2015
Lynda
Nick Harauz
1:55
English
Organization has always been a key to successful post-production. As video technology evolves, there may be more choices and challenges, but the fundamental organization techniques remain relevant. In Final Cut Pro X Guru: Organizing Assets, professional editor Nick Harauz looks at all of the ways Final Cut helps you organize assets for editing. By the end of this course, you'll be able to find, sort, and select the clips you want faster, start editing sooner, and reactivate archived projects quicker.
Introduction
Welcome
What you should know before watching this course
Organization: What works best for you?
1. Asset Organization Today
Benefits of organizing assets
Updates to modern workflows
Organizing assets in and out of Final Cut Pro X
Libraries vs. event organization
2. Efficient Importing in Final Cut Pro X v. 10.2
Determining the best import method for your workflow
Using the media import window
Copying files vs. leaving files in place
Transcoding files and creating proxies
Importing tags and folders as keyword collections
Importing graphics
Analyzing for color balance and audio problems
Importing and syncing audio files
Dragging and dropping files into FCP X and import settings
3. Organization inside Final Cut Pro X v. 10.2
Pre-editing and adding notes
Understanding the Event Viewer
Applying keywords to part of a clip (subclipping)
Creating keyword shortcuts
Searching and filtering clips
Adding clips to favorites or rejecting clips
Working with folders
Regular vs. to-do markers
Marker shortcuts
Using the Timeline Index
Creating roles
4. Working with Metadata
Exploring metadata
Creating smart collections
Understanding metadata views
Editing metadata views
Adding custom metadata fields
Applying custom names
Creating new custom names
5. Using Metadata for Export
Descriptions and tags for export and online distribution
Using roles for export
Chapter markers for DVDs
6. Media Management
Modifying storage locations
Consolidating media
Retrieving a backup library
Archiving and moving libraries
Conclusion
Next steps
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