Final Cut Pro X Guru: Blending Mode Secrets

Course details

One of the great adjustment tools available in Final Cut Pro is its blending modes. Blending modes permit nuanced and complex interactions between two clips, especially for compositing. Learn the key ingredients to everyday comfort with blending modes, and dig deep into complex layer construction with multiple effects, in this course with FCP guru Jeff Greenberg. Learn how to draw on text, color correct footage, use luma keys for selections, embed video in text or logos, borrow content from Motion and third-party plugins, and see how blending modes can help you create custom, professional looks.

Learning objectives
How do blending modes work?
Getting best performance from FCP X
Overlay text
Knocking out white
Revealing elements
Correcting color
Creating day for night
Using luma key for partial selections
Creating alpha effects
Using third-party flickers and grunge

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Keys to Understanding Blending Modes

03 - How do blending modes work
04 - A quick guessing guide to blending modes
05 - Getting best performance from FCPX

2. Common Uses

06 - Overlay text
07 - Knock out white with Multiply
08 - Building handwriting using Motion
09 - Using a mask to reveal elements
10 - Difference mode to check sync

3. Color Correction with Blend Modes

11 - Helping a blown-out shot
12 - Adding an adjustment layer via Motion
13 - Helping an underexposed shot
14 - Pushing contrast
15 - Creating day for night
16 - Duotone
17 - Building a sky gradient

4. Using Luma Key for Partial Selections

18 - Blowing out highlights
19 - Softening shadows

5. Effects with Alpha Elements

20 - Understanding Stencil and Silhouette
21 - Video inside of text
22 - Video inside of a logo

6. Effects Utilizing Other Elements

23 - Using FCPX built-in generators
24 - Organic look with Motion particles
25 - Using third-party flickers and grunge

Conclusion

26 - Next steps