You're reading from Edit without Tears with Final Cut Pro

Product type Book

Published in Mar 2024

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781804614921

Pages 708 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Concepts

Video Editing

Author (1):

Bruce G. Macbryde

Table of Contents (27) Chapters

Preface

1. Prologue

2. Part 1:Planning

3. Chapter 1: It’s All about the Media

4. Chapter 2: Organizing Media

5. Chapter 3: Planning the Video Story

6. Chapter 4: Pre-Editing a Rough Cut

7. Part 2:Editing

8. Chapter 5: Refining the Rough Cut

9. Chapter 6: Fixing and Enhancing the Audio

10. Chapter 7: Titles, Effects, and Generators

11. Chapter 8: Setting Up and Editing Multicam

12. Chapter 9: Project Workflows – Pace and Structure

13. Part 3:Using the Inspector

14. Chapter 10: The Inspector Controls

15. Chapter 11: Using Built-In Plug-Ins

16. Chapter 12: Using Third-Party Plug-Ins

17. Chapter 13: Using Keyframes to Animate Objects in Final Cut Pro

18. Chapter 14: Understanding the Principles of Color

19. Chapter 15: Using Color Scopes for Advanced Color Correction

20. Part 4: Outside Final Cut Pro

21. Chapter 16: Your Job Role – Collaboration

22. Chapter 17: Supporting Software Applications for Final Cut Pro

23. Chapter 18: Troubleshooting Final Cut Pro

24. Chapter 19: Backing Up and Archiving Libraries

25. Index

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26. Other Books You May Enjoy

The timeline

It is important to be clear about the difference between the timeline and a project that exists within the timeline. Think of the timeline as a container for projects.

When you create a new project, an empty view appears in the timeline. Multiple projects can be active in the timeline, but only one is visible at a time. You can switch project views by selecting the left and right arrows at the top of the timeline in the middle of the screen. This is similar to the familiar back and forward buttons in an internet browser. The name of the current project on view is between the two arrows.

Figure 4.17 – The project on view is between the two arrows

The timeline view can be adjusted to suit your view with the Filmstrip tab above the effects browser and to the right of the timeline. The top slider adjusts the duration view of the timeline – in effect, allowing you to zoom in to see more detail or zoom out for a wider view.

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