Making Your First Video in Final Cut Pro X

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Free Online Course: Making Your First Video in Final Cut Pro X provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Making Your First Video in Final Cut Pro X is taught by Nick Harauz.

Overview
  • Create your first video in Final Cut Pro X. Discover how to import and navigate through your footage, edit clips, add effects, and share your project with the world.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • The ease of working with Final Cut Pro X (FCPX)
    • What you should know before watching this course
    • Working with the exercise files
    • The foundations of video editing
    1. Creating a Library and Importing and Organizing Footage
    • Creating a library and event
    • Bringing media into FCPX
    • Importing footage through the Media Import window
    • Adding keywords
    • Making favorites
    • Navigating through your footage
    2. Marking Clips and Creating a Timeline
    • Creating a FCPX project
    • Adding clips to the timeline
    • Changing clip order
    • Trimming clips
    • Adding and expanding audio
    • Connecting clips
    3. Adding Transitions, Effects, and Titles
    • Adding a basic transition
    • Adding a stylistic video effect
    • Adding an audio effect
    • Exploring generators
    • Changing a clip's speed
    • Adding a basic title
    • Stabilizing a video clip
    • Changing the color of a video clip
    4. Reviewing and Exporting Your Project
    • Checking your project before export
    • Exporting a high-resolution video
    • Exporting video for the web
    Conclusion
    • Where do I go next?