Learning Final Cut Pro 10.2.x

Get started with Final Cut Pro X, Apple's flagship video editing software. Review the major steps of a post-production workflow, including ingest, editing, effects, and export.

Get started with Final Cut Pro X, Apple's flagship video editing software. This fast-paced, self-contained course focuses on getting users comfortable with each aspect of the editing process—from preparation and organization, to editing and refining a cut, to audio and effects, to exporting the final project. Staff author Ashley Kennedy provides an overview of each technique in a standard post-production workflow, using real-world examples in creating a short promo video.

This course serves as a companion quick-start option to the in-depth Final Cut Pro X 10.2.x Essential Training—so once you've taken this minicourse, you can choose to continue on with nearly eight additional hours of training.

Introduction

• Welcome
• Using the exercise files and relinking media

1. What Is Final Cut Pro X?

• What is Final Cut Pro X?
• Which version of FCP X does this course cover?

2. Getting Started with FCP X

• Launching the software and touring the interface
• Ingesting media
• Organizing and selecting shots
• Basic editing and refining
• Adding video B-roll
• Adding music and adjusting audio
• Working with effects
• Outputting your show

Conclusion

• Next steps