Handbook for Final Cut Pro 5 HD Troubleshooting
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1. Handbook for Final Cut Pro 5 HD By Paul Ritchard This handbook is extremely cursory so refer to the soft manual Go Help Final Cut HD Help or you can borrow the manuals There should be a soft copy of the Final Cut pro manual on the desktop It has a search engine but you often need to know what something is called before you can find it Please note If you have any suggestions or something is not clear please inform the teaching staff so they can update it Troubleshooting If computer crashed or frozen 1 Press option apple esc 2 It will ask you to force quit Do it 3 If the computer or application is still frozen contact Paul or the tex If image or sound not getting to monitor or speakers 1 Make sure mini DV or DVC pro player is turned on 2 Make sure switching box journos is switched to DV deck 3 still not working in Final Cut go View External Video All Frames 4 still not working go View Refresh A V Devices Updated feb 2007 Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 2 Easy Setup Media students Check every time you fire up your project Go Final Cut Pro Easy Setup amp select either a media dvc pro for V suites 1 6 b HDV 1018i if using external HDV deck c DV PAL 48khz in J suites 1 3 External Hard Drive protocols You drop damage don t eject drive properly and you ll probably lose all of your work data integrity amp backin2. a time to find your exact edit point When you find the edit point press the I key for IN Then Play the clip until you get to the end of the part you want to use and when you have the precise frame hit the O key for OUT Pick up the clip by clicking on the image in the Viewer window and drag in to the sequence window it will give you options like insert or overwrite Choose one this will then place the clip you have trimmed into the sequence where the play head is placed in the way you have chosen Or just place it into the sequence or drop it back into the Browser Or pick up the clip from the browser and place into the sequence to trim it there Pick up the In Point by placing the Selection Tool keyboard shortcut A for Arrow over the beginning of the clip click and trim Or in the sequence split the clip with the blade tool B or hit ctrl v split at playhead Moving clips or blocks of clips around If you need to insert a clip amongst many others here are some ways to do it 1 2 It is safest to make a gap to insert it otherwise you can put audio or graphic clips out of alignment with other clips To make a gap a Apple click on the clips you need to move to select them then pick them up and move them to the right b Click drag to the side of the clips then continue over the clips to select them marquee then move them to the right c tttt The preferred method is to use the track tool Hit t four
3. is above the default V1 track and dropping it in the blank space There can be 99 layers of video and audio 3 To play the Timeline position the playhead at the beginning of the clip by clicking the mouse there and press the space bar 4 There are many ways to navigate around the sequence a Scrub click drag the playhead left or right This is made easier by Zooming in or out Press apple or or Zoom in Tool Z or View Slider diag 1 b scroll with arrows diag 2 c move the slider left or right diag 3 d use the playhead in the canvas window diag 4 HQO Bw m Wi Koko by Tool Palette To the right is an inconspicuous vertical bar This is the tool palette with 9 icons When you click on an icon it will expand to show you options in the same family of tools 1 The most commonly used tool is the default selector at the top The top three icons are selector tools of some kind or other These are to highlight clips and move them 2 The next three icons are edit tools roll ripple slip slide and razor blade These are to trim and help you match motion in a movement sequence or to sync movement to sound Jef ad ox 3 The 7th icon is for view tools These make clips in the Timeline larger or Pq smaller 4 The 8th is for image modification tools These are for cropping or distorting the image 5 The 9th is for keyframe tools These are to create or delete keyframes Especially
4. the playhead at the beginning of the sequence in black Roll the record deck i e press play and record for five secs Press play in the sequence Once the program has played out let the deck continue to record for another five secs Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 14 Colour correction and or manipulation Note Check the hard or soft manuals for extensive explanations The soft manual is on the desktop of the computer or under Help in Final Cut Pro Staff and techs have hard copy manuals The colour spectrum of light is a combination of Red Blue and Green When they are combined equally you get white whereas with paint amp ink when you combine Red Blue and Yellow you get black Paint is additive and light is subtractive http ian albert com graphics addsubcolor php If you look at the colour spectrum you see that Red at 11 o clock is opposite Cyan at 5 o clock If you subtract cyan from an image it goes red The top half of the circle is the warm colours and the bottom cold Colour Corrector 3 Way Double click on the clip you need to change Go Effects gt Video Filters gt Colour Correction gt 3 Way Colour Corrector If you had an incorrect white balance you could correct a blue cast by adding yellow To do this you would drag the colour pointer in the whites slowly away from blue i e towards yellow If it is required you would do it in the mids and the blacks The slider below the colour wheel adjust the
5. times this will select everything to the right of the playhead then move the selected clips to the right To move vision or sound independent of one another Sometimes you will need to separate vision or sound Hit the Linked Selection tool Shift L top right of the sequence This will unlink the two remember to reset Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 9 Audio 1 Click on the Audio Keyframe tool 1 2 Using the pen tool 2 you can click and drag creating and moving keyframes to change the level at that point in time The audio will increase or decrease to the next keyframe or the end of the clip 3 Or use the selection tool to click drag the whole line up or down to change overall clip volume 4 Your audio should peak at the 12db point in the audio meter Effects There are numerous effects which can be divided into three categories transition filters and generators Transitions 1 To use a basic transition you must have two adjacent clips that have been trimmed at the tail of the first and the head of the second ie There is an overlap created 2 Click on the intersection of the two clips The transition shape will appear then hit apple T The default cross dissolve will appear 3 To change length of dissolve drag 1 and to slide disslolve drag 2 or my prefered method 4 Using the pen tool as outlined in audio above you can alter the opacity and do vision fadeouts Rende
6. to 100 gb Only select one Scratch Disk i e if there are others ticked untick them Scratch Disks Memory System Settings Control External Editors Effect Handling Video Audio Capture Captu M vv wm fw Set 20 3 GB on Macintosh fcp scratch 1 m se i Set lt None Set gt tes a et lt None Set gt Cle Set lt None Set gt i j m aaae Y E z Capture Audio and Video to Separate Files Waveform Cache fetz 20 3 GB on Macintosh Users rmit Documents Final Cut Pro Documents Thumbnail Cache Set 20 3 GB on Macintosh Users rmit Documents Final Cut Pro Documents Autosave Vault Set 20 3 GB on Macintosh Users rmit Documents Final Cut Pro Documents Minimum Allowable Free Space On Scratch Disks 2047 MB _ Limit Capture Export File Segment Size To 2 MB M Limit Capture Now To 30 Minutes O u Core E Choose a Folder lt E Macintosh Ez RMIT OSX gt Network F Macintosh A Applications 1 Documents M Pictures will trash A Applications f Firewire 11768 f Library E Desktop J System i Q rmit Z Users l New Folder Click c all four boxes then Set 1 Select student work or student drive usually marked yellow OR your external hardrive 2 In that drive select fcp scratch or on external your folder Log and Capture Logging clips Preview Disabled Here
7. you will log clips using deck control This process involves marking in amp out the begin and end timecodes of each clip and entering the name and reel of the clip You can either use the Log amp Capture Window keys above or the Key Board left Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 5 OOC Log and Capture Total Free Space 18 8 GB Total Free Time AV 84 3 min Logging Clip Settings Capture Settings Log Bin test Project 4 Reel 001 Name ae 00 00 00 00 es 00 00 00 00 M Prompt Description v Scene Shot Take v Mark Log Note as DOO gt Markers In FCP it is essential to log clips before capturing Capture Now can be problematic for two reasons you might capture unnecessary footage and you might capture across a time code break or glitch which can cause corrupt files It is a good idea to create all of your bins before you start your log amp capture Go File New Bin and create and label as many as you need 1 2 Go File Log amp Capture Using deck control Play Stop Space Bar Mark In I Mark Out O Rewind J 1 touch slow 3 touch fastest Pause K Fast Forward L 1 touch slow 3 touch fastest Cue your tape to the beginning of your shot enter the In point I at least 2 secs after you started recording You can keep hitting I as the tape is playing This will move the In Point once the In Point is set you then enter the Out Point usi
8. 150 minutes 4 3 gt DVD Fastest Encode 90 minutes 16 9 gt DVD Fastest Encode 90 minutes 4 3 amp DVD MPEG 1 gt 4 Select your Settings Aee g 1 you will need tO ppeepevpenteeppeteetepbetetbebhs HD DVD HD MPEG 2 30 minutes gt A a ee Mobile Devices 3GPP gt a Ji create a video and a borieta Motion Graphics P a ra Web Download QuickTime 6 compatible gt audio file Select a media video then ims Web Streaming QuickTime 6 compatible Web Streaming QuickTime 7 compatible media audio These media audio media vid are optimized for L quality whilst playing on as many DVD players as possible 5 Then select the Destination 2 where you want the compressed file to go 6 Now you can select Submit to start the compression a 10 min film might take up to 2hrs or 7 Go to another sequence in Final Cut and repeat the procedure you can compress multiple sequences in the batch monitor by putting them in aAA aoao B Presets Inspector History Preview Batch Monitor Name template Project template i Source Media Setting b T template Project template ia 2 entries media vid media audio Choose a destination Source Desktop User s Movies Folder Cluster Storage compressor files media tv2 mpegs Other Cluster This Computer the Bat
9. Luminance exposure of the blacks for example The slider below that adjust the Saturation the intensity of colour Chrominance If you slid it to the left it would de saturate Black amp White monochromatic The Limit Effect allows you to Limit the effect of manipulation to a specific colour saturation or luminance Colour Grading Your colours hues should be designed in pre production but there is always colour grading and manipulation done in post Grading is where you correct exposures and white balance discrepancies in the editing When you shoot in film you do this at the transfer to video process telecine You find a shot in the scene that is the master shot or the most colour exposure correct shot or the shot that is hardest to correct etc and grade match the other shots to that Colour Manipulation When shooting on video you often attempt to make it look more filmic There are many ways to do this blacken the blacks saturate the colours make it cooler soften the image feather the edges drop the second field scratch the film put dust on the image etc Many of these effects take it away from the natural but flat look of video An easy method is to make the image cooler and increase the contrast A common mistake is to make it warmer this often makes it look murky and colours lose their contrast warmth is genrally done in the production design To make it cooler start in the blacks and slide towards cyan
10. T change the font size etc 5 In the Canvas window you can pick up the title and position it Make sure Canvas Set to Image Wireframe gt C Favorites gt Video Transitions gt Video Filters Y Video Generators Bars and Tone HD 1080160 Bars and Tone HD 720p60 Bars and Tone NTSC Bars and Tone PAL gt Matte gt Others gt 6 Render gt Shapes Slug Y a Text pa Crawl m Lower 3rd Mi Outline Text Ra Scrolling Text ren a Typewriter gt l Audio Transitions image image Wireframe Wireframe Show Overlays Show Excess Luma RGB Alpha Alpha RGB Black White Checkerboard 1 Checkerboard 2 Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 11 Pt 2 Finishing the Edit in Final Cut Pro Text on Screen A suggestion for text on screen in Final Cut Pro Once you have your Text clip which you ve got from Video Generators you can start manipulating the title to get it working graphically These are some select tips 1 Select Colour 1 and change the colour so that it is in contrast with the background image to stop it reversing out i e white on black dark 2 Increase the Tracking 2 so it is not too bunched up 3 Then try a Drop Shadow 3 under the motion Tab Changing the Offset can make it a border that makes white text stand out on white or bright areas Start refining the font colour size shadow tracking pla
11. You could try it in the mids and whites as well When colour grading and manipulating only spend five minutes on it every editing session It is easier to get caught up in it and waste hours Once you re happy with it towards the end of the fine cut you can copy and paste those effect attributes to all of the desired clips Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard Making Mpeg2s for DVD using compressor This process makes the best pss al quality mpeg2s because you have control over the 15 compression and it compresses clip specific Name template Bae Source Media Output Filename see Seth s DVD production guide 1 Click on the sequence to manage 2 Go File gt Export gt Using Compressor 3 It will open up template Project template I Cluster This Computer Setting Destination Choose a Setting New Default Setting Advanced Format Conversions Audio formats DVD Best Quality 120 minutes 16 9 DVD Best Quality 120 minutes 4 3 DVD Best Quality 150 minutes 16 9 DVD Best Quality 150 minutes 4 3 DVD Best Quality 90 minutes 16 9 DVD Best Quality 90 minutes 4 3 gt DVD Fastest Encode 120 minutes 16 9 gt bah ATK Ah Alb di AEN d Compressor and load your sequence into Batch Monitor y Priority DVD Fastest Encode 120 minutes 4 3 amp DVD Fastest Encode 150 minutes 16 9 gt DVD Fastest Encode
12. cement aspect etc of your text as you are editing Unless you re well trained in graphics it takes a long time before the text on screen becomes resolved onoocds Lucida Grande we 7 a Plain x Center ix gt Tracking Leading O E bat 02 02 Rotation Center SAMPLE Pa Anchor Point pee Ole gt Crop gt Distort gt Opacity Y M Drop Shadow 4 oaos 4 Offset Angle Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 12 Supers for journos in the J suites Open the journo template on the desktop In the sequence there will be the clockleader and some template supers is a ae Select both the blue bar and text ie Shift click or click drag Copy both and paste into your sequence above the vision where it is needed Double click on the title and click on the Controls tab in the Viewer window Type over SAMPLE TEXT change the font size etc If it needs rendering refer to page 9 Adding Motion to your title Ogee Oe Des 10 11 12 Double click on the title clip so it reappears in the viewer Click on the Motion tab Open Basic Motion Make sure the playhead in the viewer is at the beginning of the title Adjust the scale the rotation the center and the anchor point by moving the sliders or typing in a value As you tab the changes will appea
13. ch or Queue this way you can set it off over night because it might take all night 8 These files mpeg2 and ac3 dolby digital audio can be imported directly into any DVD production application DVD studio pro iDVD or Toast without having to be encoded Media Managing This process involves making a new project and media identical to the source project in every way except that unused footage and media outside the in amp out points is deleted On average a project of say 15GB might be reduced to 2GB Fantastic for archiving Click on the sequence to manage 1 oe Se ee 10 Go File gt Media Manager Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 16 I recommend using these settings described in the picture Press Browse to locate where to create this new project Put in a new folder I call it mm the name of your project mm media managed Then go Choose Call your project the same name Go Save It should only take a few minutes Once this is done you can delete your Capture Scratch folder all your footage with confidence Note Never do this at RMIT or your place of work unless you have permission Never delete your project folder You might need to Batch capture some footage in at some point and you need to clip references in your original project Media Manager Summary Create a new project containing the items you have selected Include active Multiclip angles only Delete unused media from the d
14. g the playhead along the Timeline ruler the current frame of the sequence is updated in the Canvas window and vice versa Video tracks are displayed in descending order 4 The Browser is used to organize and locate the source material for your project and the finished product The Browser is not a collection of files it is a collection of references to files which you organize in the context of your project 5 The Pull Down Menus are at the top of the screen and offer many options including HELP 6 The Tool Palette contains tools for selecting and manipulating items in the Sequence and Canvas NOTICE there are familiar tools like the Magnifying glass to zoom in and out of the Timeline the Hand tool to move around etc Move and pause mouse over tool to read its name label and there are tools that have hidden tools underneath which are accessed by clicking and holding on them 7 Linked Selection Left Button If this is green Video amp Audio are linked and will move together Snapping Right Button If this is green clips and tools will snap to the one closest or to the Playhead 8 Playhead Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 7 The Sequence Timeline 1 Drag desired clip from bin to sequence drop it into the V1 Video track One row of the sequence 2 Drag the next clip into sequence placing it either next to the first clip or in another track Creating another track is achieved by dragging a clip so that it
15. g up is YOUR responsibility You fry the firewire port damage or lose your assigned drive you agree to pay for its replacement Approx HDD value 450 00 You must reset scratch disk and easy set up Rules Plugging in amp Mounting 1 2 Make sure external HDD Hard Disk Drive is turned off Plug in the firewire cable into the front port of the computer ensure it is oriented in the correct direction do not force plug as it only goes one way Turn on power to external HDD it should mount on the desktop ie Icon appears Note Never move drive whilst on or spinning as this may damage the disk On the Mac set the scratch disk in Final Cut Pro to your drive Rules Ejecting and Unplugging 6 10 11 12 When finished within Final Cut Pro reset the scratch disk back to the default of Student Work Reset Easy Setup to either a media dvc pro in V suites b DV PAL 48khz in J suites Quit Final Cut Pro Eject external HDD by highlighting drive icon on desktop and pressing the eject key or dragging your drive s icon into the trash Wait a good 10 seconds for the drive to spin down and then turn off power to the drive check that drive has stopped spinning first Shut down computer No need to log out Disconnect firewire cables and pack up your HDD don t forget the power supply Not following these rules means you re sabotaging the compute
16. helpful on a motion path or audio graph You will become familiar with these as you work with your clips in the Timeline To select a tool either click on that icon or use the keyboard shortcuts Holding the pointer over the icon will tell you what the icon is and its keyboard shortcut A Selection Tool B Razor Blade Tool etc 2022 Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 8 Editing Putting a program together means putting clips or parts of clips into a sequence You do not have to start at the beginning You can build sequences of sections and then copy these sections into a new sequence If you have a sequence that you like you should make a copy of it before tweaking it further so that you can always go back to something you liked if your new idea doesn t pan out You can make multiple versions of a sequence to try out ideas The first objective in editing is to get the program flowing to get your clips in the correct order and to make sense out of your story This can be done with straight cuts that do not require rendering which eats time Save all transitions and effects until you are happy with your straight cut edit 1 Double click the first clip you want to use in the browser window It will appear in the source window on the left Play the clip by hitting the space bar and stop it when you get to the place you want to make the in edit You can use the left and right arrow keys to move back and forth a frame at
17. ks or files you need into your folder Note You should have copyright clearance or use copyright free music Open a Bin to place it in Choose File gt Import Go to your folder Open the CD Import the Track Exporting to quicktime full quality and making DVDs 1 In your finished sequence go File Export to Quicktime save it into student drive ina folder with your name or film on it 2 Check the Make Movie Self Contained box 3 This is great for archiving your finished product for show reel and exhibition as it is full quality copy of your work 4 Or drag it into Toast and make a dvd from there panow Open Toast Select the Video Tab on the right Under the Advanced tab on the left check DVD Video Delete the camera in the window and drag your quick time into the window Insert DVD then press big red Exporting to quicktime quicktime conversion amp compressor See Paul for advice Use these to convert compress or encode for dvd and web Mastering to tape recording to tape 2 methods 1 Print to Video 1 2 Go File gt Print to Video Check a colour bars 5 secs and b countdown c five secs of black at the end d Automatically start recording Insert Tape and cue it up i e not over your footage Press OK Journos once that is done got to the dub suite near tex office and dub to vhs or dvd 2 crash recording only when you cannot Print to Video 1 2 3 4 Place
18. ng the same procedure You can also type in your In amp Out Points Enter the name of your clip in Description then select the Bin Control click on bin and set as logging bin you want your clips to go into it If there are any more a than a few clips we suggest creating bins for different locations scenes tapes etc so that your project does not become cluttered with clips music and sequences When this entering is done click Log Clip This will enter the clip into your project or bin Batch Capture To do this select the clips you want in your Bin or Project then go File Batch Capture To Capture Now roll tape and hit Now To stop hit esc on the keyboard To abort to stop and not save the clip hold down apple for a period You will quickly see that this is a cumbersome way to capture Remember to close Log amp Capture window to resume editing Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 6 Final Cut Pro HD ie dit vie ark Modify Sequence Effects Tools Window Helps 4 Fri3 15 PM rmit uence if 00 ta Sequence 1 J RUJ 01 05 12 12 045700 R REER assesments mov assesi assesi t Ab gt 4 i m am 11 The Viewer You use it to watch STREET clips mark edit sore and apply effects 2 The Canvas displays the composited results of the edited sequence as you are creating it 3 The Timeline or Sequence displays a chronological view of a sequence As you dra
19. r on the screen To secure these changes at the beginning of the clip click on the green keyframe button This creates a keyframe on the graph Drag the playhead forward in the viewer Once again change the values of scale rotation center and anchor point As you change the value a new keyframe is created on the graph This is creating motion Drag the playhead another few seconds forward and change the values Finally drag the playhead to the end of the title and change the values By dragging the playhead you can review what you ve done If you want to change these values you can skip forward or backward by clicking on the arrows on either side of the green keyframe buttons Render your Title Recording Voiceover for journos To record voiceover you can capture it straight onto the computer without vision this is how Se ag ee Go File Log and Capture close this window when finished click on the Clip Settings tab change capture from aud vid to audio only then click on Capture Settings tab change device control from firewire pal to non controllable device change input select on video recorder to a3 then turn speakers down when you are ready to record hit Capture Now hit esc on keyboard to stop capturing When finished reset all settings or you are sabotaging the next user Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 13 Importing music from a CD Importing jpegs gifs stills quicktimes etc Drag the trac
20. r or its settings for someone else what goes around comes around Karma is a bitch Report any issues to the Techs a s a p either face to face in 6 1 1 or via phone on extension 52848 or from outside of RMIT 9925 2848 Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard Set up your folder and project When starting a new project click Final Cut Pro fcp icon in dock Normally on left of screen Then go File New Project as in the pull down menu at the top Go File Save Project as Follow each of the steps where it says project name put the name of your project You will be creating a folder on the desktop so you can find your project more easily In this folder you should store any of any files or documents that you are using for your project eg Jpegs music etc vjec project name Project 2 E RMIT OSX _ journo dvd folder a Network Macintosh Student Storage Firewire 117 GB P mt 7 A Applications 3 Documents Movies amp Music Pictures Format Project File IIL Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 4 Scratch Disks Scratch disks are already allocated but if you need to set your scratch disk it needs to be changed if you or someone else has introduced an external hard drive Go Final Cut Pro HD System Settings or shift Q This is where you allocate the location of your video audio and render files All the files for the project might take from 5
21. ring Video you will notice that a red line has appeared in the Timeline over the effects you have created Audio you will hear a beeping sound when you try amp play This indicates they need to be rendered before you can view them To render Sequence gt Render Selection gt All or just Video There are many other options here but that s enough for now OR apple A then apple R this will render all Effects amp Video Audio Filters Go Effects then apply the effect or filter you need then Render Open the Video Filter bin Final Cut Pro Handbook by Paul Ritchard 10 Modify EZTAI Effects Tools Window Help sali Selection P Both ER ender All gt Video Render Only P y Needs Render Settings 320 v Rendered Proxy v Proxy v Preview v Full v Unlimited Audio COR v For Playback Add Edit EN v Item Level Add Video Transition Trim Edit Transition Alignment Insert Tracks Delete Tracks Choose a different filter for each clip Highlight drag and drop Titling Titles using the Video Generator in the Browser window murea your film Project Effects Name 1 Select Video Generators gt Text 2 Drag the Text Title in to the sequence above the clip that the title will be superimposed onto Make sure playhead is over clip 3 Double click on the title and click on the Controls tab in the Viewer window 4 Type over SAMPLE TEX
22. uplicated items Copy media files referenced by the duplicated items including render files move your cursor over bar graph for more information Media Copy B media referenced by duplicated items Mi Include render files Recompress media using DVCPRO AL 48 kHz _ Include master clips outside selection M Delete unused media from duplicated items C Use Handles 00 00 01 05 Include affiliate clips outside selection Base media file names on existing file names is Project M Duplicate selected items and place into a new project o O a Tt Sr a a a O a a a a Include nonactive multiclip angles Media Destination Users student Desktop tvl 2006 01 mm domanatrix Browse Cancel
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