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Faculty Tutorials

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...

Recording Audio in GarageBand

This tutorial will show you how to record audio with GarageBand in your newly created podcast project.Select a Track The new podcast that you’ve created will open with two tracks. The first one will be selected by default. To select the other, simply click on it. The...

Editing Podcasts in GarageBand

This tutorial will help you edit your audio, whether it’s fixing your mistakes or adjusting the volume.Once you’ve made a recording, you can play it back by dragging the playhead to the beginning and pressing the spacebar.Trim Ends You can trim of the ends of clips by...

How to Import Videos from an HD Camera

This tutorial explains how to import videos into iMovie from an HD camera.On the Camera Plug in your HD camera via USB or Firewire cable, whichever your camera uses. Make sure your camera is on and set to Playback mode. NOTE: You should be able to switch to Playback...