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Final Cut Pro 4 Tutorials

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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.
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Introduction
 Non-Linear and Non-Destructive Editing (03:57)
 What's New in Final Cut Pro 4? (03:57)
Setting Up Final Cut Pro
 System Requirements and Setup (02:29)
 Basic Equipment Setup (02:07)
 Loading Settings and Saving a Project (04:00)
Input
 Log and Capture Window (03:19)
 Logging Tab (02:38)
 Clip Settings Tab (03:31)
 Capture Settings Tab (05:02)
 Capture Now and Capture Clip (02:47)
 Batch Capture (05:56)
 Importing Files (03:36)
 Importing CD Audio (04:24)
Organizing Clips In The Browser
 Tabbed Windows in Final Cut Pro (02:29)
 Elements in the Browser Window (02:18)
 Creating Sequences and Bins (03:56)
 Icon View (02:13)
 Sorting and Organizing Columns (03:18)
 Showing and Hiding Columns (02:31)
 Thumbnail Column and Storyboard Layout (03:13)
Playing And Marking Clips In The Viewer
 The Video Tab (03:20)
 Transport Controls (02:54)
 The Audio Tab (03:04)
 The Filters and Motion Tab (02:42)
 Marking Clips (04:41)
 Keyboard Shortcuts for Playing Clips (02:59)
Editing Clips Into The Canvas And Timeline
 Dragging Clips into the Timeline (03:19)
 The Timeline and Canvas Windows (03:49)
 Dragging Clips into the Canvas (04:59)
 Overwrite and Insert Edits (03:21)
 Other Overwrite and Insert Techniques (04:27)
 Sequence Timecode (02:56)
 3-Point Editing (05:49)
Basic Editing In The Timeline
 Timeline Settings (03:35)
 Timeline Buttons and Controls (05:19)
 Zooming and Navigation (03:17)
 Moving Clips in the Timeline (03:33)
 Trimming with the Selection Tool (03:34)
 Clip Handles and Media Limits (03:02)
 Finding and Closing Gaps (04:03)
 Linking in Final Cut Pro (03:52)
 Sync in Final Cut Pro (03:47)
The Tool Palette
 Working with the Tool Palette (02:17)
 Selection Tools (03:57)
 Rolling Edit Tool (02:38)
 Ripple Edit Tool (04:57)
 Slip Edit Tool (02:51)
 Slide Edit Tool (02:41)
 Razor Blade Tools (04:34)
 Zoom and Hand Tools (04:01)
 Time Remap Tool (03:59)
 Crop and Distort Tools (03:51)
 Pen Tools (05:01)
Audio In Final Cut Pro
 Adjusting Levels (03:34)
 Reading Audio Meters (02:42)
 Stereo and Mono Clips (04:14)
 Adjusting Pan (03:40)
 Adjusting Audio Over Time (04:38)
 The Audio Mixer (04:05)
 The Voice Over Tool (03:37)
Advanced Editing
 Editing with the Keyboard (04:50)
 Creating L-Cuts (03:03)
 Deleting Between In/Out Points (02:20)
 Understanding the Trim Edit Window (03:44)
 Editing in the Trim Edit Window (03:57)
 MatchFrame (03:27)
 Canvas and Viewer Sync Controls (03:19)
 Superimpose Edit (03:23)
 Fit to Fill Edit (03:05)
 Replace Edit (04:40)
 Editing Sequence Clips in Viewer (04:17)
Preferences And System Settings
 Importance of Matching Settings (04:52)
 Item Properties (05:10)
 User Preferences (05:21)
 System Settings (05:01)
 Audio/Video Settings (03:54)
 Creating an Easy Setup (02:43)
 Customizing Layouts pt. 1 (04:33)
 Customizing Layouts pt. 2 (03:59)
Transitions
 Applying Transitions (04:14)
 Adjusting Transitions (02:33)
 Favorite and Default Transition (03:06)
Rendering And Realtime
 Realtime Capabilities (04:46)
 Rendering (03:21)
 Rendering Settings (03:02)
 Managing Render Files (04:07)
 Previewing Effects Without Rendering (02:34)
Filters
 Applying Filters to a Clip (02:49)
 Applying Multiple Filters to Clips (03:56)
 Paste Attributes (03:46)
Color Correction
 Color Correction Principles (03:16)
 3-Way Color Corrector (05:11)
 The Frame Viewer (02:48)
Titles
 Creating a Basic Title (03:21)
 Using Motion Enhanced Titles (04:03)
 Using Title 3D (04:47)
Keyframing And Compositing
 Using Multiple Tracks in the Timeline (02:28)
 Adjusting Basic Motion Attributes (04:01)
 Adding Keyframes (04:33)
 Working With Keyframes (03:49)
 Modifying the Speed of a Clip (04:49)
LiveType
 Exporting for LiveType (03:53)
 Creating an Animated Title in LiveType (04:26)
 Creating an Original Title (01:48)
 Adding Effects (03:59)
 Adding Graphics and Textures (02:37)
 Exporting from LiveType / Importing into FCP (02:31)
Soundtrack
 Exporting for Soundtrack (03:42)
 Composing in Soundtrack (03:41)
 Exporting from Soundtrack / Importing into FCP (02:16)
Output To Tape
 Finishing Video and Audio (03:58)
 The Three Ways to Layoff to Tape (02:41)
 Preferences to Check (03:19)
 Outputting From the Timeline (03:15)
 Print to Video (02:37)
 Edit to Tape (04:23)
Exporting Files
 Export a Full Quality QuickTime Movie (03:41)
 Export for the Web (04:46)
 Export for DVD Using Compressor (04:10)
Credits
 About the Author (01:04)


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Tutorial Information / Pricing
Title: Final Cut Pro 4
Author: Nathan Haggard
SKU: 33469
ISBN: 1932072640
Duration: 7.5 hrs / 120 Lessons
Compatibility: Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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