Final Cut Pro 6 Video Tutorial – Editing Basics 06: Importing Video (3) – iShowU

Over the next several days, we are going to release several or up to a dozen video tutorials for Apple’s Final Cut Pro 6. This series is intended for those who have just started using Final Cut Pro 6 without prior experience in digital video editing and need some guidance. We, MacHouse, edit more than 200 videos each year, using Apple Final Cut Pro. So we can help you.

This Final Cut Pro 6 video tutorial series is for offline editing. That is, we assume that all video clips are stored on a hard disk drive. So we don’t import videos from video cameras.

Ambrosia’s Snapz Pro X isn’t necessarily the best screen-capture application for some people because of its frame rate problem. So what are other choices do Mac users have? One choice is shinywhitebox’s iShowU, which we reviewed several months ago. (Click here to read the review.)

In this video tutorial, we want to figure out what is the best way of using iShowU screen-capture videos with Final Cut Pro. So we first screen-capture desktop action with iShowU in real time. We then import this iShowU video to Final Cut Pro.

Keywords: Record system audio, Normal frame rate, Scale, Quality, Compression, Mouse recording, Mouse clicks, Capture size, Sequence, Render All  Continue reading →

Final Cut Pro 6 Video Tutorial – Editing Basics 05: Importing Video (2) – Snapz Pro X

Over the next several days, we are going to release several or up to a dozen video tutorials for Apple’s Final Cut Pro 6. This series is intended for those who have just started using Final Cut Pro 6 without prior experience in digital video editing and need some guidance. We, MacHouse, edit more than 200 videos each year, using Apple Final Cut Pro. So we can help you.

This Final Cut Pro 6 video tutorial series is for offline editing. That is, we assume that all video clips are stored on a hard disk drive. So we don’t import videos from video cameras.

One of the most popular screen-capture application for Mac is Ambrosia’s Snapz Pro X. So we want to use Snapz Pro X videos with Final Cut Pro. A question that you might ask is which video compressor is the best in making video tutorials. H.264 is a favorite compression choice for Mac users because QuickTime 7 supports it at default. So should we compress source videos with H.264? Wait… They say H.264 is a delivery codec. A delivery codec… What do they mean by that? Is H.264 really a delivery codec in the first place? Or if it is, should we use DV instead to compress source videos and edit them with Final Cut Pro?

In the 5th tutorial of the Final Cut Pro 6 video tutorial series, using Ambrosia’s Snapz Pro X, we first screen-capture desktop action for several seconds in real time. We then import this video clip to Final Cut Pro to figure out what is the best way of using Snapz Pro X video.

Keywords: Movie, Movie Settings, Fraterate, Compression Settings, DV, H.264 Delivery Codec, Key frame, Single-pass, Multi-pass, Sound Settings, Compressor, None, Sequence Settings, Field Dominance, Item Properties, Format, Export, Sequence, Render Selection, Render All  Continue reading →

Final Cut Pro 6 Video Tutorial – Editing Basics 04: Importing Video (1) – MPEG-2

Over the next several days, we are going to release several or up to a dozen video tutorials for Apple’s Final Cut Pro 6. This series is intended for those who have just started using Final Cut Pro 6 without prior experience in digital video editing and need some guidance. We, MacHouse, edit more than 200 videos each year, using Apple Final Cut Pro. So we can help you.

This Final Cut Pro 6 video tutorial series is for offline editing. That is, we assume that all video clips are stored on a hard disk drive. So we don’t import videos from video cameras.

We’ve seen largely how Final Cut Pro works. We now enter Part II, where we learn how to import video files in different cases. In this video tutorial, we will see we can use MPEG-2 files with Final Cut Pro.

Keywords: Item Properties, Format, Sequence Settings, NTSC (4:3), Field Dominance, Upper (Odd), Fields, Compressor, None, AIFF, Stereo Downmix, Sequence, Render All  Continue reading →

Final Cut Pro 6 Video Tutorial – Editing Basics 03: Workflow 2

Over the next several days, we are going to release several or up to a dozen video tutorials for Apple’s Final Cut Pro 6. This series is intended for those who have just started using Final Cut Pro 6 without prior experience in digital video editing and need some guidance. We, MacHouse, edit more than 200 videos each year, using Apple Final Cut Pro. So we can help you.

This Final Cut Pro 6 video tutorial series is for offline editing. That is, we assume that all video clips are stored on a hard disk drive. So we don’t import videos from video cameras.

The third video of the tutorial series starts at the point where we ended the last tutorial. We continue to overview Final Cut Pro’s basic editing techniques like creating a freeze shot, making a cut on a clip and setting a keyframe.

Keywords: Item Properties, Format, AIF, Viewer, Snap, Make Freeze Frame, Duration, Opacity, Unrendred  Continue reading →