Index
A
Action safe, displaying, 235–236
animating using keyframes, 249–251, 268. See also keyframes
Aperture library, accessing, 89–90
append edit, performing, 34, 38, 122–125, 139
archiving. See also camera archives
versus importing, 87
long-term, 8
memory cards, 70
space requirements, 87
aspect ratios, 295
audio. See also volume; waveforms
adjusting, 34–35
analysis on import, 190–191
basics, 186–187
creating music videos, 194
detaching from video, 210, 228
dual-channel mono, 200
expanding from video, 189, 218
human hearing, 186
importing, 77–78
keyboard shortcuts, 206
letters F and S, 187
loudness of, 188
measuring, 188
mono, 190
moving to picks, 140
muting clips, 200–201
pitch-shifted, 20
polishing, 12
recording for video, 187
recording voice-overs, 201–202
rules for, 204
sample rates versus frequency, 187
separating from video, 189
skimming, 189
soloing clips, 200–201
sonic field, 190
stereo, 190
syncing double-system, 202–203
toggling from video, 183
toggling subframe display on/off, 210
using Inspector with, 191–192
viewing in clips, 189
volume and gain, 188
vowels versus consonants, 187
audio and video clips, syncing, 96
audio animation, displaying in Timeline, 268
audio clips
auto-enhancing, 210
collapsing, 210
expanding, 210
soloing and unsoloing, 163
audio edit points, selecting, 183
audio editing
enabling, 139
precision of, 203
audio enhancements, toggling display of, 210
audio levels
adjusting, 35
adjusting with mouse, 205–206
displaying, 35
drop by 6dB, 187
maximum, 35
relative and absolute, 35
audio meters
displaying, 206
resizing, 35
toggling display on/off, 38, 210
using, 188
audio Roles, exporting, 328
audio skimming, toggling on/off, 210
audio techniques, 192–198
audio transitions, applying, 228
audio volume, adjusting, 35
audio waveforms, displaying, 101, 103
audio-only
editing, 210
transitions, 219–221
auditions
creating, 136–139
finalizing, 140
opening, 139
previewing, 140
AVCHD (Native), storage and data transfer rate, 3
AVD-Intra 100, storage and data transfer rate, 3
B
background colors, making transparent, 281–288
background tasks, 29–30
displaying, 22, 64, 96, 228, 268
monitoring, 54
backgrounds
colors, 283
removing with Luma keys, 281–282
backtime edit, performing, 129–130, 139
Blend Modes, using, 264–265
Broadcast Safe effect, applying, 317–318
B-roll, creating, 36–37
Browsers
selecting everything in, 320
C
camera archives. See also archiving
using, 70
Camera Import window, displaying, 79
cameras. See also file-based camera; tape-based camera
(H)DSLR, 90–92
importing from, 96
types of, 78
cards. See memory cards
Chroma keys, 281–288
clip audibility, toggling, 210
clip duration, changing, 140
clip effects. See also effects
deleting and resetting, 284
processing, 318
clip names
hiding, 100
toggling display in Event Browser, 116
clip skimmer, selecting, 301
clip speed, setting to normal, 297, 301
clip visibility, toggling, 210
clip volume, raising and lowering, 210
clips. See also compound clips; connected clips
adding dissolve between, 36
adding searchable notes to, 101
arranging, 99
converting into connected storylines, 183
creating compound, 228
deleting, 142–143
deselecting, 142–143
detaching, 189
determining height of, 101
grouping, 99–100
modifying duration of, 183
pasting effects into, 210
pasting options, 147
placement in editing process, 133
previewing, 32–33
removing ranges of, 154
selecting, 96, 127, 139, 142–143, 301
setting vertical height of, 23
slowing down, 297
synchronizing, 210
using ratings with, 104
zooming into, 103
clock icon, purpose of, 30
codecs and formats, 75
color balance, turning on/off, 320
color cast, fixing, 305–306
color correction, 12–13
applying Looks, 304–305
Balance Color, 305
basic map, 311
borrowing Looks, 307
Broadcast Safe effect, 317–318
Enhancement menu, 305–307
hues, 314
in Inspector, 313
masks, 318–320
Match Color, 306–307
rules in, 311
video scopes, 307–310
color grade and Look, creating, 13
colors
adjusting, 316–317
of icons, 19
matching between clips, 306–307, 320
removing, 311
Command Editor, displaying, 60, 64
Command key. See keyboard shortcuts
command set, listing, 63
compositing, 262–265
compound clips. See also clips
breaking apart, 163
creating, 148–150, 163, 228, 320
deconstructing, 151
fixed durations, 151
navigating Timeline History, 151–152
using for effects, 266–267
Compressor droplets, fixing, 18
computer monitors, using two, 26–27
connected clips. See also clips
adding transitions to, 220
editing into Timeline, 37
trimming, 180
connected edit, performing, 38, 132–135, 139
connected storylines
adding transitions to, 220
converting clips to, 183
creating, 228
trimming, 181
using, 135
connection display, toggling on/off, 23
consolidating Projects, 57–58
contextual menus, displaying, 30–31
Copy and Paste options, 146–147
copying
Events, 42–43
versus linking, 16
memory cards, 70–71
Projects, 54
Crop controls, displaying, 268
Ctrl key. See keyboard shortcuts
cutaways, creating, 36–37
cuts, defined, 212, 166. See also trimming
D
date display, using with videotape, 99
Delete keys, using, 55
deleting
clip effects, 284
clips, 142–143
Event render files, 46
Events, 48
folders, 55
keyframes, 207
Project render files, 58–59
Roles, 158–159
Smart Collections, 109–112
Start (In) of clips, 96
Dialogue Role, applying, 164
disk image, making for cards, 70
dissolve
adding between clips, 36
distort effects, using, 257–258, 268
Dock, showing and hiding, 38
DPI (dots per inch) versus pixels, 93
backup, 4
bit flux, 8
external, 5
FireWire connection protocol, 5
internal, 5
media, 4
requirements, 4
storing, 8
duplicating Projects, 53–54
E
edit media, described, 67
edit points, using, 183
editing
append edit, 122–125
audio, 192–195
backtime edit, 129–130
connected edit, 132–135
creating auditions, 136–137
dragging clips from Finder, 135
insert edit, 125–127
overwrite edit, 128–129
preferences, 119–121
replace edit, 130–132
speeding up, 162
titles, 230
and trimming, 175
workflow, 8–13
edits
previewing, 36
replacing, 140
effects. See also clip effects
adding, 12
adjusting in Motion 5, 275–276
alpha channels, 262
animating using keyframes, 247–251
Blend Modes, 264–265
Broadcast Safe, 317–318
compositing, 262–265
corner pinning, 257–258
customization in Motion 5, 276
disabling, 284
distort, 257–258
drop shadows, 242
finding customized, 276
image degradation, 254
image stabilization, 258–259
Opacity, 263
overview, 242–243
pan, 251
resetting for clips, 284
Rolling Shutter, 259–260
slo-mo, 299
Spatial Conform, 260–262
tilt, 251
Transform, 243–247
Trim, 251–253
using compound clips for, 266–267
zoom, 251
Effects Role, applying, 164
jumping playhead to, 96
trimming to skimmer, 183
Event Browser
creating compound clips in, 149–150
defined, 40
displaying clips as filmstrips, 100
function of, 42
hiding clip names, 116
line colors, 113
showing clip names, 116
Switch, 101
using Roles in, 159
Event folders
defined, 40
managing, 18
moving, 17
moving files into, 44
using, 17
Event Library
contents of, 42
defined, 40
Event Manager X utility, 41–42
Event reference, changing to share Projects, 55–56
Event render files, deleting, 46
Events
accessing, 41
copying, 42–43
copying versus moving, 43
deleting, 48
displaying, 98–103
grouping, 98
hiding, 48
merging, 45
organizing media for, 43–44
placing in folders, 41
toggling display of, 21
tracking, 41
Events folder
accessing, 16
contents of, 25
exporting. See also Share menu
audio Roles, 328
high-quality master files, 323–324
hold frames, 294–295
QuickTime movies, 331
Roles, 324–329
Exposure panel, using pucks in, 314–315
F
fade handles, using to create transitions, 220
fading to black, 218
Favorites
displaying, 116
filtering, 104
finding in Events, 105
marking selected areas as, 116
file-based camera, using, 81–84. See also cameras
files
consolidating via merging, 46
importing, 88–89
importing from, 96
moving, 44
selecting, 28
Filter window, opening, 116
Final Cut Events folder, 40
Final Cut Pro 7, round-tripping, 18
Final Cut Pro X
hidden areas, 19
hiding, 38
interface, 19–25
starting, 18
system requirement, 2
website, 66
Final Cut Studio folder, contents of, 18
Find window, opening in Timeline, 164
Finder, dragging clips from, 135. See also Timeline Index
FireWire connection protocol, 5, 7
folders. See also media folders; Project folders; Projects folder
creating, 116
deleting, 55
hiding Projects in, 55
importing, 72–74
limitations of, 112
moving, 41
moving Projects to, 55
organizing Projects with, 54–55
revealing Projects in, 55
storing projects in, 24
font settings, 233–234
frame rate, deciding, 52
converting to seconds, 214
moving between, 23
navigating, 183
G
gaps
creating, 155–156
inserting, 164
generators, using, 271–275. See also video clips
grayscale, adjusting, 313–315
green-screen keys, creating, 281–288
green-shoot, planning, 279
H
H.264, storage and data transfer rate, 3
handles, using, 53, 168, 212–213
hard drives. See drives
hold frames, using 292–295, 301
Home Directory keyboard shortcut, 276
I
icons, colors of, 19
image degradation, 254
image stabilization, 258–259
images
compositing, 262–265
fitting into frames, 20
pixels versus DPI (dots per inch), 93
rotating, 246
scaling, 246
sizing and positioning, 243–247
iMovie Projects and Events, importing, 89
importing
versus archiving, 87
dragging files from Desktop, 93
from (H)DSLR camera, 90–92
iMovie Projects and Events, 89
layered Photoshop files, 93
process of, 71
still images, 93–95
importing media, 27–30. See also media
audio, 77–78
changing preferences, 78
copying files, 72
creating camera archive, 86–88
from file-based camera, 78–84
folders, 72–74
keywords, 72–73
optimizing media, 75
organizing, 72
setting preferences, 71–78
from tape-based camera, 85–86
transcoding, 75–76
video, 77
In point. See Start (In) of clips
Info Inspector, using, 113–115
insert edit, performing, 125–127, 139
inserts, creating, 36–37
Inspector
audio levels, 206
icon, 113
modifying keyframes in, 208–209
opening, 23
panning audio, 206
setting keyframes in, 208–209
Stabilization controls, 258
toggling display on/off, 210, 320
toggling open/closed, 116, 240, 268, 290
Transition, 223–224
using, 191–192
interlaced versus progressive, 51, 288, 294–295
iPhoto library, accessing, 89–90
iTunes library, accessing, 89–90
K
Ken Burns effect, using, 251, 255–257
Keyboard Highlight button, 61
get started editing, 38
managing events, projects, and shortcuts, 64
managing media, 96
organizing clips: ratings, keywords, and extended metadata, 116
editing, 139-140
organizing edit, 163-164
trimming edit, 183
audio, 210
transitions, 228
titles and text, 240
built-in effects, 268
keying, 290
retiming, 301
color correction, 320
sharing and export, 332
keyframes. See also animating using keyframes
adding to animations, 268
adding to transitions, 227
adjusting in Timeline, 207–208
creating in Inspector, 249
deleting, 207
modifying in Inspector, 208–209
overview, 207
setting, 207–210
using to remove noises, 208
keys
adding masks, 288–290
Chroma, 281–288
interlaced footage, 288
Luma, 279–281
planning, 278–279
stacking clips, 279
keywords. See also Roles; Smart Collections
adding, 106–107
adding to keyboard shortcut, 116
applying to Events, 107
automatic, 106
changing, 107
displaying, 116
features, 106
finding in Timeline, 109
importing, 72
listing, 160
manual, 106
renaming, 108
storage of, 106
using to find clips, 109
viewing, 108–109
L
layouts, changing and returning to, 26
loop playback, toggling, 20
Luma keys, using, 262, 279–281
M
Magnetic Timeline, features, 147–148. See also Timeline
markers
accessing options for, 146
converting to To-Dos, 145
described, 142
in FCP X versus FCP 7, 146
listing, 160
moving, 145
masks
adding, 288–289
versus mattes, 288
using for color correction, 318–320
master files, exporting, 323–324
match frame, explained, 193, 210
matching audio transition, applying, 217–218
media. See also importing media; proxy media
archiving, 56–58
copying, 67–68
defined, 40
file size, 45
management tips, 42
multiformat, 52
naming, 66
optimizing, 75
media folders, naming, 68–71. See also folders; Project folders; Projects folder
archiving, 70
copying, 70–71
displaying contents of, 67
importing files from, 79
merging Events, 45–46
metadata, managing, 113–115
mixing, overview, 204–206, 209
monitors
calibrating, 27
using two, 26–27
mono clip, appearance of, 190
Motion 5
adjusting effects in, 275–276
adjusting generators in, 275–276
adjusting titles in, 275–276
Move controls, displaying, 268
movies
exporting QuickTime, 331
sizing still images for, 256
Music Browser, using, 89–90, 194–195
Music Role, applying, 164
music videos, creating, 194
N
network speed, requirement, 6
networks, using, 6
noises, removing with keyframes, 208
O
Opacity setting, using, 263
Option key. See keyboard shortcuts
Out point. See End (Out) of clips
output process, 322
overwrite edit, performing, 128–129, 139
P
Paste and Copy options, 146–147
Photos Browser, using, 89–90
pixel aspect ratios, 295
pixels versus DPI (dots per inch), 93
Placeholder utility clip, using, 272–274
placeholders
inserting, 164
using with gaps, 155–156
playback preferences, 121–122
playhead
jumping to End of clip, 139
jumping to markers, 163
jumping to Start of clip, 139
locking in place, 140
position, 139
preventing from moving, 128
previewing around, 38
versus skimmer, 166
Position tool, using, 153, 163
Precision Editor
displaying and hiding, 183
jumping to frames, 172
keyboard shortcuts, 175
moving to edit points in, 173
using, 170–174
Preferences window, opening, 64, 140, 228
progressive versus interlaced, 51
Project database, 48
Project folders, creating, 64. See also folders; Projects folder; media folders
Project Library, 23–24
contents of, 49
keyboard shortcut, 49
showing and hiding, 38
toggling between Timeline, 64
Project Properties, opening, 228
Projects
accessing, 41
consolidating, 57–58
copying, 54
creating, 30–31, 38, 49–52, 64, 96, 139
duplicates, 53–54
finding items in, 160
fitting into Timeline, 38, 163
making changes to, 275
naming, 31
organizing with folders, 54–55
rendering, 228
revealing in folders, 55
tracking, 41
trashing, 59
Projects folder. See also folders; media folders
managing, 18
proxy media, accessing and creating, 75–76. See also media
Q
QuickTime movies, exporting, 331
quitting Final Cut Pro X, 38
R
radio script, creating, 32–33
ranges, selecting, 140, 142–143, 153, 183
ratings, using, 103–106, 108, 111
Rejected clips and ratings, managing, 104, 116
render files, deleting, 46
rendering, 121
defined, 215
options, 216
Projects, 228
Timeline, 268
tip, 216
replace edit, performing, 130–132
Reset button, using, 109
Retime Editor, toggling display of, 301
retiming
basics, 292
hold frames, 292–295
interlacing, 294–295
pixel aspect ratios, 295
speed changes, 296–298
speed effects, 300
speed ramps, 299
speeds, 292
variable speed changes, 298–299
video quality settings, 297
RGB Parade, using, 310
ripple, defined, 166
ripple trim, performing, 171–172
Roles. See also keywords
applying, 164
applying and changing, 157–158
creating custom, 158
deleting, 158–159
exporting, 324–329
features of, 156
modifying, 158–159
roll, defined, 166
roll edit, performing, 173
roll trim, performing, 175–176
Rolling Shutter, 259–260
round-tripping, getting to work, 18
S
searches
clearing, 109
text versus keywords, 112
Selection tool, selecting, 140
selections
making, 142
selects sequence, building, 150
sequences, number per Project, 31
Shapes utility clip, using, 272, 274
Share menu, options on, 329–331. See also exporting
defined, 322
monitoring, 331
Shift key. See keyboard shortcuts
shortcuts. See keyboard shortcuts
skimmer
described, 19
impact on edits, 128
pitch-shifted audio, 20
versus playhead, 166
toggling on/off, 22, 38, 116, 139
using with clips, 101
skin tones, color values for, 312
slide, defined, 166
slide edit, performing, 177–178
slip, defined, 166
slip edit, performing, 177
slo-mo effect, adding, 299
Smart Collections, using, 109–112, 116. See also keywords
snapping, toggling on/off, 139
soloing clips, 210
sonic field, defined, 190
sound bites, editing, 34–35
split edits, using, 178–180
deleting, 96
jumping playhead to, 96
trimming to skimmer, 183
stereo, explained, 190
still images, using, 93–95, 181–182, 256
storage, considering, 2–5
stories, overview, 10–11
storylines
applying append edits to, 125
applying insert edits to, 127
applying overwrite edits to, 129
benefits, 135
breaking apart, 140
types of, 118
surround mixes
mixing audio to, 52
Switch, function of, 23
T
tape-based camera, importing media from, 85–86. See also cameras
tapeless media, 68
text
adding, 12
adding to titles, 238
finding and replacing, 236–237
font settings, 233–234
manipulating, 232–233
styles, 234
themes, creating, 270
thumbnails
controlling contents of, 23
displaying for clips, 103
timecode
breaks, 86
calculation of values, 156
changing, 50
displaying in Dashboard, 22
explained, 22
overview, 102–103
preferences, 102
setting starting, 31
using to move clips, 156
Timeline. See also Magnetic Timeline
audio animation, 268
controls, 23
creating Compound Clips in, 148–149
described, 19
elements, 49
finding keywords in, 109
fitting projects into, 38
keyboard shortcut, 49
modifying keyframes in, 207–208
moving vertically in, 36
navigating, 119
opening Find window in, 164
organizing with Roles, 161–162
rendering, 268
scaling, 23
selecting everything in, 320
setting keyframes in, 207–208
toggling between Project Library, 64
video animation, 268
zooming into and out of, 163
Timeline History, navigating, 151–152, 163
Timeline Index, 23–24. See also Finder
features of, 159
Title Role, applying, 164
Title safe, displaying, 235–236
titles
adding corner locator to, 238
adding lower-third name to, 238–239
adding text to, 238
adjusting in Motion 5, 275–276
animating, 232
Assembler, 232
editing, 230
font settings, 233–234
length of display, 231
number available, 232
Push In, 237
selecting, 232
Titles Browser, using, 230–231
To-Dos
converting markers to, 145
described, 142
listing, 160
using, 144–145
Tool palette, options in, 153–154
toolbar, described, 19
tools, switching, 153
trackless editor, explained, 118, 156–157
Transform controls, displaying, 268
Transform effects, 243–247
Transition Browser, 224–228
Transition Inspector, 223–224
Transitions
adding keyframes to, 227
adding multiple, 217
animating, 226–227
applying default, 38
applying match audio, 217–218
audio-only, 219–221
background tasks, 214–217
changing duration of, 218
connected storylines, 220
converting frames to seconds, 214
creation of, 225
detaching clips, 222
duplicating, 223
expanding audio from video, 218
fade handles, 220
fading to black, 218
handles, 212–213
lack of out of sync indicator, 222
multi-image, 227–228
overview, 212
Precision Editor, 222
Project Properties, 215–217
rendering, 214–217
setting preferences, 213–214
trimming clips under, 222–223
video, 217–218
video-only, 218–219
Trash
moving Events to, 46–47
moving items into, 64
trashing projects, 59
Trim controls, displaying, 268
Trim effect, using, 251–253
Trim tool
roll trim, 175–176
slide edit, 177–178
slip edit, 177
using, 153
trimming. See also cuts
beginning of clips, 174
clips under transitions, 222–223
colors of clip edges, 171
connected clips, 180
connected storylines, 181
dragging, 175
and editing, 175
endings of clips, 174
error, 170
handles, 168
keyboard shortcuts, 178
Precision Editor, 170–174
purpose of, 167–168
to range selection, 183
ripple trim, 171–172
roll edit, 173
scene and problem, 169–170
setting edit points, 172
setting preferences, 168
split edits, 178–180
stills, 181–182
stories, 11
techniques, 174–175
terminology, 166
transitions, 166
two-up display, switching to, 168
U
Undo feature, using, 46–47
Utilities folder, opening, 38
V
Vectorscope
toggling display of, 320
using, 309–310
video
detaching audio from, 228
handles, 212–213
importing, 77
playing full-screen, 20
separating audio from, 189
video and audio clips, syncing, 96
video animation, displaying in Timeline, 268
video clips, collapsing and expanding, 210. See also generators
video editing
enabling, 139
requirements, 2
video formats, 3
video properties, customizing, 50–51
video quality settings, 297
Video Role, applying, 164
video scopes, 307–310
video skimming, toggling on/off, 210
video transitions, applying, 217–218, 228
video-only transition, applying, 218–219
videotape, using date display with, 99
Viewer
Background Tasks window, 22
Dashboard, 22
described, 19
displaying full-screen, 36, 38
displaying on two monitors, 27
Effects Browsers, 23
Event Browser, 21
Event Library, 21
features, 20–25
Fit button, 20
full-screen images, 21
Inspector, 23
moving between frames, 23
playback buttons, 20–21
Project Library, 23–24
Project Timeline, 23
Scale pop-up menu, 20
scaling images, 20
Switch, 23
Timeline controls, 23
Timeline Index, 23–24
toggling loop playback, 20
toolbar, 23
zooming images, 20
zooming in/out of, 268
voice-overs, recording, 201–202
volume, adjusting with menu, 206. See also audio
W
Waveform monitor, using, 308, 320
waveforms, viewing, 178–179, 187, 205. See also audio
white levels, managing, 312
X
XML files
Y
YouTube example, 330–331