Final Cut Pro Glossary
What does it mean when a file is corrupted? In most cases a corrupt file is one that doesn’t behave as expected or is unusable. A power outage, failing hardware, and poorly coded software are all triggers that can corrupt a file. There might be steps you can take to prevent files from becoming corrupt but the most important step you should take is to create a backup. If a file becomes corrupted, use the backup to restore the file.
Final Cut Pro Glossary
Trim a clip to make it shorter or longer in the timeline. Like most non linear editing apps, Final Cut Pro includes multiple tools and edit techniques to trim clips. One of the most common trim types is a ripple edit. Trim the start or end of a clip and other clips are pushed during a ripple trim edit. Although this ripple edit is impacting clips around it, we are only trimming this one clips start or end point.
Final Cut Pro Glossary
When two pieces of audio overlap, one lowering while the other raises in volume, it is known as a crossfade. Similar to the Cross Dissolve transition which visually fades the end of one clip into the beginning of the next, the crossfade blends the audio of two clips. To create a crossfade in Final Cut Pro, select the clips, click Modify-Audio Fades-Crossfade or use the shortcut Option-T.
0:00 • What is a Crossfade
0:31 • Use the new Crossfade command added in 10.4.9
0:58 • Remove fades and trim clips
1:24 • Modify default Crossfade duration
Final Cut Pro Glossary
During a slide edit a clip is moved without changing the clip or project duration. To accomplish this, one of the surrounding clips is extended and the other is shortened. To execute a slide edit, activate the trim tool, hold Option, then click and drag a clip.
0:30 • View Media Handles
1:00 • Yellow and red edges during a slide edit explained
Final Cut Pro Glossary
When you trim a clip using a click and drag in the timeline, you are preforming a ripple edit. This is done with the default Select tool and without a keyboard shortcut because ripple is the default trim type.
0:00 • Ripple the default trim type
0:59 • Trim the start of that clip
1:27 • Avoid ripple with the Position tool
Utilize the Multicam feature included with Final Cut Pro to view and edit multiple camera angles.
0:00 • Multicam vs Multiple Cameras
1:07 • Identify a Multicam Clip
1:27 • Show and use the Angle Viewer
2:54 • Cut between angles
4:07 • How to create a Multicam clip
5:10 • Choose a method to sync the clips
6:38 • Open Multicam clip
7:50 • Things to consider when recording
8:55 • Use the Inspector to label clips
10:00 • Summary
10:45 • A note about proxy media
Use a dedicated input device, like the ones listed below, to speed up editing with multicam clips. In addition to controlling playback, assign physical buttons to preform commands that switch or cut between video and audio angles or each individually.
Final Cut Pro Glossary
In a project, move a clips in and out points without adjusting the duration or position of that clip using a Slip Edit.With the Trim tool (T) active, click and drag a clip to perform a slip edit. Watch this video for a more detailed explanation and leave a comment below with any questions.
0:42 • Media Handles
1:15 • Create Media Handles By Selecting a Range
2:15 • Preform a Slip Edit
3:03 • Shortcuts
3:30 • Disable Clip Connections During a Slip Edit
Final Cut Pro Glossary
Use an overwrite edit to replace clips in a project with the browser selection. It is important to understand that an Overwrite Edit does not move existing clips. The overwrite is replacing the existing clips with the new clip.
0:30 • Understanding an Overwrite
1:10 • Overwrite Secondary Storylines and Connected Clips
1:33 • Removing Gap Clips with Overwrite and Timeline Index
Overwrite is one of the four buttons located on the right side of the toolbar. The buttons are located to the right of the Index button used to access the Timeline Index.
From left to right the first button (Q) connects a clip to the primary storyline. The second button is insert (W), which looks at the playhead location and inserts the selected clip in the primary storyline at the playhead location. If there is already video on the timeline, the new clip will split it and push the clip down making room for the incoming clip. The third button is append (E) which adds the selection to the end of the primary storyline. The fourth button is overwrite (D) and described in the video above.
One of the seven tools accessible from the Tools pop-up menu at the top left of the timeline, the Hand tool enables click and drag scrolling in the timeline and viewer. Enable the Hand tool by selecting it from the Tools pop-up menu or press the H key on the keyboard.
0:28 • Scrolling Timeline
0:48 • Temporarily Activate Hand Tool
1:04 • Hand Tool in the Viewer
Move closer or further away with the Zoom tool.
0:53 • Using the Hand Tool (H) in the Timeline
2:43 • Using the Zoom Tool (Z) in the Timeline and Viewer
5:10 • Work smarter by temporarily activating a tool
All of the Final Cut Pro tools can be temporarily activated by holding the shortcut key, then release the key. For the Hand tool hold the H key and Z for Zoom on the keyboard. The tool that was active before using the Hand or Zoom tool is activated when the key is released.
Final Cut Pro Glossary
A graphic commonly displayed near the bottom of the frame is a lower third. Create a lower third using templates that are included with Final Cut by going to the Titles and Generators sidebar.
Understanding the types of graphics used in video production is overwhelming. Most editing apps, including Final Cut Pro, have built-in tools to create graphics called templates. A dedicated motion graphics app is commonly used to build the templates. Motion, an app developed by Apple, is used to design templates for Final Cut Pro.
Final Cut Pro templates usually fit into one of these four types: Title, Generator, Transition, or Effect. Most, but not all, graphics that include text are Titles. Each Final Cut Pro Title is assigned a category such as Lower Third. To better understand what a Lower Third looks like, locate the Lower Third Title category. There are also many developers creating new graphic templates for editors to incorporate into their videos. motionVFX is one company that has developed many templates, including Lower Thirds, that you can use with Final Cut Pro and Motion. In addition to the built-in titles, take a look at these examples of a Horizontal Lower Third and compared it to a Vertical Lower Third.
0:15 • Add a Lower Third
1:07 • Customize a Lower Third with Motion
