Film and Video Editing Software for Beginners
Resources and information to make high quality videos at the Boston Public Library.
What is Final Cut Pro X?
Final Cut Pro X is a professional non-linear video editing application you can use to edit film/video. Final Cut X ships with:
- keying tools
- mattes
- vocal de-poppers and audio filters
- multiple color correction tools
- and much more
Final Cut supports several film formats and users can import projects directly from iMovie.
Online Courses at the BPL
- LinkedIn LearningLynda.com is a leading online learning company that helps anyone learn business, software, technology and creative skills to achieve personal and professional goals.
Through the library's subscription, you have access to the lynda.com video library of engaging, top-quality courses taught by recognized industry experts. Here are some popular series to help you with Final cut pro X
• Final Cut Pro X 10.3 and 10.4 Essential Training with Ashley Kennedy
• Final Cut Pro X Weekly Nick Harauz
• Final Cut Pro X Guru: Motion Graphics in Motion and After Effects with Nick Harauz
Online Resources and Communities
- Serge M aka LPT Guy --YoutubeA YouTube channel devoted to helping online video creators with filming and editing techniques, equipment recommendations and reviews, and helpful information about publishing and promoting videos on all social platforms.
- Final Cut Pro X ResourcesFind online tutorials, and support from a community of industry professionals
- Free Final Cut Pro X --Ripple TrainingRipple Training provides tutorials and tools for video production. This link is to free tutorials but there are also paid tutorials/plugins offered by this site.
Selected Titles
Final Cut Pro X 10. 3 - Apple Pro Training Series by
This Apple-certified guide presents a real-world workflow from raw media to finished project to demonstrate the features of Final Cut Pro X 10.3 and the practical techniques you will use in editing projects. Using professionally acquired media, you'll utilise the same tools and editing techniques used by editors worldwide in this revolutionary editing software. Renowned editor and master trainer Brendan Boykin starts with basic video editing techniques and takes you all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful features. The lessons start as real world as it gets--with an empty application. After downloading the media files, you will be guided through creating a project from scratch to finished draft. The basic workflow and tools are covered in Lessons 1 through 4 where you create a rough cut. The real-world workflow continues through the remaining lessons as you take the basic project and enhance it with a deeper dive into the more advanced Final Cut Pro X 10.3 features, including how to easily import and organise media using metadata, advanced audio design with Roles, stunning effects including 3D titles, and much more. Downloadable lesson and media files to work sequentially through exercises for hours of hands-on training. Focused lessons teach concepts and take students step by step through professional, real-world editing scenarios to create a final project. Chapter review questions summarise what students learn to prepare them for the Apple certification exam. Web Edition provides full text of the book available online with revised content for significant software updates. The Apple Pro Training Series is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification program. Upon completing the course material in this guide, you can become Apple Certified by passing the certification exam at an Apple Authorized Training Center
Final Cut Pro X: Learning the Basics by
This software is a professional video editing software that has been developed by Apple Inc. It is a part of their larger Pro Apps group of software programs. It was originally released in June 2011 for sale in the Apple Store and is the successor to Final Cut Pro. It inherited its name from its predecessor but it is a completely re-written application. This is so as it shares some of its developmental code with Apple's video editing software iMovie. This approach allows it to take advantage of the computer's memory to give improved playback performance.
