• Overview of OSX
• Optimization of the OS for Final Cut Pro
• Introduction to the Final Cut Pro Interface
• Final Cut Pro User Preferences, System
• Settings and Audio Video Settings

• Log, Capture, and Importing
• Understanding the Browser
• Exploring the Viewer
• Trimming in the Viewer
• Insert, Overwrite, Replace, Fit to Fill and Superimpose Edits

• Customizing the Timeline
• Drag and Drop Editing
• Trimming Edit Points
• Markers
• Edit Project 1 (The Beer Commercial)
• Text – Basic 1
• Applying a Filter – Basic 1
• Applying a Transition – Basic 1

• Split Edits and “L” Cuts
• Edit Project 2 (The News Edit)
• Fixing out of sync audio
• Adjusting poor audio
• Text – Basic 2 - lower 3rds
• Applying “A BUG” (Station Identifier)

• Mixing Audio Tracks
• Recording a Narration Track
• Importing CD track and optimizing MP3s
• Changing Audio Levels

• Exporting Finished Sequences
• Print to Video, Edit to Tape
• Changing Motion Properties

Course Prerequisites

There is no formal prerequisite for this course other than basic computer literacy skills.

By taking and passing the Apple Certified Pro exam a user is given Apple Certified Pro status which allows them to distinguish themselves to colleagues employers and prospective clients as a skilled user of the chosen software application This certification gives individuals a competitive edge in todays ever changing job market.

Pro Certification Exam

Peachpit Manual Included
Final Cut Pro 6 by Diana Weynand