Transition Year Teaching Programme 2012

Post-production

Video editing software developed by Macromedia and Apple inc.

Allows users to log and capture, edit and output video footage to many file formats

Over the last number of years, it has become more popular with film and television editors

Final Cut Pro is found in the applications folder on a Mac computer

On the Desktop, Click Go –Applications

Double click the icon

Importing files into Final Cut Pro is based on a similar procedure to other programmes

Go to File, Import, Files/Folder (Select your files to import)

The Browser Window displays all clips imported into Final Cut Pro

Gives basic information about each video clip

You can view each clip stored in the Browser Windowthrough the Viewer Window This is done by double clicking the video file on the Browser Window

The Viewer Window displays the entire clip

When editing, we may only need to use various sections of the overall clip

In order to do this, we need to divide the clip into smaller clips

Click on the Viewer Window

Press “I” where you want your clip to begin

Press “O” where you want your clip to end

These stand for “In” and “Out” Points and determine the length of your divided clip

The selected clips from the Viewer Window are dragged down onto the Timeline to begin editing

The edited clips on the Timeline are viewed in the Canvas Window

Different types of tools are used to help edit video footage

These tools are found on the Tool Palette

The Audio Meters are located beside the Tool Palette

One of the most popular editing tools

Click anywhere on a clip on the Timeline to divide the clip

Reselect selection tool on the Tool Palette, select unwanted clip on the Timeline and press backspace to delete

This is the basic knowledge that you will need to know to edit video footage using Final Cut Pro

There are many other advanced techniques available to achieve different edits

If there is any other technique that you would like to use during post-production, just ask!