Create Color, Shape and Custom Masks in Apple Final Cut Pro [v]

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

EXCERPT DESCRIPTION

Masks allow us to select a portion of a video image. In this short video tutorial, Larry Jordan shows a variety of ways to use color, shape and custom masks in Apple Final Cut Pro to create visual effects or fix problems.

Create Color, Shape and Custom Masks in Apple Final Cut Pro

TRT: 12:03 — MPEG-4 HD movie

SESSION DESCRIPTION

This week, we go deep inside Apple Final Cut Pro to discover tips and techniques that can help you work faster, create higher-quality images and use effects more, um, effectively.

Join instructor Larry Jordan as he covers how to:

• Pick the right version of ProRes for your project
• Optimize Final Cut preference settings
• Use advanced features of the multicam Angle Editor
• Create chroma key effects
• Create variable clip speed effects
• Create Mask effects
• Access undocumented FCP features

If you are looking for ways to take your Final Cut skills to the next level, this session will give you a head start.

AUDIENCE LEVEL

This is an intermediate-level session. Some knowledge of Final Cut will be helpful in understanding these demos.