Final Cut Pro 7 Overview Curriculum

This course is designed for anyone looking to edit professional quality video with Final Cut Pro and who prefer hands-on and interactive instruction to best explore its functionality.

Module 1 - Editing in Final Cut Pro

• Launching Final Cut Pro

• Final Cut Pro Interface

• Starting a Project

• Importing Clips

• Navigating Clips

• Marking and Editing Clips

• Playing and Navigating a Sequence

• Organizing Project Elements

• Saving, Hiding and Quitting Final Cut Pro

Module 2 – Creating a Rough Cut

• What is Rough Cut

• Making Overwrite Edits

• Making Insert Edits

• Editing Audio Clips

• Managing Timeline Tracks (Zoom Ctrl/ Slider)

• Moving Clips in the Timeline

• Duplicating a sequence

Module 3 - Finishing the Rough Cut

• Drag-and-Drop Editing

• Changing the Volume of Edited Clips

• Editing to Narration (Blade, Add Edit)

• Copying, Cutting, Pasting

• Positioning

Module 4 - Trimming Clip Duration

• Understanding Trimming

• Trimming with Selection tool

• Rippling Edit Points

• Trimming Clips on the V2 Track( Extend Edit)

• Trimming One Track of a Linked Clip

Module 5 - Refining Edit Points

• Slipping One Clip

• Rolling Two Edit Points

• Sliding Clips to Refine Position

• Replace Edit (Playhead)

• Fit To Fill Edit (Speed)

• Super Impose Edit

Module 6 - Refining the Editing Process

• Labeling Project Elements

• Creating Subclips

• Adding Markers to Clips

• Using Markers to Align Action

• Using Storyboard Editing

Module 7 - Customizing Final Cut Pro

• Reconnecting Media

• Finding Project Items

• Customizing Shortcut Keys and Button Bars

• Saving and Loading Layouts

• Optimizing User Preferences