214: Simple Tricks & Pithy Tips for Final Cut Pro X

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Presented: Feb. 22, 2017

COURSE DESCRIPTION

It is easy to get caught up in all the amazing technology contained inside Final Cut Pro X. But, sometimes, its the simple things that drive us the most nuts. In this webinar, we take a step back to discover those tricks and tips that can make editing faster and more fun; then show you specifically how they work.

Areas we look at include:

• System setup and configuration
• Interface and keyboard shortcuts
• Importing and exporting media
• Editing, Organizing and Trimming
• Audio Roles and other audio tips
• A Simple Color Correction Technique

There’s nothing cooler than finding a tip that saves you hours of time. This session is filled with dozens of them.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

This intermediate session is designed for editors with some Final Cut Pro X experience that want to learn how to edit faster, solve problems and keep their gear running smoothly. This session is delivered as a QuickTime movie, no other software is required to watch this session.

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CONTENT OUTLINE

• Session Goals and Agenda
• System Setup
•  – Label folders with project codes
•  – Libraries have limits
•  – Using Activity Monitor
•  – When to optimize media
•  – When to use proxies
•  – When to use internal vs. external storage
•  – SSDs, spinning disks and RAIDs
• Interface and Keyboard Shortcuts
•  – Trash FCP X preferences
•  – Customize workspaces
•  – Display the Event Viewer
•  – Customize keyboard shortcuts
• Import and Export Media
•  – Create keywords from folders
•  – Create keywords from Finder tags
•  – Batch rename clips
•  – Add and display custom metadata
•  – Automatic export to YouTube
• Edit – Organize – Trim
•  – High-speed trim top, tail and range
•  – J-K-L speedy shortcuts
•  – Create hold and still frames
•  – Stabilize a clip
• Audio Roles and other tricks
•  – Display and adjust audio meters
•  – Access and Adjust Audio Enhancements
•  – Use Roles to organize the Timeline
•  – How to Use the Timeline Index
• A Simple Way to do Color Correction
•  – Balance color
•  – Match color
•  – Hidden Vectorscope trick
• Summary