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Meeting #1
- These are the media files we'll be using (~2.5 GB). After downloading, move to external drive or your Movies folder.
- Honor System: For each meeting (starting tonight), submit the time you were actually here, rounded to the nearest half-hour (e.g. arrive at 3:44, submit 2 hrs; arrive 3:46, submit 1.5). FCP X Mentors add 1 hour to that.
- The far right tab labelled "FCP X/Motion Resources" gives links to trainings, free stuff, etc.
- Items to bring to all meetings:
- Headphones (absolute must, even if they're just iPhone earbuds)
- External drive
- Laptop (fully charged)
- Want to see a real professional work flow for a project similar to what we are going to do? Click here.
- You must care about what you create
- Limited to media downloaded above EXCEPT you can bring in an alternate music track (highly recommended) and any effects, titles, etc. from FCP X or Motion.
- Must be 1:00:00 (one minute exactly)
- Don't go beyond the steps covered at meetings (i.e., don't "finish early"); only work on areas covered
- At the end, it should be an example of your best work that you are proud of
- Your finished project will be shared with others for comment
- Beyond that, you can do anything with it you want. Be creative within these strict guidelines.
Final Cut Pro X- Quick Trip to Preferences
- Interface
- Libraries
- Browser
- Timeline
- Viewer
- Inspector (Command-4 to toggle)
- Tool Bar
- Work Flow
- (LEP: Library, Event, Project)
- Analogy for above: file cabinet, file folder, document
- For our purposes: 1 Library containing 1 Event containing 1 [or more] Projects
- Importing
- Create New Library
- Re-name Library and Event
- Click Import; be sure to select in Import window:
- Correct Event
- Copy to Library
- Create Optimized Media
- Keywords from Folders
- Re-naming clips in bulk
- Prep the Custom Name
- Modify > Apply Custom Name > Edit > Custom Name with Counter
- Change Custom Name; set Counter to start at "1" with 2 digits
- Select clips to be affected
- Modify > Apply Custom Name > Custom Name with Counter
- Keyword Collections
- Based on folder structure on import, if applicable
- Create New Slider Keyword Collection and drag clips to it (last 3 in postprod).
- You can drag selections so only part of a clip has a Keyword applied (drag selection onto Keyword of choice)
- Consider making a folder for Keyword Collections
- Making Selections (Command-drag for extra selections) and Favorites (F); removing favorites (U); Down Arrow to next clip
Smart Collection: Your New Best Friend
- Automatic Smart Collections
- Whether you want them or not, you get them (mostly a good thing)
- They are Library-wide; they pick up info from any Event in the Library
- Basic Smart Collection: limited criteria
- Master Smart Collection
- Add Ratings
- Add Text (e.g. production)
- Add Keywords
- Add Used Media
- Media Type
For Next Meeting:- Finish identifying your Favorites (add Keywords, too, if you want)
- Find a piece of music to use as your sound bed
- Do NOT start building a timeline/storyline
- If you want to practice, make a 15-30 second movie of something you care about, just to get some experience under fire.
- New Library/Event/Project
- Import
- Organize
- Build
- Export (Command-E)
Motion
- Getting Ready
- Apple > System Preferences > Keyboard > Use All Function Keys...
- Apple > System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts > Show Spotlight Search off
- Modifying a Built-in Effect
- Titles > Bumper/Opener > Open in Motion
- Look at Structure
- Look at Current Published
- Add Colorize Filter
- Publish
- Colorize
- Remap Black
- Remap White
- Intensity
- Look at Project tab; rename and organize Published parameters
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