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LinkedIn Learning

Learning Final Cut Pro 10.2.x

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

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 process—from 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 Training—so once you've taken this minicourse, you can choose to continue on with nearly eight additional hours of training.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files and relinking media
1. What Is Final Cut Pro X?
  • What is Final Cut Pro X?
  • Which version of FCP X does this course cover?
2. Getting Started with FCP X
  • 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
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Ashley Kennedy

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