Final Cut Pro 7 Core Training - iTunes/iPad Edition

Get to the Core

In just over 10 years, Final Cut Pro has exceeded 1 million users and has fueled the explosion of professional video production on the Mac. Some would even say that Final Cut Pro started a revolution. Evidence of this can be seen in the countless feature films, television show, music videos, documentaries and commercials that have been edited with Final Cut Pro since its introduction.

In honor of Final Cut Pro's 10th anniversary and the release of Final Cut Pro 7, we set about creating a truly unique training product that is the culmination of our 10 years delivering Final Cut Pro training in both the classroom and on video. The result is Final Cut Pro 7 - Core Training, which encapsulates our mission to provide no-nonsense, straight-to-the-point explanations that won't waste your time, yet provide a thorough real-world context for understanding the big picture.

Final Cut Pro 7 Core Training is presented in 17 individual lessons with a running time of just over 5 hours. The tutorial also includes project files for following along in Final Cut Pro 7. Each lesson focuses on building fundamental editorial skills such as logging your media, organizing your footage, trimming, audio mixing, creating titles and motion effects, color correcting and more!

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Experience our Training on the iPad

The iPad is revolutionizing the way people access and interact with media. Video training is therefore a natural fit for people who want their training on the go or on a separate device from their main system. Because of the limited storage capacities of the iPad, we have labored to keep the movie sizes as small as possible while maintaining our high standards of image and sound quality. And perhaps best of all, you don't need to be connected to the internet to watch our tutorials on your iPad.

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Who is this Tutorial for?

If you are new to Final Cut Pro or just want to brush up on your editing skills, this hands-on tutorial will get you up to speed quickly with focused, efficient lessons. Final Cut Pro Core Training starts from the beginning and assumes no prior knowledge of Final Cut Pro or Mac-based video editing. Our tutorial walks you through the complete post production workflow, from initial media logging to final output. Along the way you'll learn techniques to make you more productive using Final Cut Pro's arsenal of editing and compositing tools. Each step in the editing workflow is presented in easy-to-follow learning modules that include chapter markers you can use to navigate to the section you want to watch. It's the next best thing to having Steve beside you.

Go Tape or Tapeless

Whether you are shooting on video tape, hard drive or flash memory cards, we've included 2 comprehensive lessons on the how to bring your media into Final Cut Pro 7.

Edit like a Pro

Learn how to take advantage of Final Cut Pro's powerful editing tools such as the Ripple tool (pictured here) to make fast adjustments to your edit points.

Color Correct Your Footage

Learn how to dramatically improve your footage using Final Cut Pro 7's Color Corrector 3 Way Filter. We also show you some amazing time-saving tips for working with Filters.

Final Cut Studio Workflows

In lesson 16 you will learn how to send your sequences and clips from Final Cut Pro to other Studio apps such as Motion, Soundtrack Pro and Color. The picture below is from the chapter on using Motion Templates in Final Cut Pro.

Create Eye-Catching Titles

Final Cut Pro 7 has an incredible array of titling tools. In Lesson 12 you will work with Final Cut Pro's text generators, the Boris 3D Generaotor and a layered Photoshop document to create a network ID or "bug".

Apply Motion Effects

In lesson 15, you'll dive into Final Cut Pro's Motion tab to create split-screens, piture-in-picture effects and learn how to animate photos using keyframes.

Sweeten Your Audio

Anything you do to your soundtracks to enhance them is called "sweetening". In lesson 10, you'll learn how to properly read the digital meters, when to link and unlink audio and video, and how to mix your audio using keyframes and the audio mixer.

Share Your Movies

In lesson 17, learn how to properly QC your movies before exporting, then use Final Cut Pro 7's new Share command to create iPhone, iPod, DVD or Blu-ray formatted movies for playback on these devices.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

Capturing From Tape Based Media

Transferring From Memory Based Media

Working in the Browser

Marking Clips in the Viewer

Building a Sequence

Working in the Timeline

Using the Trimming Tools

Working with Markers

Working with Audio

Adding Transitions

Creating Titles

Making Speed Changes

Applying Filters

Creating Motion Effects

Final Cut Studio Workflows

Outputting Your Movie

Minimum System Requirements for Viewing Tutorials

Minimum System Requirements for Following Along in Final Cut Pro 7