====== FinalCutPro interface ====== - Startup * File > Easy Setup : set up project type and settings - User Preferences *Timeline option * starting timecode : hh:mm:ss:00 - Working with media files * Photos * duration : better shorter than 6s * to change : right click > Duration * pan motion * zoom motion * Sound * Video - Editing operation * track editing * down pointing cursor -> replace editing (when cursor below) * right point cursor -> insert editing (when cursor above) * head, tail edge cursor -> duration change - Sequence setting * Timeline option * display thumb on timeline - Viewer / Canvas panel * View option * image * image and wireframe (for on-screen operation) * %%---------------------%% * view percent * on-screen Editing option (canvas) * scale operation : drag the corner of footage in canvas panel * duration change : type in top left time box * insert source video to sequence [F9] : at play header * overide source video to sequence [F10] : at play header * %%---------------------%% * add motion keyframe [ctrl + k] - Motion panel * Basic motion * scale * rotation * center * anchor point * Crop * Distort * Opacity * Time remap - Effect panel \\ For video transition : Drag effect filter to in-between / left / right of 2 clips, * Video transition set * dissolve set * cross dissolve filter * Audio transition set * cross fade (+3db) * Video Filter set * Perspective set * Basic 3D * Matte * soft edges : create blurred edge - Filter panel \\ it is for changing prameters of filters - Create footage in FCP from 1st view panel \\ Click A option button at the panel corner, and drag the video to timeline. * Matte > Color * it create a solid color footage * Text * > 3rd [good for subtitle] * > text [good for title and headline] - Control panel \\ for making changes on created footage. - Track panel * Source, Destination tab button * it is define where to happen for operation of add source video to track * Play header move operation * left arrow : go back one frame * right arrow : go forward one frame * home key : go to 1st frame * %%---------------------%% * view all : shift + z * Display option * view volume keyframes in track * Hint in track * red underline : means the video is in the line more than twice - Audio panel * Target range : -12 ~ -6 * Mono to Stereo trick : pan the left channel to the mid, and then increase the volume * Note: stack of audio will increase total volume - Project Browser * right click on label bar for more view informations ====== Video Modification ====== * Change Speed (duration) : apple + j ====== Video Filters ====== * Perspective * Flop : inverse video right left * Style * Diffuse : like through a diffuse glass * Replicate : like multi copy pattern * Image control * tint : make black white or color tint ====== Common problem ====== - No audio at playing * turn on audi scrubbing on ====== Common User preference setting ====== Browser Panel - customize label information layout * 1. Duration * 2. Frame size * 3. Compressor * 4. Video rate * 5. In point * 6. Out point * 7. Pixel Aspect * 8. Alpha * 9. Audio * 10. Audio rate * 11. Audio format * 12. offline * 13. Media Start * 14. Media End * 15. Field Domia * 16. Tracks * 17. Reverse Alpha * 18. Data Rate * 19. Description * 20. Good * 21. Log Note ====== Editing in track ====== * Replace move : drag * Switch move : alt + drag * Insert move : drag with above line * Duplicate : alt + d or alt + drag ====== Common Shortcut ====== ^ Tools ^| | select move tool | a | | partial select tool |alt + drag select | | track move tool |t | | razor cut tool |b | | zoom tool |z | | pan tool |h -> scrub (hh) | | pen tool |p [add keyframe] | | || | ripple tool |r [trim, and delete gap after trm] | | similar way : shift + delete clip will not leave a gap || | Slip tool |s | | [change out point of pre-clip and in point of next-clip at same time] || | or [change in out point while maintaining duration in source video] || | || | crop tool: it crops the view region of source video || ^ Navigation ^| | view all |shift + z | | go to next mark |shift + m | | go to pre mark |alt + m | | snap on |n | ^ Option of playback ^| | audio preview on |shift + s | | loop playback | ctrl + l | | play in to out | shift + \ | | play |space | | reserve play | shift + space | ^ Source video editing ^| | set in point | i | | set out point |o | | Insert source video |F9 | | Replace with source video |F10 | ^ Canvas video editing ^| | make a mark |m | ====== More ====== Working with HDV, * Check lesson 13 Working with Color Correction * check lesson 14 Working with Text Animation built-in * check lesson 15 Working with multiple Camera project * check lesson 16 * syn time of multiple camera * wireless microphone for audio * Make multiple clip [clips from each camera] with in points * selectable camera during sequence [marked automatically] Working with Keying * check lesson 17 * Chroma key * Luma key Working with Shortcuts * check lesson 18 Working with Tapes * check lesson 19 Working with Compressor * check lesson 20 Tips and Tricks * check lesson 21