Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2 User Guide

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Video and still-image analysis options
Final Cut Pro provides video and still-image analysis options that can automatically balance color 
in video and detect people and shot angles in video or still images. You can analyze video during 
import, or analyze video clips in the Browser after import. Analysis keywords are added to clips or 
clip ranges based on the results of the analysis.
Final Cut Pro provides these video and still-image analysis options:
 •Analyze for...

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 •Remove silent channels: Audio channels are analyzed, and silent channels are automatically 
removed. Clips that have had channels removed are marked as Autoselected. For more 
information about audio channels, see Configure audio channels
 on page 171.
When you drag a media file from the Finder to a Final Cut Pro event or the Timeline, the import 
begins automatically, without displaying a window of import options. You can set automatic 
import options in the Final Cut...

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Analyze clips after import
 1 To select the clip you want to analyze, do one of the following:
 •Click the clip in the Browser. ( To select multiple clips, you can Command-click them or drag a 
selection rectangle around them.)
 •Control-click a clip in the Timeline and choose “Reveal in Browser” from the shortcut menu.
 2 In the Browser, Control-click the clip or clips and choose “Analyze and Fix” from the 
shortcut menu.
 3 In the window that appears, select any or all of...

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View keywords in the Skimmer Info window
 1 Choose View > Show Skimmer Info (or press Control-Y ).
 2 Skim the clip in the Browser.
Keywords, including analysis keywords, are displayed in the Skimmer Info window when you 
hold the pointer over the clip.
To turn off Skimmer Info, choose View > Hide Skimmer Info (or press Control-Y ). 
View keywords in list view in the Browser
 1 Click the List View button.
 2 To see a clip’s keywords, click the disclosure triangle next to...

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View the contents of a Smart Collection
If you chose to create Smart Collections after analysis, clips that have analysis keywords are 
automatically grouped in Smart Collections within the event in the Libraries list. A Smart 
Collection is created for each analysis keyword and placed in a People folder in the event. 
 mIn the Libraries list, select an analysis keyword Smart Collection inside an event.
The clips with that analysis keyword appear in the Browser. For...

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Organizing libraries overview
A library contains multiple events and projects in the same location. When you import video, 
audio, and still images, or record directly into Final Cut Pro, the source media files (your raw 
footage) appear as clips in one or more events in the library. An event is similar to a folder that 
can hold projects as well as dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of video clips, audio clips, and 
still images. Each event in the library refers to media on your hard disk, and a...

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Organize your projects, events, and media
Create a new event
After importing your source media files into Final Cut Pro, you may find that you need to 
create additional events to organize your media. For example, after importing media shot for 
a production, you may decide to split the media into events defined by useful categories—
shooting locations, scenes, episodes, and so on.
Create a new event in your library
 1 If you don’t see the Libraries list, click the...

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Rename a clip in the Timeline Index
 1 To open the Timeline Index, click the Timeline Index button in the lower-left corner of the 
Final Cut Pro main window (or press Shift-Command-2).
 2 Click the Clips button at the top of the Timeline Index. 
Clips button
 3 Click the Name field for a clip, and type a new name.
Rename a clip in the Info inspector
 1 Select a clip in the Browser or the Timeline.
 2 To open the Info inspector, click the Inspector button in the...

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View and sort clips and projects
You can display your clips and projects in the Browser in two views:
 •Filmstrip view: Displays the clips in the selected event as a connected series of thumbnail 
images. Projects appear as thumbnail images with a superimposed clapboard design. Filmstrip 
view is useful when you want to visually locate your clips and projects. 
 •List view: Displays a list of your clips and projects with associated file and settings information....

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Switch between filmstrip and list views
Do one of the following:
 mClick the Filmstrip View button in the bottom-left corner of the Browser.
 mClick the List View button in the bottom-left corner of the Browser.
Customize filmstrip view
 mTo adjust the time represented by each thumbnail in a clip’s filmstrip: At the bottom-right corner of 
the Browser, drag the Duration slider.
Slider set to 5 seconds
Slider set to 30 seconds
Adjusting the Duration slider expands...