Final Cut Pro X: making the transition

Overview: Final Cut Pro X has literally rocked the film and video-editing world by completely re-imagining the inherent concepts of nonlinear editing. For many editors and users of the previous versions of Final Cut Pro, it is like starting anew and learning a brand-new program. Those experienced with previous versions of Final Cut and other non-linear editors such as iMovie, Adobe Premiere Pro, and Avid Media Composer already understand the basic concepts of editing and are now looking for a quick guide to getting started. In this useful, cut-to-the-chase guide to the program, popular trainer and Final Cut guru Larry Jordan takes these experienced users through all the components of the software, from importing footage and organizing media to export and sharing. Along the way, they'll learn the best ways to edit footage and add transitions, effects, and filters, do basic color correcting, work with audio, and utilize a variety of HD workflow techniques, to name a few. Within a weekend, users will learn the best ways to start editing in this groundbreaking program in this must-have guide --

Welcome -- Preparing For Final Cut Pro X: -- Getting your system ready to edit -- Why use an editing workflow? -- Summary -- Get Started Editing: -- Learning about events and projects -- Starting Final Cut Pro X -- Touring the interface -- Creating a new event -- Importing media -- Creating a new project -- Creating a simple edit -- Summary -- Keyboard shortcuts -- Managing Events, Projects, And Shortcuts: -- All about events -- All about projects -- Creating keyboard shortcuts -- Summary -- Keyboard shortcuts -- Managing Media: -- Overview -- Naming media folders -- Importing media -- Special cases -- Summary -- Keyboard shortcuts -- Organizing Clips: Ratings, Keywords, And Extended Metadata: -- Displaying events and clips -- Working the ratings -- Keying in on keywords -- Managing metadata -- Summary -- Keyboard shortcuts -- Editing: -- Editing process -- Editing and playback preferences -- Editing techniques -- Summary -- Keyboard shortcuts -- Organizing Your Edit: -- Making selections -- Using markers and to-dos -- Copy and paste options -- Magnetic timeline -- Magic of compound clips -- Grab bag of tools -- Roles -- Timeline index -- Summary -- Keyboard shortcuts -- Trimming …