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

1.

If it isn't open already, open Board Feet v2.

The match frame technique allows you to find the original clip of a shot in the Timeline.

2.

Put the playhead in the middle of MCU to camera. It should be the third shot in the Timeline, around 1:00:14:00.

3.

Choose View > Match Frame > Match Clip (or press the letter F).

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Notice that Final Cut immediately loaded the source clip from the Browser into the Viewer, matched the In and Out from the clip on the Timeline, and positioned the playhead in the Viewer to exactly match the location of the playhead in the Timeline.

This is because clips in the Timeline are affiliate clips to the master clip located in the Browser.Although there is only one master for each clip, there can be many affiliate clips to that master.

How is this match frame technique useful? Well, for instance, if you make an edit that is video-only, then later discover that you need to add the audio from the shot, using match frame makes this easy. One keystroke and you have the source clip loaded and marked in the Viewer, ready to edit.

4.

Also, if you want to find the source clip in the Browser, rather than load it into the Viewer, choose View > Reveal Master Clip (or press Shift+F).

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Final Cut highlights the name of the source clip in the Browser.

The Replace edit technique enables you to replace one clip with another. What makes this tip special is that you don't need to set an In or an Out. This technique works best when you are trying to line up shots based on a frame in the middle of a clip, rather than at either end.

5.

Put your Timeline playhead in the middle of Blue sky, where the snowboarder is in midflight (timecode: 1:00:18:00).

What you are going to do is replace the wide shot of this jump with a closer shot. But, to keep the overall pacing consistent, you need to match where he is in midair, rather than from the start of the clip. You can only do this with a Replace edit.

6.

Choose the Browser and open MS brown coat into the Viewer. Scroll until you see him start his jump (timecode: 1:01:33:04). You don't need to set any Ins or Outs in the Viewer. The Replace edit doesn't need them.

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7.

Now, drag the clip from the Viewer to the Canvas and drop it on top of the Replace overlay (press F12).

Final Cut instantly replaces the old shot with the new shotkeeping the same duration and Timeline locationand puts the frame under the playhead in the Viewer (where the boarder was just starting his jump) under the playhead in the Timeline.

8.

Play this new section of the sequence.

I use Replace edits whenever I need to match action in the middle of the shot. The basic rule is the Replace edit ignores Ins and Outs in the Viewer and lines up the edit based on the position of the playhead. Experiment with this technique by putting the Timeline playhead at the beginning and end of a clip and watch the resulting edits.

There's one more technique in this exercise: the Fit to Fill edit. This specialized edit changes the speed of an incoming clip to match the duration set by the In and Out on the Timeline.

9.

Go to the second clip, Fan tail, and put the playhead anywhere in the middle of the clip. Press X to set an In and an Out for the clip.

This, in itself, is a really fast way to mark a clip on the Timeline.

Notice that the duration of the Timeline edit is 4:01. What you are going to do is replace this shot with a longer clip, which you will speed up to emphasize just how fast these snowboarders are going. (It will work nicely contrasted with the slow motion of the first, opening clip.)

Chapter 8, "TransitionsMaking Change Beautiful," and Chapter 11, "Filters and Keying.")

13.

That wraps up this exercise. Save your changes, and leave Final Cut open for the next exercise.

MOVIE | Organize.mov

It may be easier to understand how these techniques work by watching them in action. To do so, watch the movie named Organize.mov inside the movies folder on the FCP HD HOT DVD. This movie illustrates many of the techniques covered in this chapter.