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Final Cut Express Workshop 03/02/13 1. Introduction Final Cut Express is a flexible videoediting tool. You can import and export a variety of video, audio, graphics, and animation file types. This flexibility makes Final Cut Express well suited for projects ranging from family videos to feature length independent films. In this onehour workshop, you will learn the basics and interface of Final Cut Express. Also, how to edit audio and video clips in Final Cut Express, as well as adding titles, music, effects, and transitions, etc. 2. Interface The Final Cut Express interface consists of four major working areas: the Brower, Viewer, Canvas, and Timeline.

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Final  Cut  Express  Workshop  

                     03/02/13  

1. Introduction  

Final  Cut  Express  is  a  flexible  video-­‐editing  tool.  You  can  import  and  export  a  

variety  of  video,  audio,  graphics,  and  animation  file  types.  This  flexibility  makes  

Final  Cut  Express  well  suited  for  projects  ranging  from  family  videos  to  feature-­‐

length  independent  films.    

In  this  one-­‐hour  workshop,  you  will  learn  the  basics  and  interface  of  Final  Cut  

Express.  Also,  how  to  edit  audio  and  video  clips  in  Final  Cut  Express,  as  well  as  

adding  titles,  music,  effects,  and  transitions,  etc.  

 

2. Interface  

The  Final  Cut  Express  interface  consists  of  four  major  working  areas:  the  

Brower,  Viewer,  Canvas,  and  Timeline.  

Brower:  import  and  organize  your  video  into  the  Brower;  

Viewer:    use  the  Viewer  window  to  preview  your  clips  to  make  edits.  

Timeline:  use  the  Timeline  window  to  lay  down  your  edits.  

Canvas:  use  the  Canvas  to  preview  your  finished  edits  in  the  timeline.    

 

3. Audio  in  Final  Cut  Express  

Audio  transitions:    Cross  Fade  (Brower  window)  

 

                           Do  you  know  how  to  adjust  the  volume?  

 

 

 

 

4. Video  in  Final  Cut  Express:  

1) Make  subclips:  

Command  +  U  :  make  subclips  (shown  in  the  Viewer)    

2) Video  Filters:  

Eg:  Line  Art  (in  Stylize  folder)  ;  Border  

   

3) Picture  in  picture    

Hit  “W”  key  to  change  the  size.    

 

 

 

 

5. Video  Transitions  (Brower  window)  

6. Titles