Editing – Final Cut Pro X

Despite a little controversial in layout and operation, FCP X is never the less a high-end, professional, broadcast quality, Mac based edit system. This online masterclass will guide you through from basic layout and operation through more advanced tips, tricks and techniques, including the very important grammar of editing. It will make sense of the magnetic timeline and show you how to adapt easily for those coming from a more conventional FCP 7 or Adobe Premier background.

What’s in the course

You’ll learn how to…

• Navigate your way around the interface and find the right tools, transitions and effects
• Deal with the magnetic timeline and other unique FCP X operations
• Import your media
• Understand and organise your media in the rushes bins
• Deal with different settings and codecs
• Get up to speed quickly and start editing your film
• Mix your audio tracks and add music
• Add transitions to your video cuts
• Add effects to your video and sound
• Adjust the size and position of your pictures
• Animate moves and effects
• Take control of the unlimited video and audio tracks
• Understand the basic grammar of editing
• Do multi-camera editing
• Auto sync sound
• Learn the keyboard short cuts to speed up your editing
• And much much more

Who’s the course for

Anyone wanting to learn FCP X to a broadcast standard professional level. This course will be useful to both beginners and more experinced users wanting to imporve their speed and skills or improve the sophistication of their editing.

Anyone wanting to migrate painlessly from FCP 7 or Premier to FCP X.

Course outcomes

A comprehensive understanding of FCP X and of the grammar of editing to a level expected of a frontline production house or network broadcaster.