Laying clips on a timeline is only part of editing. The bulk of editing is everything that happens after to finesse your edits. What are some trim tools in Final Cut Pro X that you need to know? In this video, learn how to quickly cut clips down in Final Cut Pro X with trim start/end.
- For me, when I string out clips on a timeline,…I really want to be able to cut off those tops and tails.…Final Cut does this really brilliantly.…Let's take a look.…So as I start to talk about cutting down clips quickly…with tops and tails,…I've just duplicated my original library here…and I've removed a whole bunch of the other projects…just to make it cleaner…and I've double clicked this quick cut so it's visible,…and for this I'm really not needed as much of my browser,…so I'm just going to hide that.…Let's make my timeline just a little bit larger…so we can see this.…
Oh, that's right.…I can't make it any larger on my screen.…I'll hit a Shift + Z.…I want to show you the way a lot of people work,…and then I want to show you a smarter way to work.…I've thrown down a whole bunch of clips here.…I would grab my B, blade tool,…I would cut this, switch back from my arrow,…hit the delete key.…Neat part about the delete key is…it'll close that gap automatically.…Undo, I don't need that.…A smarter way to work is what's called…
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Released
1/9/2018- Touring the Final Cut Pro X interface
- Ingesting footage
- Browsing and organizing media
- Adjusting metadata
- Editing in Final Cut Pro X
- Trimming clips
- Mixing audio
- Adding effects
- Creating titles
- Exporting projects
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome19s
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Using the exercise files1m 28s
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1. Overview at 10,000 Feet: Thinking in FCP X
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Learn to love the Inspector2m 52s
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2. Ingest
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3. Browsing and Organizing
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Where are my subclips?2m 21s
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4. Editing
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How everyday editing works4m 12s
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Nuances of replacing clips3m 29s
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5. Adjusting Clips on the Timeline
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Using the Blade tool1m 15s
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6. Mixing and Working with Audio
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7. Effects
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Adding and saving effects3m 43s
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Compound clips2m 55s
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Adding titles3m 17s
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8. Media Management and Output
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Deleting render files1m 39s
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Conclusion
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Next steps29s
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Video: Cutting down clips quickly with trim start/end (Tops and Tails)