Digital Video and Editing

drawing dance  

 

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  film  

Make your own film.

A fun weekend course using HD camera followd by an introduction to video editing using Final Cut Pro 7
(not X)& AvidXpress Pro

Sat 11 and Sun 12th August 2012

cost £200

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Final Cut Pro 7 / AvidXpress Pro

Digital Video Editing

Photoshop for video will also be demonstrated.

Course outline

Final Cut Pro Interface
Launching Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro Interface
Following a Workflow
Working with Projects
Organizing Elements
Playing Clips in the Viewer
Navigating Clips
Project Tasks
Navigating a Sequence
Marking Clips
Quitting and Hiding Final Cut Pro
The User Interface explained; basic editing using drag and drop

Editing Clips in the Timeline
Managing Project Elements
Editing a Rough Cut
Making Overwrite Edits
Managing Timeline Tracks
Making Insert Edits
Adding Audio Clips
Moving Clips in the Timeline
Drag-and-Drop Editing and Changing Volume of Edited Clips

Finishing the Rough Cut

Adding Cutaways
Editing to Narration
Editing to Music
Copying
Cutting
Pasting and Positioning Clips

Trimming to Refine Clip Duration
Preparing a Project for Trimming
Trimming Overview
Rippling Edit Points
Rippling in the Viewer and by Numbers
Trimming on the V2 Track and Trimming One Track of a Linked Clip

Trimming to Refine a Sequence
Preparing Your Sequence
Adjusting Two Edit Points
Slipping One Clip
Slipping Sequence Clips
Rolling Two Edit Points
Sliding Clips to Refine Position
Dragging Clips to New Locations and Keeping Linked Clips in Sync

Refining the Edit Process
Creating Subclips
Adding Markers to Clips
Storyboard Editing
Replacing Edits and Editing Multicamera

Supporting the Editing Process
Reconnecting Media
Playing Multiple Formats
Working with Master Clips
Logging Information in Browser Columns
Finding and Labeling Project Items
Customising Shortcut Keys and Buttons
Saving and Loading Layouts and Optimising User Preferences

Capturing Footage
Connecting Sources for Capture
Creating a New Project for Capturing
Previewing and Marking Your Source
Logging Clips
Choosing Clip Settings
Choosing Capture Settings
Choosing Capturing Options
Setting Capture Preferences and Acquiring Other Media

Applying Transitions
Evaluating Project Needs
Understanding Transitions
Viewing Transition Options
Applying Transitions
Modifying and Copying Transitions
Using the Transition Editor
Changing Transition Parameters
Previewing and Rendering Effects

Finishing and Outputting
Detecting Audio Peaks
Adjusting Video Levels for Broadcast
Understanding File Formats
Exporting QuickTime Files
Outputting to DVD and Backing up Projects

 

Sat 6th and Sun 7th October 2012

cost £250

       
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