Final Cut Pro: Create a Fit-to-Fill Edit [v]

[This is an excerpt from a recent on-line video webinar: “Clip Speed Changes in Apple Final Cut Pro” which is available as a download in our store, or as part of our Video Training Library.]

EXCERPT DESCRIPTION

Changing the playback speed of a clip is all the rage in video today. In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows how to create a fit-to-fill edit, where the speed of the inserted clip is altered to match the duration you need it to fill in the Final Cut Pro timeline.

Final Cut Pro: Create a Fit-to-Fill Edit

TRT: 3:56 — MPEG-4 HD movie

SESSION DESCRIPTION

Changing the speed of a clip is all the rage in video today; especially extreme slow motion. In this session, you’ll discover how it’s done using Apple Final Cut Pro.

Join host, Larry Jordan, as he showcases how to change clip playback speed in a variety of different ways. This session will demonstrate how to create:

• Still/Freeze frames
• Hold frames
• Slow motion & Fast motion
• Fit to fill edits
• Conforming a high-frame rate clip to create extremely high-quality slow motion
• Variable speed changes within a clip
• Variable speed transitions

Speed changes are surprisingly flexible, easy to create and can add depth and interest to your next project. This session will show you everything you need to know.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

This is an intermediate-level session. Some knowledge of Apple Final Cut Pro will be helpful, but not required.