Final Cut Pro X Cookbook电子书

Final Cut Pro X Cookbook

Table of Contents

Final Cut Pro X Cookbook

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the color images of this book

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Importing Your Media

Introduction

Importing from a tapeless video camera

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Creating a camera archive

To import all or not to import all

But what about XYZ format?

Importing MTS, M2TS, and M2T files

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Other alternatives

Rewrapping or transcoding

Importing DSLR video

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Transcoding H.264

See also

Importing music from iTunes and GarageBand

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Import now, use later

Tons of sound effects

See also

Importing still images

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Import now, use later

Selecting more than one image at once

Importing images not in Apple photo software

See also

Importing data from a tape-based camera

How to do it...

There's more...

If you're lucky...

If you run into problems, try a camera archive

Importing and working with layered Photoshop files

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Background layers

See also

Importing iMovie projects

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Importing just your iMovie events

Analyzing iMovie footage

Importing Final Cut Pro 7 projects

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

What does and doesn't translate

Xto7

See also

Working with your already organized media

How to do it...

There's more...

Be organized!

Optimized and proxy media

See also

Relinking media files

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Relinking online clips

Relinking in the timeline

See also

2. Customizing Your Workflow

Introduction

Getting acquainted with the Final Cut Pro X interface

How to do it...

There's more...

That's not all, folks!

Customizing the keyboard

How to do it...

There's more...

Multiuser environments

Accessories to help

Adding keywords to your clips

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Using keyboard shortcuts

Applying keywords to ranges of clips

Removing keywords from clips

See also

Marking clips as favorites and rejected

How to do it...

There's more...

Where'd my clips go!?

Be careful when deleting rejected clips

Creating a Smart Collection

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Scratching the metadata surface

Working with a second computer monitor

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Alternate second display options

See also

Working with a broadcast safe monitor

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

What's a broadcast monitor, anyway?

See also

Customizing the Event Library and Event Browser

How to do it...

There's more...

List view versus filmstrip view — pros and cons

Knowing your buttons

Batch changing clip names and other metadata

How to do it...

There's more...

Creating custom naming presets

Altering a clip's metadata for more powerful organization

Editing efficiently with optimized and proxy clips

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Oops, I forgot to convert at import...

Why do I see all these red boxes where my clips should be?

3. Basic Editing Mechanics

Introduction

Appending, inserting, and overwriting clips to a storyline

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Editing in secondary storylines

Editing only video or only audio

Make sure your playhead is precisely between two clips

See also

Working with (and without) the Magnetic Timeline

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

When to use the Position tool

Deleting clips and the Magnetic Timeline

See also

Creating connected clips

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Repositioning connected clips

See also

Replacing a clip

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Transform properties and effects don't transfer, but here's a workaround

A clever use for replacing clips to fix accidental audio- or video-only edits

Possible error messages

See also

Splicing clips with the Blade tool

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Adding b-roll to bladed areas!

Removing a clip segment with the Range Select tool

Blade without the Blade tool

Using the Trim tool, part 1 — trimming and rippling

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Media limits (what are those red lines?)

More ways to ripple!

Trim a clip shorter, but don't ripple the whole timeline

Highlight an in or out point without clicking on it

See also

Using the Trim tool, part 2 — rolling

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Rolling and Multicam edits

Getting your timed project back in beat

Using your keyboard to roll

See also

Using the Trim tool, part 3 — slipping and sliding

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Slipping and sliding with the keyboard

Media limits

See also

Creating and working with gap clips

Getting ready

How to do it...

4. Enhancing Your Editing

Introduction

Making a three-point edit

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

You can insert and overwrite with three-point edits too

Errors you may encounter

Backtiming a three-point edit

Creating additional storylines

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Transitions and extra storylines

Inserting a gap clip at the beginning

Adding more clips to a secondary storyline

See also

Trimming audio and video separately with a split edit (also known as making a J or L cut)

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Changing the audio edit instead of video

See also

Grouping clips together as a compound clip

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Transforming and applying effects to compound clips

See also

Adding markers and to do items

How to do it...

There's more...

Placing markers on connected clips

Jumping from marker to marker with the keyboard

See also

Auditioning multiple shots or takes

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Auditioning with connected clips

Duplicating auditioned clips to test different effects

See also

Editing in beat to the music

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Using the Roll tool to fix timing issues

Adjusting marker timing

Backtiming a clip into your timeline

See also

Using the Precision Editor

How to do it...

There's more...

The tool for type A editors

Rolling in the Precision Editor

Multicam part 1 — getting your media synced and prepped

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Other methods to sync besides audio

Changing overlays and the number of viewable angles

See also

Multicam part 2 — making the live cut

Getting ready

How to do it...

See also

Multicam part 3 — fine-tuning your multicam edit

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Adding effects

5. Sweetening and Fixing Your Sound

Introduction

Reading and understanding the audio meters

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Raising a clip's volume by more than 12 dB

Changing the volume of multiple clips at once

Lowering your music during speakers

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Adjusting the length of the dips

See also

Lowering a loud, unexpected background sound with manual keyframes

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Replacing bad audio with a cleaner recording

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Silent start to your clip

See also

Sound effects, part 1 — browsing, connecting and panning

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Downloading sound effects

See also

Sound effects, part 2 — animating with keyframes

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Deleting the audio keyframes on a clip

See also

Sound effects, part 3 — working in a surround sound space

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Keyframing and animating sound in Surround Panner

Turning off a channel

The other pan modes

See also

Removing unwanted audio channels

How to do it...

Unlinking audio from video

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Relinking after detaching

See also

Using FCPX's auto audio enhancements

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Audio effects from Logic

Don't expect miracles

Recording a voiceover

How to do it...

There's more...

Auditioning voiceovers

Good voiceover microphones

See also

6. Practical Magic a.k.a Useful Effects

Introduction

Adding an effect and changing its parameters

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Other ways to apply effects to multiple clips at once

Changing the effect order for different results

Animating parameters of an effect over time with keyframes

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Adding as many keyframes as you want

See also

Adding a watermark or logo to your video

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

The advantage of using PSDs, GIFs, and PNGs

See also

Downloading and installing more effects

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

The best sites to visit for effects, animated titles, and more

Did I just download a generator, title, effect, or transition?

Blurring out a face or logo

Getting ready

How to do it...

Animating blurs with keyframes

Disguising a voice

How to do it...

Copying and pasting effects onto multiple clips

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Other time-saving uses

Going green (screen) part 1 — the basics

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

See also

Going green (screen) part 2 — improving your key

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Picking color samples throughout a clip

Fine-tune flowing hair with an edge matte

Getting your image to blend in with the surroundings

Going green (screen) addendum — using the mask effect to cut out unwanted parts of an image

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

When a four point mask isn't enough

7. Titles, Transitions, and Generators

Introduction

Adding transitions to clips

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Transitions and media limits

Adjusting the transition's parameters in the Viewer, Inspector, and timeline

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Changing the duration of a transition

See also

Creating counters and countdowns

How to do it...

There's more...

Modifying the text

Currency, percentages, binary and more — the Format parameter is key!

See also

Adding a timecode overlay

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Moving the location of the timecode

Inserting a placeholder clip

How to do it...

See also

Creating a text style template

How to do it...

There's more...

Deleting a preset

Saving just a basic or style preset

Creating a credit sequence

How to do it...

There's more...

Adding extra lines to the credits

Creating a video-in-text effect

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Experimenting with blend modes

Creating a custom animated title

How to do it...

Creating and reusing show intro

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Adding more clips to a compound clip after you've created it

See also

8. Get Your Movie to Move

Introduction

Making freeze frames and speed changes

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Changing the speed while using the Range Selection tool

Rendering a sped-up video

Play a clip backwards

Creating speed ramps

How to do it...

See also

Showing an instant replay

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Adding the Instant Replay title clip for added effect

Only want to rewind/replay part of the clip?

Using the Transform tool

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

What the heck is Anchor?

Reset all Transform parameters

See also

Cropping or trimming a clip

Getting ready

How to do it...

See also

Panning and zooming over a photo or clip with the Ken Burns effect

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Speeding up or slowing down the Ken Burns effect

Don't zoom too much!

Ken Burns and video

Creating a video wall

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Why 50% scale and not 25%?

Quadrant math for standard definition video

Extra pizzazz

Making your image move by keyframing in the Viewer

Getting ready

How to do it...

Moving clips in sync with compound clips

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Moving an entire motion path

Changing keyframe timing in the timeline

Getting ready

How to do it...

Customizing motion paths with Bezier handles and modifying interpolation

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

9. Altering the Aesthetics of Your Image

Introduction

Stabilizing a shaky shot

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Stabilization and fast action shots

Automatically balancing color and/or match color to another shot

How to do it...

There's more...

Color Balance in the Event Browser

Change or turn off a color match

Manually color balancing with the Color Board

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

I don't see the list of parameters in the Color Board

What do those degrees and percentages mean?

Picking a color look or creating your own

How to do it...

There's more...

Color grading and media formats

Adding a color preset to multiple clips at once

Fixing the exposure and adjusting the contrast with help from the Luma waveform monitor

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Meeting broadcast safe standards

See also

Adding secondary color corrections, part 1 — shape masks

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Keyframing the shape mask

See also

Adding secondary color corrections, part 2 — color masks

Getting ready

How to do it...

See also

Adding secondary color corrections, part 3 — combining color and shape masks

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Keeping only one color in your image

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

Spotlighting an object or text

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Fade the spotlights in and out

10. Getting Your Project Out of FCPX

Introduction

Exporting an archive-quality version of your film

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Need your video in other formats?

Exporting for Apple devices and computers

How to do it...

How it works...

Sharing your video on YouTube and other video sharing sites

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Your video is still on your computer

Burning a Blu-ray or DVD

How to do it...

See also

Roles, part 1 — labeling clips with Roles

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

What are those checkboxes and icons in the Timeline Index?

See also

Roles, part 2 — exporting selected Roles

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Deactivating entire roles

See also

Sharing large files over the web with Dropbox

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Removing links

Sharing your project with other applications using XML

Getting ready

How to do it...

Duplicating or moving projects from one drive to another

Getting ready

How to do it...

Archiving a project for possible future editing

How to do it...

There's more...

Deleting an event or project entirely

Conclusion

A. Working with Motion and Compressor

Introduction

Getting acquainted with the Motion interface

Getting ready

How to do it...

Enhancing title templates with Motion

Getting ready

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Changing the title clip name in the Titles browser

Creating a custom Lower Third

How to do it...

There's more...

The Title Background box

See also

Publishing a template to FCPX

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Modifying your custom template

See also

Publishing parameters to a template

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Replacing existing titles in the timeline with modified ones

Getting acquainted with the Compressor interface

Getting ready

How to do it...

Adding chapter markers in Compressor

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Chapter markers and third party software

Chapter markers without Compressor

Burning a Blu-ray or DVD with chapter markers

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Why did we click on Submit twice?

Creating your own Compression preset

How to do it...

How it works...

There's more...

Quick access to custom built presets in FCPX

Creating a droplet based on a preset

Getting ready

How to do it...

There's more...

Checking progress of a droplet

Index