Apple Pro Apps & Support
Final Cut Pro for Social Media
Edit engaging video for social platforms in Final Cut Pro.
1 dayIntermediate1 modules
About this course
Edit engaging video for social platforms in Final Cut Pro. In one day you will learn to edit with the story in mind, follow the post-production process from start to finish and produce videos ready to publish.
Curriculum
1 modules
- Lesson 1: Getting Started
- Editing with Story in mind
- An overview of the Post-Production Process
- Knowing what to expect from clients and managing workflow
- The main stages of Video Editing
- Final Cuts Ecosystem
- Final Cuts Pros File Structure
- A Tour of the interface and basic workspaces
- Lesson 2: Importing and Organize
- Drag and dropping files into Final Cut
- Leaving versus copying files
- Importing Footage from Your iPhone
- Transcoding Media
- Changing browser Clip Appearance and Sorting
- Applying Keywords
- Making Favorites
- Using Library Smart Collections
- Working in Filmstrip and List View
- Lesson 3: Create Projects and Editing
- Effective playback and preview methods
- Making in and Out points
- Creating a Project
- Using Append, Insert and Connect
- Basic Timeline Navigation
- Replacing Clips
- Bring Video or Audio of a source only
- Working with iPhone HDR footage
- Opening an imovie iOS Project
- Lesson 4: Refining the Edit
- Moving, Rearranging and deleting clips
- Trimming Clips including trim start and trim end
- Rolling and Slipping Edits
- Working effectively with connected clips
- Working with Headers and Footers
- Lesson 5: Working with Sound
- Understanding Audio Configuration
- Monitoring Sound and Soloing Clips
- Lowering Volume Effectively
- Creating Audio Ducks
- Creating Audio Fades with J and L Cuts
- Lesson 6: Transforming Clips
- Scaling and Repositioning clips in the Viewer and Inspector
- Resetting Parameters
- Working with Ken Burns
- Working with default clip size
- Stabilizing a Shot
- Lesson 7: Transitions, Speed, and Effects
- Adding transitions
- Replacing and modifying transitions
- Working with SloMo Footage
- Speeding Up and Slowing down clips
- Creating Variable Speed changes
- Adding Effects
- Adjusting, resetting and copying effects to other clips
- Lesson 8: Basic Color Correction
- Performing white balance and matching clips
- Applying look presets
- Adding LUT’s
- Performing a basic color grade in the color inspector
- Working with Compound Clips
- Working with the Magnetic Mask
- Lesson 9: Multicam Editing Intro
- Syncing Audio and Video
- Syncing a 2 shot interview clip
- Editing an interview in the Angle Viewer
- Refining the multiclip edit
- Lesson 10: Working with Text and Graphics
- Browsing Text templates in the Titles and generators Sidebar
- Exploring social media friendly templates
- Changing Font, Color and Position
- Replacing Text
- Knowing about animate friendly text options
- Importing a Photoshop file
- Lesson 11: Sharing Video
- Getting a Project ready for multiple social media formats
- Working with Closed Captions
- Adding Additional Useful Destinations
- Creating a Bundle
- Batch Exporting Clips
Who it's for
Social media managers, marketers and content creators.
Before you start
- Knowledge of current Mac OS sustems Familiar with video edigint terminology helpful Knowledge of the production and post process helpful
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