If you have a video where you need to introduce the person talking in an interview, adding a lower third is a great way to do it. How do you create a lower third in Final Cut Pro X and Motion? In this video, author Nick Harauz demonstrates how to create lower thirds using both Final Cut Pro X and Motion.
- In this movie, we're going to take a look at creating…a lower third in Motion to have available…in Final Cut Pro 10 for all of our projects.…So, if you're continuing from the last movie,…feel free to continue with the project…that you're working with, and if you're just tuning in,…I've created a 4.5 P-word collection…with the current project that we're working with,…you can double click to open it.…And, in the last movie,…we created a compound clip to basically…throw a film look or a type of color look on our project.…So, the actually look itself is all in the compound clip,…and if you're looking to see all of the clips…that are associated with this project,…simply double click, which we want to do,…and you can see the contents…of that compound clip are our projects so far.…
If you need to go back to the compound clip,…just hit the left arrow key, we're going to stay in here.…Now, we are going to create this lower third inside of Motion,…but however, you should note that if you go up here…to the title and generator sidebar,…
Author
Nick Harauz
Released
3/27/2017This course was created by RHED Pixel. We're honored to host this content in our library.
- Organizing project assets and creating libraries
- Using Keyword Collections and Smart Collections
- Creating a storyboard edit from favorites
- Making placeholders for graphics
- Adding to-do markers to make notes
- Using the Timeline Index
- Refining with the Trim tool
- Adding motion effects, fades, and transitions
- Applying color looks to compound clips
- Animating graphics and lower thirds
- Fixing sound problems
- Creating split edits
- Maximizing keywords for export
- Exporting a video to YouTube or Vimeo
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome42s
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Using the exercise files2m 33s
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1. Knowing and Organizing Your Footage
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Importing your files6m 17s
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2. Assembling the Rough Cut
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3. Refining the Cut
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4. Adding Titles and Effects
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Applying motion effects6m 47s
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Adjusting clip speed3m 36s
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5. Fine-Tuning Audio
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Creating split edits5m 37s
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6. Exporting Your Video
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Conclusion
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Goodbye36s
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