This intensive hands on course is taught by a Certified Apple Trainer and gives an in-depth introduction to the primary feature set and basic interface of Final Cut Pro. Students will learn to perform basic editing functions, while familiarizing themselves with the user interface.

Topics:
Basic setup, adjusting and customizing preferences and settings, capturing video and audio, editing and trimming techniques, audio editing and recording a narration track, finishing and final output.

Prerequisite: Basic knowledge of Mac OS X

• Capturing footage.
• Editing workflow.
• Working with the Browser and Bins.
• Marking clips and using Insert and Overwrite edits.
• Drag and drop editing.
• Marking and deleting clips in the Timeline.
• Trimming edit points.
• Using Ripple, Roll and Extend edits.
• Using the Slip and Slide tools.
• Audio editing and recording a narration track.
• Output to tape.