Final Cut Pro 4
Whether using it for home movies shot on DV, broadcast standard uncompressed 10-bit 601 compliant, or HD video, Final Cut Pro 4 is the perfect tool for editing and exporting a wide variety of projects at virtually any resolution, or frame rate. With new features such as: scalability, advanced trimming, a multi-channel audio mixer, and support for the DVC PRO 50 broadcast format; this version allows any user to easily migrate to professional based formats. Final Cut 4 ships with four powerful complete standalone applications: LiveType, Sound Track, Compressor, and Cinema Tools, allowing users more creative possibilities than ever before. Certified Apple Trainer Nathan Haggard begins the course with lessons on capturing video and audio, importing graphics and music from CDs, following up with more advanced editing techniques: adding special effects, animating video, creating composites, and outputting video. To begin learning today, click a movie topic below.
Course content
Introduction2 lessons
Setting Up Final Cut Pro3 lessons
Input8 lessons
Organizing Clips In The Browser7 lessons
- Tabbed Windows in Final Cut Pro2:291 credit or ad
- Elements in the Browser Window2:181 credit or ad
- Creating Sequences and Bins3:561 credit or ad
- Icon View2:141 credit or ad
- Sorting and Organizing Columns3:191 credit or ad
- Showing and Hiding Columns2:321 credit or ad
- Thumbnail Column and Storyboard Layout3:141 credit or ad
Playing And Marking Clips In The Viewer6 lessons
Editing Clips Into The Canvas And Timeline7 lessons
- Dragging Clips into the Timeline3:191 credit or ad
- The Timeline and Canvas Windows3:501 credit or ad
- Dragging Clips into the Canvas5:001 credit or ad
- Overwrite and Insert Edits3:211 credit or ad
- Other Overwrite and Insert Techniques4:271 credit or ad
- Sequence Timecode2:571 credit or ad
- 3-Point Editing5:501 credit or ad
Basic Editing In The Timeline9 lessons
- Timeline Settings3:361 credit or ad
- Timeline Buttons and Controls5:191 credit or ad
- Zooming and Navigation3:181 credit or ad
- Moving Clips in the Timeline3:341 credit or ad
- Trimming with the Selection Tool3:351 credit or ad
- Clip Handles and Media Limits3:021 credit or ad
- Finding and Closing Gaps4:041 credit or ad
- Linking in Final Cut Pro3:531 credit or ad
- Sync in Final Cut Pro3:481 credit or ad
The Tool Palette11 lessons
- Working with the Tool Palette2:171 credit or ad
- Selection Tools3:571 credit or ad
- Rolling Edit Tool2:381 credit or ad
- Ripple Edit Tool4:571 credit or ad
- Slip Edit Tool2:511 credit or ad
- Slide Edit Tool2:421 credit or ad
- Razor Blade Tools4:341 credit or ad
- Zoom and Hand Tools4:011 credit or ad
- Time Remap Tool4:001 credit or ad
- Crop and Distort Tools3:521 credit or ad
- Pen Tools5:021 credit or ad
Audio In Final Cut Pro7 lessons
Advanced Editing11 lessons
- Editing with the Keyboard4:501 credit or ad
- Creating L-Cuts3:031 credit or ad
- Deleting Between In/Out Points2:211 credit or ad
- Understanding the Trim Edit Window3:451 credit or ad
- Editing in the Trim Edit Window3:581 credit or ad
- MatchFrame3:271 credit or ad
- Canvas and Viewer Sync Controls3:191 credit or ad
- Superimpose Edit3:241 credit or ad
- Fit to Fill Edit3:051 credit or ad
- Replace Edit4:401 credit or ad
- Editing Sequence Clips in Viewer4:171 credit or ad
Preferences And System Settings8 lessons
- Importance of Matching Settings4:531 credit or ad
- Item Properties5:111 credit or ad
- User Preferences5:211 credit or ad
- System Settings5:021 credit or ad
- Audio/Video Settings3:541 credit or ad
- Creating an Easy Setup2:441 credit or ad
- Customizing Layouts pt. 14:331 credit or ad
- Customizing Layouts pt. 24:001 credit or ad