Covers Final Cut Express, Final Cut Pro 4.0, Final Cut 5.0
How do I change the speed of a clip?
Importing a Graphic from Fireworks
How do I link/unlink Video & Audio
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-Select the clip you wish to reverse
-From the Modify menu, choose Speed
-Select the Reverse option
How do I change the speed of a clip?
-Select the clip you wish to reverse
-From the Modify menu, choose Speed
-In the dialoge box enter either the time yhou would like the clip to take or the percentage you would like to change it by
-The time code such as 00:03:35;14 indicates 00 hours: 03 minutes: 35 seconds; 14 Frames
-In the Viewer window, click the Generator pop-up menu (it is in the bottom right hand corner and has a letter A in it)
-You can then choose the type of text you wish.
-All motions, effects, filters, etc. can be applied as you would to any other object
-It is a triangle shape button found at the bottom of the Viewer and Canvas windows
Importing a Graphic from Fireworks
-Create your graphic in Fireworks
-Be sure no layers are selected. In the Properties window click "Fit Canvas"
-If you wish to make the background transparent. In the Properties window click Canvas and click the transparent button.
the background should turn to a checkerboard, this indicates transparent.
-Save the project as a PNG file, and then you can import it into Final Cut.
How do I link/unlink Video & Audio
In the FCP Timeline, if the the clip name is underlined, the audio and video tracks are linked.
Linked Audio/Video tracks.(Note the underline on Video track name)
Un-Linked Audio/Video tracks (Note No underline under Video track name)
To Link or Un-Link Audio to Video tracks use (Command-L) or (Modify menu, Link).
If two audio tracks have the double-hourglass connecting them, they are a stereo pair and all panning and audio levels are related:
Linked Audio tracks (stereo) (Underline under audio track name)
Un-Linked Audio tracks (duo-mono) (No underline under audio track name)
To Link or Un-Link Audio tracks
(to make them stereo or duo-mono) use (Option-L).
The Three Ways of Linking/Unlinking:
1. On the Timeline, there is a Linked Selection Button (Shift-L) that globally links/unlinks all clips in the Timeline.
2. Modify - Link (Command-L) links/unlinks individual clips that you have selected in the Timeline. (You can also link audio from one source and video from another even if they are of different lengths.)
3. Option-Click-Hold will temporarily break the link of your selection and you can drag it independently. When you release Option, your selection is re-linked again.
Whether unlinked globally or individually, if a clip goes out of sync with it's source video/audio - FCP will warn you.