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Final Cut Pro X Weekly

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Overview

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Get a new Final Cut Pro X technique every Friday to help you take full advantage of the array of features offered in this video editing software.

Syllabus

1. Weekly Tips
  • Why the Range tool should be your favorite and why to use it more
  • It’s all about the color board
  • 5 things you should know about Motion 5
  • The ultimate short guide to mastering speed effects
  • 3 things you should use Compressor for right now
  • 5 keyboard shortcuts you should know in FCPX
  • Uploading videos to the web
  • Setting up workspaces
  • AE workflows
  • Cool things about the Info panel
  • 5 tricks for dealing with the inventible stills montage
  • Animation in a hurry: Have no fear, custom text is here
  • The least you need to know about After Effects
  • Video roles in FCP X
  • Three Timeline tricks
  • Split edits to elevate your storytelling
  • Color Finale for traditional color correction
  • Tricks for managing titles
  • Perfect slow-mo with HFR
  • The power of generators
  • Portable proxies
  • LUTs and you
  • Free Apple sound libraries
  • Getting more from the Ken Burns moves
  • Storyboards
  • Three things about 3D text
  • Playhead and skimmer management
  • 360VR in Final Cut Pro, part 1
  • 360VR in Final Cut Pro, part 2
  • Keyframing best secret: Solo animation
  • 3D text in Motion
  • Smart collections
  • Transitions
  • Frame.io
  • RED workflow
  • Timelapses, part 1
  • Timelapses, part 2
  • Setting up a stronger Color Workspace
  • Shortcuts for faster color correction in FCPX 10.4
  • The Power of Overshoot
  • Better LUT Workflows
  • Eyedroppers in Curves
  • Clip Filtering in the Browser
  • Animation Headache Avoided
  • SpeedScriber
  • A Solution for Charts
  • Speeding Up Basic Transforms
  • Common Transform Libraries
  • Viewing Smarter in the Browser
  • TImeline Display Options
  • 10 keys we wished more FCP X editors used: Part 1
  • 10 keys we wished more FCP X editors used: Part 2
  • 3 things to know for working with 360 in FCP X
  • 360° Patch
  • Finishing the job: Archiving best practices
  • Using auditions with color correction
  • Using a color chart
  • Using Motion color looks in FCP X
  • Using the Finder for easy organization
  • Flow transition: Hiding jump cuts
  • Using Palette Gear with FCP X
  • The ultimate reframe: 360 in everyday projects
  • Snapshots: Better than duplicates
  • Closed captions
  • Which ProRes is right for you?
  • FCP X in the real world: A sit-down with Kelsey Wilson from the Toronto Star
  • Dual displays: Maximize your layouts
  • Creating custom clip names in FCP X
  • Creating a channel blur in Motion for FCP X
  • Tweaking flesh tones
  • Text design tips for video editors
  • Saving useful effect presets in FCP X
  • Audio compression
  • Creating great lens flares with mFlare 2
  • Voice EQ: Making everyone sound better
  • Smarter effects workflows
  • The edits not taken
  • MacBook Pro: 2014 vs. 2018
  • Using cameras and formats
  • OS X Finder search secret
  • USB-C, T3, and you
  • Nodes 2: Incredible motion graphics right inside of FCPX
  • Three things to know about taking the dive into FCPX
  • CommandPost
  • Three great OS X utilities
  • Build a custom Final Cut Pro custom template in five steps
  • Three hidden compressor tweaks
  • Make safe OS X media copies
  • Don't hit the panic button: Troubleshooting Final Cut Pro X problems, part 1
  • Working with 4K in HD production
  • Workflow extensions with Shutterstock
  • Don't detach the audio
  • Four tips for keying the green out of your screen
  • Upgrading safer
  • Understanding disk speed
  • Beyond Ken Burns: Working with photo cutouts in Apple Motion, part 1
  • Automatic color
  • Color matching
  • External GPUs
  • Beyond Ken Burns: Working with photo cutouts in Apple Motion, part 2
  • Pair kerning: The secret to professional-looking titles
  • Pro Res raw
  • Incompatible media for future OS updates
  • The future isn't just horizontal
  • Audio limiter
  • Easing animations
  • Three free effects
  • Making keyword collections work for you
  • Square video
  • Video noise reduction
  • Hard limiter
  • Exploring 3D type options and reflections
  • Preparing titles for vertical and square formats
  • Odd-sized assets and Spatial Conform
  • Stencil and Silhouette
  • Working with 180-degree video in Final Cut Pro X
  • Two workflow tips for 5.7K footage
  • Faking room tone
  • Free still and video content sites
  • FCPX system performance
  • Proxy files for collaborative workflows
  • EditReady

Taught by

Jeff I. Greenberg and Nick Harauz

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