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Transitioning from iMovie to FCP
Hi–
I work in production (with ProTools), but on the side I produce stop motion animation. I don’t have a lot of spare time to delve into new software, so for a number of years I’ve used iMovie, since it closely emulated the physical assembly of film I learned back in the 80s (Moviola, sync block, rewinds, etc.)
And because I work with images sequences shot with a Canon EOS 7D & Dragon Stop Motion software, 99% of what I work are still images NOT video–and I can work very fast in iMovie.
Back in the day I purchased Final Cut Express HD, but never had the time to learn it. I also purchased FCP X when it came out–same scenario: no extra time to learn.
Recently, I purchased the last version of Final Cut Studio to get my hands on DVD Studio Pro, because I’m frustrated with the limitations and hiccups I keep getting with iDVD.
So now I have FCE HD, FCP 7 and FCP X — I’ve decided that I’m tired of the limitations of iMovie and want to devote some serious time learning FCP. Since I’m literally starting from scratch–what would you recommend spending the time on? I’ve played with FCP and FCP X–they look like they work very differently, and I’d like to know what the pros think about FCP X–I have friends (independent film producers) that have stuck with FCP 7. In the end, i’m looking for something that easily handles sequences of still images.
I work exclusively on a Mac Pro running OS X Mountain Lion…any and all insights are appreciated..thanks!
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To learn FCPX use a training series such as
https://www.rippletraining.com
https://www.larryjordan.biz/app_bin/Store/catalog/
https://www.macprovideo.com/tutorials/finalcutpro-applicationdated but free
https://www.izzyvideo.com/final-cut-pro-x-tutorial/
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