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Switcher's Guide 3

iMovie To Final Cut Pro

50 minutes | by Michael Wohl

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Released: Dec 26th, 2007

Designed to make switching easy, this FREE tutorial compares key editing concepts in iMovie and Final Cut Pro!

If you're using iMovie to edit your videos, you're probably wondering if Final Cut Pro has more to offer. iMovie is limited, and only allows you to do basic video edits, but with Final Cut Pro, the sky is the limit to your video editing adventures.

However, with all of it's extra features and editing functions, Final Cut Pro can be complex, intimidating, and hard to use. But it doesn't have to be that way ... with a few tips and tricks under your belt, you'll find it easy to switch your video editing workflow from iMovie to Final Cut Pro.

In this FREE tutorial program, Michael Wohl (One Of Final Cut Pro's original designers) compares the key features of iMovie and Final Cut Pro. Along the way you'll learn more than just the fundamentals of video editing, you'll also learn advanced concepts such as using speed and motion effects, as well as video compositing!

Chapter 1: Switching To Final Cut

Section 1: iMovie To Final Cut

01. Intro

02. Managing Clips & Media

03. The Viewer & Canvas Windows

04. Tip: J, K, & L Keys

05. Ignore The Main Menus!

06. Use The Shortcut Menus

07. Using Multiple Projects

08. Importing Clips

09. Setting In & Out Points

10. Placing Clips In The Sequence

11. Overwrite & Insert Edits

12. Nondestructive Editing

13. Final Cut Review

14. That's It!

Section 2: Advancing Your Edits

15. Using Transitions

16. Adding Music

17. Custom Audio Levels

18. Basic Trimming

19. Adding Filters

20. Motion Effects

21. Speed Effects

22. Basic Compositing

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iMovie To Final Cut Pro

Mar 10, 2009

All good stuff,what more can i say. Keep up the good work. T.D.Diver. Isle of Man.

-THOMAS DIVER

iMovie To Final Cut Pro

Oct 29, 2008

Very inspiring if you think about purchasing FCS:)!!!!!!!!!!

-Dave

iMovie To Final Cut Pro

Aug 10, 2008

Help me to understand the differences between the software products. It also helped me to understand Final Cut and how it compares not just to iMovie but also to Adobe Premiere Elements.

-Bernie Glasner

iMovie To Final Cut Pro

Jun 2, 2008

I am learning iMovie and I have been studing the iMovie to Final Cut Pro tutorial so that I will know when or if I need to upgrade. This tutorial along with the others that I have studied are superior to anything that I have ever had avaialbel to me previously. I will use MacProVideo anytime that I can and recommend that you try their tutorials. George

-George Richardson

iMovie To Final Cut Pro

Mar 5, 2008

It was a delight to me to get to know this Switcher's Guide, of course just as I am considering switching. It gives a detailed insight in the main differences and common ground, and serves it all with a decent sense of humor. Great Guide!

-Jeroen Wilhelmus