Workshop slides on FCPX from Art of Editing

1. Useful Tips and Tricks for
Editing in Final Cut Pro X
Presented by Boban Chaldovich
SM2002 The Art of Editing /prof Shannon Walsh
School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong

2. Pros and cons using Final Cut Pro X
PROS:
64-bit application
Fast Media Ingestion
Efficient and Improved Media Management
Background Tasks
Automatic Audio and Image Analysis
Syncing External Audio
Simple and Fast Multicam Editing
Fast Editing and Exporting
Automatic Saving

3. Pros and cons using Final Cut Pro X
CONS:
Lack of Built-in Features required in Professional Settings
Third Party Plugins often Very Expensive
Storyline Approach VS Timeline Approach requires tweaks
and third party plugins and applications when doing online
editing in external applications
Sound Transitions have to be made manually
Automatic Saving

4. Overview of the interface

5. Final Cut Pro X Terminology
Library
Events
Project
Magnetic Timeline
Storyline Editing
Primary and Secondary Storyline
Audition
Compound Clip
Multicam Clip

6. Workflow overview
Installing Required Camera Plugins if Necessary
Creating Project Library and Events
Media Ingestion
Syncing External Audio / Mutlicam Clip Creation
Editing
Effects, Transitions, Titles
Colouring
Sound Mix
Mastering

7. Preparing for Editing
Creating Library
Creating Events
Installing Required Camera Plugins
Ingesting Media (Sound and Image Analysis, Media
Management, Transcoding)
Syncing External Audio (if necessary)
Logging (Keyword Tagging, Sorting / Filtering)

8. Editing
Laying Clips into the Project
Primary Storyline (Interviews)
Secondary Storyline (B-rolls)
Magnetic Timeline Clip Re-Arranging
Trimming (Keyboard Shortcuts, Advanced Trimming)

9. Useful Features
Audition
Append Clip
Connect to Primary
Storyline
Favorite / Unrate Clip
Break Clip Apart
Change Duration /
Speed
Nudge Clip / Cut
Advanced Trimming
Adjust Volume for
Multiple Clips
Many More…

10. Keyboard Shortcuts

11. Sound mix
Use of Audio Analysis and Correction of Common Audio
Problems
Use of Sound Presets
Sound Library
Sound Transitions

12. Video Transitions, Effects and
Titles
Built in Transitions and Effects
FX Factory – Third Party Plugin Store
Integration with Motion (Creation and Editing of Presets in
Motion, Controlling Specific Parameters in Final Cut)
3D Titles

13. Colouring
Colour Matching
Primary And Secondary Colour Correction
Filters (Built-in, Third Party – FX Factory)

14. Outputs and Publishing
Built-in Presets
Preset Creation with and without Compressor
Web Publishing directly from FCPX
Working with Proxy and Original Files
Drafts
Mastering

15. Archiving
Media Copied to Library or Not?
Optimized and Proxy Media
Render and Cache
Final Cut Library Manager – Third Party Application

16. Conclusion
Good for Short Video Production with In-House / In-App
Workflow
Doesn’t Require Media Transcoding for Most Popular
DSLRs and Camcorders
Less Apt for Workflows that Require External Applications,
Unless Using Third Party Plugins and Applications