSome video formats use an interlaced scanning met

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 318UserolestomanageclipsRoles overviewRoles are metadata text labels that you assign to clips in the Browser or

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 319 •Roles can be assigned to audio or video components of a clip, but can’t be assigned to a clip range or a portio

Chapter 3 Importmedia 32 6 If you want to create optimized or proxy media, analyze the video, or analyze the audio, select the relevant checkb

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 320 4 To change the role assignments for the selected clips, choose dierent roles from the Roles pop-up menu.View

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 321View and reassign the role of an audio component 1 Select a clip in the Timeline, and choose Clip > Expand Au

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 322Create custom roles and subrolesYou can create custom roles and subroles in addition to the ve default roles (Vi

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 323 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 a

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 324 3 Type a name for the subrole.The new subrole remains in the Subrole list and appears below its parent role in

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 325Active roles appear in color in the Timeline, and inactive roles appear gray. If you turn o all video or all aud

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 326Minimize buttonMinimized clipRoles that have been minimizedYou can also customize the display of clips in the Tim

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 327Tip: You can also import XML les by double-clicking them in the Finder or dragging them to the Final Cut Pro ap

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 328 •When you add a multicam clip to the Timeline, you create a direct and active relationship between the “parent”

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 329Import media for a multicam editAlthough importing media for multicam projects is the same as importing for any o

Chapter 3 Importmedia 33Import from tape-based camerasYou can import media from a tape-based camcorder or tape-based device. To determine which

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 330Name your cameraThe following instructions cover how to add the Camera Name property when you import media from a

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 331Note: If you use the automatic method for creating angles, Final Cut Pro uses any Camera Angle tags in the selec

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 332Note: Some audio recordings are not suited for use with this feature. Selecting this option may result in long p

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 333 6 In the Angle Clip Ordering pop-up menu, choose how angles are ordered within the multicam clip: •Automatic: F

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 334 •Start of First Clip: Final Cut Pro uses the rst frame in each angle as the sync point. Sync pointTip: The Sta

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 335 11 If you want to change the audio or render settings, select Custom in the Audio and Render Properties sectio

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 336 2 Use the skimmer or the playhead to play back a multicam clip in the Browser or the Timeline.The Angle Viewer

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 337As you move the pointer over the angles in the Angle Viewer, the pointer changes to the Blade tool, indicating th

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 338Switch video or audio separatelyBy default, Final Cut Pro switches the video and audio of a multicam clip at the

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 339If you selected the video-only or audio-only switch mode, blue highlighting indicates the active video angle and

Chapter 3 Importmedia 34 5 Use the playback controls (or use the J, K, and L keys) to set your tape to the point where you want to begin impor

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 340The bank switcher appears as a grid of squares at the bottom of the Angle Viewer. Yellow, blue, or green highligh

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 341 •One bank of 9 angles and another bank of 7 angles, with the rst bank as the currently displayed bank: 4 To na

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 342Adjust the Angle Viewer displayYou can adjust the Angle Viewer display to suit your needs. m To adjust the number

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 343 m To make the Angle Viewer a vertical column: Drag the boundary to the left, and drag the Final Cut Pro toolbar

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 344The Angle Editor opens in the Timeline area at the bottom of the Final Cut Pro window. Although similar to the Ti

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 345The Video Monitor icon turns white, and the entire angle is highlighted in light gray. The angle plays in the Vie

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 346Tip: You can use audio monitoring to double-check the synchronization of individual angles in a multicam clip. O

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 347If an angle contains more than one clip, you can easily select all clips in the angle so that you can move them a

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 348If you select clips in one or more angles before choosing this option, the command name in the pop-up menu change

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 349Add, delete, or rename angles in a multicam clip 1 To open the Angle Editor, do one of the following: •Double-cl

Chapter 3 Importmedia 35If your camera or device isn’t recognizedIf you’ve connected your camera or device to your computer but the Media Impor

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 350 •Cut and switch edit points appear as dotted lines in the Timeline. These are through edits (in which the video

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 351In the case of video-only or audio-only cuts and switches, the edit point can be mixed (with both black and white

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 352Switch angles in the InspectorSwitching angles in the Inspector allows you to switch angles for multiple selected

Chapter 10 Advancedediting 353 •If performance becomes an issue while you’re working on a multicam project, do any of the following: •Set Fina

354KeyingKeying 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 11 Keyingandcompositing 355Use chroma keysA challenging part of creating a good chroma key is shooting the chroma key video, and in pa

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 356 3 Select the foreground clip in the Timeline, and click the Eects button in the toolbar.Tip: For best r

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 357Note: By default, the Keyer eect applies spill removal, which causes any leftover fringing of the blue- o

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 358 •To choose a dierent color if the Keyer eect chose the wrong color: Set the Strength parameter to 0 (to

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 359 6 To suppress any of the background color that is appearing (spilling) on the foreground image, adjust th

Chapter 3 Importmedia 36ImportfromotherapplicationsImport from iMovieYou can send an iMovie project to Final Cut Pro. You initiate the proce

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 360 •Scrub Boxes: Select to limit the Chroma and Luma controls to adjusting softness (edge transparency) in th

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 361 •Chroma Rollo: Use this slider to adjust the linearity of the chroma rollo slope (displayed in the small

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 362 4 Click Spill Suppression to reveal the following controls: •Spill Contrast: Use this grayscale gradient

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 363 •Mode: Use this pop-up menu to choose the compositing method that blends the sampled background values wit

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 364For the following examples, this speedometer image will be keyed over an outdoor car scene, creating a ree

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 365 5 Do one of the following: •Drag the eect to the Timeline foreground clip to which you want to apply it.

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 366 •Composite: Shows the nal composited image, with the keyed foreground subject over the background clip. T

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 367 3 Click Matte Tools to reveal the following controls: •Fill Holes: Increasing this parameter value adds s

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 368 •Intensity: Use this slider to adjust gamma levels to lighten or darken the interaction of wrapped edge va

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 369 3 Select the foreground clip.In the above example, the light stands need to be removed. 4 Click the Eec

Chapter 3 Importmedia 37Import from iTunesYou can import music and sound from your existing iTunes library into Final Cut Pro.Import music and

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 370 6 Adjust the four corners of the mask to crop out the objects you want to remove, in this case, the light

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 371Use Transform to position the foreground imageThe following steps assume you have already congured a key b

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 372CompositingCompositing overviewCompositing refers to combining parts of two or more video clips into a sing

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 373Below is an example of a clip with an alpha channel, showing the image that lls the alpha channel.Below is

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 374Use a clip with an alpha channel 1 Position the playhead in the Timeline where you want to add the alpha c

Chapter 11 Keyingandcompositing 375Choose a blend mode 1 Position the playhead in the Timeline to where you want to add a clip above the prim

376ColorcorrectionoverviewIn any post-production workow, color correction is generally one of the last steps in nishing an edited program. Ther

Chapter 12 Color correction 377 •Manually adjust color, saturation, and exposure: Manually correct a clip’s overall color, or use color or shape

Chapter 12 Color correction 378Analyzing a clip for color balance can take from a few seconds for shorter clips to a minute or more for longer c

Chapter 12 Color correction 379Balance a clip’s colorsClips in Final Cut Pro have a Balance setting that turns automatic color balance correctio

Chapter 3 Importmedia 38ImportfromdevicesImport from a hard diskYou can import media—video, audio, still images, and graphics les—from your

Chapter 12 Color correction 380The Viewer changes to display the Timeline playhead’s frame on the right and the frame the pointer is over on the

Chapter 12 Color correction 381 •Choose an area of the image to correct: Draw one or more shape masks, and then choose whether the correction ap

Chapter 12 Color correction 382 3 To add or remove a color tint, click Color (or press Control-Command-C), and drag the controls in the Color p

Chapter 12 Color correction 383Reset and turn o Color Board color corrections 1 In the Timeline, select a clip whose color corrections you wan

Chapter 12 Color correction 384 3 In the Viewer, position the eyedropper on a color in the image that you want to isolate, and drag to select t

Chapter 12 Color correction 385Target specic areas using shape masksA shape mask denes an area in the image so that you can apply color correc

Chapter 12 Color correction 386 •To rotate the shape: Drag the rotation handle (extending from the center). •To control the softness of the shap

Chapter 12 Color correction 387 3 Position the shape mask to its starting position in the Viewer. 4 In the Video inspector, click the Keyframe

Chapter 12 Color correction 388 3 In the Video inspector, click the Add Shape Mask button in the correction that has the color mask.Click here

Chapter 12 Color correction 389Note: If you have applied multiple corrections to a clip, you can drag them in the Video inspector to change the

Chapter 3 Importmedia 39 4 Use the list view at the bottom of the window to navigate to a le or folder and select it. (When you import from a

Chapter 12 Color correction 390SaveandapplycolorcorrectionpresetsWith Final Cut Pro, you can save a clip’s color correction settings as a p

Chapter 12 Color correction 391TurnlogprocessingonoroMany modern cameras have a log or wide-dynamic-range recording option that provides m

Chapter 12 Color correction 392MeasurevideolevelsVideo scopes overviewBroadcast facilities have limits on the maximum values of luma and chrom

Chapter 12 Color correction 393 2 Choose the scope to display from the top section of the Settings pop-up menu.Choose the scope you want to use

Chapter 12 Color correction 394The Settings pop-up menu in the upper-right corner of the Waveform Monitor provides a variety of display options:

Chapter 12 Color correction 395 •Chroma: Shows only the chroma component of the video, and is tinted to match the video’s colors. •Y’CbCr Parade

Chapter 12 Color correction 396Vectorscope display optionsThe Vectorscope shows the distribution of color in your image on a circular scale. The

Chapter 12 Color correction 397Histogram display optionsThe Histogram provides a statistical analysis of the image by calculating the total numb

Chapter 12 Color correction 398 •Equal levels of red, green, and blue appear as gray. •RGB Parade: Presents three graphs that display your video

399SharingprojectsoverviewFinal Cut Pro provides a variety of destinations, or precongured export settings, that you can use to output your proj

56 Chapter 5: Organize your library56 Organizing libraries overview57 Organize your projects, events, and media57 Create a new event57 Rename cl

Chapter 3 Importmedia 40 8 Choose a storage location for the media les: •To copy the les to the current library: Select “Copy to library” to

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 400You can easily add destinations or replace the default set of destinations with your own customized destination

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 401 •Click the Share button in the toolbar, and choose a destination.Important: If the destination that you want

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 402For some destinations, you can also view a list of devices that will play the exported le. To view the compati

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 403Master File destinationYou can export to the following formats using the Master File share destination: •Apple

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 404For information about sharing projects and clips from Final Cut Pro, see Sharing projects overview on page 399.

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 405 3 Choose the settings you want for the new destination. Modify the settings for the new destination.New desti

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 406Modify existing destinationsNote: You can also modify an existing destination’s settings while you’re sharing

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 407To have multiple accounts available for the same web destination, create additional instances of the web destin

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 408Delete a destinationDo one of the following: m Control-click a destination in the Destinations list, and choose

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 409Modify share attributesShare attributes are project and clip metadata that is included with exported les. You

Chapter 3 Importmedia 41Access media on an archive or disk imageIf you’ve created a camera archive, you can use the media in the archive in two

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 410If you type a word or phrase that has been dened as an attribute, the attribute (a word or phrase in a blue bu

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 411Fields with a checkmark are shown in the Share inspector and exported with your clip or project. Fields that ar

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 412 3 To edit the selected attribute eld, do any of the following: •To add an attribute: Drag an attribute (a wo

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 413 •QuickTime Movie: Exports all of the roles in the project as a single QuickTime movie.If you choose this optio

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 414Create and modify custom presetsIf you’ve created a customized list of roles to share, you can save it as a pre

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 415ViewthestatusofsharedprojectsThe Share inspector displays when and where a project or clip was shared. If

Chapter 13 Shareyourproject 416You can do any of the following in the Share inspector: •Click the magnifying glass icon to reveal the exported

417MediamanagementoverviewFinal Cut Pro provides you with exible and powerful tools to manage your media les. The rst time you open Final Cut

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 418 •Managing multiple libraries, including copying and moving items between libraries. See Man

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 419Select options for updating projects and eventsIf you have any existing projects and events

Chapter 3 Importmedia 42Organize les while importingYou can choose how to organize your media when you import it into Final Cut Pro.You can co

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 420During the update process, Final Cut Pro does not automatically copy your media across volum

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 421For information about using optimized or proxy media for playback, see Control playback qual

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 422Relink clips to media les 1 Do one of the following: •In the Browser or the Timeline, sele

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 423Text at the bottom of the window indicates how many potential matches to items in your origi

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 424 8 To link the event clips to the new media les, click Relink Files.All matched clips (inc

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 425Back up projects, events, and librariesBacking up your work and your media consistently is a

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 426You can create optimized and proxy media during the import process or in the Browser, after

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 427 4 Select one or both of the transcoding options.Final Cut Pro will transcode the les in t

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 428 1 Select a clip in the Browser. 2 To open the Info inspector, click the Inspector button

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 429Note: The Delete Generated Library Files command is unique among media management commands

Chapter 3 Importmedia 43 4 In the Keywords section, select any of the following options: •From Finder tags: Creates a keyword for each Finder

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 430Delete event render les 1 In the Libraries list, select one or more events in the same lib

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 431 2 To view the tasks that are running in each section, click a disclosure triangle.Pause or

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 432Create a new libraryYou can create new (empty) libraries, or you can create libraries from e

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 433Here are some ways to use this feature to enhance your workow: •Use multiple libraries on t

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 434Important: When you import media into Final Cut Pro, you can select the “Leave les in plac

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 435 5 When you’re nished setting storage locations, click OK.Final Cut Pro uses your new stor

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 436If you’re using a camcorder, set it to PC Connect mode. The name of this transfer mode may b

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 437Archive the media on your tape-based camera or camcorder 1 If you want to save the archive

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 438The camera archive is stored on your hard disk. You can mount the archive as if it were a l

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 439Icon Alert DescriptionMissing Camera A camera that contains les used in Final Cut Pro is no

Chapter 3 Importmedia 44A live video image from the camera appears in the Media Import window. 3 Click Import. 4 In the window that appears,

Chapter 14 Managemedia,libraries,andarchives 440Common media management issuesThis section describes common media management issues and solu

441PreferencesandmetadataoverviewIn Final Cut Pro, you can modify preference settings to specify how your source media is imported into the appl

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 442General preferencesGeneral preferences are basic settings in Final Cut Pro.Time Display •Time Display: Us

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 443 •Position playhead after edit operation: Select this checkbox to have the playhead automatically positio

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 444Playback •Create optimized media for multicam clips: Select this checkbox to automatically transcode mult

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 445FilesChoose a storage location for the media les: •Copy to library storage location: This option duplica

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 446 •Find people: Analyzes clips with video for the presence of people and shot types. After analysis, any o

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 447Destinations preferencesYou modify share destinations in the Destinations pane of the Final Cut Pro Prefe

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 448 •Layers: Displays the available layers on the destination media. •Automatic: Automatically detects the

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 449The web destinations include the following settings: •Sign In: The rst time you view a web destination,

Chapter 3 Importmedia 45About memory cards and cablesTo import media from your recording device to your computer, you need to remove the memory

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 450You can customize the Export File destination by choosing one of several resolutions, depending on the in

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 451Compressor SettingsUse this destination to export a project or clip using settings from Compressor, the p

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 452Work with metadataDisplay and change clip metadataInformation about your source media les, information r

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 453Switch metadata views in the Info inspectorYou can change the metadata elds shown in the Info inspector

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 454 7 To add a property to the metadata view, select the checkbox to the left of the property.Click a check

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 455 3 In the Info inspector, choose the metadata view you want to duplicate from the Metadata View pop-up m

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 456 4 In the Naming Presets window, double-click Untitled, type a name for the new preset, and press Return

Chapter 15 Preferences and metadata 457 4 In the Naming Presets window, add name tokens by dragging the elements from the Clip Info, Date/Time,

458KeyboardshortcutsandMulti-TouchgesturesoverviewFinal Cut Pro provides several ways to increase your eciency while you put together your pr

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 459EditingCommand Shortcut ActionAdjust Volume Absolute Control-Option-L Adjust the audio volume acro

Chapter 3 Importmedia 46 •Thunderbolt device: Devices that use Thunderbolt I/O technology use a connector that plugs into the mini display port

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 460Command Shortcut ActionCut and Switch to Viewer Angle 4 4 Cut and switch the multicam clip to angl

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 461Command Shortcut ActionLift from Storyline Option–Command–Up Arrow Lift the selection from the st

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 462Command Shortcut ActionPrevious Angle Control–Shift–Left Arrow Switch to the previous angle in the

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 463Command Shortcut ActionSet Additional Selection End Shift-Command-O Set an additional range select

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 464EectsCommand Shortcut ActionAdd Basic Lower Third Control-Shift-T Connect a basic lower-third tit

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 465GeneralCommand Shortcut ActionDelete Delete Delete the Timeline selection, reject the Browser sele

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 466Command Shortcut ActionClear Range Start Option-I Clear the range’s start pointDelete Marker Contr

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 467Command Shortcut ActionSet Range End Control-O Set the end point for the range while editing a tex

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 468Command Shortcut ActionGo to Next Bank Option-Shift-Apostrophe (’) Display the next bank of angles

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 469Command Shortcut ActionPlay Reverse Control-J Play in reverse while editing a text eld (press J m

Chapter 3 Importmedia 47Audio formats •AAC •AIFF •BWF •CAF •MP3 •MP4 •WAVStill-image formats •BMP •GIF •JPEG •PNG •PSD (static and layered) •RA

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 470Command Shortcut ActionCrop Tool Shift-C Make the Crop tool active and display onscreen controls f

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 471Command Shortcut ActionShow/Hide Video Animation Control-V Show or hide the Video Animation Editor

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 472Command Shortcut ActionShow/Hide Browser Control-Command-1 Show or hide the BrowserShow/Hide Eect

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 473View keyboard shortcuts 1 Choose Final Cut Pro > Commands > Customize (or press Option-Comm

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 474The commands that match the search term are listed in the Command List at the bottom of the window

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 475 m If you’ve already opened the Command Editor, choose a command set from the pop-up menu at the t

Chapter 16 Keyboardshortcutsandgestures 476 5 To save your changes to the command set, click the Save button in the lower-right corner of th

4774:3 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 478Apple ProRes 4444 XQ The highest-quality version of Apple ProRes for 4:4:4:4 image sources (including alpha channels), with a very high

Glossary 479audio sample rate The number of times an audio signal is measured, or sampled, per second. A higher sample rate produces higher-quality

Chapter 3 Importmedia 48For more information about importing media, see Import from le-based cameras on page 24 and Import from a hard disk on

Glossary 480broadcast-safe Broadcast facilities have limits on the maximum values of luma and chroma that are allowable for broadcast. If a video e

Glossary 481Color Board The Color Board allows you to manually adjust a clip’s color properties. It contains separate panes for adding or subtracti

Glossary 482cutaway shot A shot that is related to the current subject and occurs in the same time frame (for example, an interviewer’s reaction to

Glossary 483DVCPRO A standard-denition (SD) digital videotape recorder format that records an 8-bit, 5:1 compressed component video signal using 4

Glossary 484fade A common type of transition in both video and audio. For video, a fade-out begins with a shot at full intensity and reduces until

Glossary 485Generators Browser A media browser in Final Cut Pro that provides access to all video generators included with Final Cut Pro.Hand tool

Glossary 486inspectors Final Cut Pro provides a number of inspectors you can use to view and change the attributes of selected items. For example,

Glossary 487lower third A television industry term for a graphic placed in the lower area of the screen, usually to convey details about subjects o

Glossary 488MP3 Refers to the MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer 3 compression standard and le format. Like AAC, MP3 uses perceptual audio coding and ps

Glossary 489outgoing clip The clip a transition segues from. For example, if Clip A dissolves to Clip B, Clip A is the outgoing clip. See also inco

Chapter 3 Importmedia 49 3 Do one of the following: •Choose Window > Show Inspector (or press Command-4). •Click the Inspector button in th

Glossary 490QuickTime Cross-platform multimedia technology from Apple. Widely used for production, post-production, and distribution of video, audi

Glossary 491roles Metadata text labels that you assign to clips in the Browser or the Timeline. Roles provide a exible and powerful way to manage

Glossary 492snapping When the snapping feature is turned on in Final Cut Pro, items you move in the Timeline (including the playhead, the skimmer,

Glossary 493three-point editing An editing technique in which three out of four edit points are set in a source selection and a project. When the e

Glossary 494uncompressed 8- and 10-bit 4:2:2 These video formats can be used to store 8-bit or 10-bit 4:2:2 Y’CbCr video without employing data com

Glossary 495XDCAM Sony optical disc format for recording DVCAM and IMX video within MXF container les. See also DVCAM, IMX.XDCAM EX A member of t

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

50AnalyzingmediaoverviewYou can have Final Cut Pro analyze your media and automatically correct common problems it may nd in your video, still i

Chapter 4 Analyze media 51Videoandstill-imageanalysisoptionsFinal Cut Pro provides video and still-image analysis options that can automatic

Chapter 4 Analyze media 52 •Remove silent channels: Audio channels are analyzed, and silent channels are automatically removed. Clips that have

Chapter 4 Analyze media 53Analyze clips after import 1 To select the clip you want to analyze, do one of the following: •Click the clip in the

Chapter 4 Analyze media 54View keywords in the Skimmer Info window 1 Choose View > Show Skimmer Info (or press Control-Y). 2 Skim the clip

Chapter 4 Analyze media 55View the contents of a Smart CollectionIf you chose to create Smart Collections after analysis, clips that have analys

56OrganizinglibrariesoverviewA library contains multiple events and projects in the same location. When you import video, audio, and still images

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 57Organizeyourprojects,events,andmediaCreate a new eventAfter importing your source media les into Final C

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 58Rename a clip in the Timeline Index 1 To open the Timeline Index, click the Timeline Index button in the lowe

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 59View and sort clips and projectsYou can display your clips and projects in the Browser in two views: •Filmstri

192 Adjust audio eects195 Adjust audio eects using keyframes201 Audio tools and techniques201 Enhance audio204 Sync audio and video208 Match a

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 60Switch between lmstrip and list viewsDo one of the following: m Click the Filmstrip View button in the bottom

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 61 m To adjust the lmstrip height: At the bottom-right corner of the Browser, click the Clip Appearance button

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 62Customize list view m To choose what type of information is displayed in list view columns as well as customiz

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 63Merge, split, and sort eventsYou can merge (combine) two or more events in a library (for example, if the medi

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 64Copy or move clips and projects between events in the same libraryYou can copy and move clips and projects fro

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 65Delete clips, events, and projectsYou can delete unwanted clips and projects. You can also delete an entire ev

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 66Rate clips 1 In the Browser, select a range, a clip, or multiple clips you want to rate. 2 Do one of the fol

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 67 2 In the Browser, select the clips whose rating you want to remove, and press the U key or click the Clear R

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 68Note: If you used project folders in the Project Library in previous versions of Final Cut Pro X and you upda

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 69 3 Type a keyword or phrase in each shortcut eld, and press Return.To reassign a keyboard shortcut, select t

253 About themes253 Use onscreen controls253 Onscreen controls overview254 Show or hide onscreen controls254 Onscreen control examples258 Use th

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 70Remove a subset of keywords from a selection 1 In the Browser, select a range or one or more clips from which

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 71Add or edit clip notes in the Timeline Index 1 To open the Timeline Index, click the Timeline Index button in

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 72Organize clips by rolesYou can organize clips by roles, which are metadata text labels assigned to clips. When

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 73Filter clips quickly by ratingUse the Filter pop-up menu in the Browser to quickly nd clips by rating. 1 In

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 74 •Used Media: Find clips based on whether or not they are used in a project, a compound clip, a multicam clip,

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 75Find clips using both searching and lteringPerforming a weighted search and then ltering the results in the

Chapter 5 Organizeyourlibrary 76 3 When you’re nished specifying search criteria, close the Filter window.Note: Modifying a clip’s ratings

77PlaybackandskimmingoverviewFinal Cut Pro makes it easy to view and listen to your media, whether it’s located in the Browser or the Timeline.

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 78Play back mediaYou can play back projects and clips in Final Cut Pro. Playback options include playing from

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 79Use the J, K, and L keys for playbackYou can use the J, K, and L keys on your keyboard to play through a pr

335 Cut and switch angles in the Angle Viewer343 Sync and adjust angles and clips in the Angle Editor349 Edit multicam clips in the Timeline and th

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 80Play video in full-screen view 1 Open a project in the Timeline or select a clip in the Browser, and posit

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 81Skim 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 82PlaybackandskimmediaintheEventViewerSometimes, you may need two viewers so that you can play back a

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 83Note: If the Event Viewer is also visible, both viewers appear on the second display. 3 To return the Vie

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 84 3 To select an A/V output device, choose Final Cut Pro > Preferences (or press Command-Comma), click P

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 85ControlplaybackqualityandperformanceThere are two settings that aect visual quality and playback perfo

Chapter 6 Play back and skim media 86AboutbackgroundrenderingRendering is the process of creating temporary video and audio render les for se

87Editing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 7 Edityourproject 88CreateandmanageprojectsCreate a new projectTo create a movie in Final Cut Pro, you rst create a project, which

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 89You can now add clips from the Browser and begin to edit your project in other ways, adding titles, special eects

417 Chapter 14: Manage media, libraries, and archives417 Media management overview418 Update your projects and events to Final Cut Pro 10.1420 Ma

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 90 5 In the window that appears, change the settings as appropriate.Change the project’s video, audio, and render p

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 91Save, back up, and make versions of your projectsFinal Cut Pro automatically saves all the changes you make as you

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 92You can also adjust the lmstrip appearance in the Timeline to make it easier to view and select audio waveforms.F

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 93A yellow border appears around the clip, indicating that it is selected.Note: A Timeline clip selection (shown ab

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 94Select a rangeInstead of selecting whole clips, you can select a range within any clip in the Timeline or the Brow

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 95Tip: To temporarily turn on the Range Selection tool, hold down the R key. When you release the R key, the tool r

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 96Extend or shorten the range selection m To adjust where the range starts or ends: Drag the left or right edge of t

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 97Manage multiple range selections in event clipsIn the Browser, you can set multiple ranges within one or more clip

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 98The additional range selection appears in the clip.To remove a range selection, Option-click it.Select and deselec

Chapter 7 Edityourproject 99Navigate between selections in an event m To go to the start of the range selection: Choose Mark > Go to > R