Course Description: Learn the basic principles and workflow of nonlinear editing using the Final Cut Pro 7 editing software program. Explore the basic setup of the system preferences and learn how to start a project and where to store it. Learn how to capture, import, and organize media clips, as well as apply basic titles and transitions. Get familiar with the basic editing techniques to create and fine tune a small scene before outputting your material to a different format.

Author: Benjamin Jones

Runtime: 1hr. 54min.

Lessons: 38

Lessons		Time (Min:Sec)

Chapter 1: Basic Setup & Preferences

System Preferences, Settings, and Paths PREVIEW, CLICK HERE		01:55
Scratch Disk PREVIEW, CLICK HERE		01:58
User Preferences and External Audio Video Setup PREVIEW, CLICK HERE		00:55
User Preferences		02:37
Chapter 2: The Interface
Viewer Window		04:00
Canvas and Timeline Windows		02:13
Tool Palette and Audiometer		01:49
Basic Interface Arrangement and Customized Layouts		02:58
Importing Files		02:56
Chapter 3: Page Layout
Converting Audio Files for Import Using iTunes		02:56
Browser and Bin Contents		02:53
Opening and Choosing Settings		03:05
Chapter 4: Log & Capture
Deck Controls and functions		03:10
Capture Now Option		01:49
Logging Clips in a Bin and Timecodes		00:45
Batch Capture		02:48
Preparing Clips in the Viewer		01:22
Chapter 5: Timeline Assemblage
Making Subclips out of Master Clips		00:53
Moving Clips in the Timeline and Assigning Tracks		02:18
Understanding and Editing the Timeline		04:10
Basic Editing Techniques and Trimming		06:06
Checking Handles for Each Clip		08:16
Chapter 6: Basic Transitions
Applying a Transition		01:14
Modifying Transitions in the Timeline		02:24
Working with Transitions in the Viewer		01:32
Rendering		01:26
Preparing a Basic Title		02:29
Chapter 7: Titles
Applying a Title Template		01:42
Lower Thirds		01:25
The Control and Motion Panels		06:16
Creating a Scrolling Edit Sequence		04:12
Preparing the Timeline to Work on Audio		12:02
Chapter 8: Audio Adjustments
Audio Track Levels		01:21
Adjusting Audio in the Viewer		01:04
Adjusting Audio in the Timeline		02:32
Editing Audio in the Timeline		05:36
Print to Video		03:59
Chapter 9: Outputting
Exporting as a QuickTime File		01:53