Advanced Final Cut Pro X 10.4

Import

• Creating your own metadata and metadata views
• Dealing with UK Standard def 16:9 material (FHA)
• Using Smart Collection templates to speed new event setup
• Creating Multiclips, with in-depth discussion of how metadata (including timecode) can be used to arrange clips
• Using multi-source sound with DSLRs
• Taking your media ‘on the road’ as proxies only
• Working with Red material and Alexa/Amira footage
• Understanding Log formats and LUTs (Lookup tables)

Editing

• Close examination of all standard editing tools and the Precision Editor
• Editing using the Browser Viewer
• Advanced use of Multiclips including adding/deleting/re-syncing angles and managing and mixing multi-source sound
• In-depth discussion of keying in FCPX and the chroma keyer manual controls
• Advanced use of luma keys and masks
• Advanced use of colour correction including primary and (multiple) secondary corrections
• Introduction to Core Melt and MFx plugins to extend FCPX
• In-depth discussion of motion graphics within FCPX
• Introduction to Motion 5 and how to create Titles, Transitions and Filters for publishing to FCPX (including linking and rigging parameters)

Sharing

• Making your project compliant with broadcast requirements, including Video and Audio levels, the Loudness meter (plugin required) and EBU R128 standard
• Introduction to codecs and compression techniques
• Introduction to Compressor 4 including multi-core processing
• Exporting XML for DaVinci, ProTools and Logic Pro X
• Archiving projects using Libraries