See first hand how Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Server advances the art and technology of filmmaking with innovations that help you work faster, collaborate more efficiently, and finish brilliantly.

This seminar features terrific third-party solutions that work hand in hand with Final Cut Studio and Final Cut Server, including the Canon’s EOS plugin for editing and archiving your HD video from DSLR Cameras.

Where: Apple Offices, Reston, VA
When: June 9th, 2010 11:00 am to 2:00 pm
Presenter: Orlando Luna

Orlando attended our last May DCFCPUG meeting (Apple rep from Miami)

Rodney Mitchell

DCFCPUG

Final Cut Pro – Copying and Pasting Filters

Select filters

Copying and pasting filters is easy in Final Cut Pro.

First, you need to copy them.

In the Viewer, under the Filters tab, click the words Video Filters to select all the filters at once (or Command-click to select just the filters you want). Press Cmd+C to copy all the selected filters to the clipboard.

To paste, you have a variety of methods to choose from:

1. Select the timeline clips you want to use and choose Edit > Paste.

2. Load a clip into the Viewer, select the Filters tab, and press Cmd+V.

3. Select the clip(s) you want on the Timeline, select Edit > Paste Attributes, check the Filters checkbox, and click OK.

4. Drag the words Video Filters from the top of the Viewer containing the clip with the filters, to your destination clip(s) in the Timeline.

Final Cut Pro – Fun With the Anchor Point

Anchor Point

Have you ever wondered what the Anchor Point does in the Motion tab? Well, let’s find out.

First, load an image you want to manipulate from the Timeline into the Viewer. Select the Canvas, and in the View menu, choose Image+Wireframe.

The white dot that appears connected to the center of your image is the anchor point.

Select the Distort tool (press D) Then, drag the point to move it.

Now for some fun:

• Rotate your image – notice that it rotates around the anchor point.
• Drag the Scale slider and watch how the image scales from it’s original position and gradually recedes into the anchor point.
• Try changing both rotation and scale at the same time.

If you had trouble navigating or resolving links, I have resolved the issue surrounding that problem.
Let me know if you are still having any issues remaining.

Thank you for your patience as I worked through the issues.

Regards,

Rodney
DCFCPUG Leader