Final Cut Pro Beginner and Intermediate Manual Amherst College
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1. Capture Not Ser Ilg E Clip Now Batch J After your clip is labeled press Play on your device or in the Log and Capture window Then click the Now button on the bottom right of the Log and Capture window A new window will open and Final Cut Pro will begin to capture the media Because capture is in real time if you shot 2 hours of footage you need to wait 2 hours for the capture to complete While capturing it is a good idea to leave the computer alone In other words do not surf the Internet or use a program that uses the computer s graphics card Photoshop Dreamweaver Flash etc You can either wait around for your media to capture or you can return to the computer when you think it has finished importing your media You can also set the Limit Capture Now as described in the Glossary to this booklet When the clip you want has finished stop capturing by hitting the Esc key Final Cut Pro will automatically save the clip you just captured into the Browser Final Cut Pro also keeps a copy of your original captured media in your Home Directory s Capture Scratch folder If you ever cannot find the original media you can look through this folder Here is where naming your logged clips comes in handy If while capturing your tape stalls and the window says that Final Cut Pro is searching for Timecode press Escape Ignore the error message that pops up Now Set up Log and Capt2. The Timeline displays a chronological view of an open Sequence A Sequence is what Final Cut Pro calls the compilation of edits for your project in one Timeline Each Sequence has its own tab in the Timeline Notice that your Timeline says Sequence 1 If you would like to title the Sequence double click Sequence 1 in the Browser and enter a name To add new Sequences either select from the toolbar File gt New gt Sequence or Control click the Browser and select New Sequence Use these same processes to add new Bins You can use the Timeline to edit and arrange a Sequence The order of the tracks in the Timeline determines the layering order when you combine multiple tracks of video Changes you make to a Sequence in the Timeline are seen when you play back that sequence in the Canvas If you modify clips in the Canvas those changes can be seen in the Timeline The Timeline is divided in two The top half displays Video files the bottom half displays Audio files Familiarize yourself with the two symbols in the upper right corner of the Timeline When either function is active it turns green Activate by clicking the icon once Linked Selection sutures the video and audio files in your timeline In other words when you move the video file the audio file follows and vice versa When you want to delete either the video or audio portion of a Clip it is important that Linked Se
3. 29 29 30 33 34 37 38 43 The Basics Establishing a Home Directory Opening Final Cut Pro Setting your System Settings aka Pretty Much the Most Important Thing to Remember Familiarizing Yourself with the Final Cut Pro Workspace Please see the Glossary for underlined terms Establishing a Home Directory Before you begin any work in Final Cut Pro you should set up a Home Directory This is the folder where you will save your Final Cut Pro project all the files you use in your project and anything you Export You will also set your System Settings to link to your Home Directory First create a folder on your external hardrive called Final_Cut_Pro When you set your System Settings details to follow you will direct Final Cut Pro to this folder Also notice that there is a separate folder for iTunes Music and Still images These are just a few examples of folders you can create to better organize the files you Import into your project See page 12 for details about importing media e000 l J Final_Cut_Pro al gt l pe Lo Q DEVICES Ld Attempts_Website gt io Audio Render Files gt Z Macintosh HD Desktop gt Capture Scratch gt JER L iTunes Music gt J Flora_Photos gt Jj Render Files gt Gal FloraMusic 5 S enno SHARED DB GoogleMaps gt amp video asitze 2030 2 l hinterland erhead doc E awtorrey 3080 Hinterland_Website gt I bagar
4. Note These settings do not apply to songs downloaded from the iTunes Store Cancel OK Now you can insert your CD If the CD is an original or a copied original iTunes will provide track names within a few seconds If it is a mix CD or a copy of random audio tracks and you want track names you will need to import names manually Say No to the Would you like to import the CD window prompt Simply highlight the track click the title once and enter your title If you only wish to import a few of the tracks on your CD unselect the blue checkmark next to unwanted titles You can also choose to import a partial track Prior to importing select the track and then go to File gt Get Info In the window that opens select the cC 32 Options tab and set a Start and Stop time a lt lt b gt gt gt ee i View Search LIBRARY 4 Name Time Artist Album Genre i Music ul Obscured by Clouds 3 07 Pink Floyd Obscured by Clouds Rock a Mode 2 M When You re In o 2 33 Pink Floyd Obscured by Clo Rock o 3 Burning Bridges 3 32 Pink Floyd Obscured by Clouds Rock E TV Shows ri m n 4 The Gold It s In The 3 10 Pink Floyd Obscured by Clouds Rock J Podcasts 5 E Wot s Uh The D2 Se ee en Bt a W OP ae eee eel i 1 iy Radio 6 m Mudme When You re In EE z Childhood s End BB iTunes st 8 Free Fo Summar y infi Vid Options B iTunes Store
5. This ensures that Final Cut Pro is saving Renders and Capture metadata Best practice is to create a separate folder for each Final Cut Pro project This folder will then live within the Final Cut Pro Documents folder that is automatically generated when you set your System Preferences when you start a Final Cut Project Get in the habit of saving everything to the home directory and check your System Settings everytime you open a project in Final Cut Pro In and Out Points By setting in and out points you can change when a clip begins and end think of in and out as start and finish This is important for editing and Exporting correctly Keyframe A special purpose control that denotes a change in value ina filter or motion parameter When two keyframes with different values are set in Final Cut Pro a transition from one value to another is calculated resulting in a dynamic change to that parameter For example keyframes can be set to create fade in or fade out in video Similarly keyframes may be used in audio files to create fades The easiest way to set keyframes is in the Viewer look under the Motion tab for Video or the Stereo tab for Audio Audio keyframes can also be set in the Timeline using the Toggle Clips Overlay and Pen tool buttons See pages 18 19 for more information Log and Capture When Capturing video or audio from a mini DV tape DVD player VHS tape Audio Cassette or live stream
6. 9 Stay DEVICES 10 Absolutely Curtain Obscured by Clouds Volume Adjustment bd Y SHARED 100 None 100 I Edward s password onel Lightning Equalizer Preset None B E nature man rules Media Kind Music B E ssfisher s Library Zoetro T j Rating PLAYLISTS Party Shuffle eae r an athe C Start Time 0 00 ax Genius 90 s Music l Stop Time 2 33 066 Music Vid My Top Rated Recent ly Added kip w Recently Played Part of a gapless album Top 25 Most Played H All The Things You Are H Flora H Flora_Slideshow EI Soundgarden Superunkn P Next I CKG F WFCR Live Stream xs 2 10 songs 40 7 minutes 412 1 MB Import CD Now you can import your CD assured that it is saving to your Home Directory and in a Final Cut Pro compatible format Import the files as you would any other media file See pages 11 12 for Importing information 26 Finishing Your Project Exporting Your Movie DVD Computer Internet Recording to VHS or miniDV tape Exporting Your Movie In order for your Final Cut Pro project to become a movie or audio file as the case may be that can be played on a computer a DVD player or the Internet you need to export To export set In and Out Points and from the toolbar select File gt Export Now is when you get to decide what Codec you want to use for compression Exporting will compress your file so set it to the highest quality permitt
7. DVD or live stream If you need to get video from a VHS mini DV DVD or live stream use Log and Capture see pages 10 11 to learn about Log and Capture Be sure to double check that your System Settings are properly set before you initialize Log and Capture Importing Audio From pre existing files Import audio in the same way that you import video Again always be certain that you first save the file to your Home Directory so that it is always stored in your project correctly To import music from a CD it is easiest to use iTunes see pages 25 26 for iTunes instructions to import the audio and reformat it appropriately Once you have the audio file move it into your project folder Then drag it into the Final Cut Pro Browser or import it using an Import command Importing Audio From VHS mini DV DVD live stream or Audio Cassette If you need to get audio from a VHS mini DV DVD live stream or Audio Cassette use Log and Capture see pages 10 11 to learn about Log and Capture Be sure to double check that your System Settings are properly set before you initialize Log and Capture 12 Editing and Assembling Your Video Editing Video with In and Out Points Editing Video Directly in the Timeline Adding Tracks Locking Tracks Adding Effects Using Video Generators Text amp Slugs Rendering Keyframing Editing Audio Directly in the Timeline Editing Audio with the Viewer Voice Over Using
8. Markers Pm the menu bar me to Final Cut Pro gt TEE Settings Make sure that after Device Control Presets it says Firewire NTSC Audio Video Settings mmary Sequence Presets Capture Presets Device Control Presets A V Devices Video Playback Missing Apple FireWire NTSC 720 x 480 H Audio Playback Default 4 Create Easy Setup Cancel OK After setting this from the Menu Bar select View gt Refresh A V Settings 7 Log and Capture is stalling a While you are capturing if your capture window stalls on one frame with this message Locating timecode break press esc to stop AND you know that you have more video to import 39 Locating timecode break press esc to stop Press escape on the keyboard c Press play on the mini DV deck and cue up the tape to the next portion of your video tape that you would like to import d Press Now on Log and Capture e Notice that you will have several imported video clips in your Browser window By default Final Cut Pro calls them Untitled1 Untitled2 etc Just drag all these video clips into your Timeline individually to edit 2 You cannot hear vour project 1 First make sure that your computer is not on mute 2 Then make sure that the headphones are not plugged in 3 Ifnothing has changed a From the menu bar select View b S
9. Transitions can be used to create smooth audio transitions between Clips When you select an Effect from either the tab or the toolbar first have the Clip you wish to affect selected and active in the Viewer in other words double click it Then choose your Effect and drag it over to the Viewer of your selected clip In most cases the Effect will now be located in the Filters tab of the Viewer Adjust the parameters for the Effect to your liking Every Effect is different the best way to learn them is to experiment Make sure that the Playhead is also over the Clip you are effecting so that you can see what the Effect is doing 000 Viewer AM_drive MP3 from Sequence 1 Stereo ala2 Filters Name Parameters Y Stereo 1 Filters Y iW AUDelay dry wet mix ee delay time Ta feedback i lowpass cutoff freqguj y 01 18 00 21 Transitions are a bit different in that they need to be dragged to the Timeline in between two Clips or a Clip and a Slug See pages 16 18 for Slug information Transitions are actually visible on the Timeline The only Audio Transition available in Final Cut Pro is Cross Fade OdB or Cross Fade 3dB the difference being the volume of the fade To adda Cross Fade select the junction between two audio Clips or a Clip and a Slug Then drag and drop the Cross Fade onto that space It is easiest to work with Cross Fades if you are zoomed into
10. awtorrey bit Channels Stereo L R bagaran m Prepare for Internet Streaming Fast Start H Vi Hide exte Cancel OK Save Recording to VHS or miniDV tape If you are going to export your video directly onto a VHS or miniDV tape you can either Print to Video or Edit to Tape Both will happen in real time Print to Video offers you more options Find this by selecting File in the toolbar and then Print to Video Here you can choose to add a Leader some bit of black color bars or a tone that precedes your project or a Trailer some bit of black that follows your project There are a few other choices available like setting looping intervals Print to Video gives you more options than Edit to Tape Print to Video Leader Element Sec a Color Bars 60 Tone Level 4 ty gt 12 dB Black 10 M Slate 10 Clip Name i _ Black 10 Countdown Built in 34 Media Trailer Print In to Out E M Black 5 Seconds Options i Loop 1 Times Duration Calculator Media Between each loop place f l Black 5 Seconds Total Automatically Start Recording E eee tance ell Cancel Edit to Tape connects your Timeline directly to a VHS or mini DV deck You will not have the option of setting a Leader Trailer or Color Bars Find this by selecting File in the toolbar and then Edit to Tape Make sure you
11. like setting leaders and trailers choose Print to Video Effects Final Cut Pro s effects include video filters video transitions audio filters and audio transitions Effects can be found under the Effects tab in the Browser Effects can also be found along 30 the toolbar When you select an effect from either the tab or the toolbar drag it over to the Viewer of your selected clip Export In order for your Final Cut Pro project to become a movie or audio file as the case may be that can be played on a computer aDVD player or the Internet you need to export To export set In and Out Points and from the toolbar select File gt Export Now is when you get to decide what Codec you want to use for compression Exporting will compress your file so set it to the highest quality necessary You can always work backward but you can never add quality to a compressed file If you are exporting simply to edit within Final Cut Pro or to make a DVD you can select Export gt QuickTime Movie Otherwise choose Export gt using QuickTime Conversion and select a Codec from the dropdown menu Always export these files with unique names and to a unique Export folder in your Home Directory Home Directory This is the folder where you will save your Final Cut Pro project all the files you use in your project and anything you Export You will also set your System Settings to link to your home directory
12. make smaller as needed Another way to tell is by playing back in QuickTime at fullscreen If your text is very blurry go back to Final Cut Pro and try exporting again Remember exporting takes a very long time So plan ahead Exporting Your Movie for the Internet When exporting for the Internet you will need to prepare the movie as either a QuickTime Fast Start or Hinted Streaming Fast Start means that the movie will start playing from a web server before the movie has completely downloaded to the user s hard disk In other words it will play even though it has not completely loaded When preparing with Hinted Streaming you decide the data rate at which the movie will download You probably won t use Hinted Streaming When exporting use the H 264 Codec recommended for Computer playback When choosing this see page 27 for more Codec information make sure the Prepare for Internet Streaming box is checked and that it says Fast Start 28 Movie Settings Rotation M Video f a Settings Compression H 264 Quality High Key frame rate 24 Frame reordering yes Filter y Encoding mode multi pass Gaal Size Dimensions 557x417 Current DEVICES E Macinto E iDisk A mmm V Sound SHARED Settings Format Integer Little Endian asitze 2 Sample rate 48 000 kHz Sample size 16 Allow Transcoding
13. make sure that your System Settings are set to your external harddrive 41 i I I 2 Now Control Click the offline clip in the Browser 3 Choose Reconnect Media Merge Clips Make Multiclip Make Multiclip Sequence Export gt Send To gt Batch Export 4 In the window that appears select Search and navigate to your external harddrive If you have not saved EVERYTHING to your harddrive every single time you download or log and capture you will not be able to Reconnect your Media 42 43
14. the Browser and select New Sequence Slug A filler video and audio clips with no image and no sound Slugs are useful to preserve time in your Sequence for future material Also slugs are necessary to add transitions to black They are generated by selecting the A icon in the lower right corner of the Viewer PD You can adjust the timing of the Slug in the upper left corner of the Viewer Drag and drop the Slug into your Timeline System Settings It is absolutely essential that you set your system settings so that they direct Final Cut Pro to save to a unique Home Directory the folder where you will save your Final Cut Pro project all the files you use in your project and anything you Export Properly setting your System Settings ensures that Final Cut Pro is saving Renders and Capture metadata to the same place Best practice is to create a separate folder for each Final Cut Pro project This folder will then live within the Final Cut Pro Documents folder that is automatically generated when you set your System Preferences when you start a Final Cut Project Get in the habit of saving everything to the Home Directory and check your System Settings everytime you open a project in Final Cut Pro To set the System Settings from the toolbar select Final Cut Pro gt System Settings All you need to worry about is the far left tab called Scratch Disks You will need to set all four of the ava
15. the Clips Use the Zoom tool or the bar on the bottom of the Timeline Note You can make Cross Fades using the Audio Editing technique detailed on pages 23 24 Select the Junction between two Clips 23 Add the Transition am Unlike Video Transitions you can only tweek the timing of a Cross Fade Either drag the Cross Fade in the Timeline from its start or end or double click the Cross Fade and enter a duration You will need to Render after adding an Effect as well See page 21 for Rendering information To Render select the portion that needs rendering unless you want to render your entire Sequence in which case nothing needs to be selected select Sequence gt Render In to Out or Render All or Render Selected Working with Sequences If you are working on a complicated or lengthy project you may consider working with Sequences By adding new Sequences see pages 6 7 for Sequence information you create separate editing areas in the Timeline This is helpful if you want to try new types of edits but want to keep an original idea or if you want to work on different places or scenes in your project It is a good idea to name your Sequences In addition Final Cut Pro allows you to nest Sequences In other words every Sequence y Sequences ry sequence listed in your Browser may be dragged and dropped into a new Sequence It is then treated as a complete file like all
16. the pink overlay line and the waveforms Zoom into the track to get a closer look Rest the tip of your cursor on the pink overlay line The pointer will turn a double arrow Click the mouse and while holding drag the pink line up or down This will move the will raise or lower your audio volume As you do this a window will show the amount of increase or decrease of your volume in decibals dBs When you first click you will see that 0 shows in the small box This is the starting or reference point for the audio of this clip Your changes will show as or dBs The maximum increase will be 12 dBs 60 dBs will be no audio If you wish to return to your original volume setting click on the overlay line and drag until the little box shows 0 The changes that you make this way will effect the volume of the entire clip If you are working with a stereo pair any change you make to one channel will affect the other If you are working with two mono tracks you will need to repeat the same level changes to the second track 21 You may also change the audio levels in only one part of the Clip To do this you will mark Keyframes on the pink overlay From the tool palette click on the pen icon this activates the Pen tool keyboard shortcut p Select the part of the line where you want to adda Keytrame When setting Keyframes set one that saves the original audio volume Then set another for a new audio volume If t
17. the space bar to view the video in the Canvas or listen to the audio Adding Tracks 15 It is very easy to add tracks to your Timeline Adding more tracks enables visual or aural layering To add a track simply Control click in the panel and select Add Track Click in the Video half to add video tracks the Audio half to add audio tracks Locking Tracks When editing you may want to keep some tracks as is and move others around Final Cut Pro allows you to lock both Video and Audio tracks Simply click the lock icon in the panel To unlock click it again Locked tracks have hash marks through them e208 Sequence 1 RT 00 00 10 10 coo oa YYyyy as vja amp Oliv a 8 Adding Video Effects Final Cut Pro s video Effects include filters and transitions Effects can be found under the Effects tab in the Browser or along the toolbar Note that there are a number of folders each one containing a number of different effects You will also see Audio Effects here but for now we will focus on the Video Effects folders Video Transitions and Video Filters See pages 25 27 to learn about Audio Effects e Video Filters apply to an entire clip they range from very subtle such as Color Correction effects to extreme such as the Blur effects e Video Transitions provide different ways to transition from one clip to another Also included when Effects
18. where the playhead is Now move the Playhead to where you want your video to end Click on the Out button or press the o key The Out marker should move to where the Playhead is af anh Daw ff A A ae we cape a E e e o e ee li a your shosen GE Now click on the Viewer and drag your clip onto the Timeline Notice that what has been Viewer gy p 4 imene placed onto the Timeline is only the area in between the In and Out markers Final Cut Pro File Edit View Mark Modify Sequence Effects Tools Window Help Di amaii n n amp OD YD Tue 10 13AM Q EY Name J 003 00 01 23 15 Not Set Not Set 01 00 00 00 01 01 23 14 eu ey eee ee ee TCS anon AN g This clip is the ame eas Sa You can drag the clips in the Timeline to rearrange them Note that the top half of the Timeline is your video track and the bottom half of the Timeline displays your audio tracks To watch the edits you have made place the Playhead at the beginning of your Clip and press the space bar It will now play in the Canvas Setting In and Out points does not permanently change your media This means that you can create clips in the Viewer by setting In and Out points and dragging them into the 14 Timeline ad infinitum Thus you can use multiple clips of the same imported video or audio file in the same Sequence or Timeline Editing Video Directly in the Timeline Here is the basic order of o
19. your Imported and or Log and Captured material 24 Using iTunes to Import Music to Final Cut Pro If you want to get music offa CD so you can add it to your Final Cut Pro project or if you want to simply make a copy of that CD you need to first get the music off the CD and onto the computer Please follow these instructions prior to importing your CD Many computers set iTunes to automatically import CDs As such please change the following settings before inserting your CD First set Tunes to import to your Home Directory From the Menu bar select iTunes gt Preferences In the window that appears select the Advanced tab Change the iTunes library to your Home Directory Create a new Music folder within that directory Advanced Oo E F B General Playback Sharing Store Parental Apple TV Devices Advanced iTunes Music folder location y lacie 120gb 9 FinalCutPro itunes_music Change Reset m Keep iTunes Music folder organized Places files into album and artist folders and names the files based on the disc number track number and the song title M Copy files to iTunes Music folder when adding to library Streaming Buffer Size Medium i 4 Use iTunes for Internet playback Set Reset all dialog warnings Reset Keep MiniPlayer on top of all other windows l Keep movie window on top of all other windows C Display visualizer full scree
20. 17 Titles are text that appears over the top of a video clip There are a few different types of Titles available through Final Cut Pro for more ambitious Titles try the program LiveType Text is the most straightforward but Scrolling Text and Crawl are also quite common From the Browser or the Viewer find the Text folder Once you have selected a text generator double click it and it will appear in the Viewer Now select the Controls tab to insert text and choose a font For greater manipulation of the text choose the Motion tab Final Cut Pro does not handle text very well and even though there are many options for fonts relatively few will actually look good on screen Tips on Optimizing Text for Titles e Avoid fonts that are thin or smaller than 25 point e Use only sans serif fonts such as e Arial e Futura e Gill Sans e Helvetica e Impact e Use the bold font style e Do not use white or black as a font color e Reduce the opacity of the text clip to 90 percent Look in the Motion tab in the Viewer for this You may also want to make Slugs with the Video Generator Slugs are filler video and audio clips with no image and no sound Slugs are useful to preserve time in your Sequence for future material Also slugs are necessary to add transitions to black They are generated by selecting the A icon in the lower right corner of the Viewer I You can adj
21. Audio Transitions amp Effects Working with Sequences Once you have your audio and video clips imported into Final Cut Pro you are ready to begin editing them and assembling them into a cohesive project In this section you will learn the two basic ways to edit your media files into clips The first Editing in the Viewer is less visually minded The second Editing Directly in the Timeline is much more visual Editing Video in the Viewer Here is the basic order of operations Double click on the media file in the Browser This will cause the media to appear in the Viewer Edit the Clip in the Viewer using In and Out Points Drag the Clip from the Viewer into the Timeline Use the Canvas to view your video from the Timeline Aa aaa When editing in the Viewer you need to set In and Out Points In and Out Points define at what point you want a Clip to start and at what point you want a Clip to end To set In and Out Points for a Clip first get the Clip into the Viewer by double clicking on the Clip in the Browser Your Clip should appear in the Viewer and you can watch it using the Play button Video Filters Motion Ei 00 00 12 20 86x7 Cur Gry 3 00 04 22 17 ee ee a Lire Teema nee Ceres Man Naa Be BETA 4 Oe 13 Now move the Playhead to where you want the Clip to start Click on the In button or press the i key You will see the In marker move to
22. Final Cut Pro Beginner and Intermediate Manual Amherst College Amherst MA Sara Blaylock amp Marcus DeMaio updated Fall 2008 Revision 003 gt Table of Contents The Basics Establishing a Home Directory Opening Final Cut Pro Setting your System Settings aka Pretty Much the Most Important Thing to Remember Familiarizing Yourself with the Final Cut Pro Workspace Importing Media into your Final Cut Pro Project Log and Capture Usable Formats Importing Video from pre existing Files from VHS mini DV DVD or live stream Importing Audio from pre existing Files from VHS mini DV DVD live stream or Audio Cassette Editing and Assembling Your Video Editing Video in the Viewer Directly in the Timeline Adding Tracks Locking Tracks Adding Effects Using Video Generators Text amp Slugs Rendering Keyframing Editing Audio Directly in the Timeline in the Viewer Using Audio Transitions amp Effects Working with Sequences Using iTunes to Import Music to Final Cut Pro Finishing Your Project Exporting Your Movie for DVD for Computer Playback for the Internet Recording to VHS or miniDV tape Final Cut Pro Glossary Appendix A Final Cut Pro Quick Training amp Reference Ap pendix B Common Problems with Final Cut Pro 03 09 03 03 04 04 05 05 09 10 12 10 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 13 24 13 15 15 15 16 15 16 16 17 18 18 19 19 20 20 22 22 22204 24 25 26 27 29 2I 27 28 28
23. and 2213 Hinteriandiiyer Hinterlandflyer jpg caangus d1 8 Gm ICONS gt caleman 2078 2 GD ilikethis p Catherine OF JulesAndjim gt cgfroeberg 2070 C MKEMurders All 3 Old_website gt C PorchStories gt oa C Portfolio gt E Desktop GD private gt GX sblaylock a jj Sara Blaylock website gt y Applications Y 0 Sara_Blaylock_new_site gt l i 6 items 52 8 GB available a Opening Final Cut Pro Now you are ready to open Final Cut Pro and get started If you want to import footage you will want your camera or a miniDV deck connected to the computer If these are not connected with a firewire properly you will see this message External A V Unable to locate the following external devices Apple FireWire NTSC 720 x 480 Your system configuration may have changed or your deck camera may be disconnected or turned off Please check your connections and click Check Again or click Continue to set external device selection to None Do not warn again _ ___ Continue Check Again Connect your camera or miniDV deck properly Camera in VCR or playback mode connected to the computer with a 4 pin to 6 pin firewire MiniDV deck on and connected to the computer with a 4 pin to 6 pin firewire Select Check Again and you ll be good to go On the other hand if you do not need to import footage and you just want edit your project select Cont
24. close this window Settings g a OHHH Laa 4 a Preview Disabled a Gap 4 You do not know where your captured footage is a Look in the Browser the window in the upper left All your imported footage will be there By default Final Cut Pro calls it Untitled1 5 You receive this message when you start Log and Capture 1 Unable to initialize video deck You may still log offline clips or use Capture Now ok Initializing Device Control _e ee ee Ge Se SS a a Press OK 1 Make sure that the mini DV deck you are trying to use 1s turned on 1i Make sure that the mini DV deck is connected to the computer via a firewire cable It connects from the front of the mini DV deck to the back of the computer 38 iu Now that you have the mini DV deck connected properly from the menu bar go to View gt Refresh A V Devices iv Start Log and Capture again It should be working 6 You do not see play controls in the Log and Capture window and it says No a b Communication 090 Log and Capture Total Free Space 97 0 GB Total Free Time AV 434 5 min Logging Clip Settings Capture Settings Ei 00 00 00 00 Log Bin Untitled Project1__ Reel 001 Name Mv Prompt Description KA Scene Shot Take v Preview Disabled Angle v Log Note a Good P
25. croll all the way down to Audio Playback c Ifthere is a checkmark next to Audio Follows Video select this line to uncheck it The window will close Audio Follows Video HDV Go back to View gt Audio Playback e Select Default Note that Audio Follows Video Will now be grey Audio Follows Video v Default Built in Output m PEPA Y T i FireWire DV rifewire UV B VOU HDV f Now go back to View gt Refresh A V Devices 3 You have accidently closed a window and want to get it back 40 1 From the menu bar select Window gt Arrange gt Standard Help Minimize 36M Send Behind vee ules v Tool Palette v Viewer 1 v Canvas 2 Tool Bench j Te y Timeline 3 v Audio Meters x4 v Browser 32 4 Effects 5 Favorites 6 Export Queue Timeline Sequence 1 in Untitled Project 1 Browser Canvas Sequence 1 in Untitled Project 1 Viewer Slug Tool Bench Sequence 1 Audio Mixing Color Correction Multiple Edits Standard aa l Two Up Save Window Layout Load Window Layout X U 4 Your clips or media are offline and you cannot view them An offline clip looks like this in the Browser buffalol jpg And like this in the Timeline buftatol jpg And like this in the Canvas Sequence 1 Ei 00 00 10 23 73 01 00 10 17 Media Offline buffalo1 be pam pam pump DD tJ hd 1 First
26. e Print to Video function Find this by selecting File in the toolbar and then Print to Video Here you can choose to add a Leader some bit of black color bars ora tone that precedes your project ora Trailer some bit of black that follows your project There are a few other choices available like setting looping intervals Print to Video gives you more options than Edit to Tape Rendering The procedure that Final Cut Pro must execute for processes that cannot be completed in real time before they can be viewed if a Sequence needs rendering there will be a red line at the top of the Timeline and you will not be able to view the project until the Sequence has been rendered When there is a green line above the Clip you can still watch or listen to the clip but you will need to render the clip to optimize the image and sound quality To render select the portion that needs rendering unless you want to render your entire Sequence in which case nothing needs to be selected select Sequence gt Render In to Out or Render All or Render Selected Sequence An arranged series of video audio and graphics clips edit information and effects edited together to create a program A sequence can contain your entire edited program or be limited to a single scene You may name and add sequences in the Browser From the toolbar select File gt New gt Sequence or Command Click in
27. e yourself with the work environment of Final Cut Pro This section will help you to get a basic feel for what you see on your screen When you open a new Project in Final Cut Pro your screen should look like the image below If it looks substantially different from the toolbar select Window gt Arrange gt Standard There are a few other options for window arrangement Test these out as you like You can use this command at any time to revert the windows to any of the listed arrangement Based on their arrangements in Standard each of the windows is described briefly below The Windows in Standard Arrangement Final CutPro File Edit View Mark Modify Sequence Effects Tools Window Help er Untitled Project 1 Effects 00 ar il Video Duration i dia Start Media End CN amp Nme Sequence 1 00 00 00 00 Not Set Not Set 01 00 00 00 01 00 00 00 Qt Mon 11 53AM Q anvas Se oject 1 Viewer Canvas Browser Window The Browser window is located in the upper left corner The Browser contains all the media Sequences and Bins for your Final Cut Pro project After you set your System Settings and save your project with a name the other tab should be labeled with the name of your project This tab is where you can gain quick access to your video and audio files as well as your Sequences 900 Browser Videol Effects ala E Name Duration in O
28. ed for your Output device DVD computer Internet You can always work backward but you can never add quality to a compressed file Always export these files with unique names and to a unique Export folder in your Home Directory Exporting Your Movie for DVD If you are exporting simply to edit within Final Cut Pro or to make a DVD you can select Export gt QuickTime Movie Make sure that the Make Movie Self Contained box is selected Exporting like this will not take as long as using a unique Codec This is because it is leaving the Compression up to the DVD production software VA Save Save As Video_001 fa ee 0 exports H Q DEVICES 3 Macinto H iDisk lade a SHARED Setting Current Settings Include Audio and Video BIE E Markers None Recompress All Frames M Make Movie Self Contained M Hide extension New Folder Cancel Save Exporting Your Movie for Computer Playback When playing back on a computer you have more control over the output size and quality From the toolbar choose File gt Export gt using QuickTime Conversion Select Options and a window with a new window appears Select a Codec from the dropdown menu The best quality for computer playback is H 264 Deselect the Prepare for Internet Streaming box 27 O Save Save As video001_internet fa al g
29. ent values are set in Final Cut Pro a transition from one value to another is calculated resulting in a dynamic change to that parameter For example Keyframes can be set to create fade in or fade out in video Similarly Keyframes may be used in audio files to create fades The easiest way to set keyframes is in the Viewer look under the Motion tab for Video or the Stereo tab for Audio Audio keyframes can also be set in the Timeline using the Toggle Clips Overlay and Pen tool buttons See pages 8 9 for tool palette information Keyframes are small diamond shaped buttons When unactive keyframes look like this When active keyframes look like this You don t need to use Keyframes if you want a CONSTANT change In that case just set the scale Effect etc to a specific number Keyframes designate points where you want a CHANGING Effect motion scale position audio level etc to begin When you set a Keyframe set a second Keyframe at another point in time to designate its end point An example of unselected Keyframes in a Video file 19 Viewer 003 from Sequence 1 Video Filters Motion Name Parameters Naw 11 02 32 04 01 02 40 04 Y Basic Motion e Ey gt yp at Q a gt Drop Shadow gt Motion Blur gt Time Remap Now selected and with two Keyframes Notice the transition the green
30. etting the Limit Capture Now will set a timeframe for Log and Capture anywhere from 1 to 240 minutes Setting the timeframe will prevent Final Cut Pro from importing unnecessary footage which takes up precious harddrive space If you do not set a Limit Capture Now preference Final Cut Pro will capture footage until your harddrive is full For example if you have a 1 hour tape you can set the limit to 64 minutes 60 minutes plus 4 additional minutes to be safe begin the Capture Now process and then leave and return several hours later Instead of capturing until your scratch disk is filled Final Cut Pro stops capturing after 64 minutes Set Limit Capture Now in System Settings This can be found by clicking from the toolbar Final Cut Pro gt System Settings In the window that pops up look at the bottom line of the first tab Scratch Disks Marker A marker flags a specific point on your Timeline or ina Clip so that you can find that spot later To create a marker on your Timeline move the Playhead to where you want the marker then press m on the keyboard To create a marker on your Clip select the video or audio material and press m NTSC This is the standard North American video format Analog NTSC video has 525 interlaced lines per frame a frame rate of 29 97 fps and a limited color gamut Digital NTSC video has a frame size of 720 x 486 pixels 720 x 480 for DV and DVD and a frame rate o
31. f 29 97 fps PAL is a different standard that is not compatible with NTSC It is possible however to import PAL media You will need both a universal VHS or DVD player and a media converter Offline Clip An offline clip is one that the computer cannot locate In this case you either did not set your System Settings correctly or you did not save your files to a unique Home Directory You will see a red slash through these clips in the Browser and you will be unable to see the clips in the Timeline You will need to relink the media by instructing the computer to search for it Highlight the offline clip and from the toolbar choose File gt Reconnect Media The computer will then search for the file If it cannot find the clip you will lose all your edits The easiest way to avoid offline clips is to save everything in the same Home Directory and to set your System Settings every time you start editing in Final Cut Pro 32 PAL Acronym for Phase Alternating Line a 25 fps 625 lines per frame interlaced video format used by many European countries Digital PAL video has a frame size of 720 x 576 Playhead This is the small yellow triangle in the Timeline that corresponds to the frame displayed in the Canvas and the Viewer You drag the playhead to navigate through a Sequence Print to Video Instead of Exporting your Final Cut Pro project you can copy it straight to a video tape mini DV tape or other source with th
32. have a VHS or mini DV deck set up 29 Final Cut Pro Glossary Underlined items are cross referenced in this glossary Please also refer to the Final Cut Pro User Manual Glossary To find this from the toolbar select Help gt Final Cut Pro User Manual then search for Glossary A B Batch Capture an automated capture of clips that are logged using the Log and Capture function Bins located in your Browser window use bins like folders to organize your media You can have as many bins as you like You may name and add bins in the Browser There are two ways to add ne bins from the toolbar select File gt New gt Sequence or Command Click in the Browser and select New Sequence You can import specific files to specific bins For example import all your audio files into one Bin and call it Audio This is useful when you use a lot of different media for your Project Browser The Browser contains all the media Sequences and Bins for your Final Cut Pro project Canvas The canvas is a viewer connected to your Timeline It displays where the Playhead is set Compare this with the Viewer Capturing In order to use DV tapes VHS DVD or live footage you need to capture them into your project This differs from import in that you must capture in real time and with a tape deck dvd deck camera etc connected to your computer Because capture is in real time if you shot 2 hours of f
33. here is any space in between your Keyframes Final Cut Pro will create a transition between them Once you have set your Keyframes you can move them left or right with your mouse To remove a Keyframe either press Control while selecting it with the Pen tool or hold down the Option key while selecting with the Pen tool You can also use this technique to fade your audio up or down at the start or end of a Clip In video this technique will affect the opacity of the image Use this technique for fading in or fading out image See pages 15 16 for instructions on adding tracks and locking tracks Editing Audio in the Viewer Everything that has been outlined here can be done in the Viewer where very precise work may be done Try a different Window layout if you choose to edit audio this way From the toolbar select Window gt Arrange gt Two Up Using Audio Transitions amp Effects Just like with video there are a number of Effects offered by Final Cut Pro that can be applied to your audio These can be applied in the same way that video effects are applied just drag the effect from the Browser window onto the audio track Double clicking the effect lets you adjust the parameters in the Viewer 22 Audio Filters remove certain parts of the sound spectrum and can be used to try and reduce background noise There are also some that can be used for more dramatic effects delay for example Audio
34. ilable options to the same folder Video Capture Audio Capture Video Render and Audio Render all link from the first line Then individually set your Waveform Cache Thumbnail Cache and Autosave Vault You can also choose to set or unset Limit Capture Now at this point 33 g me Timeline A window in Final Cut Pro that displays a chronological view of an open Sequence Each Sequence has its own tab in the Timeline You can use the Timeline to edit and arrange a Sequence The order of the tracks in the Timeline determines the layering order when you combine multiple tracks of video Changes you make to a Sequence in the Timeline are seen when you play back that sequence in the Canvas If you modify clips in the Canvas those changes can be seen in the Timeline The Timeline is divided in two The top half displays Video files the bottom half displays Audio files Title Text that appears over the top of a video clip create titles using the Text folder in the Video Generators folder under the Effects tab in the Browser or in the Viewer in the lower right corner under the A submenu MA Final Cut Pro does not handle text very well and even though there are many options for fonts relatively few will actually look good on screen See pages 16 18 for tips on optimizing text Tool Palette The tool palette is located to the left of the Timeline when Final Cut Pro is arra
35. imes your audio and video will automatically be linked In other words 1f you move the audio the video moves with it If you want to edit these separately try unlinking them See page 8 You may also want to Lock tracks in order to edit Audio or Video separately See page 16 Now you have more than one Clip You can drag them together for a quick and easy edit You can also add Transitions See pages 16 17 for Video 22 24 for Audio If you want to add a still image a song or another file to your Final Cut Pro project you can Import them to the Browser See page 12 for Importing files to your project See pages 25 26 for iTunes instructions if you want to add a song You must save these extra files to your Home Directory before importing them If you do not do this you will get Offline Clips and your work may be lost See page 32 for a definition of Offline Clip and what to do if it happens For Voice Over request an external microphone from John Kunhardt Then record yourself with your camera onto the mini DV tape Capture the footage using Log and Capture Don t forget to name everything that you capture You can add Titles to your project See pages 17 18 for instructions and tips on optimizing text 36 21 If you see a Red or a Green line on your Timeline you need to Render See pages 18 19 You cannot playback footage with a Red line You can p
36. inue Setting your System Settings aka Pretty Much the Most Important Thing to Remember Before you get started or proceed with editing you must do one more thing In addition to saving your project and all the files associated with it to a Home Directory you also need to set your System Settings so that Final Cut Pro knows exactly where to store automated file information After reading this you may think it is a bit tedious or unnecessary but we assure you that it is absolutely essential that you follow these guidelines in order to avoid major problems with your video project Immediately after opening Final Cut Pro select Final Cut Pro in your toolbar Then choose System Settings A window will pop up All you need to worry about is the far left tab called Scratch Disks You need to set all four of the available options to the same folder Video Capture Audio Capture Video Render and Audio Render all link from the first line Then individually set your Waveform Cache Thumbnail Cache and Autosave Vault System Settings Scratch Disks Search Folders Memory amp Cache Playback Control External Editors Effect Handling Video Audio Video Audio Capture Capture Render Render v v M M Set 53 3 GBon lacie 120gb 9 FinalCutPro Video1 0 E Set 4 lt None Set gt lt None Set gt a lt None Set gt v E Capture Audio and Video to Separa
37. is tabbed in the Browser but not necessarily an Effect 16 e Video Generators create such things as color bars slugs and text These are also located in the lower right corner of the Viewer by selecting the A icon BD When you select an Effect from either the tab or the toolbar first have the Clip you wish to affect selected and active in the Viewer in other words double click it Then choose your Effect and drag it over to the Viewer of your selected clip In most cases the Effect will now be located in the Filters tab of the Viewer Adjust the parameters for the Effect to your liking Every Effect is different the best way to learn them is to experiment Make sure that the Playhead is also over the Clip you are effecting so that you can see what the Effect is doing n n Oxz a ie mnane E aa Amount Blur Map Map Channel Invert Map e a ho wr j01 02 21513 Le ht gt Transitions are a bit different in that they need to be dragged to the Timeline in between two Clips or a Clip and a Slug Transitions are actually visible on the Timeline You can change the length of the transition by dragging from its start or beginning Transitions are visible in the timeline Using Video Generators Text and Slugs Use Video Generators to create Titles Slugs Color Mattes and Color Bars Generators create their own Clip so you will set timing parameters to them
38. layback footage with a Green line but it is not of optimum quality 22 When you are done editing your video you need to Export See pages 27 28 for instructions on how to export for Computer Playback If you want to make a DVD please see Marcus DeMaio or Sara Blaylock for help 23 Never forget to Save your project when you are done or while you are working 24 Eject your external harddrive from the computer Do not simply unplug You may corrupt lose all your work For Final Cut Pro Assistance Sara Blaylock sblaylock amherst edu Seely Mudd 110 413 542 5370 M Th 9 30 6 00 F 8 00 4 30 Marcus DeMaio mddemaio amherst edu Seely Mudd 114 413 542 2909 M F 9 00 5 00 For Equipment John Kunhardt jwkunhardt amherst edu 37 Ap pendix B Common Problems with Final Cut Pro For all other problems do not hesitate to contact Marcus DeMaio or Sara Blaylock 1 Problems with Log and Capture 1 First of all Log and Capture will NEVER function properly if you are using the computer for ANYTHING else while it is running Just use another computer and wait 2 You do not know how to open Log and Capture a From the Menu Bar go to File gt Log and Capture 3 You do not know how to get rid of the Log and Capture window to return to your editing a Click the tiny circle in the upper left corner Total Free Space 96 9 GB Total Free Time AV 434 0 min A a o0 Click this to
39. lection is off Snapping enables more precise Clip movement in your Timeline Test it out by moving clips around on your timeline and see the difference Tool Palette This window contains various tools that you can use to edit your project The most helpful and commonly used tools are the Selection tool an arrow the Razor Blade tool a razorblade and the Zoom tool a magnifying glass Select these by clicking them once or using their keyboard shortcuts when nothing else in your project is selected To learn more keyboard shortcuts for the tool palette rest your mouse over the tool s icon A yellow window will appear giving the tool s name and shortcut cc 9D Final Cut Pro defaults to the Selection tool keyboard shortcut a which is used to select Clips To select more than one Clip at a time hold the shift key while selecting Use the Razor Blade tool keyboard shortcut b to cut your Clips Notice that the Razor Blade tool has a tiny arrow in the upper right corner of its icon This indicates that there are more options within the tool To access these either click the icon and hold the mouse down for a second or press the Command key while clicking the icon The double razor blade icon signifies the Razor Blade all tool keyboard shortcut bb Use this when you want to cut Clips that rest in several tracks on your Timeline The Zoom tool ke
40. line between them Viewer 003 from Sequence 1 01 02 40 04 a RRE Editing Audio Directly in the Timeline Now that you are familiar with how to work with video in the Timeline we can quickly go over audio If the only audio that you want to use is the audio that is connected to your video there is nothing special that you have to do it should automatically be attached to your video clip If you want to add music or sound effects save them to your Home Directory and import them into the Browser see pages 11 12 for Importing information Then from the Browser drag the audio clips to the bottom half of the Timeline It is much easier to adjust audio by editing the directly in the Timeline than using In and Out points from the Viewer Once your audio files are in the Timeline locate the Toggle Clip Overlays icon Ain the lower left corner Once you select this overlay lines will appear on both your audio and video files in the Timeline The overlay lines will be pink for audio and black for video 20 J Av aad gt ai Next turn on the waveforms for the audio From the toolbar select Sequence gt Settings A window will pop up Select the Timeline tab and check the box next to Show Audio Waveforms Load Sequence Preset Your audio track will now display both
41. n Til Group compilations when browsing 4 4 Cancel OK Second set iTunes to display a prompt before importing a CD From this window select General Make sure it says Ask to Import CD General J et g General Playback Sharing Store Parental Apple TV Devices Advanced Library Name Sara Blaylock s Library Show M Movies l l Applications TV Shows M Radio M Podcasts M Party Shuffle l l Audiobooks l l Ringtones m Genius Source Text Small B List Text Small B When you insert a CD Ask To Import CD HA Import Settings m Automatically retrieve CD track names from Internet m Check for new software updates automatically o m Cancel OK From here you can also change the encoding settings for the audio files you want to import Final Cut Pro can only use AIFF AIFC or WAVE files Select Import Settings to the right of Ask to Import CD In the new window select either AIFF Encoder or WAV Encoder 25 General 1 O amp B B A 2 C a General Plavback Sharina Store Parental Aoole TV Devices Advanced Import Settings AAC Encoder Import Using Y AIFF Encoder be A Apple Lossless Encoder Setting MP3 Encoder be WAV Encoder All automatic Use error correction when reading Audio CDs Use this option if you experience problems with the audio quality from Audio CDs This may reduce the speed of importing
42. nged in the Standard mode Here you will find several quick editing functions among the most pertinent the Selection tool Razor tool and Zoom tool Click on any of the icons once to use the tool There are also keyboard shortcuts that you can use Please see pages 5 9 for more information about the Final Cut Pro workspace and took User Preferences You can set preferences to make your work flow more smoothly For example in User Preferences you tell Final Cut Pro how many Undo actions to permit what the timing for still images should be and what quality setting you wish to render To find User Preferences select Final Cut Pro from the toolbar and then User Preferences Viewer A window that displays a selected Clip Make imaging and sound edits to Clips in the Viewer Make sure that you have selected the Clip you want to edit by checking the Video tab in the upper left corner The Viewer and the Canvas do not necessarily display the same footage If you want to see the changes you are making in the Viewer set the Playhead in the Timeline to the same place as your selected clip 34 Ap pendix A Final Cut Pro Quick Training amp Reference for use with Final Cut Pro Beginner amp Intermediate Manual Revision 003 Please do not forget You must set your System Settings every single time you open your project in Final Cut Pro Multiple students are using the same computer as you If you d
43. o not follow this guideline you WILL lose work l 2 9 Plug in your external harddrive with a firewire Put your tape in the mini DV deck Make sure the deck is on Open Final Cut Pro If you see the image on page 4 this means that your deck is not on or it is not connected with a firewire to the computer Re connect and press Check Again 3 Now that Final Cut Pro is open you need to set up a Home Directory on your External Harddrive to save your project and all its related files See page 3 Now that you have created a Home Directory you need to set up Final Cut Pro to link to it Set up your System Settings See pages 4 amp 5 If you do not do this you will get Offline Clips and your work may be lost See page 32 for a definition of Offline Clip and what to do if it happens Save your Final Cut Pro project to your Home Directory Familiarize yourself with the workspace See pages 6 9 for an explanation with photos We will now put the video you taped with the camera on the computer This process is called Capturing It occurs in Real time so if you have 1 hour of footage it will take 1 hour to capture a Open Log and Capture See page 10 If you get an error message try Refresh A V devices If that does not work reset your Audio Video Settings See page 10 for both b A window pictured on page 11 will appear From here you may rewind fast for
44. ootage you need to wait 2 hours for the capture to complete Capture takes place in Log and Capture Clip a portion of an audio or video file that you are editing Codec The name codec is short for coder decoder which is pretty much what a codec does Most audio and video formats use some sort of compression so that they don t take up a ridiculous amount of disk space Audio and video files are compressed with a certain codec when they are saved and then decompressed by the codec when they are played back Common codecs include MPEG and AVI for video files and WAV and AIFF for audio files Codecs can also be used to compress streaming media live audio and video which makes it possible to broadcast a live audio or video clip over a broadband Internet connection Com positing When you composite you are placing two images on top of one another in your Timeline Compositing is most often used to overlay images perhaps you want to place some footage of ducks swimming on top of footage of a pond There are many different methods of compositing with differing effects Select the image you want to composite then from the toolbar select Modify gt Composite Mode Edit to Tape Instead of Exporting your Final Cut Pro project you can copy it straight to a video tape mini DV tape or other source with the Edit to Tape function Find this by selecting File in the toolbar and then Edit to Tape For more options
45. perations Double click on the media file in the Browser and drag it into your Timeline Your media will appear in the Viewer Edit the Clip in the Timeline using the Razor tool and the Playhead Arrange your Clip or Clips as you like in the Timeline Use the Canvas to view your video from the Timeline Ce aE When editing directly in the Timeline you start with a copy of your original media file Your Timeline will be as long in terms of time as the original file Double click the media file in the Browser and drag it into your Timeline Your Playhead will move to the end of the file Navigate through your media by either dragging the Playhead along the top of the Timeline dragging the bars at the bottom left of the Timeline see page 7 for an illustration or using the Zoom or Hand tools see pages 8 9 for tool palette information Once you have found a place you want to cut material out find the Razor tool in the Tool Palette Click the file with the Razor tool If you are working with Captured material you may want to get rid of excess material first It will make a divide in the original file aka a Clip Now you can move the two Clips independently ete 01 01 21 29 Be ean ae Seen Ree eee eres I orpr2ooz uisa 4 02 aa 01 01 01 21 29 01 01 20 02 e Av fed Pe fd Arrange your Clips on your Timeline Move the Playhead to the beginning of your edited material and press
46. t fee m exports H Q Audio Render Files e l LJ Autosave Vault gt DEVICES L Macinto E iDisk C iil D Capture Scratch gt id exports Uj itunes_music SHARED i asitze 2 Yo are ae Storey lll Quicktimes 7 l bagaran v E lt gt Format QuickTime Movie HH Options Use Default Settings B M Hide extension New Folder Cancel Save After selecting Options choose H 264 Movie Settings Rotation M Video f a Settings Compression H 264 Quality High Key frame rate 24 Frame reordering yes Va Encoding mode multi pass Gal Size Dimensions 557x417 Current Filter DEVICES L Macinto iDisk 4 Ea sccm Sound SHARED Settings X Format Integer Little Endian Sample rate 48 000 kHz Sample size 16 bit Channels Stereo L R bagaran asitze 2 awtorrey rmat Q C Prepare for Internet Streaming Di V Hide exte Cancel G OK save You can try out other Codecs as you learn about them online The best way to tell if your exported file is of high quality is if it takes a long time to export Additionally the resulting file should be big both in terms of memory and physically Open it up in QuickTime Pro If the initial window is large you have a good sized file that you can play on a computer or
47. te Files Waveform Cache Set 53 3 GBon lacie 120gb 9 FinalCutPro Video Thumbnail Cache Set 53 3 GB on lacie 120gb 9 FinalCutPro Videol Autosave Vault Sets 53 3 GB on lacie 120gb 9 FinalCutPro Video Minimum Allowable Free Space On Scratch Disks 2047 MB M Limit Capture Export File Segment Size To MB _ Limit Capture Now To Minutes This is also a good place to set or unset the Limit Capture Now option the final line in the Scratch Disks tab This refers to the amount of time Final Cut Pro will import your footage during Log and Capture Importing footage from VHS DVD mini DV or a live feed occurs in real time so you may not want to pay close attention if your video is longer than a few minutes Setting the Limit Capture Now will set a timeframe for Log and Capture anywhere from 1 to 240 minutes Setting the timeframe will prevent Final Cut Pro from importing unnecessary footage and thus taking up precious harddrive space For example if you have a 1 hour tape you can set the limit to 64 minutes 60 minutes plus 4 additional minutes to be safe begin the Capture Now process in Log and Capture and then leave and return several hours later Instead of capturing until your scratch disk is filled Final Cut Pro stops capturing after 64 minutes Familiarizing yourself with the Final Cut Pro Workspace Before you begin actual work on your project you will find it useful to familiariz
48. ure again as before Usable Formats Final Cut Pro can import the following formats Video files QuickTime Movie AVI DV HDV Audio files 11 AIFF AIFC WAVE You can convert mp3 s to make them compatible in iTunes or Quicktime To prevent this extra step follow the guidelines for importing CDs through iTunes on pages 25 amp 26 Graphics and still images BMP FlashPix GIF JPEG JFIF MacPaint PNTG Photoshop layered PICS PICT PNG QuickTime Image File SGI TARGA TGA and TIFF Importing Video From pre existing files You can import video files into Final Cut Pro in a number of ways But always be certain that you first save the file to your Home Directory so that it is always stored in your project correctly You can drag your clip into the Browser from your Home Directory The easiest way is to open a Finder window navigate to your Home Directory drag and drop into Final Cut Pro You may also import from within the program From the toolbar File gt Import gt Files You can select several files at a time but if you have a whole folder to import you can select File gt Import gt Folder You might also try this shortcut Control click your mouse in the Browser and select Import from the window that pops up If you are organizing media into Bins in the Browser you can Control click the Bin and import directly into the bin Importing Video From VHS mini DV
49. ust the timing of the Slug in the upper left corner of the Viewer Drag and drop the Slug into your Timeline Rendering You may have noticed that when you insert or apply a Video Filter Transition or Generator there is often a red or a green line that appears in the Timeline When this red line is present you cannot watch that part of your project That is because you need to Render your effect 18 Rendering is the procedure that Final Cut Pro must execute for processes that cannot be completed in real time before they can be viewed if a Sequence needs Rendering there will be a red line at the top of the Timeline and you will not be able to view the project until the sequence has been rendered When there is a green line above the clip you can still watch or listen to the Clip but you will need to render the clip to optimize the image and sound quality To Render select the portion that needs rendering unless you want to render your entire Sequence in which case nothing needs to be selected select Sequence gt Render In to Out or Render All or Render Selected Depending on the length and complexity of your effect this may take quite a while Keyframing Keyframes are definitely one of the best ways for you to control changes in your Final Cut Pro project so try them out Keyframes are a special purpose control that denotes a change in value in a filter or motion parameter When two Keyframes with differ
50. ut Tracks Good Log Note 0004 Flora jpg 00 00 00 10 00 01 00 00 00 01 00 09 1V gt i 003 00 00 12 20 Not Set Not Set 1V AM_drive MP3 00 21 20 28 Not Set Not Set 2A E amp Bin 1l Sequence 1 00 00 00 00 Not Set Not Set 2V 4A Viewer Window The Viewer window is used to preview and edit individual Clips from the Browser Make imaging and sound edits to Clips in the Viewer To change Effects that you have already added to a Clip see pages 15 18 for video effects 22 23 for audio effects look under the Filter tab To change the image location opacity scale etc look under the Motion tab Double click on a clip in the Browser to make it appear in the Viewer Make sure that you have selected the Clip you want to edit by checking the Video tab in the upper left corner The Viewer and to the Canvas do not necessarily display the same footage If you want to see the changes you are making in the Viewer set the Playhead in the Timeline to the same place as your selected clip Canvas Window When you play your Timeline it plays in the Canvas window You cannot edit video or audio in the Canvas window Toolbar Use the toolbar to locate all editing functions for Final Cut Pro Timeline Window j m a a mans v BIRIKKEN or resize the clip in the Timeline 7 ISa m DV Use this to either move around the Timeline Select and Drag here to change he size of the clip in the Timeline
51. ward stop or play your tape c Title your video in the Logging tab d Press play in the Log and Capture window Then select Capture Now e Once you are done capturing your footage select Escape f Close the Log and Capture window Your footage will now be located in the Browser window 10 Bring your footage to the Timeline 35 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 The top portion of the timeline is for Video files The bottom if for Audio files Move your Playhead around in the timeline You can see your footage in the Canvas If you double click your footage it also appears in the Viewer When you move the Playhead after selecting footage for the Viewer the Canvas and the Viewer will show different parts of your footage The Canvas is a playback monitor Use the Viewer to add effects and transitions Zoom into your footage with either the zoom tool See page 8 or the bar at the bottom of the Timeline See page 7 To play your footage press either the Play button in the Canvas or press the space bar It will begin from wherever your playhead is It will only display in the Canvas Edit your footage in the timeline using the Selection tool and the Razor tool See page 8 for tools page 15 for Timeline editing Once you make a cut delete excess Your original video will remain intact You can always find it again in the Browser Most t
52. yboard shortcut z to zoom in or out Final Cut Pro defaults the Zoom tool to in but if you press the Option key while holding down the mouse You can also access the zoom out by Command clicking the Zoom tool in the Tool Palette You will also see a hand icon This is useful for looking quickly through your timeline The keyboard shortcut for the Hand tool is h Audio Meters Use this window to monitor the level of your audio output If nothing happens in these meters when you play your video it means that you either do not have an audio track or your audio is too quiet If the dark red circle turns bright red your audio is too loud Edit audio clips in the Viewer like you would a video clip Importing Media into your Final Cut Pro Project Usable Formats Importing Video Importing Audio Log and Capture Log and Capture Log and Capture is used to import video or audio from a non computer source such as VHS mini DV DVD live stream or an Audio Cassette In other words use this to get the video you have shot on camera onto the computer First make sure that you have set your System Settings properly Next turn your device on or if importing from a camera that it is both on and set to the Playback mode Then find the Log and Capture function from the toolbar Select File gt Log and Capture This will open the Log and Capture window which should look like the image below If
53. you get a warning that says Unable to initialize video deck You may still log offline clips or use Capture Now but you have a deck device properly connected you need to help thecomputer locate the deck First try from the toolbar View gt Refresh A V Devices If this does not work you need to reset your A V devices From the toolbar Final Cut Pro gt Audio Visual Settings Under Device Control Preset select FireWire NTSC If you are importing from a VHS deck or other Analog Device select Non Controllable Device Audio Video Settings Summary Sequence Presets Capture Presets Device Control Presets A V Devices Sequence Preset DV NTSC 48 kHz Use this preset when editing with DV NTSC material with audio set to 48KHz 16bit for DV Capture Preset DV NTSC 48 kHz H Use this preset when capturing NTSC material for DV FireWire input and output using DV FireWire Device Control Preset FireWire NTSC 4 Use this preset when controlling your NTSC DV device through FireWire Video Playback Missing Apple FireWire NTSC 720 x 480 Audio Playback Default Create Easy Setup Within Log and Capture you can title the media you are importing from the Logging tab Name the media within the Description line You can get even more specific by labeling Scene Shot Take Angle and Log Note 10
54. you use Log and Capture First make sure that your device is on or if importing from a camera that it is both on and set to the Playback mode Then find the Log and Capture function from the toolbar Select File gt Log and Capture This will open the Log and Capture window which should look like the image below 31 If you get a warning that says Unable to initialize video deck You may still log offline clips or use Capture Now but you have a deck device properly connected you need to help thecomputer locate the deck First try from the toolbar View gt Refresh A V Devices If this does not work you need to reset your A V devices From the toolbar Final Cut Pro gt Audio Visual Settings Under Device Control Preset select FireWire NTSC If you are importing from a VHS deck or other Analog device select Non Controllable Device Within Log and Capture you can title the media you are importing from the Logging tab Name the media within the Description line You can get even more specific by labeling Scene Shot Take Angle and Log Note Limit Capture Now Limit Capture Now refers to the amount of time Final Cut Pro will import your footage during Log and Capture Importing footage from VHS DVD mini DV ora live feed occurs in real time so you may not want to pay close attention if your video is longer than a few minutes S
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