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Basic Editing

This tutorial assumes that you have imported video or other media and created a new project and are now beginning to assemble your project. Viewing and Selecting Your Clips Before you begin, determine which footage you want to use in your project. The example used in...

Using Video Transitions

This tutorial will show you how to find and apply transitions to your Final Cut Pro Project. There are a wide variety of transitions you can choose to use between clips in your video. For an academic or professional video, you will primarily want to use the Cross...

Titles and Text

This tutorial will show you how to apply titles and text to your Final Cut Pro projects. Open up the Titles browser by clicking on the T (Titles) button. Hover over the different choices to preview how they animate. Some of them are still and will not move when you...

Using Green Screen Footage

Shooting in front of a green screen gives you the ability to replace the green background with any background of your choice. This tutorial will show you how to apply a background image to green screen footage with Final Cut Pro. Select the part of your green screen...