Learning to use 'Final Cut Pro' programme - Hurtwood

So in a previous post I spoke about the Preliminary task that we did which involved us shooting a short piece with two characters. Our next task was to start editing the shots together and create a continuous and flowing clip.

Nobody in our group had had any experience with this editing programme, 'Final Cut Pro' so it was all new and slightly confusing to use to start with, however it wasn't massively difficult to grasp the main features once we got stuck in.

To start with we had to import our video files onto the programme, then we'd be able to manipulate the clips and produce our final clip.

The first tool we where introduced to was 'the bin', which isn't as you would expect a 'trash bin' to use to get rid of unwanted files etc.. but infact it is the name for a 'new folder' - this proved to be slightly mind boggling. 

Cutting the video's shorter was fairly simple, you would just hover over the end or front of the preferred clip and then drag to the area of which you'd like to cut to. All straight forward, however there would be times where the clip wouldn't sit in the correct place, so you'd then have to use the 'snapping'. This made you're cutting more precise and accurate.

Also another main feature which is very useful is the 'Soundbridge'. This is used when you want to seperate the sound from its image, so you are able to overlap other silent clips with a different audio.

There are many other endless feautres on this programme, some more extreme than others, but the above ones mentioned are simple, easy and frequently used because its their common tools.