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Get started with Final Cut Pro X, Apple's flagship video editing software. Review the major steps of a post-production workflow, including ingest, editing, effects, and export.
Get started with Final Cut Pro X, Apple's flagship video editing software. This fast-paced, self-contained course focuses on getting users comfortable with each aspect of the editing processâfrom preparation and organization, to editing and refining a cut, to audio and effects, to exporting the final project. Staff author Ashley Kennedy provides an overview of each technique in a standard post-production workflow, using real-world examples in creating a short promo video.
This course serves as a companion quick-start option to the in-depth Final Cut Pro X 10.2.x Essential Trainingâso once you've taken this minicourse, you can choose to continue on with nearly eight additional hours of training.
Overview
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files and relinking media
- What is Final Cut Pro X?
- Which version of FCP X does this course cover?
- Launching the software and touring the interface
- Ingesting media
- Organizing and selecting shots
- Basic editing and refining
- Adding video B-roll
- Adding music and adjusting audio
- Working with effects
- Outputting your show
- Next steps
