Presented: May 11, 2011

Export and resize stills – change speed in a variety of ways.

Each week, Larry Jordan presents a live, online, training webinar discussing issues related to video post-production; often focused on Apple Final Cut applications. For a list of upcoming webinars, click here.

Duration: 47:03
File size: 149 MB (ZIP file)
Format: QuickTime movie (1280 x 720)

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TUTORIAL

One of the significant changes in Final Cut Pro 7 is how it exports still frames (also called “Freeze Frames”) and adds speed changes to clips. This webinar is designed to show you how these new features work and show you some of the hidden features you may not know about.

This tutorial illustrates the four ways we can change the speed of a clip inside Final Cut Pro:

1. Create a still frame
2. Use a Fit-to-Fill edit
3. Make a Constant speed change,
4. Make a Variable speed change.

Plus, the way that Final Cut 7 handles exporting still frames also changed. In this tutorial, you ‘ll learn how to export still frames, then deinterlace and resize them in Photoshop. We’ll also provide a table of recommended dimensions for resizing images.

Audience Level

This session is designed for editors with some experience using Final Cut Pro. While users of earlier versions of FCP can benefit from this session, the features illustrated here for both constant and variable speed changes require Final Cut Pro 7. You do not need Final Cut or Photoshop in order to view this lesson.

BONUS FEATURE

To help you quickly find the information you need, chapter markers are included for easy navigation.

Content Outline

• • Present four different ways to change clip speed
  • Present a conversion table for resizing exported still frames to correct their aspect ratios

• DEMO: How to create a still frame in the Timeline, Viewer, or Canvas
• DEMO: Three different ways to creatively edit a still frame back into the Timeline
• DEMO: How to export a still frame
• DEMO: How to select which codec to use when exporting a still frame
• DEMO: How to deinterlace and resize a still frame in Photoshop.
• DEMO: How, and why, to create a Fit-to-Fill edit
• DEMO: How to apply a constant speed change to a clip
• DEMO: How to adjust constant speed settings
• DEMO: How to add acceleration and deceleration to the start and end of a constant speed change
• DEMO: How to apply a variable speed change to a clip
• DEMO: How to adjust variable speed settings
• DEMO: How to add acceleration and deceleration to segments of a clip
• DEMO: How to adjust acceleration using the Motion tab in the Viewer
• DEMO: How to add multiple speed changes to one clip
• DEMO: How to remove all speed settings

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