Final Cut Pro 7: Visual QuickPro Guide 9780321636812, 0321636813
Newly updated for Final Cut Pro 7, this Visual QuickPro Guide is hands-down one of the most sought out books on Apple�
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English Pages xx, 651 pages: illustrations; 23 cm [673] Year 2009;2010
Table of contents :
Cover......Page 1
Table of Contents......Page 4
Introduction......Page 18
Chapter 1: Welcome to Final Cut Pro......Page 22
Your First Final Cut Pro Project: Start to Finish......Page 23
What Is Nonlinear, Nondestructive Editing?......Page 25
Final Cut Pro 7: Only Available in Final Cut Studio......Page 26
Touring Your Desktop Post-Production Facility......Page 27
Useful features......Page 28
Onscreen help......Page 29
The Browser......Page 30
The Viewer......Page 31
The Viewer’s Effects tabs......Page 33
The Canvas......Page 34
The Timeline......Page 35
The Tool Bench......Page 36
Log and Transfer......Page 37
Other media management tools......Page 38
Import and export options......Page 39
Chapter 2: Installing and Setting Up......Page 40
HDV: HD for the Masses......Page 41
What’s the Difference Between DV and Digital Video?......Page 42
Hardware Selection and Connection......Page 43
FCP Protocol: Disk Names......Page 45
Storage Strategy for Final Cut Pro......Page 47
About Apple FireWire......Page 48
FireWire Cables: Handle with Care......Page 49
Connecting an external NTSC or PAL video monitor......Page 50
FCP Protocol: Controlling External Video Output......Page 51
Where to install FCP?......Page 52
Setting Up for Multiple Projects and Users......Page 53
Optimizing Performance......Page 54
The Bottom Line: Running FCP on a “Base-Case” Mac......Page 55
Troubleshooting......Page 56
Chapter 3: Presets and Preferences......Page 58
Modifying the Settings of an Existing Item......Page 59
Finding Additional and Third-Party Presets......Page 60
How to choose an Easy Setup......Page 61
Easy Setups to Go......Page 62
Using Audio/Video Presets......Page 65
Specifying Sequence Settings......Page 69
Specifying video processing settings for a Sequence preset......Page 71
RGB or YCrCb: Choosing a Color Space......Page 72
Specifying QuickTime Settings for Video and Audio Capture......Page 73
Specifying Device Control Settings......Page 75
Configuring Audio/Video Output Settings......Page 78
Configuring different Audio/Video outputs for playback and recording......Page 80
How to “Trash Your Prefs”......Page 81
Specifying User Preferences and System Settings......Page 82
Setting Editing Preferences......Page 86
Setting Label Preferences......Page 88
Customizing the Timeline Display......Page 89
Specifying Render Control Settings......Page 91
Specifying Audio Output Settings......Page 93
FCP Protocol: Scratch Disks......Page 94
Specifying Search Folder Preferences......Page 97
Specifying Memory & Cache Settings......Page 98
Specifying Playback Control Settings......Page 99
Setting External Editors Preferences......Page 102
Specifying Effect-Handling Preferences......Page 103
Customizing Final Cut Pro......Page 104
Creating Custom Screen Layouts......Page 105
Creating Custom Keyboard Layouts......Page 108
Creating Custom Shortcut Buttons......Page 112
Chapter 4: Projects, Sequences, and Clips......Page 114
Project item types......Page 115
About Projects......Page 117
Using Save As to Protect Your Work......Page 119
Viewing and setting project properties......Page 121
Setting Autosave Vault location and preferences......Page 123
You Need Backup......Page 124
FCP Protocol: Undoing Changes in Multiple Projects......Page 125
Creating a new sequence......Page 126
Time Stamp for Sequences......Page 127
Changing the Settings of an Existing Sequence......Page 129
Nesting and Sequences: A Glossary......Page 130
FCP Protocol: Selecting Items for Nesting......Page 131
Making changes to a nested sequence......Page 133
Copying and pasting from sequence to sequence......Page 134
Assembling Nested Sequences with Transitions......Page 135
Editing a sequence into another sequence......Page 136
FCP 7 Update: Rippling Markers......Page 137
FCP Protocol: Updating Nested Sequences......Page 138
About Clips......Page 139
FCP Protocol: Sequence Clip Terminology......Page 141
FCP Protocol: Clips and Sequences......Page 143
Master Clip Identity Travels Across Multiple Projects......Page 144
FCP Alert: Modify With Care......Page 146
Viewing and Setting Item Properties......Page 147
About Timecode Viewing Options......Page 151
Changing Your Source Timecode......Page 153
Importing Audio-Only Files with Timecode......Page 155
Working with Merged Clips......Page 156
Syncing up clips before merging......Page 157
Chapter 5: Capturing Video......Page 160
Anatomy of the Log and Capture Window......Page 161
Log and Capture controls......Page 162
Logging tab......Page 163
Capture Settings tab......Page 165
Clip Settings tab......Page 166
Setting Up for Capture......Page 168
On Peachpit.com......Page 169
Capture Settings: Try These First......Page 170
Logging Clips......Page 171
FCP Protocol: What Are Offline Clips?......Page 172
The Art of File Naming......Page 173
Selecting a logging bin......Page 174
Speed Logging Tips......Page 175
Logging......Page 176
FCP Protocol: Auto-Incrementing on the Logging Tab......Page 177
Modifying logged clip data......Page 180
Capture Clip: Capturing Video with Device Control......Page 182
FCP Alert: Audio Format Changes......Page 184
Capturing audio......Page 188
Capturing HDV Video......Page 190
Batch Capturing Clips......Page 191
Batch Recapture of File-based Media......Page 192
Preparing for a batch capture......Page 193
“Additional Items Found”—What Are Your Options?......Page 194
Using DV Start/Stop Detection......Page 198
What Is Offline RT?......Page 199
Troubleshooting Tape Capture Problems......Page 201
About the Log and Transfer Window......Page 204
About Apple ProRes formats......Page 205
Setup Checklist For AVCHD File Transfer......Page 206
Chapter 6: Importing Digital Media......Page 210
FCP Protocol: File Location Is Critical......Page 212
Setting the default duration for stills......Page 213
Working with Adobe Photoshop Files......Page 214
FCP Protocol: Layered Photoshop Files......Page 217
FCP Protocol: Updating Multilayer Photoshop Files in FCP......Page 219
Importing Audio Files......Page 221
Convert Audio to 48 kHz on Import with iTunes......Page 222
Importing an iMovie Project......Page 224
iMovie to FCP: What’s Lost in Translation......Page 225
Chapter 7: Organizing Clips in the Browser......Page 226
Browser columns......Page 227
What Does “Not Set” Mean?......Page 229
FCP 7 Update: Smarter Tabs......Page 230
Sorting items......Page 231
Customizing the Browser Display......Page 232
Searching for Items in the Browser......Page 237
Search the Project or Search the Sequence?......Page 239
What’s That Little Doodad?......Page 240
Mouseless Browser Navigation......Page 242
Chapter 8: Working with Clips in the Viewer......Page 246
Anatomy of the Viewer......Page 247
Transport controls......Page 248
Pop-up selectors......Page 249
Playhead Sync pop-up menu......Page 250
Timecode navigation and display......Page 251
Working with Clips in the Viewer......Page 252
Playing clips......Page 256
JKL Keys: The Way to Move......Page 257
FCP 7 Update: Multi-Touch Gestures Support......Page 258
Other ways to move: jogging, scrubbing, and shuttling......Page 259
Navigating with Timecode......Page 260
FCP Protocol: Entering Timecode Numbers......Page 261
Working with In and Out Points......Page 262
Other Ways to Set In and Out Points......Page 263
Marking Shortcuts......Page 264
FCP Protocol: Subclips Are Master Clips, Too......Page 265
Using Markers......Page 267
On the Fly: Working With Markers During Playback......Page 270
Changing magnification and window size in the Viewer or Canvas......Page 271
Wireframes in the Viewer......Page 273
Viewing overlays......Page 275
Viewing Title Safe and Action Safe boundaries......Page 276
Viewing with different backgrounds......Page 277
Chapter 9: Basic Editing......Page 278
Basic Editing Overview......Page 279
Basic Editing Step-by-Step......Page 280
Many Ways to Make an Edit......Page 281
FCP Protocol: Three-Point Editing......Page 283
Specifying target tracks......Page 284
Moving the playhead......Page 285
FCP Protocol: Editing Multiple Tracks in Final Cut Pro......Page 286
Using FCP’s Many Edit Types......Page 287
About Transition Edits......Page 288
Overwrite edit......Page 289
Replace edit......Page 290
What’s a Backtime Edit?......Page 291
Fit to Fill edit......Page 292
Superimpose edit......Page 293
Deleting clips from a sequence......Page 294
Performing Edits in the Timeline......Page 296
Performing split edits......Page 298
Tips for Quicker Split Edits......Page 299
Shortcuts for Marking Sequence Edit Points......Page 301
Locating a Match Frame......Page 303
On Peachpit.com......Page 305
Chapter 10: Editing in the Timeline and the Canvas......Page 306
Anatomy of the Canvas......Page 307
Editing controls......Page 308
Using the Canvas Window......Page 309
Anatomy of the Tool Palette......Page 310
Keyframe tools......Page 311
Using the Tool Palette......Page 312
Onscreen controls and displays......Page 313
Color coding in the Timeline......Page 314
Customizing Timeline Display Options......Page 319
Custom track layouts......Page 322
Timeline scaling and scrolling......Page 323
Best Zoom Shortcuts......Page 324
Keyboard Shortcuts for Navigation......Page 326
Navigating with timecode in the Timeline......Page 328
About snapping in the Timeline......Page 329
Using markers in the Timeline and the Canvas......Page 330
FCP 7 Update: Smarter Markers......Page 331
Working with Timeline Tracks......Page 334
FCP Protocol: Lock vs. Target......Page 337
FCP Protocol: Target Tracks......Page 338
Dragging Is Different......Page 339
Making a Timeline track invisible......Page 340
Preserving Render Files of Invisible Tracks......Page 341
Items you cannot select in the Timeline:......Page 342
FCP Protocol: Cut, Copy and Paste, and Auto-Select......Page 345
FCP Protocol: Auto-Select Protocol Summary......Page 346
Merged Clips and Linking......Page 347
FCP Protocol: Linked Clips......Page 348
Moving Timeline clips......Page 349
FCP Protocol: Gaps and Track Gaps......Page 352
FCP Protocol: Deleting Items in the Timeline......Page 356
Copying and pasting clip attributes......Page 357
Adjusting levels or opacity of multiple clips......Page 359
Changing the playback speed of a clip......Page 361
About Ease Presets......Page 363
Using duplicate frame detection......Page 364
Working with keyframes in the Timeline......Page 365
Searching for Items in the Timeline......Page 366
Chapter 11: Fine Cut: Trimming Edits......Page 368
Types of Trimming Operations......Page 369
Tips on Tools......Page 371
Quick Navigation Keys......Page 372
All Keys: Mouseless Trimming in FCP......Page 373
Anatomy of the Trim Edit Window......Page 374
Audio Monitoring Options in the Trim Edit Window......Page 376
FCP Protocol: Trimming Error Messages......Page 377
Trimming Edits in the Timeline......Page 383
About through edits......Page 393
Trimming Edits in the Viewer......Page 394
FCP Protocol: Auto Select Behavior with Ganged Playheads......Page 396
Selecting a gang mode......Page 397
Correcting Out-of-Sync Clips......Page 398
Chapter 12: Audio Tools and Techniques......Page 400
Audio Tracks vs. Timeline Tracks......Page 401
FCP’s Audio Formats......Page 402
Modifying audio channel formats......Page 403
The Browser’s audio format columns......Page 404
What’s Bit Depth and Sampling Rate Got to Do with My Audio Quality?......Page 405
Anatomy of the Viewer’s Audio Tab......Page 406
Onscreen controls and displays......Page 407
Using the Audio Tab......Page 408
Scaling and scrolling an audio file......Page 409
Lost in the Waveforms? Audio Tab Editing Tips......Page 410
Sounds Good: Scrubbing Audio with JKL Keys......Page 412
Editing Audio in the Timeline......Page 413
Editing Clips with Multiple Audio Channels......Page 415
On Peachpit.com......Page 417
Setting audio levels......Page 418
FCP Protocol: Measuring Digital Audio in Decibels (dB)......Page 419
Monitor levels and mixing......Page 420
Adjusting levels and pan in the Audio tab......Page 421
Adjusting the pan position......Page 423
Adjusting stereo spread......Page 424
Using Audio Peak Detection......Page 425
Adjusting Audio Filters......Page 426
Smart Filter Tweaking Tips......Page 428
Anatomy of the Audio Mixer......Page 429
About Soundtrack Pro......Page 434
Why Are My Track Strip Faders Disabled?......Page 436
How Many Keyframes Do You Want to Record?......Page 438
Chapter 13: Creating Transitions......Page 440
FCP Protocol: Transitions......Page 441
FCP Protocol: Saving Changes to Modified Transitions......Page 443
Working with Default and Favorite Transitions......Page 445
About transition edits......Page 448
On Peachpit.com......Page 449
Editing transitions in the Timeline......Page 450
FCP Protocol: r u YUV?......Page 451
Chapter 14: Compositing and Effects Overview......Page 452
Basic Building Blocks of Effects Creation......Page 453
Locating and Applying Effects......Page 455
Effects Production Shortcuts......Page 456
Tuning in Effects: Using Dial, Slider, and Point Controls......Page 460
Using Keyframes......Page 461
Working with Keyframes in the Viewer’s Effects Tabs......Page 463
Keyframing Cheatsheet......Page 464
Smoothing keyframes......Page 466
Using keyframes to set a single parameter......Page 467
Setting keyframes with timecode entry......Page 468
Working with Keyframes in the Timeline......Page 470
Precision control of a keyframe’s positioning......Page 473
Keyframe navigation shortcuts......Page 474
Saving Effects Settings as Favorites......Page 475
Customizing the Effects Menu Display......Page 476
Independent Developers of Final Cut Pro Plug-ins......Page 477
Chapter 15: Motion Effects......Page 478
Setting Motion Properties......Page 479
Motion Properties Modify an Image or Make it Move......Page 480
Using Wireframes......Page 481
Wireframe keyframe indicators......Page 482
Using Keyboard Shortcuts with Wireframes......Page 483
Positioning clips......Page 485
FCP Protocol: Center Point vs. Anchor Point vs. Origin Point......Page 486
Rotating clips......Page 487
Cropping clips......Page 488
Distorting a clip’s shape......Page 490
Adjusting opacity......Page 491
Setting a clip’s opacity in the Timeline......Page 492
Adding a drop shadow to a clip......Page 493
Adding a motion blur effect......Page 494
Working with basic motion keyframe commands......Page 496
The Best Way to Fine-Tune a Motion Sequence: Jump Around......Page 497
Creating Motion Paths......Page 499
Adjusting motion path curves and corners......Page 503
Setting a Single Motion Path for Multiple Clips......Page 504
Creating Variable Speed Playback Effects......Page 506
Chapter 16: Filters and Compositing......Page 508
Using keyframes to animate filters......Page 512
Useful Filters......Page 513
Using the SmoothCam Filter......Page 514
About Color: Final Cut Studio’s Latest Addition......Page 515
Always Be Color Safe!......Page 516
About image-quality measurement tools......Page 517
The Color Correction filter suite......Page 519
Monitors and Color Correction......Page 520
Anatomy of the Color Corrector tab......Page 521
Setting Composite mode......Page 526
Using alpha channels......Page 527
Working with Mattes......Page 529
Travel mattes......Page 530
Chapter 17: Titles and Generators......Page 532
Always Be Title Safe!......Page 534
About Motion......Page 535
Creating Complex Titles: Other Options......Page 536
Using Generator Favorites......Page 537
Text generator options checklist......Page 538
Tips for Better-Looking Titles......Page 540
Creating scrolls......Page 541
Creating crawl titles......Page 543
Creating animated typewriter text......Page 544
Creating Titles with Boris Calligraphy......Page 545
Chapter 18: Real Time and Rendering......Page 546
Real-Time Hardware Systems for FCP......Page 547
Controlling real-time playback quality......Page 549
Rendering Protocols......Page 551
Rendering indicators......Page 552
FCP Protocol: Audio Rendering Options......Page 553
FCP Protocol: Estimating Render Processing Time......Page 554
Quick Preview Tips......Page 556
FCP Protocol: Track Costs......Page 557
FCP Protocol: Render Manager File Tracking......Page 558
Avoiding unnecessary rendering......Page 560
FCP Protocol: Nested Sequences and Rendering......Page 562
Preserving render files......Page 563
Chapter 19: Creating Final Output......Page 564
Output Options For HDV......Page 565
Setting up for recording to tape......Page 566
Recording Timeline Playback......Page 568
Other Export Options......Page 569
On Peachpit.com......Page 570
Insert vs. Assemble Editing......Page 571
Using Share for Automated Output Operations......Page 572
More Sharing: iChat Theater Preview......Page 574
Exporting Sequences and Clips......Page 576
What’s a Reference Movie?......Page 578
Codec vs. File Format......Page 579
Exporting a QuickTime movie......Page 580
FCP Protocol: DVD Chapter Markers......Page 582
Exporting Other QuickTime Formats......Page 583
FCP Alert: Web Video Uses the Whole Video Frame......Page 585
Exporting Audio Files......Page 589
FCP Protocol: OMF Audio Export......Page 593
Destination: Pro Tools?......Page 595
On Peachpit.com......Page 596
Third-Party XML and OMF Interchange Applications......Page 597
The Send To Command: Final Cut Pro’s Gateway to Final Cut Studio......Page 598
Where Are My ST(A)P Files?......Page 599
Chapter 20: Managing Complex Projects......Page 600
Using Media Management Tools......Page 601
Setting up for a Media Manager procedure......Page 602
Media Manager window options......Page 605
FCP Protocol: Deleting Unused Media in Projects Containing Affiliate Clips......Page 609
FCP Protocol: Media Manager Operation Processing Order......Page 610
Copying or moving an entire project and its media......Page 611
Deleting media from a project......Page 614
Trimming unused media from a sequence......Page 616
Creating an offline trimmed sequence......Page 619
Working with Graphics in Offline RT......Page 621
Offline RT, Apple ProRes, and media management......Page 622
Recompressing a project in Offline RT format......Page 623
FCP Protocol: Broken Links......Page 626
Reconnecting Online Files......Page 629
Using the Offline Files dialog box to reconnect......Page 630
FCP Protocol: Offline vs. Missing Clips......Page 631
Deleting Media......Page 632
FCP Protocol: Deleting Media......Page 634
Project Maintenance Tips......Page 635
The Last Mile: Tips for Final Assembly of BIG Projects......Page 637
Appendix: Keyboard Shortcuts......Page 638
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D......Page 650
E......Page 651
F......Page 652
G......Page 655
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K......Page 657
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M......Page 659
N......Page 661
P......Page 662
R......Page 664
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