Migrating from Final Cut Pro 7 to Final Cut Pro X

Course details

Upgrading from Final Cut Pro 7 to Final Cut Pro X gives video editors the newest interface and tools for video editing. Understanding the differences between the two versions paves the way for a painless upgrade experience. Learn how to migrate your skillset and your projects to Final Cut Pro X. Author Jeff Greenberg covers the new features and workflows in version X, including the magnetic timeline, connected clips, and the deep integration of color correction and sound editing.

Learning objectives
Touring the Final Cut Pro X interface
Ingesting footage
Browsing and organizing media
Adjusting metadata
Editing in Final Cut Pro X
Trimming clips
Mixing audio
Adding effects
Creating titles
Exporting projects

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - Using the exercise files

1. Overview at 10,000 Feet - Thinking in FCP X

03 - FCP X is a different landscape
04 - What is a library and where is the browser
05 - Learn to love the Inspector
06 - An editor's opinion - Getting the interface to work for you

2. Ingest

07 - The difference between linking and adding to a library
08 - Original, optimized, and proxy footage
09 - What the rest of the ingest switches do
10 - An editor's opinion - Getting the most out of the ingest

3. Browsing and Organizing

11 - Where are my sequences Where are my bins
12 - How keywords are different and more powerful than bins
13 - Where are my subclips
14 - Adjusting metadata for clips with the Inspector
15 - Adding a LUT and what to do if you need more than FCP X has built in
16 - What happened to the viewer and how to best play clips
17 - How to sync dual audio such as DSLR footage
18 - What is a role and why should you care
19 - An editor's opinion - When to use thumbnails vs. lists

4. Editing

20 - How everyday editing works
21 - Three-point and backtime editing
22 - Nuances of replacing clips
23 - Using Audition means multiple clips in the same place
24 - Adding dissolves especially on connected clips secondary storylines
25 - Working snapshots vs. versioning duplicates
26 - The timeline index - Your secret weapon
27 - An editor's thoughts on FCP X editing

5. Adjusting Clips on the Timeline

28 - Cutting down clips quickly with trim start end (Tops and Tails)
29 - Using the Blade tool
30 - How to create split edits and other pro trimming
31 - Slipping, sliding, and nudging clips on the timeline
32 - An editor's thoughts on trimming

6. Mixing and Working with Audio

33 - Adjusting audio source levels
34 - Adjusting head and tail fades
35 - Keyframing and using the Range tool for smart ducking
36 - Using lanes - How they give some level of tracks
37 - Noise reduction, hum removal, and other audio effects
38 - Working with mono and stereo tracks
39 - An editor's thoughts on audio

7. Effects

40 - Retiming clips, including optical flow
41 - No more Motion tab - Resizing and cropping clips
42 - Adding and saving effects
43 - Compound clips
44 - Adding titles
45 - How Motion is meant to work with FCP X
46 - An editor's thoughts on effects

8. Media Management and Output

47 - Exporting - Using the Share menu and how to send to Compressor
48 - Moving media between projects
49 - Deleting render files
50 - Some best practices for a shared environment

Conclusion

51 - Next steps