Course For Final Cut Pro X 106 1.0

Final Cut Pro X incorporates very powerful tools for creating titles, visual effects and complex composite shots. Join star trainer and video editor Michael Wohl, as he explores each of these techniques and shows you how they are created, customized and edited to perfection. So if you're wondering how create stunning effects in FCP X, this tutorial will get you going down the right path!

Final Cut Pro X does effects! In this 42-video exploration, expert FCP educator Michael Wohl shows you everything this awesome new Apple program can do! You’ll learn all about Compositing and how FCP X lets you easily create Transformation and Distortion effects. Next Michael talks about the included plugin FX: how to modify and customize them, preview and then apply them to your clips.

From there he keys in in on Keying, Transitions and Titles. He explains these must-know techniques, shows you how to create them and incorporate them into you workflow.

Next, Generators and Themes are the focus of Michael's attention. He explains what’s included (and what’s not) in FCP X’s built-in library, keeping in mind that Motion 5 fills in all the missing pieces.

From there you’re off to Timing FX. You’ll learn how to create Fast and Slow motion, the awesome Retime editor, Freeze Frames and Instant Replays.

Michael’s last section covers FCP X’s Animation and all its tools, which give you the capability to breathe life into any object on the screen.

So, if you want to know how to Distort, Title, Transform and apply Generators to your video clips, spend some time with the always entertaining Michael Wohl as he explores Final Cut Pro X’s knack for Compositing and applying Titles and Effects.

Table of Contents:

01. Introduction

02. Basic Transformations

03. Numerical Transformations

04. Trim, Crop & Ken Burns Effects

05. Distortion Effects

06. Opacity and Blend Modes

07. Traveling Mattes

08. Spatial Conform Settings

09. Frame Rate Conform Settings

10. Image Stabilization & Rolling Shutter Correction

11. Previewing Effects

12. Applying Effects

13. Modifying Effect Settings

14. On-screen Controls

15. Applying the Keyer

16. Fine-tuning a Key Effect

17. Adding a Default Transition

18. Full Overlap vs. Available Media

19. Customizing Transitions

20. Trimming Under Transitions

21. Adding a Title

22. Categories of Titles

23. Modifying Title Info

24. Special Title Controls

25. Modifying Text Attributes

26. Creating a Basic Text Object

27. Applying Generators

28. Backgrounds and Elements

29. The Placeholder Generator

30. The Timecode Generator

31. Applying Theme Transitions and Titles

32. Slow Motion Effects

33. Fast Motion Effects

34. The Retime Editor

35. Freeze Frames

36. Instant Replay and Rewind Effects

37. Ramp Speed Effects

38. Animating an Object

39. Modifying an Animation

40. Keyframing Effects

41. Adjust Opacity in the Timeline

42. Viewing Multiple Animations

43. Controlling Animation Speed