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New DVD! Getting Organized in Final Cut Pro by Shane Ross
Getting Organized in Final Cut Pro reveals project set-up and media management secrets for real-world success with every version of FCP.
In this in-depth series of 9 video tutorials spanning over 90 minutes, Creative COW leader, and broadcast and film editor, Shane Ross will show you time-saving techniques that the manual left out. The lessons he provides here are the lessons he’s learned in the real world of large-scale production. Regardless of the size of your projects, Shane will help you organize them in ways that let you work faster and better.
Maybe you’re just getting started with Final Cut Pro. Maybe you’re a big project veteran who just wants to be more efficient. Either way, this disk is for you.
Swing by The COW’s new (but still very much under construction) DVD Store. Through June 1, Getting Organized in Final Cut Pro is available for only $39.95.
If you use Final Cut Pro, you need this disk.
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[Tim Wilson] “real-world success with every version of FCP.”
Sounds great. But the version I will care most about is FCP6. Will that be thoroughly covered?
— Bob C
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This DVD was created prior to the announcement of FCP 6. But that doesn’t matter. The disk goes into detail on how to organize your projects, where to store your media and how to organize clips in the project. The practices I lay out are good for all versions of FCP, thru FCP 6.
Shane
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[Bob Cole] “Sounds great. But the version I will care most about is FCP6. Will that be thoroughly covered?”
This is an organizational DVD, not an operational DVD. This disc is good for all current versions of FCP, including 6 because the interface and organizational structure has not changed much, if any.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
HD Editorial & Animation for Food Network’s “Good Eats”
HD Editorial for “Assignment Earth”Read my blog! https://blogs.creativecow.net/WalterBiscardi
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[walter biscardi] “because the interface and organizational structure has not changed much, if any.”
Yeup, the Yak is in 6 🙂
Peter
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Shane,
You’re probably going to say I should just buy the DVD, and I will if my question is
covered on it. I’ve got a general operational question but first I’ll lay out the situation.One of the things I want to do when we transition to HD is stop doing offline/online
and going through the uprez process each time. It’s a pain.
So I was thinking I would shoot and load in everything at DVCPRO HD 24p, which I’m told
has file sizes that are roughly twice DV size, approx., (which is much less than
the SD uncompressed files I use now for uprez.) This way I would not
have to load stuff in twice, I’d just edit the roughcuts with the same files
as the final show. Or I could also use the ProRez deal I guess.The problem I’m having now with FCP is when the project file size
gets large from many sequences, it can take quite a while to open a project.
By the time I get to the uprez, I’m pretty happy I now have a new project file
that is very small and opens right away. So if I combine both operations, the
offline and the online into one, the project file will be enormous.
Would you recommend dividing up the project into roughcut and finishing,
but not in a way that makes me have to uprez? Could the media manager do this by
creating a new project like I do when I want to uprez, but then not actually have TO DO
the recapturing or changing of codecs? Can FCP do this? Or can you think of
some other way to divide up a project to keep the project file size manageable?Thanks,
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The DVD covers this in a way. I talk about how breaking your sequence up into smaller sequences really keeps things manageable. I work with shows that are divided into Acts (the sections between commercials) so that makes it easy. There are tips on how to break up the show in there. Obviously I won’t mention them here…I am trying to sell the DVD. But there are tips mentioned…
As for offline/online, there is no such thing with DVCPRO HD, or there needn’t be. Walter and I both capture DVCPRO HD full res, edit full res, then output to HDCAM or D5 via a Kona 3. No media manager, no offline resolution. Makes it very easy.
Shane
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Wow, the timing of this is just about perfect. I’m about to start heavy into post on a feature length doc and I’m open to any and all tips ‘n tricks to keep from getting buried by my assets. I’ve AE’d on reality shows so I know how important project management is, but most of my knowledge in that respect is based in the Avid world and not in the FCP world.
-A
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Well yes, as I said I understand how DVCPRO HD works and I want to use it all the way through not having to do the DV then SD uncompressed route. I was just saying in
doing that, that means I’m no longer breaking up my project from offline, then
to the media managed uprez (online) version. I will need to find ways to split up my
projects.As far as not mentioning any tips that are in your book, I produce pretty successful
infomercials and if it’s one thing you learn, you need to give people a taste of
what to expect from the product. You should consider giving away some tips.
This will increase your sales overall. I’m not saying you have to do it with regards to
my question however 🙂 Maybe you already do that on the launch page for product
on your web site. If so, what’s the URL?Dan
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[Danrnw] “you need to give people a taste of
what to expect from the product. You should consider giving away some tips.”Maybe because of the Bessie graphics, an old metaphor comes to mind — something about not buying a cow when the milk is free?
Actually, I think Shane has been giving us a taste of his knowledge for some time on this forum. And I trust that will continue. More Free Milk! And I look forward to getting the DVD.
— Bob C
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[Danrnw] “I will need to find ways to split up my projects.”
Split them up how? Why? Oh…I guess this should be a new thread…
[Danrnw] “As far as not mentioning any tips that are in your book”
DVD…tutorial DVD.
[Danrnw] “You should consider giving away some tips.
This will increase your sales overall.”I think they are looking into how to post sample clips here on the COW.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net
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