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Final Cut Pro 2.0 Tutorials

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We have made some of the video tutorials for Final Cut Pro 2.0 freely available to help you evaluate our training. Click on any of the linked lesson listings below to preview FREE!
   Course Description
In Virtual Training Company's Final Cut Pro 2.0 Tutorial, author David Bigelow thoroughly introduces this application to beginners as well to users already familiar with digital nonlinear editing. He takes the user step-by-step through the process of capturing, editing, applying effects and titles, mixing audio, and outputting to tape or file. This training also elaborates on what's new compared to version 1.2.5: adding real time architecture, easy setup, cutting station, FX Builder enhancement, and the ability to export audio as an OMF file. Start learning the ins and outs of this professional editing package immediately by clicking on one of the movie links below.

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Introduction to Final Cut Pro
  Beginners: Welcome to Digital Nonlinear Editing (04:38)
  Pros: Final Cut Pro Described in your Terms (04:27)
  Whats New in 2.0 (06:53)
Setting Up
  Proper Memory and Display Configurations (04:43)
  Ram Allocation - Changing in Mac OS (05:22)
  Attaching DV Video Equipment (04:08)
  The General Tab (14:24)
  The User Mode Tab (02:51)
  The Timeline Options Tab (02:55)
  The Labels Tab (00:47)
  The Scratch Disks Tab (06:20)
  Chosing an initial Setup (02:16)
  Creating a New Easy Setup (05:36)
  Audio/Video Settings (13:13)
Getting Media in to the System
  Starting a New Project (01:27)
  Creating An Initial Bin (02:40)
  Creating Additional Bins (01:58)
  The Log and Capture Window (03:30)
  The Logging Tab (02:21)
  The Preferences Tab (04:29)
  The Capture Settings Tab (02:15)
  Capture Now Without Device Control (03:30)
  Capture Now With Device Control (02:36)
  Capturing Clips One at a Time (01:26)
  Logging Clips (04:21)
  Preparing For a Batch Capture (02:12)
  Batch Capture (07:10)
  Importing Animations or Video (02:20)
  Importing Stills and Graphics (02:26)
  Importing Audio Files (00:58)
  Importing Audio Files on Audio CDs (03:28)
Managing Bins
  Bin Viewing Options (02:49)
  Storyboard View (02:44)
  Moving Clips Between Bins (01:05)
  Using Column information (03:42)
  Creating Custom Column information (02:31)
  Sorting Bin Contents (01:54)
  Finding Content Within Bins (03:55)
Viewing Clips
  Loading a Video Clip into the Viewer (02:52)
  Loading an Audio Clip into the Viewer (01:29)
  Loading a Still Image into the Viewer (01:21)
  The Zoom Button (01:30)
  The View Button (02:46)
  Recent Clips List (00:48)
  Timecode Displays in the Viewer (01:21)
  Playing Clips in the Viewer (04:15)
  JKL Key Heven (02:13)
  Timecode Navigation (02:11)
  Creating Subclips (01:35)
Creating Clips
  The Generators Pop-up (01:39)
  The Text Generator (04:23)
  The Lower Third Generator (02:23)
Sequences
  What is a Sequence and How to Create One (01:52)
  Sequence Settings (07:28)
  Positioning Windows For Sequence Editing (00:45)
  Changing Sequence Presets (02:39)
Basic Editing
  3 Point Edit - An Overview (05:50)
  Set Split Edit On a Clip (02:01)
  Target the Sequence Tracks (02:11)
  Overwrite Editing (02:46)
  insert Editing (01:53)
  Overwrite/insert With Transition (01:08)
  Selecting Clips (01:54)
  Deleting Clips From the Timeline (02:33)
  Moving Clips Directly in the Timeline (02:05)
  Snapping (02:05)
Advanced editing
  Replace Editing (04:10)
  Changing Clip Speed (04:06)
  Fit to Fill Editing (04:46)
  Backtimed Editing (01:35)
  MatchFrame Use - Restoring Tracks (04:56)
  Marking Clip Ranges in the Timeline (02:27)
  Replace Editing (02:38)
  Fit To Fill Editing (02:51)
  Superimpose Editing (01:11)
  Using the Trim Window (02:46)
  Linked Selections (01:26)
  Breaking Sync/Re-establishing Sync (01:36)
  Nesting (04:27)
The Tools Window
  Rolling Edit Tool (01:26)
  Ripple Edit Tool (01:29)
  Slip Edit Tool (02:51)
  Slide Edit Tool (01:15)
  Razor Blade/Blade All Tool (02:34)
  Zoom in/Out Tool (01:34)
  Hand Tool (01:20)
  Scrub Video Tool (01:32)
  Crop Tool (02:01)
  Distort Tool (00:56)
Adding Video Transition FX
  intro to Rendering (04:06)
  The Render Quality Settings (06:41)
  Rendering a Selection (01:14)
  Rendering the Timeline (01:02)
  The Render Manager (02:55)
  Setting a Default Transition (01:46)
  Adding a Simple Dissolve (03:11)
  Adjusting Transition Lenghts (01:48)
  Adjusting Transition Parameters (03:25)
  Creating Wipe Designs (04:19)
  Saving/Applying Transitions for Later Use (02:39)
Adding Audio Transition FX
  Cross Fades (02:24)
Adding Video Filters
  Adding a Filter to a Clip (01:48)
  Editing a Filter (02:55)
  Adding More Than One Filter (01:55)
Adjusting Audio Levels
  Waveform Use in the Timeline (02:30)
  Enabling Clip Overlays (04:40)
  Using the Audio VU Meters (02:07)
Adding Audio Filters
  Applying a Filter (01:53)
  Real Time Audio Settings (02:28)
  Saving Custom Audio Filters (01:00)
Compositing Video
  Adding Video Tracks (02:02)
  Layering of Video (01:06)
  Using Clip Overlays (02:30)
  Motion Tab and Scale FX (05:20)
  Using the Canvas for Motion/Scale FX (02:29)
Advanced Effects
  Keyframing: An Overview (01:51)
  Adding Keyframes: Motion Tab (02:59)
  Adding Keyframes: Filters (05:22)
  Creating Smooth Keyframes (02:58)
  Copying/Pasting Keyframe Settings Between Clips (02:46)
Output to tape
  The Print to Video Process (03:11)
  The Edit to Tape Process (06:46)
Output to File: Quicktime
  Exporting Video For Compression in Final Cut Pro (06:03)
  Exporting Video For Compression in Media Cleaner Pro or Other Program (02:34)
  OMF Export to ProTools (02:42)