[...]... Accessed through the Final Cut Pro Help menu, the Reference Guide contains a complete description of all features Apple website: www.apple.com Final Cut Studio 3 system requirements: www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs.html What’s new in Final Cut Pro 7: www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/whatsnew.html Technical specifications: www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/specs.html FCP for Avid Tips: www.weynand.com/wt/content/fcp -for- avid/ ... official Apple Pro Training Series course Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors: A Guide for Editors Making the Switch This is not just another book on Apple Final Cut Pro (FCP), and it wasn’t written for a general audience It was developed and written specifically for Avid editors who want to learn FCP And this version includes many references to the latest software versions, both Avid 5 and Final Cut Pro 7 Since... Tips: www.weynand.com/wt/content/fcp -for- avid/ L esson 1 Projects and Interface This lesson will get you started in Final Cut Pro at the project level, just as you would begin an Avid editing session Projects and sequences are handled a little differently in Final Cut Pro than they are on an Avid Media Composer system For example, in FCP you can work with multiple projects and sequences open at the same... help you make a smooth transition from Avid to FCP and to get you comfortable editing in FCP as quickly as possible About the Apple Pro Training Series Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors is part of the official training series for Apple Pro applications developed by experts in the field The lessons are designed to let you learn at your own pace If you’re new to Final Cut Pro, you’ll learn the fundamental concepts... Apple Pro by taking a certification exam at any Apple Authorized Training Center Certification is offered in Final Cut Pro, Motion, Color, Soundtrack xvi Getting Started Resources Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors is not intended as a comprehensive reference manual, nor does it replace the documentation that comes with the application For comprehensive information about program... on only one project at a time, Final Cut Pro allows you to have multiple projects open simultaneously To contain a group of projects, FCP has a Working with Projects Browser window in which you can simply browse through your projects and the project elements The Browser serves a similar purpose to Avid s Project window: to contain and organize bins, clips, effects, and sequences Avid s project window... that appears when you open FCP for the first time All other settings and preferences are addressed in Lesson 3 NOTE 1 2 Projects and Interface Opening Final Cut Pro At this point, you should have installed Final Cut Pro on your computer, following the directions that came with the application You launch FCP in similar ways to Avid Media Composer On many Avid systems, the program icon is on the desktop,... projects: 1 To create a new project, choose File > New Project, or press Command-Shift-N A tab for that new project appears in the Browser along with any other projects that may already be open 7 Creating and Organizing Bins Creating and Organizing Bins In Avid, a bin is a container for clips, subclips, effects, and sequences The same is true in Final Cut Pro, but the icons are different Avid FCP Bin Clip Subclip... bins When you open FCP from its program icon, when no previously saved project was left open, an untitled project will be created automatically with the current settings FCP uses the default name Untitled Project # for every new project If you double-click a specific FCP project file from your desktop, that project will open as the program is opened The name of any open project appears on a folder tab... that in Avid, you are asked to choose among projects from a Select Project dialog, while in FCP, a project is created and opened for you automatically when you open the program However, both programs allow you to set a preference to automatically start the last project on startup The FCP interface is similar to Avid s if you compare the functions of each window, although FCP uses different names for some . website: www.apple.com Final Cut Studio 3 system requirements: www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/specs.html What’s new in Final Cut Pro 7: www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/whatsnew.html Technical. www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/specs.html FCP for Avid Tips: www.weynand.com/wt/content/fcp -for- avid/