I’ve decided to embark on a series of articles comprehensively covering Final Cut Pro (and, ultimately Final Cut Studio) called Real World Editing.

One thing that I’ve found lacking in my search for video education, whether I was just learning how to edit, or wanting to enhance my skills as a colorist, etc. is “real world” knowledge. There are all sorts of resources out there telling you about how to use the tools and what the keyboard shortcuts are, etc. but not a lot of information on “how to do” this or that, especially in real world situations. I’ve been working in professional audio and video production for about ten years now, and I wanted to compile much of this knowledge in one place.

I’m going to start with Real World Editing : Final Cut Pro. Here is my proposed chapter list, and I’ll roll out the articles on this order (you can bookmark this page, because I’ll link the following chapters to their blog posts as they are written):

Real World Editing : Final Cut Pro

Getting Started / Installation
Setup & Preferences
-User Preferences
-Supported Codecs
-Scratch Discs / autosave
-Set up autosave vault
Interface Overview
Tools Overview
Timeline Overview
- All the Buttons
- Different editing techniques (insert, overwrite, Fit to Fill, etc)
Logging and Capturing Video
- DV, AIC, Panasonic P2, HDV, etc
Motion Tab / Animation / Keyframes
- Ease in / out vs. linear
–Who needs After Effects? Creating top-quality animation in Final Cut Pro
Audio & Video Filters and Transitions
Multicamera Editing
- Setup
- Key Commands and Toolbars
Color Correcting / Scopes overview
-Overview of the scopes
-3 Way color corrector
- Final Cut Pro vs. Color for color grading
Final Cut Studio Integration
-Livetype, Motion editing
-Motion Templates, how to use / how to create your own
-Using Soundtrack Pro for Sound
-Advanced coloring in Apple Color

Bonuses:
Shooting Better Video
Shooting for web / podcast / YouTube
Editing for Online Delivery
Real World Tips and Tricks / Troubleshooting
- Saving Favorites
- Backing up preferences
Intro to Codecs
- Codecs within FCP
- Delivery Codecs

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Additionally, I’d like to do videos that correspond to each chapter as well, but those will roll out in time.

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