Apple Final Cut Pro X 10.1.2 User Guide
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Contents 10 Chapter 1: What’s new in Final C ut P ro? 10 What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1.2? 11 What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1? 13 What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.6? 15 What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.3? 15 What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.1? 17 Chapter 2: Final C ut P ro basics 17 What is Final Cut Pro? 18 What are libraries? 19 Final Cut Pro workflow overview 20 Final Cut Pro interface overview 22 Media files and clips 23 Chapter 3: Import media 23 Importing overview 24 If it’s your first import 24 Import from connected cameras 24 Import from file-based cameras 28 Import spanned clips 30 Import from iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch 32 Import from a digital still camera 33 Import from tape-based cameras 35 If your camera or device isn’t recognized 36 Import from other applications 36 Import from iMovie 36 Import from iPhoto and Aperture 37 Import from iTunes 37 Import from Motion 38 Import from devices 38 Import from a hard disk 41 Access media on an archive or disk image 42 Organize files while importing 43 Import while recording 45 About memory cards and cables 46 Supported media formats 47 Import and adjust REDCODE RAW video files 50 Chapter 4: Analyze media 50 Analyzing media overview 51 Video and still-image analysis options 51 Audio analysis options 52 Analyze your media 53 View analysis keywords on clips 3 67% resize factor
56 Chapter 5: Organize your library 56 Organizing libraries overview 57 Organize your projects, events, and media 57 Create a new event 57 Rename clips, events, and projects 59 View and sort clips and projects 63 Merge, split, and sort events 64 Copy or move clips and projects between events in the same library 64 Duplicate projects and clips 65 Delete clips, events, and projects 65 Organize clips 65 Rate clips as Favorite or Rejected 67 Add keywords to clips 70 Add or edit clip and project notes 72 Organize clips by roles 72 Colored lines marking event clips 72 Find items using search, keywords, and Smart Collections 72 Find clips and projects in events 75 Save searches as Smart Collections 76 Organize Keyword and Smart Collections 76 Restore a library from automatic backups 77 Chapter 6: Play back and skim media 77 Playback and skimming overview 78 Play back media 80 Skim media 82 Play back and skim media in the Event Viewer 82 View playback on a second display 83 View playback on an external video monitor 85 Control playback quality and performance 86 About background rendering 87 Chapter 7: Edit your project 87 Editing overview 88 Create and manage projects 88 Create a new project 89 Open an existing project 89 Modify a project’s settings 91 Save, back up, and make versions of your projects 91 Select clips and ranges 91 About selections and filmstrips 92 Select one or more clips 94 Select a range 97 Manage multiple range selections in event clips 99 Add and remove clips 99 Adding clips overview 100 Drag clips to the Timeline 101 Append clips to your project 101 Insert clips in your project 103 Connect clips to add cutaway shots, titles, and synchronized sound effects 108 Overwrite parts of your project Contents 4 67% resize factor
109 Replace a clip in your project with another clip 111 Add and edit still images 11 3 Create freeze frames 11 4 Add clips using video-only or audio-only mode 11 4 Remove clips from your project 11 5 Solo, disable, and enable clips 11 6 Find a Timeline clip’s source clip 11 7 Arrange clips in the Timeline 12 2 Cut and trim clips 12 2 Trimming overview 12 3 Cut clips with the Blade tool 125 Extend or shorten a clip 131 Make roll edits with the Trim tool 13 3 Make slip edits with the Trim tool 13 5 Make slide edits with the Trim tool 13 7 Show detailed trimming feedback 13 8 View and navigate 13 8 Zoom and scroll in the Timeline 140 Adjust Timeline settings 142 Navigate within your project 143 Navigate using timecode 145 Use the Timeline Index to view, navigate, and search your project 148 Work with markers 148 Markers overview 149 Add and remove markers 150 Edit, move, and navigate to markers 15 2 Manage chapter markers and their thumbnail images 154 Correct excessive shake and rolling shutter issues 15 6 Chapter 8: Edit audio 15 6 Audio overview 15 7 Audio editing basics 15 7 About audio waveforms 15 8 About audio channels and audio components 15 8 Ways to view audio clips 16 2 View audio waveforms at the audio sample level 16 3 View and correct audio levels 164 Solo and mute audio clips 16 5 Add audio 16 5 Add music and sound 166 Record voiceovers and other audio 170 Edit audio clips or audio components 170 Audio editing overview 171 Configure audio channels 17 4 Adjust volume 17 6 Fade audio in or out 17 9 Pan audio 18 3 Multichannel audio editing examples 189 Use roles to organize clips and export audio files 190 Add and adjust audio effects 190 Add audio effects Contents 5 67% resize factor
19 2 Adjust audio effects 19 5 Adjust audio effects using keyframes 201 Audio tools and techniques 201 Enhance audio 204 Sync audio and video 208 Match audio equalization settings 209 Preserve pitch when retiming clips 210 Chapter 9: Add transitions, titles, effects, and generators 210 Transitions, titles, effects, and generators overview 2 11 Add and adjust transitions 2 11 Transitions overview 212 How transitions are created 213 Set transition defaults 214 Add transitions to your project 216 Delete transitions from your project 216 Adjust transitions in the Timeline 218 Adjust transitions in the Transition inspector and Viewer 219 Adjust transitions with multiple images 220 Create specialized versions of transitions in Motion 220 Add and adjust titles 220 Titles overview 2 21 Add titles to your project 222 Adjust titles 226 Apply preset text styles 227 Remove titles from your project 227 Find and replace text in your project 228 Adjust built-in effects 228 Built-in effects overview 228 Resize, move, and rotate clips 230 Trim clips 2 31 Crop clips 232 Pan and zoom clips with the Ken Burns effect 234 Skew a clip’s perspective 235 Work with built-in effects 241 Add and adjust clip effects 241 Clip effects overview 241 Add effects to your project 242 Adjust effects in Final Cut Pro 244 Change clip effect order 245 Copy effects and attributes between clips 246 Copy and paste keyframes 248 Turn off or remove an effect from a clip 248 Create specialized versions of the video effects in Motion 249 Add generators 249 Generators overview 249 Use a placeholder 250 Use a timecode counter 251 Use a shape 252 Use a background 252 Create specialized versions of the generators in Motion Contents 6 67% resize factor
253 About themes 253 Use onscreen controls 253 Onscreen controls overview 254 Show or hide onscreen controls 254 Onscreen control examples 258 Use the Video Animation Editor 258 Video animation overview 259 Adjust video effects using keyframes 264 Modify groups of keyframes 266 Adjust effect curves using fade handles or keyframe animation 269 Chapter 10: Advanced editing 269 Group clips with compound clips 269 Compound clips overview 2 71 Create and break apart compound clips 275 Manage compound clips 277 Add storylines 280 Fine-tune edits with the Precision Editor 283 Create split edits 287 Make three-point edits 287 Three-point editing overview 288 Three-point edit examples 293 Try out clips using auditions 293 Auditions overview 294 Create auditions to try out clips 295 Add and remove clips in auditions 297 Use auditions to try out clips in your project 300 Retime clips to create speed effects 300 Retiming clips overview 300 Change clip speed 304 Create variable speed effects 307 Add transitions between speed segments 310 Reverse or rewind clips 3 11 Create instant replays 312 Create jump cuts at specified frames 313 Create a hold segment 314 Reset retimed clips to play at normal speeds 314 Conform frame sizes and frame rates 318 Use roles to manage clips 318 Roles overview 318 View and reassign roles 322 Create custom roles and subroles 324 View clips by role in the Timeline 326 Use roles to export media stems 326 Use XML to transfer projects and events 327 Edit with multicam clips 327 Multicam editing overview 328 Multicam editing workflow 329 Import media for a multicam edit 330 Assign camera names and multicam angles 3 31 Create multicam clips in the Browser Contents 7 67% resize factor
335 Cut and switch angles in the Angle Viewer 343 Sync and adjust angles and clips in the Angle Editor 349 Edit multicam clips in the Timeline and the Inspector 352 Multicam editing tips and tricks 354 Chapter 11: Keying and compositing 354 Keying 354 Keying overview 355 Use chroma keys 363 Use luma keys 368 Finalize the key 372 Compositing 372 Compositing overview 372 Use alpha channels 374 Use Compositing settings 376 Chapter 12: C olor correction 376 Color correction overview 377 Analyze and balance color automatically 377 Color balance overview 377 Analyze a clip for color balance 379 Balance a clip’s colors 379 Match color between clips automatically 380 Adjust color manually 380 Manual color correction overview 3 81 Color correct the whole image 383 Target a specific color using a color mask 385 Target specific areas using shape masks 387 Add shape masks to a color mask 388 Apply multiple color corrections 389 Add a transition between color corrections 390 Save and apply color correction presets 390 Turn iMovie adjustments on or off 3 91 Turn log processing on or off 392 Measure video levels 392 Video scopes overview 392 Use the video scopes 393 Waveform Monitor display options 396 Vectorscope display options 397 Histogram display options 399 Chapter 13: Share your project 399 Sharing projects overview 400 Share projects, clips, and ranges 402 Supported export formats 403 Create and modify share destinations 409 Modify share attributes 412 Share roles as files 414 Export your project using Compressor 415 View the status of shared projects Contents 8 67% resize factor
417 Chapter 14: Manage media, libraries, and archives 417 Media management overview 418 Update your projects and events to Final Cut Pro 10.1 420 Manage your media files 420 View a clip’s information 421 Locate source media files 421 Relink clips to media files 424 Consolidate projects, events, and libraries 425 Back up projects, events, and libraries 425 Manage optimized and proxy media files 429 Manage render files 430 View background tasks 431 Manage libraries 431 Managing libraries overview 432 Create a new library 432 Open and close libraries 432 Copy or move items between libraries and hard disks 434 Manage storage locations 435 Create and manage camera archives 438 Solutions to common media management issues 438 Alert icons 440 Common media management issues 4 41 Chapter 15: Preferences and metadata 4 41 Preferences and metadata overview 4 41 Final Cut Pro preferences 4 41 Change preference settings 442 General preferences 442 Editing preferences 443 Playback preferences 444 Import preferences 447 Destinations preferences 452 Work with metadata 452 Display and change clip metadata 453 Modify metadata views 455 Batch rename clips 458 Chapter 16: K eyboard shortcuts and gestures 458 Keyboard shortcuts and Multi-Touch gestures overview 458 Keyboard shortcuts 472 Multi-Touch gestures 472 Customize keyboard shortcuts 472 View keyboard shortcuts in the Command Editor 475 Modify keyboard shortcuts in the Command Editor 476 Export and import command sets in the Command Editor 477 Glossary Contents 9 67% resize factor
10 What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1.2? Final Cut Pro 10.1.2 introduces new features and enhancements, detailed below. Media management improvements New features provide you with more flexibility and control over media management. •Store optimized, proxy, and rendered media outside the library, at the location you choose. •Easily delete optimized, proxy, and render files from within Final Cut Pro. •View and set storage locations for media, cache files, and library backup files using the Library Properties inspector. For more information, see Manage storage locations on page 434, Manage optimized and proxy media files on page 425 , and Manage render files on page 429 . Organization enhancements Final Cut Pro 10.1.2 provides streamlined organizing tools. •You now have the option to show only unused media in the Browser. •Used media indicators now work with compound clips, multicam clips, and synced clips. •You can now sort events in the Libraries list by date or name. For more information, see Find clips and projects in events on page 72 , Colored lines marking event clips on page 72 , and Merge, split, and sort events on page 63. Support for wide-dynamic-range imagery from professional 4K cameras •The new Apple ProRes 4444 XQ codec is the highest-quality version of Apple ProRes for 4:4:4:4 image sources (including alpha channels), with a very high data rate to preserve the detail from today’s highest-quality digital image sensors. See Supported media formats on page 46 and Supported export formats on page 402. •You can apply a standard broadcast color space (Rec. 709) look in real time to high-dynamic- range and wide-color-gamut video shot on ARRI, Blackmagic Design, Canon, and Sony cameras. See Turn log processing on or off on page 391. Audio workflow improvements Speed up your audio workflow with these enhancements: •You can now adjust the relative or absolute volume of a clip or range selection by entering a specific dB value. See Adjust volume on page 174 . •Final Cut Pro 10.1.2 provides improved speed and accuracy when syncing clips. See Sync audio and video on page 204 . •New live audio recording features include an automatic countdown and automatic grouping of multiple takes into auditions. See Record voiceovers and other audio on page 16 6. •The new Basic Surround preset simplifies panning for surround sound audio. See Pan audio on page 17 9. What’s new in Final Cut Pro? 67% resize factor 1