Learn how to edit video and create polished, professional-looking projects with Final Cut Pro X 10.5, the flagship nonlinear video editing software from Apple. Instructor Nick Harauz covers all phases of post-production—from ingest and organization to editing and refining clips in the timeline, correcting audio, managing media, and delivering the final project. He also covers primary and secondary color correction, and shows how to use effects to change the look and feel of video, audio, and graphics. Each stage of the post-production workflow is explained thoroughly and concisely, using real-world examples and projects. By the end of the course, you should be able to navigate the Final Cut Pro interface with speed and ease, and use its toolset to breathe new life into your productions.
Learning objectives
- Ingesting and organizing your assets
- Editing and refining footage
- Using the trim tools
- Transforming clips with fades, cropping, and more
- Changing the speed of clips
- Basic audio editing
- Multicam editing
- Working with effects, titles, and graphics
- Basic color correction
- Project and media management
- Sharing and exporting
- Integrating Apple Motion and Compressor
