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Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing

Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing

By : Iain Anderson
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Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing

Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing

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By: Iain Anderson
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Overview of this book

Elevate your video editing skills with Final Cut Pro 10.7.1, the ultimate tool for efficient and professional editing, offering powerful new features to enhance your workflow and give your videos a stunning look. The second edition of this comprehensive guide covers exciting new features in FCP, teaching you how to streamline your workflow with customizable workspaces, shortcuts, and advanced trimming tools. Explore best-in-class titles and a comprehensive suite of visual effects in Final Cut Pro for dynamic videos, create a great-sounding mix with Final Cut Pro's audio tools, and utilize the magnetic timeline, multicam editing, and advanced color correction for every project. Whether you're creating content for social media, YouTube, or Hollywood, Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing, Second Edition is your ultimate guide to professional video editing. Get your copy today and take your video editing skills to the next level.
Table of Contents (23 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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Who this book is for
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PART 1: Importing and Organizing
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PART 1: Importing and Organizing
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1 Quick Start: An Introduction to FCP
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1 Quick Start: An Introduction to FCP
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A brief history of editing
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Interface basics
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An editing workflow overview
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Workflow
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Hardware recommendations
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Summary
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Review questions
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2 Before the Edit: Production Tips
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2 Before the Edit: Production Tips
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Getting the settings right
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Choosing a camera
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Shooting the right shots
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Working with multiple cameras and audio recorders
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Managing everything on set
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Summary
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3 Bring It In: Importing Your Footage
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3 Bring It In: Importing Your Footage
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Creating a Library (in the right place)
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Understanding original, optimized, and proxy footage
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Importing media in different ways
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Syncing media from multiple devices
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Understanding and applying Roles
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Summary
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4 Sort It Out: Reviewing and Keywording
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4 Sort It Out: Reviewing and Keywording
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Reviewing your media
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Browser view options
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Playback shortcuts
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Examining metadata
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Understanding and applying Keywords
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Searching with Keywords
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Summary
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5 Choose Your Favorites: Selecting, Rating, and Searching
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5 Choose Your Favorites: Selecting, Rating, and Searching
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Selecting part of a clip
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Rating as a Favorite
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Rating as Rejected
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Storing additional information
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Advanced searches
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Summary
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PART 2: Rough Cut to Fine Cut
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PART 2: Rough Cut to Fine Cut
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6 Build the spine of the story: Quick Assembly
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6 Build the spine of the story: Quick Assembly
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Creating a new Project
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Adding your media in a few different ways
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Rearranging your clips
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Basic trimming with the Magnetic Timeline
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Blading and deleting
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Duplicating Projects
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Summary
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7 Cover It Up: Connections, Cutaways, and Storylines
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7 Cover It Up: Connections, Cutaways, and Storylines
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Understanding cutaways
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Connecting clips
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Grouping connected clips in Storylines
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Controlling and overriding connections
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Three-point editing and more
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8 Neaten the Edges: Trimming Techniques
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8 Neaten the Edges: Trimming Techniques
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Rolling an edit
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Slipping and Sliding clips
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Softening audio with split edits (J- and L-cuts)
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Editing numerically and with the precision editor
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9 Consider Your Options: Multicam, Replacing, and Auditions
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9 Consider Your Options: Multicam, Replacing, and Auditions
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Working with Multicam media
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Exchanging one clip with another
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Creating and using Auditions
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10 Explore a Little: Compound Clips and Timeline Tricks
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10 Explore a Little: Compound Clips and Timeline Tricks
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Creating and using Compound Clips
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Low-level relinking
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More tricks with tools
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Adding and navigating with Markers
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Using the Timeline Index
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PART 3: Finishing and Exporting
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PART 3: Finishing and Exporting
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11 Play with Light: Color Correction and Grading
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11 Play with Light: Color Correction and Grading
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Understanding the color workflow
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Correcting white balance, exposure, and saturation
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Adjusting Saturation with the Color Board
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Finessing contrast and more
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Selective corrections
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Advanced color techniques
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12 Refine and Smooth: Video Properties and Effects
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12 Refine and Smooth: Video Properties and Effects
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Adjusting video properties
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Animating with keyframes and tracking
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Applying and using video effects
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13 Blend and Warp: Video Transitions and Retiming
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13 Blend and Warp: Video Transitions and Retiming
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Applying and editing transitions
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Retiming basics
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Speed ramping and more
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14 Boost the Signal: Audio Sweetening
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14 Boost the Signal: Audio Sweetening
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Recording and editing a voiceover
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Adjusting volume levels
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Audio Enhancements
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Applying and using audio effects
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Using Roles with audio
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15 A Few Words: Titles and Generators
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15 A Few Words: Titles and Generators
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Adding and editing titles
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Advanced title techniques
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Adding and editing generators
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Captioning and subtitles
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16 You’re Done: Exporting Your Edit and Finishing Up
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16 You’re Done: Exporting Your Edit and Finishing Up
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Preparing for sharing
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Exporting, uploading, and distributing your video
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Exporting for further production
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Archiving your work
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What’s next?
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Summary
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Final words
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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Other Books You May Enjoy
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101 UX Principles - Second Edition
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Index
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Index
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Appendix A: 360° Video Workflows
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Appendix A: 360° Video Workflows
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Introduction
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Understanding 360° cameras
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Processing your footage
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Editing 360° footage in a 360° timeline
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Editing 360° footage in a regular timeline
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Choosing a camera

Camera operators are utterly spoilt for choice these days. While there will never be a perfect camera for everyone, you will be able to find something that works for you that’s also in your budget. This is an ever-changing field, and specific camera advice will be quickly outdated, so I’m focusing here on general advice only. Remember that the adage mostly holds true: you can choose any two from fast, cheap, and good.

An iPhone (or any other mobile phone)

Yes, you can absolutely shoot videos on your iPhone, and according to most reviews, an iPhone does a better job of video than most Android phones do. An iPhone will also be easier to use with your Mac, and it even includes iMovie, so you can start an edit on your iPhone, then transition it to FCP on your Mac. The dynamic range (from shadows to highlights in a single shot) is huge, so you can film in more places. Image stabilization means the image shouldn’t be too shaky. And it’s...

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