Wednesday, September 14, 2011

FCP Overview Part One


Modifier Keys:
Command  Program controls
+ TAB to cycle through open programs
+ Q to quit
+ H to hide programs
+  + to zoom in
+ - to zoom out
+ F to find
Control – right click
            + U to reset workspace
Option – choices, other options, or the opposite

Shift – movement options
            + Z to auto-zoom Timeline to fit workspace
FCP Overview
Save Options:  Save as > your home account > lesson # and your name

4 main Windows: Browser, Viewer, Canvas, Sequence
Browser
o   Importing options
o   Viewing options – list, icon
o   Folders – moving folders and files into folders
o   Icon definitions
Viewer
o   Loading clips options
o   Play options
o   Icon definitions – start/end of media; start/end of edited clip; end of sequence;
o   Timeframes
o   Scrubbing with Playhead
o   Button Bar
Canvas
o   View Timeline
o   Drag to place clip
§  Right arrow for insert edit
§  Down arrow for overwrite edit
o   Place options – Insert, Overwrite, Replace, Fit to Fill, Superimpose
o   Focus on Insert vs Overwrite
      Sequence
      New Sequence: Command + N, right click in Browser, File > New > Sequence

      Clip Basics:
o   Placing clips –Drag and Drop or Canvas
o   Copy (Command C)
o   Delete (Command X)
o   Ripple Delete
o   Paste (Command V)
o   Moving clips – Drag, Numeric

Resize Timeline (Shift T)

Show Waveforms (Option W on: Command + Option + W off)

Sound Options

Add/Delete Tracks – Sequence > Insert Tracks

Patching Tracks
Toolbar
o   Brief walkthrough, focus on Razor and Select Tools
§  Option is just one track
§  Shift is multiple tracks
Playback Options
o   Play Buttons
o   Spacebar
o   J, K, L
o   Play Around Option (\)
§  Shift \ loops the in to out point selection

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