Introduction to Final Cut Pro

Application(s): 
Final Cut Pro 7
Class Code: 
FC101
Class Hours: 
32
Class Cost: 
$1195.00
Prerequisite(s): 

OS101 (Introduction to Mac OS X), or equivalent experience.

Class Description: 

This four-day, hands-on course teaches students to perform basic editing functions while becoming familiar with the Final Cut Pro user interface. In this course, you will cut a scene from the TNT television series Leverage, create a promo for Seaworld's Believe documentary and more. Start with basic video editing techniques and work all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features. Learn to mark and edit clips, mix sound, add titles, create transitions. Topics include basic setup, customizing preferences and settings, capturing video and audio, various editing and trimming techniques, Ripple, Roll, Slip, and Slide tools, audio editing and audio creation, finishing and final output.

  • Basic setup and choosing audio/video settings
  • Capture video and audio from videotape
  • Importing video, audio and graphics and how to incorporate graphics into a program
  • Organizing project elements
  • 3-Point editing and drag and drop style editing
  • Ripple, Roll, Slip and Slide trimming techniques
  • Editing an interview style documentary scene
  • Editing a narration style documentary scene
  • Editing a scripted dialogue scene
  • Creating and working with subclips
  • Audio mixing
  • Adding, modifying and working with video and audio transitions
  • Creating titles using FCP's built-in title generators
  • Output program to videotape, QuickTime and export audio for audio mixing