Final Cut Pro X The Circus Wagon Project: Be Functional in Under 40 Slides Jon Corippo - Apple Distinguished Educator
May 06, 2015
Final Cut Pro X
The Circus Wagon Project: Be Functional in Under 40 Slides
Jon Corippo - Apple Distinguished Educator
Demystifying the Remarkably Simple Interface
Why the Circus Wagon Project?
This will not be a pretty video;
You will not likely ever show it to
ANYONE
For this project:FORGET STORY
This is straight cutting
Start up Final Cut Pro X
Make a new project
Use these settings1080 is too big for most
student projects
Click to Import Media
Import some footy with your iSight camera
(super easy)
Record for about 45 seconds, then hit stop
Find the clip here
Name it
Check these boxes!Don’t OptimizeIt sounds good,but it’s a bad
idea for schoolGIANT FILES
Your clip will appear in the Event Viewer
We’ll be dropping the entire clip into the timeline for this activity:
drag it OR Expert Tip= Hit “E”
Future Trick: I,O, E = In point, out point, enter to timeline
We like 720p for school stuff
One clip in the timeline
Try this outCorrect clip parameters
An iMovie moment
iMovie OPTION: Send an iMovie Project in FCPX
The iMovie project appears in the FCPX Libraries
Your iMovie project opens in the timeline!
Including all the CUTS and LAYERS
Back to Final Cut!
To enter cut mode: B for Blade
To exit cut mode: A for Select
Use “B for Blade” to make about 15 cuts
Make them roughly symmetrical
Effects
Drag on effect on top of each
clip, one per clip is enough
Effects Icon
Experiment!No worries
Final Cut Pro X has 210 base effects
You should see thingslike this when you
have applied effects to various clips
Find the Transition tab
Transitions
Final Cut Pro X has dozens of customizable Transitions
Simply drag randomTransitions between
each clip!
Make sure each clip has a Transition
Find the Titles tab
Titles
Final Cut Pro X has over 50 default Title options
New skill: Drag the Title ABOVE the clip in question
Add a Title to each clip
What to type? The Title of the Effect used!
Change the Text
Double click on the Title in the Viewer
Select the TEXT option, type in your text
What to type? Add the Title of the Effect used on the clip.
Hit the space baror
Use the Controlsto watch your creation
To Export:Click the swoopy share icon
This will pop up
Pick this Option
It will make a nice littleQuicktime Movie
Yours looks different?:Click on add Destination!
Quicktime Movie File Size
Click here
Final Cut Pro X
NOW, GO OUT AND CREATE!!
Favorite Plugins:
Free Paid Paid
Prograph
Protimer
Graduated Lens Filters
Advanced Masking Tools
Charter Director - Minarets High School • Minarets Charter HSApple Distinguished EducatorGoogle Certified TeacherCUE Presenter 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013Creator, CUEMACUL RoadTrip 2012Madera Country Teacher of the Year (2010)Central Valley Computer Educator of the Year (2010)“Best of CUE” Presenter Creator of “Rock Star Teacher Camps”Creator of “CUE” education strand at MacWorld 2010
Credentials:
Jon CorippoAssistant SuperintendentMariposa County Office of [email protected] @jcorippo
Apple Distinguished Educator