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Final Cut 5 102
The Science of Final Cut

Summary

Setting-up sequences, editing clips, keyframing effects, creating perfect audio, and multi-camera editing ... these video tutorials let you SEE and HEAR how!

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Price
$39.50 (All Prices In US Dollars)
Trainer
Martin Sitter
Application
Final Cut Pro
Level
Level 1
Platform
Mac & PC
Runtime
240 minutes
Status
Available

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Apr 22nd, 2008 by Jorgen Bindslev
very inspiring & instructional
Apr 2nd, 2008 by Christopher A. Werronen
Hello Friends,
Just for the record, I have enjoyed the first third of your tutorial training Final Cut 5 102.
Thanks
Chris
Feb 12th, 2008 by Colin Wright
Very in-depth found it very helpful,
Jul 15th, 2007 by Rafig Hajiyev
Hi!
Thanks guys!
You are make cool tutorials - the only problem is:
many times "timed out" in N.E.D ,when i has download the videos
Thanks to MacProVideo!
Oct 24th, 2006 by Les Titford
I'm a big fan of the MacProVideo tutorials. Martin Sitter has that essential ingredient as a teacher - an infectious enthusiasm for the subject.

As a teacher of children aged between 7 and 11 I can tell you that he pitches his teaching style just right - not too fast, not condescending and full of handy tips to get you up and running in no time at all.

Having watched the whole of this tutorial over a weekend, I pitched right in and made my own video using Final Cut Express - there's no way I could have done this without the skills I picked up from Martin.

The best endorsement I can give this particular tutorial is that I've risen from the humble iMovie to the mighty Final Cut Pro in just a week having watched it.

My copy of FCP has just been delivered so I'm off to view this tutorial all over again - which of course is the beauty of this kind of resource.

Incidentally, the after sales support that you get with MacProVideo is absolutely first rate - quick, friendly and personal- unlike anything I've ever encountered from a web-based retailer.

Once again, well done Martin!!
Apr 30th, 2006 by Marlon Wilson
I'm an editor in the process of getting my FCP5 certification and I bought your “FCP5 complete” tutorials in order to get a re-fresher before
taking the exam. On the strength of the online tutorials I have now bought FCP,Motion and DVD Pro downloads.

What I like most of all is that you put in lots of tips that none of the other company's training DVDs appear to mention. Also the footage that’s used is easy on the eye. The picture is clear and the pace is very well judged with elements repeated slightly differently so that the viewers attention is held whilst the information being passed on is reinforced.

Description

Covers Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Express.

Apple's Final Cut is the single biggest innovation powering story-telling since the invention of the pencil! If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video is worth a thousand pictures ... and thousands more beside ... Video empowers storytelling in exponential ways. And Final Cut Pro empowers video editing.

Video editing is mostly science ... blending pixels over time to create the illusion of motion is the fundamental principle at work whenever you edit in Final Cut. Consequently, it pays in spades to understand the science behind video.

Using routines honed in the classroom, Martin Sitter demystifies frame rates, fields, video resolution and aspect ratios through easy to understand examples. These fundamental concepts supply a solid base to build upon, which Martin quickly does.

You'll learn what codecs to use to maximize real time editing, how to properly nest sequences, multi-camera editing, and a whole lot more.

There's really too much to explain in words ... please check the table of contents below to get an idea of the topics covered.

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Martin Sitter

Martin Sitter
I write Apple's Courseware for Logic 7, Soundtrack Pro 2, & DVD Studio Pro. I also know the best Software Trainers in the world ... hmmm, I'm getting an idea ...

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Final Cut Pro Basics
Section 1: WORKSPACE OVERVIEW
01: Launching FCP The First Time
02: Editing Window Overview
03: Using Window Layouts
04: Customizing The Workspace
05: Opening To An Empty Workspace

Section 2: WORKING IN THE BROWSER
06: Creating A Project
07: Working With Sequences
08: Importing Files
09: Working With Bins
10: Working With Browser Items
11: Using Icon Vs. List View
12: Using The Viewer
13: Locating Clips On Your Hard Drive
14: Opening Clips In External Editors
15: Using The Autosave Vault
16: Locating The Autosave Vault

Section 3: REALTIME (RT) EDITING
17: About Rendering
18: Rendering Sucks
19: Setting Your Scratch Disks
20: Using Multiple Scratch Disks
21: Exploring Sequence Settings
22: Configuring The Default Sequence
23: Why Do Sequence Settings Matter?
24: Using Unlimited RT

Section 4: THREE-POINT EDITING
25: Using Snapping
26: Using In And Out Markers
27: Insert And Overwrite Edits
28: Linking Tracks

Chapter 2: Video 101
Section 1: UNDERSTANDING ASECT RATIOS
29: Aspect Ratio Overview
30: 3:2 Vs. 4:3 Video
31: Creating Square Pixel Graphics
32: Adding an Image Sequence
33: Why's My Video Blurry?
34: DV Camera Aspect Ratio Compensation

Section 2: 16:9 VS 4:3
35: About 16: 9 Video
36: Adding 16:9 Video to a Sequence
37: Square Pixel Widescreen Sequences
38: Anamorphic Widescreen Sequences

Section 3: UNDERSTANDING TIMECODE
39: Exploring Timecode
40: Why the 1 hour?
41: Drop Frame Overview
42: Setting Drop Vs Non-drop
43: Look Ma, No Dropped Frames!

Section 4: UNDERSTANDING FIELDS
44: Fields (Interlacing) Overview
45: Examining Fields
46: Fields in Motion
47: Interlacing in Detail
48: Choosing Fields

Section 5: TITLE SAFE VS. ACTION SAFE
49: Title Safe Vs. Action Safe

Chapter 3: Getting Deeper into Editing
Section 1: ZOOMING
50: Zooming In Detail
51: Using Key Commands To Zoom
52: Opening The Keyboard Layout Window
53: Searching For Key Commands
54: Assigning Key Commands
55: Drag And Drop Key Command Assignment

Section 2: CLIP EDITING
56: Drag Edits
57: Linking Clips
58: Cut Edits
59: A - B Editing
60: Mind The Gap
61: Three Point Editing
62: Two Track Editing
63: Targeting Tracks
64: Opening The Trim Edit Window
65: Using The Jog Control
66: Using In And Out Points In The Trim Window
67: Roll Edits
68: Using The Selection Tools

Section 3: USING MARKERS
69: Adding Markers
70: Creating Markers During Playback
71: An Alternate Way To Create Markers
72: Using Clip Markers
73: Setting Marker Properties
74: Using The CPU Meter

Section 4: WORKING WITH TRANSITIONS
75: Using Clip Overlays
76: Deleting Clip Overlays Copy
77: Adding A Transition
78: Changing The Transition's Duration
79: Adjusting The Transition's Center Point
80: Understanding Handles
81: Using Favorites
82: Using The Default Transition

Section 5: PLAYBACK TRICKS
83: Using The Number Pad For Playback
84: J, K, And L Playback
85: sing "Play Around"
86: Using "Play In To Out"
87: Looping Playback

Chapter 4: Advancing Your Edits
Section 1: NESTING SEQUENCES
88: Nesting Sequences
89: Nested Sequence Settings
90: Nesting In Place
91: Editing Nested Sequences

Section 2: MULTICAMERA EDITING
92: Marking A Synch Frame
93: Making A Multiclip
94: Logging Angle Info
95: Using Gang And Open Synch
96: Editing Multiclips
97: Swapping Angles
98: Using The Button Bar To Edit Multiclips
99: Using Key Commands To Edit Multiclips
100: Multi Camera Editing To A Single Audio Stream
101: Organizing Angles In The Viewer
102: Selecting The Number Of Angles Visible In The Viewer

Section 3: USING COMPOSITE MODES
103: Using Composit Modes
104: Color Correcting With Composite Modes

Section 4: ADDING VIDEO EFFECTS
105: Working With Effects
106: Using Blur To Create A Film Look
107: Keyframing Effects
108: Ease-In And Ease-Out
109: Using Filter Favorites
110: Deleting Effects
111: Adding An Effect To Multiple Clips

Section 5: BASIC COLOR CORRECTION
112: Setting Up To Color Correct
113: Adjusting Contrast
114: Adjusting The Color
115: Using The RGB Parade
116: Adjusting Saturation
117: Using The Broadcast Safe Filter

System Requirements

  • Macintosh
  • Mac OS X 10.3.9 and Above
  • G3, G4, G5 or Intel processor
  • Quicktime 7 or above
  • Windows
  • Windows Vista, XP or 2000
  • Intel Pentium 4 or AMD processor
  • Quicktime 7 or above
  • .NET 2 or above

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