Video Editing With Final Cut Pro X – Complete Beginners Guide

Welcome to this Final Cut Pro X course. You’re going to learn how to edit a video from start to finish, with no prior knowledge.

Final Cut is a professional video editing software for Mac computers, used by millions of content creators including myself. I manage 3 YouTube channels and edit many projects with this program, as well as paid client work.

This class is aimed at complete beginners, although we will cover some intermediate techniques. Don’t worry if you’ve never edited a video before: everything is explained in detail with various examples.

I’m also going to show you how to download a free trial version to practice with, in case you don’t have the program installed yet.

Class objective

You’ll have a solid basis of Final Cut Pro:

• Downloading the program
• Organizing files and folders
• Understanding the interface
• Importing your footage
• Trimming and cutting
• Adding images, text, and transitions
• Adding effects to your video
• Basic color grading
• Improving your audio
• Recording a voice-over
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Best export settings in Final Cut Pro X