Difference between revisions of "Mediaworks - Final Cut 101"

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=== Multimedia Lab Proficiency ===
 
=== Multimedia Lab Proficiency ===
 
[http://www.evergreen.edu/electronicmedia/docs/mml_lab_use_guidelines.pdf Multimedia Lab Use Guidelines]
 
[http://www.evergreen.edu/electronicmedia/docs/mml_lab_use_guidelines.pdf Multimedia Lab Use Guidelines]
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=== Downloading Files ===
 
=== Downloading Files ===
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*Copy the DCIM folder from the memory card into your folder  
 
*Copy the DCIM folder from the memory card into your folder  
 
*Eject the memory card after copying by dragging it to the trash
 
*Eject the memory card after copying by dragging it to the trash
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=== Creating a Final Cut Project ===
 
=== Creating a Final Cut Project ===
 
[[Scratch Disk - FCP|Scratch Disk - FCP]]
 
[[Scratch Disk - FCP|Scratch Disk - FCP]]
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=== Log and Transfer ===
 
=== Log and Transfer ===
 
#Go to '''File > Log and Transfer''', or Shift+Command+8.  
 
#Go to '''File > Log and Transfer''', or Shift+Command+8.  
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==== Setting Preferences ====
 
==== Setting Preferences ====
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''Note: If you are working on Final Cut 7 from home please Aaron Kruse about installing extra software to download files from the T1/2i.''
 
''Note: If you are working on Final Cut 7 from home please Aaron Kruse about installing extra software to download files from the T1/2i.''
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==== Importing Clips ====
 
==== Importing Clips ====
 
#Click the Add Volume (Command+i) and select the folder copied from the camera.  
 
#Click the Add Volume (Command+i) and select the folder copied from the camera.  
 
#To import your footage select the clip you want to transfer. Set the in and out points, set the Clip Name and Reel Name and then click ‘Add Clip to Queue’. Once placed in the Queue, media will begin to transfer.  
 
#To import your footage select the clip you want to transfer. Set the in and out points, set the Clip Name and Reel Name and then click ‘Add Clip to Queue’. Once placed in the Queue, media will begin to transfer.  
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=== Playback ===
 
=== Playback ===
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See the [[Video Playback HD - FCP|Video Playback HD]] tutorial for instructions.
 
See the [[Video Playback HD - FCP|Video Playback HD]] tutorial for instructions.
  
=== Sequence Settings ===
 
  
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=== Sequence Settings ===
 
[[Sequence Settings HD - FCP|Sequence Settings HD - FCP]]
 
[[Sequence Settings HD - FCP|Sequence Settings HD - FCP]]
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=== Adding Titles ===
 
=== Adding Titles ===
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=== Share ===
 
=== Share ===

Revision as of 12:37, 4 October 2011

Multimedia Lab Proficiency

Multimedia Lab Use Guidelines


Downloading Files

  • Connect a card reader + memory card from your camera
  • Create a folder on the User Drive with your name
  • Copy the DCIM folder from the memory card into your folder
  • Eject the memory card after copying by dragging it to the trash


Creating a Final Cut Project

Scratch Disk - FCP


Log and Transfer

  1. Go to File > Log and Transfer, or Shift+Command+8.


Setting Preferences

Our labs are set to convert clips from the Canon T1i and T2i to Apple ProRes 422 (LT).

Note: If you are working on Final Cut 7 from home please Aaron Kruse about installing extra software to download files from the T1/2i.


Importing Clips

  1. Click the Add Volume (Command+i) and select the folder copied from the camera.
  2. To import your footage select the clip you want to transfer. Set the in and out points, set the Clip Name and Reel Name and then click ‘Add Clip to Queue’. Once placed in the Queue, media will begin to transfer.


Playback

Preview clips using the computer monitor with Digital Cinema Desktop.

See the Video Playback HD tutorial for instructions.


Sequence Settings

Sequence Settings HD - FCP


Adding Titles

Share

Share - FCP