by Andy Anderson | Publisher: Infinite Skills | Release Date: June 2010 | ISBN: 9781926873022

In this Advanced Final Cut Pro Tutorial Video, expert author and trainer Andy Anderson introduces you to advanced techniques that go beyond the basics of Final Cut Pro 7.Andy uses interactive video and audio based training to increase your absorbtion of the information taught in a shorter period of time. Taking you beyond the basics of basic load and cut editing, you will learn how to apply advanced techniques such as converting 4:3 to 16:9, working with nested sequences, using the Vectorscope, and much much more. You watch the author perform the tasks he is teaching, while he explains step by step what he is doing. You can at any time, pause, fast forward, rewind or skip to anywhere in the tutorial, you are in total control of your learning experience at all times.By the end of this video based training title, you will have all the tools you need to become an expert video editor using Final Cut Pro. Workfiles are included to allow you to work alongside the author and instantly apply what you learn.

1. Efficiency: Getting More Done without Taking More Time
   • Introduction 00:01:47
   • Logging Clips at Warp Speed 00:05:05
   • Working with Reference Movies 00:05:16
   • Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts 00:02:45
   • Proper Log and Capture Workflow 00:05:21
   • Working with Offline Edits 00:06:02
   • Working with Multi Cams in Final Cut Pro 00:04:38
   • Working with Final Cut Pro Internal Tools 00:03:02
   • Working with Nested Sequences 00:02:12
   • What We Learned 00:00:43
2. Editing: Beyond Cut, Copy, and Paste
   • Introduction 00:00:39
   • Removing a Blade Edit 00:03:13
   • The Trim Edit Window 00:04:22
   • Roll Edits, to the Max 00:04:07
   • Ripple Edits that Work 00:03:49
   • Performing a Slip in the Viewer 00:04:41
   • Electronic Storyboards 00:03:02
   • Cutting Audio Beat-by-Beat 00:07:05
   • What We Learned 00:00:44
3. Editing: Playing Well with Others
   • Introduction 00:00:46
   • Creating a Window Burn 00:06:44
   • Protecting Your Work with Watermarks 00:04:59
   • Changing Titling Fonts 00:05:35
   • Exporting Markers as a Text List 00:02:38
   • Working with SmoothCam 00:04:38
   • Converting 4:3 Footage to 16:9 00:05:40
   • Using Media Manager to UP-Rez your video 00:04:59
   • What We Learned 00:00:43
4. Editing: With Flair
   • Introduction 00:00:32
   • Using the Vectorscope 00:07:42
   • Perfecting Dissolves 00:05:37
   • Chroma Key with a Twist 00:06:17
   • The Need for Speed 00:05:02
   • Creative Uses for Slugs 00:06:59
   • Zooming on the Playhead 00:02:27
   • Power Marking 00:03:08
   • What We Learned 00:00:42
5. Editing: Working with Clips and Frames
   • Introduction 00:00:55
   • Identifying Affiliate Clips in a Sequence 00:04:44
   • Working with Match Frames 00:03:57
   • Matching Freeze Frames 00:02:49
   • Matching Subclips 00:03:19
   • What We Learned 00:00:45
6. Editing: What You See is What You Get
   • Introduction 00:00:56
   • Gradient Wipes to the Max 00:05:04
   • Using a Filter to Generate a Transition 00:04:17
   • Creating Backdrops on the Fly 00:03:41
   • Creative Uses of the Blink Filter 00:04:02
   • What We Learned 00:00:42
7. Editing: Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
   • Introduction 00:00:34
   • Creating a Side-by-Side Credit Roll 00:03:32
   • Using a Push Slide Transition on Text 00:03:28
   • Animating a Title Effect 00:08:12
   • Animating a Gradient 00:05:10
   • What We Learned 00:00:31
8. Effects: Change is Good
   • Introduction 00:01:00
   • Creating a Film Look to Digital Video 00:03:30
   • Aging a video 00:02:40
   • Creating a Aged Look with Vignettes & Color 00:02:33
   • Generating a Cartoon-Like Effect 00:05:34
   • Creating a Spotlight Effect 00:07:25
   • Blurring Facial Features 00:03:39
   • Matching Color Between Clips 00:04:04
   • What We Learned 00:00:56
9. Effects: Additional Tricks
   • Introduction 00:00:56
   • Using Gradients for Customized Color Effects 00:04:00
   • Generating FCP Animations 00:04:50
   • Still Frame Tricks 00:01:32
   • Picture in Picture 00:01:52
   • Exploring FCP Filters 00:03:05
   • What We Learned 00:01:07
10. Exporting: The End Game
    • Introduction 00:00:45
    • Print to Video Tricks 00:02:25
    • Publishing to MobileMe 00:02:47
    • Working with iChat Theater Preview 00:02:57
    • Working with FCP Pro Share 00:05:00
    • Working with Chapter & Compression Markers 00:04:07
    • Burning Blu-Ray Disks 00:03:18
    • What We Learned 00:00:52
11. Exporting: Final Thoughts
    • Introduction 00:01:03
    • Working with ProRes 4x4 00:03:29
    • Exporting HDV and XDCAM with ProRes 00:02:21
    • When to use (and not use) Native codec's 00:03:24
    • Adjusting Gamma from Mac to Windows 00:02:39
    • What We Learned 00:02:25