Editing Techniques

Final Cut Pro Starter Guide

Task 1:               10 Step guide for uploading your footage into Final Cut Pro.

Step One: Plug the charger and USB lead into camera. Then press the ‘On’ button.

Step Two: Go into the footage section in the camera. Select the footage you’d like to use.

Step Three: Open up Final Cut Pro, once up click ‘File’ then ‘New’ then ‘Project’.

Step Four:  A pop up will appear, where you will need to give your project a name, then press Ok.

Step Five: Either press the arrow facing down on the navigator bar with the tools OR go to file then hover the mouse on the import button and click on Media.

Step Six: A ‘media import’ window will appear, on the left hand side you will see sub-titles named ‘Cameras’, ‘Devices’, ‘Favorites’.

Step Seven: You will then see your camera’s name pop up in the ‘Cameras’ section, click this and double click ‘Import all’ your footage should automatically upload to the projects window.

Step Eight:  Click on the footage, you may want to select your first scene.

Step Nine:  Drag this down to the timeline and continue doing this for all the scenes until everything is on the timeline.

Step Ten: Once all the scenes are on the timeline, your virtually ready to start editing your film, there are tools and features that are available for you to include in your film, should you wish to. Now your footage is uploaded you can drag it to the timeline and start editing!