Final Cut Pro 7 Certification Lesson 1

Lesson 1:Editing in Final Cut Pro

Apple Pro Training Series

Final Cut Pro 7Instructor: Sam

Edsall

Using the DVD Book Files

Apple Pro Certification

How to Use These Lessons

Action boxes:If you see a yellow border box, you will need to do something in Final Cut Pro.

Follow every step to keep up in the lesson. Homework assignments are normally based on the lesson.

The illustration area showing what the function or action looks like in Final Cut.

How to Use These Lessons

Example of homework assignment for each lesson at the end of the slideshow.

The Editing Process

Starting up Final Cut Pro


If it isn’t there already, drag the Final Cut Pro icon to your dock.

In the dock, click the Final Cut Pro icon.




CanvasViewerBrowser

Timeline

Toolbar & Audio Meter

Understanding the Final Cut Pro

Interface


Interface


Interface


Interface


Interface

Timeline & Canvas


Interface


Interface

Working with Final Cut Pro Windows

Working the Windows

Select different windows in FCP to make them active or inactive.

Close the Viewer window.

Choose Window > Viewer to restore the Viewer window.

Working the Windows

Drag the Browser window title bar some place else and release.

Drag it back into place. When the window is close, it will snap back.

Menus, Shortcuts & the Mouse

Working the Windows

Move the pointer over the border between the Browser and the Viewer.

When the pointer changes to the vertical Resize pointer, drag right to increase the size of the Browser window.

Working the Windows

Drag the pointer to the tool that looks like a magnifying glass.-- a tooltip appears with the tool name and shortcut.

Move the pointer to the top tool and select it.-- selection tool



Working the Windows

Choose Window > Arrange > Standard-- resets the interface layout -- keyboard shortcut CTRL U

Following a Workflow

The Elements of Final Cut Pro

The Elements of Final Cut Pro

Importing & Viewing Project Elements

Select the Browser, then choose File > Save Project As

In the Save As field enter ‘Seaworld’

Save in the FCP7 Book Files, Lessons, My Projects folder.


In the Browser click on the sequence then click again.

When the name is highlighted, change the name to ‘Believe Selected Takes’ and press Return.


Choose File > Import > Files-- shortcut Command I

Go to FCP7 Book Files > Media > SeaWorld > Believe

Select ‘_DS_show concept’ and import the clip.


Double-click on the clip to open in the Viewer.

Play the clip.-- use the icon or press the spacebar.

Selecting Clips


Import more clips:Choose Command I and select the following clips:-- hold down the Command key to select more than one clip at a time.

_DF_ambassadors_DS_show team_SA_favorite behaviorJ and L CircleK jumps off whaleS show open

Clips as Icons

Change the ViewIn the Browser, Control-click in an empty gray area in the Name column.

In the Shortcut menu, choose ‘View as Large Icons’

Control-click again and choose ‘Text Size > Medium’

Load Some More Stuff

Control-click again in the gray area of the Browser and select File > Import > Files.

Navigate to the SeaWorld Music folder and import ‘Track 8_guitar.aif’

Control-click again and choose Import > Folder and import the Narration folder.

Previewing Clips

Viewer Tabs

Play head

Mark out point

Media end

Mark in point

Media start

The Scrubber Bar

Shuttle & Jog

Shuttle Jog

Timing

Clip Duration Play head position

Transport Controls

Play in to out point

Play / Pause

Play around

Load Up a ClipIn the Browser double-click ‘S show open’ to load into the Viewer.

Customize the layout:Place cursor between windows the drag to make the Viewer bigger.

Hold Option key and select Window > Arrange > Set Custom Layout 1.

Navigating Clips

Try it out:Press fn & fn to move the play head to the first and last frame.

First frame of clip

Last frame of clip

Navigating Clips

Try it out:Press & to move the play head 1 frame at a time.

Press Shift & to move the play head 1 second at a time.

Navigating Clips

Try it out:Press and hold & to move the play head around. Then use the Shift key with your arrow keys.

Navigating Clips

Try it out:Put two fingers in the Viewer and drag up and down.

Navigating Clips

Try it out:Use J, K and L to play backwards, stop and play the clip.

Navigating Clips

Try it out:Use these combination of keys for shuttling, stepping and slo-mo.

Navigating Clips

Try it out:Type in 85910. The play head will snap to that timecode. (08:59:10)

You don’t have to type in the Timecode field. Just make sure

the Viewer is selected, then just type in your timecode

number.

Transport Controls – Go to’s

Go to previous

Transport Controls – Go to’s

Go to next

Marking Clips

Practice clip: Open ‘_DS_show_team’ in the Viewer

Marking Clips

Find the In point:Play the clip and stop just after “… all around the country.”

Mark this as your In point.

Marking ClipsFind the Out point:Play though the clip and stop after “…show would ultimately be.”

Mark an Out point.

Marking Clips

Try it out: Press Shift \ to play in to out point.

Finesse your Marks

Finesse your MarksTry it out: Press Shift I to go to the In point.

Press to nudge the play head to where you would like the new In point.

Press I to set a new In point.

Canvas Controls

Zoom sliderZoom sliderEdit buttons

Edit Overlay

Edit the Clip to the Timeline

In the Canvas click the red Overwrite button.

Alert message?-- adjust sequence setting to match clip? Choose YES

Clip now in the Timeline tracks.

Mark & Edit Another Clip

Load ‘_SA_favorite behavior’ into the Viewer.

Set an In point at “There’s a behavior..”

Set an Out point at end of “… reason why we do this.”

Overwrite this clip to the Timeline.


Load ‘J and L circle’ into the Viewer.

Set an In point at when Julie enters the frame on the whale’s belly. (15:07:00ish)

No need for an Out point here.



Load ‘_DF_ambassadors’ into the Viewer.

At “We as trainers..” set an In point.

At “.. Species of animal.” set an Out point.


Configure Workspacefor Viewing

Sequence

Drag the windows so the canvas is large.

Hold the Option key and choose Window > Arrange > Set Custom Layout 2

Viewing your Sequence

Select the Canvas and use the icons and shortcut keys to play your sequence.

Canvas Indicators

Move play head to first and last frame of clips and the last frame in the sequence.

Organizing Project Elements


Make some bins:Press Command B and make 3 new bins

Rename the new bins:Select each and rename them: InterviewsMusicBehaviors


Load the Bins:Put the guitar clip in the Music bin.

Put the “_” interview clips in the Interview bin.

Put the B-roll shots in the Behaviors bin.

Viewing Bin Contents

Viewing Bin Contents

Lesson 1 Homework

Marking Clips Exercise

Lesson 1:Editing in Final Cut Pro

Apple Pro Training Series

Final Cut Pro 7Instructor: Sam

Edsall

Education

Final Cut Pro 7 Certification Lesson 1