Final Cut Pro HD | H•O•T Hands-On Training [Electronic resources] نسخه متنی

Chapter 1. Get Organized

What Is Editing?

A Few Key Terms

Final Cut Pro Editing Workflow

Organize Your Life

Organize Your Computer

Organize Final Cut Pro

In this chapter, you'll learn a system of organizing your computer and editing projects so that you can concentrate on being creative without worrying where all the pieces are stored.

You'll also learn an editing workflow within Final Cut that will help you concentrate on accomplishing tasks in the right order, without wasting a lot of time. In editing, there is so much to do and so little time. Unless you stay focused and concentrate on working through the steps of your project in the right order, you can easily lose time working on the wrong things.

For instance, spending time creating the perfect transition between two shots before you've even figured out whether either of those shots will be in the final version of your project is simply a waste of time and creative effort.