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Continuing Education CE*9559C*01 David Francis,
[email protected] Course Description An overview of non-linear editing using Apples Final Cut Pro, this course introduces students to the primary feature set and basic interface of the program. Learn to perform basic editing functions while becoming familiar with the user interface. Topics include basic setup, adjusting and customizing preferences and settings, capturing video and audio, various editing and trimming techniques, Ripple, Roll, Slip and Slide tools, audio editing and audio creation, finishing and final output. Students are encouraged to supply their own source material on mini-DV media. Prerequisite: Knowledge of Macintish operating system. Course Objective By the end of the the class students will be able to import, edit, and export Digital Video and Digital Audio. Students will be able to add Text and Effects to the final edit and export their final product. Course Assessment The course is project based and student performance will be measured through the completion of assigned projects in addition to various terminology and methods discussed. Students may be quizzed at any time orally or in written format. Session 1 Date: 09-28-2010 Intro to Final Cut Pro Objective: Students will gain knowledge of Post Production Workflow and video formats Activities: * Introduction to Course * Syllabus * Discuss Post Production Phase * Discuss the Industry Workflow * Discuss Post-Production Workflow * Discuss Video Formats, nonlinear and nondestructive editing * Open Final Cut Pro and Identify the various Windows and Icons * Set User Preferences * Set Scratch Disks
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Discuss the following: * Video Formats and Timecode * Nonlinear and Nondestructive Editing * Video Formats Compatible with Final Cut Pro * Audio Formats Compatible with Final Cut Pro * Video Format Basics * Introduction to Projects, Clips, and Sequences * The Building Blocks of Projects * Working with Projects * The Connection Between Clips and Media Files * File naming Considerations Session 2 Date: 10-05-2010 Session 2 Basics of Working in the Final Cut Pro Interface Objective: Students will gain Understanding of the Final Cut Pro Interface Activities: * Using Keyboard Shortcuts, Buttons, and Shortcut Menus * Customizing the Interface * Undoing and Redoing Changes * Entering Timecode for Navigation Purposes * Browser Basics ** How You Use the Browser ** Working in the Browser Customizing the Browser Display Viewer Basics ** How You Can Use the Viewer ** Opening a Clip in the Viewer ** Learning About the Viewer ** Tabs in the Viewer * Transport Controls * Playhead Control * Playhead Sync Pop-Up Menu * Canvas Basics ** How You Use the Canvas ** Opening, Selecting, and Closing Sequences in the Canvas
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** Editing Controls in the Canvas * Marking Controls * Timeline Basics * How You Use the Timeline * Opening and Closing Sequences in the Timeline * Changing Timeline Display Options * Navigating in the Timeline * Zooming and Scrolling in the Timeline Session 3 Date: 10-12-2010 Session 3 Logging, Capturing, and Importing Objective: Students will gain knowledge of logging and capturing Activities: * Overview of Logging and Capturing * Ways to Log and Capture Footage in Final Cut Pro * Logging Clips * The Importance of Logging * Benefits of Logging * Monitoring Video and Audio While Logging * Capturing Your Footage to Disk * Before You Capture * Different Ways to Capture Footage * Batch Capturing Clips * Before You Batch Capture * Batch Capturing Selected Clips * Capturing Clips as You Log (Capture Clip) * Capturing Entire Tapes (Capture Now) * Limiting the Duration of the Capture Now Process * Capturing an Entire Tape Using Capture Now * Automatically Creating Subclips Using DV Start/Stop Detection * Capturing Footage Without Device * Control Using a Non-Controllable Device for Capture * Capturing Video and Audio Separately * Capturing Footage with Timecode Breaks * The Importance of Avoiding Timecode Breaks * How to Avoid Capturing Clips with Timecode Breaks
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* Renaming Media Files After Capture * Using the Media Manager After Capturing * Importing Media Files into Your Project * What File Formats Can Be Imported? * Importing Media Files * Importing Still Images and Graphics Session 4 Date: 10-19-2010 Session 4 Organizing and Editing Objective: Students will gain knowledge of organizing media and editing in the timeline Activities: * Organizing Footage in the Browser * Using Bins to Organize Clips * Using Labels to Organize Clips * Sorting Items in the Browser Using Column Headings * Searching for Clips in the Browser and Finder * Revealing a Clip’s Media File in the Finder * Creating Subclips * Techniques for Breaking Large Clips into Subclips * Creating Independent Media Files from Subclips After Capturing * Using Markers * What Can You Do with Markers? * Setting In and Out Points Based on a Selection in the Timeline * Navigating to In and Out Points * Moving In and Out Points * Clearing In and Out Points * Adding Video Transitions and effects * Adding Titling Session 5 Date: 10-26-2010 Session 5 More Editing Objective: Students will gain knowledge editing in the Timeline and working with tracks Activities:
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* Working with Projects, Clips, and Sequences * Backing Up and Restoring Projects * Types of Clips * Sequences as Clips * Viewing and Changing the Properties of a Clip * Creating and Working with Sequences * Creating and Deleting Sequences * Opening and Closing Sequences * Copying a Sequence into Another Project * Basic Sequence and Timeline Settings * The Fundamentals of Adding Clips to a Sequence * Creating a Rough Edit * How Clips Appear in the Timeline * Working with Tracks in the Timeline * Adding and Deleting Tracks * Specifying Destination Tracks in the Timeline * Understanding Source and Destination Controls * Setting Destination Tracks * Changing Source and Destination Control Connections * Disconnecting Source and Destination Controls * Resetting Destination Tracks to the Default State * Locking Tracks to Prevent Edits or Changes * Disabling Tracks to Hide Content During Playback * Resizing Timeline Tracks * Saving Track Layouts Session 6 Date: 11-02-2010 Session 6 Arranging Clips in the Timeline Objective: Students will gain knowledge of Arranging Clips in the Timeline
Activities: * Snapping to Points in the Timeline * Moving Items Within the Timeline * Moving by Dragging * Moving Clips Numerically * Performing Shuffle Edits
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* Copying and Pasting Clips in the Timeline * Copying Clips by Option-Dragging * Copying, Cutting, and Pasting Clips in the Timeline * Example: Copying and Pasting Audio and Video Clip Items to Different Tracks in the * Timeline * Deleting Clips from a Sequence * Deleting with a Lift Edit (Leaving a Gap) * Deleting with a Ripple Edit (Leaving No Gap) * Finding and Closing Gaps * Color-Coding Clips in the Timeline Session 7 Date: 11-09-2010 Session 7 Linking and Editing Video and Audio in Sync Objective: The students will gain knowledge in syncing audio and video Activities: * Linked Sync Relationships Between Video and Audio Clips * When Linked Clips Are Moved out of Sync * Understanding Sync Relationships Between Multiple Linked Audio Items * Linking and Unlinking Video and Audio Clip Items in the Timeline * Linking Video and Audio Clip Items * Unlinking Video and Audio Clip Items * Selecting Individual Clip Items While They Are Linked * Getting Clip Items Back in Sync * Moving a Clip into Sync * Slipping a Clip Item into Sync * Moving or Slipping All Clip Items into Sync at Once * Establishing a Different Sync Relationship Between Linked Clip Items * Marking a Clip as In Sync * Learning About Linking Behavior in Audio Channel Pairs Session 8 Date: 11-16-2010 Session 8 Audio Editing Basics Objective: The students will gain a knowledge of Audio Editing Activities:
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* The Goals of Audio Editing * Using Waveform Displays to Help You Edit Audio * Editing Audio in the Viewer * Opening Audio Clips in the Viewer * Viewing Audio Tracks in the Viewer * Zooming In or Out of the Waveform Display Area * Scrolling Through a Zoomed-In Audio Clip * Using the J, K, and L Keys to Hear Subtle Details * Turning Off the Audio Scrubbing Sounds * About Setting Edit Points for Audio * Dragging an Audio Clip to the Canvas, Browser, or Timeline * Trimming Audio Clips in the Viewer * Editing Audio in the Timeline * Zooming In and Out of Waveforms in the Timeline * Moving Audio Items from One Track to Another at the Same Frame * Using Audio Transitions to Smooth Audible Changes * Creating or Separating Stereo Pairs * Examples of Ways to Easily Edit Audio * Replacing Unwanted Audio with Room Tone * Fixing Awkward Audio Cuts in the Timeline Session 9 Date: 11-23-2010 Session 9 Audio Mixing Objective: The students will gain a knowledge of Audio Mixing Activities: * Audio Fundamentals * What Is Sound? * Fundamentals of a Sound Wave * Stereo Audio * Digital Audio * Sample Rate * Bit Depth Audio Signal Flow in Final Cut Pro * Audio Tracks * Audio Output Export Settings * Adding Audio Effects
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Session 10 Date: 11-30-2010 Session 10 Exporting Objective: The Students will gain knowledge in the finishing and output of the final product Activities: Preparing to Output to Tape Printing to Video Tape from Timeline Exporting Quicktime Movies Exporting Sequences for DVD Create a Short DVD using iDVD Student Materials External Drive with 250G’s of free space
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Total Material Cost: $95 (Total Required: $95) All students are expected to attend classes regularly and promptly, and for the duration of the scheduled instructional time. Individual instructors will decide the optimum time for taking attendance and may penalize for habitual lateness of absence. Repeated absences may result in a grade of "F" for the course. Students who withdraw from a course must do so in writing. Nonattendance does not constitute an official withdrawal. To have ACT 48 Activity Hours for this course reported to the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) you must complete and return the CE Request for Activity Hours Submission Form to the UArts Continuing Studies Office and meet all requirements outlined by the PDE. The University of the Arts reserves the right to cancel classes due to low enrollment, reschedule any course or to change the instructor. If a cancellation should occur, students will be notified prior to the start of classes and will have the option of taking another course or receiving a full refund. The University is not responsible for supplies that may be purchased in advance.
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