Final Cut Pro 2.0

Introduction to Final Cut Pro

Beginners: Welcome to Digital Nonlinear Editing

Pros: Final Cut Pro Described in your Terms

Whats New in 2.0

Setting Up

Proper Memory and Display Configurations

Ram Allocation - Changing in Mac OS

Attaching DV Video Equipment

The General Tab

The User Mode Tab

The Timeline Options Tab

The Labels Tab

The Scratch Disks Tab

Chosing an initial Setup

Creating a New Easy Setup

Audio/Video Settings

Getting Media in to the System

Starting a New Project

Creating An Initial Bin

Creating Additional Bins

The Log and Capture Window

The Logging Tab

The Preferences Tab

The Capture Settings Tab

Capture Now Without Device Control

Capture Now With Device Control

Capturing Clips One at a Time

Logging Clips

Preparing For a Batch Capture

Batch Capture

Importing Animations or Video

Importing Stills and Graphics

Importing Audio Files

Importing Audio Files on Audio CDs

Managing Bins

Bin Viewing Options

Storyboard View

Moving Clips Between Bins

Using Column information

Creating Custom Column information

Sorting Bin Contents

Finding Content Within Bins

Viewing Clips

Loading a Video Clip into the Viewer

Loading an Audio Clip into the Viewer

Loading a Still Image into the Viewer

The Zoom Button

The View Button

Recent Clips List

Timecode Displays in the Viewer

Playing Clips in the Viewer

JKL Key Heven

Timecode Navigation

Creating Subclips

Creating Clips

The Generators Pop-up

The Text Generator

The Lower Third Generator

Sequences

What is a Sequence and How to Create One

Sequence Settings

Positioning Windows For Sequence Editing

Changing Sequence Presets

Basic Editing

3 Point Edit - An Overview

Set Split Edit On a Clip

Target the Sequence Tracks

Overwrite Editing

insert Editing

Overwrite/insert With Transition

Selecting Clips

Deleting Clips From the Timeline

Moving Clips Directly in the Timeline

Snapping

Advanced editing

Replace Editing

Changing Clip Speed

Fit to Fill Editing

Backtimed Editing

MatchFrame Use - Restoring Tracks

Marking Clip Ranges in the Timeline

Replace Editing

Fit To Fill Editing

Superimpose Editing

Using the Trim Window

Linked Selections

Breaking Sync/Re-establishing Sync

Nesting

The Tools Window

Rolling Edit Tool

Ripple Edit Tool

Slip Edit Tool

Slide Edit Tool

Razor Blade/Blade All Tool

Zoom in/Out Tool

Hand Tool

Scrub Video Tool

Crop Tool

Distort Tool

Adding Video Transition FX

intro to Rendering

The Render Quality Settings

Rendering a Selection

Rendering the Timeline

The Render Manager

Setting a Default Transition

Adding a Simple Dissolve

Adjusting Transition Lenghts

Adjusting Transition Parameters

Creating Wipe Designs

Saving/Applying Transitions for Later Use

Adding Audio Transition FX

Cross Fades

Adding Video Filters

Adding a Filter to a Clip

Editing a Filter

Adding More Than One Filter

Adjusting Audio Levels

Waveform Use in the Timeline

Enabling Clip Overlays

Using the Audio VU Meters

Adding Audio Filters

Applying a Filter

Real Time Audio Settings

Saving Custom Audio Filters

Compositing Video

Adding Video Tracks

Layering of Video

Using Clip Overlays

Motion Tab and Scale FX

Using the Canvas for Motion/Scale FX

Advanced Effects

Keyframing: An Overview

Adding Keyframes: Motion Tab

Adding Keyframes: Filters

Creating Smooth Keyframes

Copying/Pasting Keyframe Settings Between Clips

Output to tape

The Print to Video Process

The Edit to Tape Process

Output to File: Quicktime

Exporting Video For Compression in Final Cut Pro

Exporting Video For Compression in Media Cleaner Pro or Other Program

OMF Export to ProTools