Final Cut Pro X

This course is designed for beginners.

Learn how to ingest footage and edit, add transitions, titles and effects. Learn how to Synchronise Multi cam footage and edit sound . Finally learn about and outputting your finished project to various media.

Features Include:

• Magnetic Timeline: Edits footage in a storyline without knocking any other clips or audio out of place at other points of the Timeline. Clips now automatically slide in place of gaps. Clips are also now connected to each other; when one clip is moved, the other clip(s) move in sync with it.

• Multi cam: The multi cam tool, available from version 10.0.3, supports up to 64 angles of photos and videos. It also automatically aligns footage based on time of day, timecode, markers, or audio waveforms, individually or in various customisable combinations.

• Compound Clips: A new feature to FCP X that allows multiple video and audio clips to be combined into one for simplicity.

• Merged Clips: This process takes multiple video and audio clips and creates a new Compound Clip containing them all. It synchronises them by comparing audio so that audio recorded on one device and video (also containing audio) recorded on another device can be merged. This is especially useful for those producing with DSLR video cameras.

• Database Engine: Apple’s own Core Data database engine has been incorporated into FCP X, handling media and metadata management, helping to organise clips quickly with more extensive and customisable metadata abilities than previously.

The Course

Understanding how FCP X works:

Taking a tour of the FCP X interface

Organising Your Project in the Event Library

Organising footage with keywords and ratings)

Basic Editing

Playing and marking clips

Understanding different types of editing tools

Using Overwrite and Replace edits

Moving clips within the primary storyline

Snapping, skimming, zooming, and panning

Refining the Edit

Trimming clips: Using the Ripple tool

Manipulating transitions: Using the Roll tool

Changing clip content and position: Performing Slip and Slide edits

Using the Precision Editor for fine trimming control

Connected Clips and Secondary Story lines

Connecting clips to the primary storyline

Working with secondary story-lines

Basic Audio Editing

Adjusting the audio level and channel configuration via the Inspector

Key framing audio in the timeline

Syncing audio from multiple sources

Organisation

Auditioning clips to try multiple editing options

Working with markers

Customising the keyboard and workspace

Multi cam Editing

Syncing multi cam group clips

Performing a multi cam edit

Working with Effects

Working with basic motion effects

Using motion effects with still photos and graphics

Adding and adjusting transition effects

Adding and adjusting video effects

Key framing video and audio effects over time

Copying and pasting effect properties

Creating and adjusting titles

Using speed effects to retime clip

Working with layered Photoshop files

Basic Color Correction

Using color correction templates

Managing Media and Project Data

Managing events between different drives and destinations

Sharing and Exporting

Sharing projects using presets

Exporting a hi-res QuickTime movi

Using Compressor to export with custom settings

Finally

Learn about additional Software

Compressor

Motion

and useful Third-Party tools such as: Event Manager (Intelligent Assistance) and Plural Eyes (Red Giant Software

Cost

£144 (includes 10% early booking discount if booked by 7th May 2017)

£160 Full Price

£120 Discount for NUS Students and people on following means tested benefits, proof required: ESA (income related); Income Support; Working Tax Credit (not child tax credit); Council Tax Benefit (not student/single person/reduction due to disability); Housing Benefit; Pension Credit (guarantee); Unwaged Dependent of these benefits.

All Film Oxford Courses are subsidised by Oxfordshire Skills and Learning Service