These advanced hands-on workshop cover intermediate to advanced levels of editing, motion graphics and audio sweetening with Final Cut Pro taught by one of the top Final Cut Pro instructors in the world.

This workshop is recommended for veteran Final Cut Pro editors, who want to take their editing skills and knowledge of Final Cut Pro to the next level.

Prerequisites: Completion of FCP hands-on workshop or FCP Powerstart • Familiar with Macintosh OS X interface

workshop details

• Each attendee has their own G5 Power Macintosh and cinema display for the duration of the workshop

• The workshop fee is $795 for the 3-day course.* Class size is limited and seats fill up quickly, so be sure to sign up while there is still room available
  
  The Advanced Final Cut class training in Santa Monica starts at 10:30am and ends at 5:30pm each day.

• To register, click here or call 1-800-965-3976

• Questions? Click here or call 1-800-965-3976

  The following Apple Pro Training Series book is provided to each attendee:

  Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 6 Beyond the Basics by Michael Wohl

  SPECIAL: More than one person signing up at the same time will receive 10% off total registration fees

  OR

  Sign yourself up for an additional workshop at the same time that you register for this event, get 10% off the second workshop fee

  

advanced final cut class outline

advanced editing & trimming

• review editing tools
• 1 and 2-track editing
• cutting dialog and action
• trim edit window
• asymmetrical trimming
• trimming under transitions

variable speed effects

• constant speed changes
• variable speed changes
• editing in motion tab and timeline

motion effects

• motion tab
• creating motion paths
• tricks with motion paths
• creating motion templates

customizing motion & filter effects

• creating favorites & creating and mapping filters to shortcut keys
• positioning clips
• motion paths and bezier handles
• effects filters
• nesting sequences
• working with composite modes
• keeping video broadcast safe

the math behind color & audio

• demystifying the math of color and audio in non-linear editing

travel mattes & keying

• travel mattes
• chroma-keying  

evaluating video images

• reading scopes
• using range check  

color correction

• understanding how it works
• color balancing
• color correction for scene continuity
• secondary color correction

working with Soundtrack Pro and mastering audio

• integrating Soundtrack Pro with Final Cut Pro
• go further in depth into understanding and working with audio

audio finishing

• levels, level meters
• repairing noisy or bad audio
• telephone effect
• create a robotisize effect
• output  

managing media

• presenting the media manager
• advanced clip management
• browser as database
• film techniques

animating with LiveType 2

• textures
• objects
• Fogwriter Effect
• adding your own effect templates and effects to Media Browser window
• importing photoshop files
• creating curved paths
• integration between Final Cut Pro and LiveType 2 to save render time
• creating DVD motion menus

  *This curriculum outline is a guide; the actual course curriculum is determined by the instructor and is customized somewhat to fit each class