FCPX Instant Wizard
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This document provides an overview of an "Instant Wizard Session" to teach basic skills for ramping up skills in Final Cut Pro X (FCPX). It outlines 10 key tools and techniques covered: 1) Transform Tool, 2) Distort Tool, 3) Color Board, 4) Custom Titles, 5) Speed Tool, 6) Opacity Tool, 7) Shapes and Keyframing, 8) Audio Sweetening, 9) J and L Cuts, and 10) Audio Effects. The session teaches how to use these tools to create layered video clips, add titles, adjust effects like speed and opacity, add animated shapes, enhance audio, and create special audio cuts in only one hour.
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FCPX Instant Wizard
- 1. Final Cut Pro X ! Instant Wizard Session Jon Corippo jcorippo@gmail.com - @jcorippo ! !
- 2. ! So you made 1 or 2 basic projects, and you want to ramp your FCPX a bit?
- 3. Instant Wizard Session Transform Tool Distort Tool Magic Wand Audio Sweetening Keyframing Opacity Tool Color Board Audio Effects J and L Cuts This isn’t EVERY trick - but these are good to know!
- 4. You should want to be Dan Meyer in class - FCPX lets you.
- 5. You should want to be Dan Meyer in class - FCPX lets you.
- 6. This is the preso for you!
- 7. Pick a clip, any clip Don’t worry about a story
- 8. 1. Transform Tool Located here
- 9. New items appear 1. Transform Tool
- 10. Change the size to get to the edges 1. Transform Tool
- 11. Make your clip about this size/location 1. Transform Tool
- 12. In the timeline, copy the clip Move the playhead, then hit paste 1. Transform Tool
- 13. Stack the clips Drag the clip where you want it 1. Transform Tool
- 14. Copy/paste a third clip Move it, now you have a triple stack! 1. Transform Tool
- 15. Drag the third clip out Click done 1. Transform Tool
- 16. Admire your work! 1. Transform Tool
- 17. Select a clip - click here 1. Color Board - The Magic Wand! Slide these up and down
- 18. Note the result 1. Color Board Color all three
- 19. Click on Titles 1. Custom titles Select basic title
- 20. 1. Custom titles Locate the title and drag it Highlight the title
- 21. 1. Custom titles New controls appear in the Inspector Put the title ABOVE the other clips
- 22. 1. Custom titles Put the title ABOVE the other clips Admire your work!
- 23. Time to add one more
- 24. 2. Speed tool With the clip selected, pick Slow, 50% Add a fourth clip to the timeline
- 25. 2. Speed tool Drag the 4th clip to the BOTTOM of the stack Drag here to change speed
- 26. 2. Four layers! Admire your work!
- 27. 2. Opacity tool Slide here to adjust Opacity Select Video in the Inspector How to find the inspector
- 28. 2. Opacity tool EVEN BETTER!
- 29. 2. Distort tool Click here to Distort
- 30. 2. Distort tool Set view at 25% for more space when distorting
- 31. 2. Distort tool Grab corners and drag
- 32. 2. Distort tool Admire your work!
- 33. 3. Mini project - Put stuff on TV Search on Google - 1950s TV living room
- 34. Put what you want on TV ABOVE the tv shot Resize the tv shot with Transform 3. Transform tool
- 35. Get the shot close to where you want it Crop if needed 3. Crop tool
- 36. 3. Distort tool Stretch the shot…..
- 37. Admire your work! 3. Distort tool To round the corners, you can use a Matte tool
- 38. 4. Split Screen
- 39. Stack two clips 4. Split Screen Select the Crop tool
- 40. Simply drag for effect 4. Split Screen
- 41. 4. Split Screen Add as many streams as you like!
- 42. 5. Shapes and Keyframing.
- 43. Go to Generators Select Shapes 5. Shapes and Keyframing.
- 44. Drag the Generator ABOVE the clip 5. Shapes and Keyframing.
- 45. Click to select arrow 5. Shapes and Keyframing.
- 46. 5. Shapes and Keyframing. Not that helpful…yet
- 47. Click on Transform 5. Shapes and Keyframing. Click here to rotate
- 48. Reduce scale to 25% to get the corners 5. Shapes and Keyframing. Click here to resize
- 49. 5. Shapes and Keyframing. Admire your work
- 50. Keyframe Icon 5. Shapes and Keyframing.
- 51. With the Scrubber at the beginning of the move… 5. Shapes and Keyframing. Activate the Keyframe button
- 52. Move the Scrubber to the STOP point 5. Shapes and Keyframing. Drag the object NOTE! THE RED ! LINE
- 53. Admire your work! 5. Shapes and Keyframing.
- 54. Keyframe any thing that has this icon 5. Shapes and Keyframing. Works the same with text NOTE! THE RED ! LINE
- 55. More control: Right click on the clip 5. Shapes and Keyframing.
- 56. Simply drag in and out points 5. Shapes and Keyframing. Option + Click to add points
- 57. You have a MAGIC WAND, use it! 6. Audio Sweetening
- 58. Use the Audio tab in the Inspector 6. Audio Sweetening Click here! In the Inspector
- 59. Watch for Alerts 6. Audio Sweetening Adjust the sliders for best results In the Inspector
- 60. VERY handy presets 6. Audio Sweetening Explore the equalizer In the Inspector
- 61. Simulate 5.1 6. Audio Sweetening Explore the Pan Mode In the Inspector
- 62. 6. Audio Sweetening Keyframe sounds
- 63. 6. Audio Sweetening Click here Get a FULL EQ
- 64. 7. J and L Cuts J and L cuts bring in audio early or carry over audio after a video cut Audio before video
- 65. Right click on the clip 7. J and L Cuts
- 66. Expand Audio 7. J and L Cuts
- 67. Grab and drag the VIDEO clip 7. J and L Cuts
- 68. SUCCESS! 7. J and L Cuts
- 69. AUDIO continues after video ends An L cut is the reverse process, as a clip ends 7. J and L Cuts
- 70. Effects They live in the Effects tab 8. Audio Effects
- 71. Roll over for a live preview 8. Audio Effects
- 72. Audio tab 8. Audio Effects Advantages over iMovie: Multiple Effects Sliders to set the levels Use the sliders
- 73. Instant Wizard Session Transform Tool Distort Tool Magic Wand Audio Sweetening Keyframing Opacity Tool Color Board Audio Effects J and L Cuts In only one hour
- 74. Final Cut Pro X ! Instant Wizard Session Jon Corippo jcorippo@gmail.com - @jcorippo ! !