Final Cut Pro X Guru: Advanced Trimming

Discover advanced trimming techniques in Final Cut Pro X. Explore extending edits, connected clips, comparing cuts, using numeric and dynamic trimming, and more.

Introduction

• Welcome
• What you should know before watching this course
• Using the exercise files

1. Trimming Tricks

• Trim start and trim end
• Trimming to the playhead
• Extending edits
• Removing sections of a clip or clips with Range Selection
• Splitting edits
• Dealing with connected clips while trimming in the primary storyline
• Lifting clips from the primary storyline to overlap footage
• Using Auditions to compare cuts
• Trimming when working with multicamera video

2. Mastering FCP X Trim Tools

• Understanding trimming preferences
• Moving between and playing around edit points
• The Default Selection vs. the Position tool
• Using the Trim tool
• Moving between Trim modes and trimming by 1, 8, or 10 frames
• Numerical trimming
• Dynamic trimming
• Creating storylines from connected clips for trimming
• Using the Precision Editor

3. Real-World Scenarios with the Trim Tool

• Cutting dialogue in the Precision Editor: Part 1
• Cutting dialogue in the Precision Editor: Part 2
• Cutting documentary footage in the timeline: Part 1
• Cutting documentary footage in the timeline: Part 2

Conclusion

• Next steps