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Final Cut Pro Efficient Editing - Second Edition

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Published in Jul 2023

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781837631674

Pages 828 pages

Edition 2nd Edition

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Author (1):

Iain Anderson

Table of Contents (23) Chapters

Preface

PART 1: Importing and Organizing

1 Quick Start: An Introduction to FCP

2 Before the Edit: Production Tips

3 Bring It In: Importing Your Footage

4 Sort It Out: Reviewing and Keywording

5 Choose Your Favorites: Selecting, Rating, and Searching

PART 2: Rough Cut to Fine Cut

6 Build the spine of the story: Quick Assembly

7 Cover It Up: Connections, Cutaways, and Storylines

8 Neaten the Edges: Trimming Techniques

9 Consider Your Options: Multicam, Replacing, and Auditions

10 Explore a Little: Compound Clips and Timeline Tricks

PART 3: Finishing and Exporting

11 Play with Light: Color Correction and Grading

12 Refine and Smooth: Video Properties and Effects

13 Blend and Warp: Video Transitions and Retiming

14 Boost the Signal: Audio Sweetening

15 A Few Words: Titles and Generators

16 You’re Done: Exporting Your Edit and Finishing Up

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Index

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Appendix A: 360° Video Workflows

Understanding original, optimized, and proxy footage

You may recall from Chapter 2, Before the Edit: Production Tips, that different cameras record in different codecs and at different data rates. A few typical cameras with their resolutions, codecs, and data rates, respectively, are as follows:

iPhone — 1080p, HEVC, 30 fps: 8 Mbps or 1 MB/s
iPhone — UHD 4K, HEVC, 24 fps: 18 Mbps or 2.25 MB/s
iPhone — UHD 4K, H.264, 24 fps: 36 Mbps or 4.5 MB/s
GH5 — UHD 4K, H.264, 24/25/30 fps 8-bit: 100 Mbps or 12.5 MB/s
GH5 — UHD 4K, H.264, 24/25/30 fps 10-bit: 150 Mbps or 18.75 MB/s
GH5 — 4992x3744, HEVC, 24/25/30 fps: 200 Mbps or 25 MB/s
Canon EOS C200 — H.264, UHD 4K, 24/25/30 fps 8-bit: 150 Mbps or 18.75 MB/s
Canon EOS C200 — Canon Cinema RAW Light, DCI 4K, 24/25/30 fps 12-bit: 1,000 Mbps or 125 MB/s

As you can see, data rates vary widely, even on a single camera. The iPhone data rates are pretty...

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Authors (1)

Iain Anderson

Iain Anderson is an author, editor, director, videographer, programmer, animator, and educator based in Brisbane, Australia. An Apple Certified Trainer who helped to create the new Apple Certified Final Cut Pro exams and training curriculum, Iain regularly presents at conferences, is a Lead Trainer for macProVideo, and creates educational video content for CoreMelt and many other organizations.

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