Hey Dylan, again a rocking video as usual.... I think there is something really important about the specific workflow of FCP that is worth mentioning, specially when it comes to derushing large amount of footage, typically in documentary shooting situations. Most Premiere users create a timeline where they drop their "selects" or even sometimes drop the entire footage and makes selections by moving sections of clip to another track. The specificity of the FCP workflow is that you make your selections in the browser but you DO NOT have to insert them onto a timeline until much later in the process. In my opinion, there is a magic and understated feature, unique to FCP that makes the selection workflow incredibly fast, but barely never mentioned in any TH-cam tutorial: the FILMSTRIP VIEW in the browser. You briefly mention it, Dylan but totally not go into the beauty of it :) In the top-right corner of the browser window, make sure you’ve selected the filmstrip view (as opposed to list view) and then by clicking on the filmstrip icon , use the second slider to “open-up” all your clips in the browser and literally see the entire content of your film without having to double click on each individual clip thumbnail… The slider allows the regulate the amount of detail in which you want to see the content. If say you choose 5sec, it means that each ‘rectangular image’ or slide of your filmstrip, correspond to 5 seconds of recording time in your clip. See example here: drive.google.com/file/d/1xvVcVHL9Ie1qtfyjs09pF0dMVnZLKETH/view?usp=sharing A video here: th-cam.com/video/-tfvFETPgl8/w-d-xo.html Only this, for me is game changer. You literally see your entire film without having to click on anything or even hoover over any clip. This is specially useful for documentary content when you have a lot of footage not necessarily organised like in a comercial or fiction. Resolve has a similar feature in the CUT page but its much more limited because the filmstrip can’t be longer than the width of the browser window. If say you have a 45 min long interview clip, even in filmstrip view, it will be extremely compressed and difficult to make precise selection without double clicking and opening it in the viewer. Now comes the real s**t.. In this filmstrip you can create multiple In and Outs in the same clip, they can even overlap, there is no limit to this. I mark the selection as favourite (F) and then generally apply a keyword (cmd-K), which automatically creates a Keyword Collection ( the equivalent of a 'bin' in Premiere), where you will find your selections appearing as individual clips. I create keywords related to the content, say for example 'INTRO' for all the part I consider could work for my cold open, and other keywords more related to the type of shot or location, for example 'CLOSE-UP' or 'GARDEN'. I sometimes add a 'Comment' too, specially if editing interviews, I would type a smart summary of the idea expressed by the interviewee in that section. ( Anything you write becomes searchable, which is immensely useful ) Once you're done, you can refine your organisation by creating Smart Keywords Collections to combine different Keywords together, if for example you want to regroup all the 'close-up' shots that you filmed in the 'garden' and that you considered for the 'Cold Open'. It's super convenient, because unlike traditional bins, the same clip can appear in different keyword collections depending in the way you want to search. So until this point, you still haven't dropped anything to the timeline. The thing is when you’re about to do so, you click on any of your keyword collection, or favourite, or search via the search field, and FCP will filter the specific content for you which makes your first edit generally much more efficient and clean because you didn't have to lay down a massive amount of rough selection on a super long timeline. That’s a workflow that works best for me and I think it's still ignored by many people who try to emulate the more conventional workflow of Premiere into FCP. Hope that makes sense (I realise how hard it to explain this in a YT comment without showing it)
Thanks so much for all the videos on Motion and FCPX. Literally the only channel who has consistent great tutorials, and it's a huge help when just downloading Motion. I've been binge watching all your videos lately and have learned so much! Thanks again!
just jumped from premiere to fcpx because my student license ran out and i couldnt justify the subscription - this video eased a ton of my confusions and i wnted to give a big thanks for clarifying a bunch of things (magnetic timeline, audio lanes, etc.) and getting me up tot speed as a whole!
This is much needed, brotha 🙌 Thank you for making this for all the people jumping over. I'm going to send this over to my friend and vlogger, Phuc Map, who's making the switch.
Thank you so much for this. I was thinking I would be brave and give premiere the axe, paid for this and instantly starting wondering if I made the right choice. You gave me a lot more confidence.
Dylan, the position tool is very helpful to stop the magnetic timeline. You can use the Position tool + Tilde key to create a gap clip and prevent it from the magnetic timeline
Good video 👌🏼 but I think you should go in more details on audio cause everything that more people needs for audio is there under effects including compressor, limiter, gain, eq etc. more than most people needs specially for TH-cam videos.
You make such Helpful Videos for Final Cut and Motion! thank u for your work! I quit using Premiere Months Ago and I DONT PLAN ON LOOKING BACK anytime Soon! Final Cut + Your Tutorials are amazing and seriously thankful for teaching us some tricks!
Great video! Very helpful! I have been editing in Premiere for over a decade and have been thinking about trying out Final Cut. Definitely going to have to watch this a few times, but going to try it out and see. Good to know how to use another program anyway even if I don't actually switch to it.
Thank you for this. It was really helpful to have it explained from this perspective. I haven't used FCP yet but I already feel I'm going to hit the ground running when I do.
Leaving proxy checked on will generate proxies from the footage after imported. Proxies are really small lightweight files that computers can edit really quickly. But the quality is downgraded a lot. So leaving it checked off means those proxy files won’t be generated on import. One thing I wish I had mentioned in the video is, you can later create proxies by right clicking on a clip and selecting the transcode option. So you have complete flexibility down the road. Hope that makes sense!
KEYFRAME VELOCITY is the biggest difference for me personally. I use Final Cut on all of my own projects, but use Premiere and After Effects 8 hours a day at work. Love the simplicity and ease of Final Cut, but the fact that it's missing velocity functionality for transform keyframes is a major problem for me, especially since I do a lot of compositing for product videos. I've made custom effects and templates in Motion 5 for transform velocity and brought them over to Final Cut, but not flexible enough to use for professional work. Still, I will continue to be a Final Cut Fanboy :)
For someone like me just starting out in FCP, this is super helpful - thanks Dylan! Would you mind sharing if a plugin was used to create the focus areas (like the one seen in at 2:40 mark in your video)?
So glad! Yes I used a plugin called markup. This video showcases that plugin and 4 others that I think are must haves for FCP! Also there’s a discount code in the description to get 10% off each individual plugin. th-cam.com/video/4vLf4bAMqOA/w-d-xo.html
I miss one feature from premiere and it is creating multicam sequences from clips that you put on timeline. In fcp you cann make compound clips from clips in timeline but not multicam clips.
That's because FCP is a browser editing oriented software.. The idea is really to make as much as you can in the browser, before starting to edit (see my loooong comment above).
Here is a question. I am creating an online course using stills exported from my powerpoint and recording audio separately. Is there a keyboard shortcut that I can use to extend my images in my timeline to match the duration of my audio/or where my playhead is parked instead of clicking and dragging? That works for a few clips but tedious when I have 100 plus slides to match up with each piece of audio. I want to think its Extend edit and its driving me crazy.
Couple options here! You can select the edge that you want to extend and push Shift + X. However I think this only works one image at a time. Another option is to select all your images and push Ctrl + D to set the duration. You would type 10 - 00 for 10 seconds because that is 10 seconds, zero frames. So you could set an exact duration. You could also select all your layers, do the Ctrl D method to make them crazy long. Then park your play head over where you want the edit to happen and then with all the layers selected, push Option + ] to trim them all to the play head from the right side. Hopefully one of those helps you!
Hi Dylan, new follower here and looking to learn more and use motion with FCP. Was wondering if this effect from blender can be done via motion and FCP? th-cam.com/video/YANVcOcoHQw/w-d-xo.html Thanx in advance!
Glad to have you here! That effect looks insane! I think you might be able to pull off a 2D version of that, but that 3D look is pretty difficult to create in Motion or Final Cut. I will be completely honest though, I think it might be above my skill level to pull off haha! I will definitely play around and see if there is something I can come up with that's close.
Thanx for the reply, it sure looks epic 💯 If you can even do a 2D and post up a tutorial it'll be awesome and highly appreciated. You're the FCBro and I'm sure you'll find a way of pulling it off and or doing something closely similar! 😊 Thanx again!! 🙌
bro, are you serious right now?😑 he made an awesome video about how to edit in final cut and even tho I have been using it for quite a while now I have learned alot and you should be grateful he put in so much effort in to this video. Some people just wanna embarrass themselves🤬
What are some of your FCP starter tips? Share them in the comments! 👊
"Embrace the magnetic timeline." Best advice, truly changes the way you edit.
I for sure have a few students I will be sharing this video with! Nice work!
Hey Dylan, again a rocking video as usual.... I think there is something really important about the specific workflow of FCP that is worth mentioning, specially when it comes to derushing large amount of footage, typically in documentary shooting situations.
Most Premiere users create a timeline where they drop their "selects" or even sometimes drop the entire footage and makes selections by moving sections of clip to another track.
The specificity of the FCP workflow is that you make your selections in the browser but you DO NOT have to insert them onto a timeline until much later in the process.
In my opinion, there is a magic and understated feature, unique to FCP that makes the selection workflow incredibly fast, but barely never mentioned in any TH-cam tutorial: the FILMSTRIP VIEW in the browser. You briefly mention it, Dylan but totally not go into the beauty of it :)
In the top-right corner of the browser window, make sure you’ve selected the filmstrip view (as opposed to list view) and then by clicking on the filmstrip icon , use the second slider to “open-up” all your clips in the browser and literally see the entire content of your film without having to double click on each individual clip thumbnail… The slider allows the regulate the amount of detail in which you want to see the content. If say you choose 5sec, it means that each ‘rectangular image’ or slide of your filmstrip, correspond to 5 seconds of recording time in your clip.
See example here: drive.google.com/file/d/1xvVcVHL9Ie1qtfyjs09pF0dMVnZLKETH/view?usp=sharing
A video here: th-cam.com/video/-tfvFETPgl8/w-d-xo.html
Only this, for me is game changer. You literally see your entire film without having to click on anything or even hoover over any clip. This is specially useful for documentary content when you have a lot of footage not necessarily organised like in a comercial or fiction.
Resolve has a similar feature in the CUT page but its much more limited because the filmstrip can’t be longer than the width of the browser window. If say you have a 45 min long interview clip, even in filmstrip view, it will be extremely compressed and difficult to make precise selection without double clicking and opening it in the viewer.
Now comes the real s**t.. In this filmstrip you can create multiple In and Outs in the same clip, they can even overlap, there is no limit to this. I mark the selection as favourite (F) and then generally apply a keyword (cmd-K), which automatically creates a Keyword Collection ( the equivalent of a 'bin' in Premiere), where you will find your selections appearing as individual clips.
I create keywords related to the content, say for example 'INTRO' for all the part I consider could work for my cold open, and other keywords more related to the type of shot or location, for example 'CLOSE-UP' or 'GARDEN'. I sometimes add a 'Comment' too, specially if editing interviews, I would type a smart summary of the idea expressed by the interviewee in that section. ( Anything you write becomes searchable, which is immensely useful )
Once you're done, you can refine your organisation by creating Smart Keywords Collections to combine different Keywords together, if for example you want to regroup all the 'close-up' shots that you filmed in the 'garden' and that you considered for the 'Cold Open'. It's super convenient, because unlike traditional bins, the same clip can appear in different keyword collections depending in the way you want to search.
So until this point, you still haven't dropped anything to the timeline. The thing is when you’re about to do so, you click on any of your keyword collection, or favourite, or search via the search field, and FCP will filter the specific content for you which makes your first edit generally much more efficient and clean because you didn't have to lay down a massive amount of rough selection on a super long timeline.
That’s a workflow that works best for me and I think it's still ignored by many people who try to emulate the more conventional workflow of Premiere into FCP.
Hope that makes sense (I realise how hard it to explain this in a YT comment without showing it)
BONUS: here is a nice 60sec tutorial about multiple selections on a long clip th-cam.com/video/fAR-ibNdRpc/w-d-xo.html
golden comment, underrated
Hi Dylan, fantasic video. I love the pace and simplicity of youre explanations. Greetings from The Netherlands.
Excellent. Thanks for putting this out. Please definitely do a Part 2.
Thanks so much for all the videos on Motion and FCPX. Literally the only channel who has consistent great tutorials, and it's a huge help when just downloading Motion. I've been binge watching all your videos lately and have learned so much! Thanks again!
just jumped from premiere to fcpx because my student license ran out and i couldnt justify the subscription - this video eased a ton of my confusions and i wnted to give a big thanks for clarifying a bunch of things (magnetic timeline, audio lanes, etc.) and getting me up tot speed as a whole!
Great information, very useful, and please make a part 2. Thanks for sharing.
This was the video I needed a year ago! Well done!
Great tutorial. Information dense. No filler. Good for getting an overview, then referencing when needed. Thanks!
Love it. I would also love to see a part 2
This is much needed, brotha 🙌 Thank you for making this for all the people jumping over. I'm going to send this over to my friend and vlogger, Phuc Map, who's making the switch.
Thanks Dylan, very helpful and very easy going to watch. Much appreciated good sir!
Thank you so much for this. I was thinking I would be brave and give premiere the axe, paid for this and instantly starting wondering if I made the right choice. You gave me a lot more confidence.
Been using FCPX for over 4 years and there's tips in this vid that I had no idea about. Great stuff!!
Dylan, the position tool is very helpful to stop the magnetic timeline.
You can use the Position tool + Tilde key to create a gap clip and prevent it from the magnetic timeline
bro that tilda key feature is something I never knew I needed
This channel is a gold mine
Good video 👌🏼 but I think you should go in more details on audio cause everything that more people needs for audio is there under effects including compressor, limiter, gain, eq etc. more than most people needs specially for TH-cam videos.
Great point!! I recorded an entire section on the audio effects and I somehow missed getting it into the video 😭 definitely super important
You make such Helpful Videos for Final Cut and Motion! thank u for your work! I quit using Premiere Months Ago and I DONT PLAN ON LOOKING BACK anytime Soon! Final Cut + Your Tutorials are amazing and seriously thankful for teaching us some tricks!
Great video! Very helpful! I have been editing in Premiere for over a decade and have been thinking about trying out Final Cut. Definitely going to have to watch this a few times, but going to try it out and see. Good to know how to use another program anyway even if I don't actually switch to it.
Thank you for this. It was really helpful to have it explained from this perspective. I haven't used FCP yet but I already feel I'm going to hit the ground running when I do.
That's really helpful, thank you for sharing
Very helpful, thank you!
Confused with "Proxy" checked off??? What's the benefits of leaving it on?
Leaving proxy checked on will generate proxies from the footage after imported. Proxies are really small lightweight files that computers can edit really quickly. But the quality is downgraded a lot. So leaving it checked off means those proxy files won’t be generated on import.
One thing I wish I had mentioned in the video is, you can later create proxies by right clicking on a clip and selecting the transcode option. So you have complete flexibility down the road.
Hope that makes sense!
Спасибо большое ) Greetings from Russia
KEYFRAME VELOCITY is the biggest difference for me personally. I use Final Cut on all of my own projects, but use Premiere and After Effects 8 hours a day at work. Love the simplicity and ease of Final Cut, but the fact that it's missing velocity functionality for transform keyframes is a major problem for me, especially since I do a lot of compositing for product videos. I've made custom effects and templates in Motion 5 for transform velocity and brought them over to Final Cut, but not flexible enough to use for professional work. Still, I will continue to be a Final Cut Fanboy :)
Yes! 100% agree. This is a tool that FCP desperately needs. Appreciate you watching!
For someone like me just starting out in FCP, this is super helpful - thanks Dylan! Would you mind sharing if a plugin was used to create the focus areas (like the one seen in at 2:40 mark in your video)?
So glad! Yes I used a plugin called markup. This video showcases that plugin and 4 others that I think are must haves for FCP! Also there’s a discount code in the description to get 10% off each individual plugin. th-cam.com/video/4vLf4bAMqOA/w-d-xo.html
@@TheFinalCutBro Awesome, thanks a bunch! I'll check the plugin out!
Great stuff, Dylan!
I'm already a FCPX user...but love the thumbnail!
really helpful mate!
Great Content!
Yes.
Great job 👏
Kinda forgot you could hold command for adjusting decibels
Please need part 2 😀
I love you so much
I miss one feature from premiere and it is creating multicam sequences from clips that you put on timeline. In fcp you cann make compound clips from clips in timeline but not multicam clips.
Ooh that does seem like a great feature!
That's because FCP is a browser editing oriented software.. The idea is really to make as much as you can in the browser, before starting to edit (see my loooong comment above).
Sooo helpful
The renders alone are worth the switch.
how to create new sequence and work with multiple framerates
Here is a question. I am creating an online course using stills exported from my powerpoint and recording audio separately. Is there a keyboard shortcut that I can use to extend my images in my timeline to match the duration of my audio/or where my playhead is parked instead of clicking and dragging? That works for a few clips but tedious when I have 100 plus slides to match up with each piece of audio. I want to think its Extend edit and its driving me crazy.
Couple options here! You can select the edge that you want to extend and push Shift + X. However I think this only works one image at a time.
Another option is to select all your images and push Ctrl + D to set the duration. You would type 10 - 00 for 10 seconds because that is 10 seconds, zero frames. So you could set an exact duration.
You could also select all your layers, do the Ctrl D method to make them crazy long. Then park your play head over where you want the edit to happen and then with all the layers selected, push Option + ] to trim them all to the play head from the right side.
Hopefully one of those helps you!
@@TheFinalCutBro Thanks.
Dylan, honestly you don’t have anywhere near enough followers.
Subtitles is king in premiere, about the only thing
Hi Dylan, new follower here and looking to learn more and use motion with FCP.
Was wondering if this effect from blender can be done via motion and FCP?
th-cam.com/video/YANVcOcoHQw/w-d-xo.html
Thanx in advance!
Glad to have you here!
That effect looks insane! I think you might be able to pull off a 2D version of that, but that 3D look is pretty difficult to create in Motion or Final Cut.
I will be completely honest though, I think it might be above my skill level to pull off haha! I will definitely play around and see if there is something I can come up with that's close.
Thanx for the reply, it sure looks epic 💯
If you can even do a 2D and post up a tutorial it'll be awesome and highly appreciated. You're the FCBro and I'm sure you'll find a way of pulling it off and or doing something closely similar! 😊 Thanx again!! 🙌
The magnetic timeline is garbage.
Misleading title... This should be tiled as Final Cut pro tutorial. Reported this video to TH-cam for misleading and making it as a click bait.
bro, are you serious right now?😑 he made an awesome video about how to edit in final cut and even tho I have been using it for quite a while now I have learned alot and you should be grateful he put in so much effort in to this video. Some people just wanna embarrass themselves🤬
Does FCP have a feature similar to Premier's remix feature that stretches an audio clip to the duration of a video?