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Backing Up iMovie/Final Cut Projects to Cloud Storage from a Media Commons iMac

This tutorial will show you how to backup and restore your iMovie project using cloud storage. The process for backing up a Final Cut project is the same.Movie Library iMovie will autosave all of its data and assets (video, images, audio) into a library file called...

Backing Up & Restoring Your iMovie or Final Cut Project

When working on a Media Commons iMac, you will have to back up your project when you are not actively working on it. This is because all of Penn State's iMacs get refreshed every day so everything gets deleted. Additionally, you will not be able to access your work...

Backing Up an iMovie Project to Flash/External Hard Drive from a Media Commons iMac

This tutorial will show you how to backup and save your iMovie project to a flash drive or hard drive. The process for backing up a Final Cut project is the same.Movie Library iMovie will autosave all of its data and assets (video, images, audio) into a library file...

Importing Still Images for Stop Motion Animation With Final Cut Pro X

This tutorial will show you how to import a number of sequential image files so you can create animations at various frame rates. Download Workshop Files (135 MB)Video normally plays at 29.97 or 30 fps (frames per second) frame rate. Each individual frame or still is...

Importing Media and Starting a New Project

This tutorial will cover how to import media files into events in Final Cut Pro so you can begin a new project.Importing Media Files into Events The first thing you will need to do to begin working in Final Cut Pro X (FCPX) is to import or capture media files into...

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...

Final Cut Pro: Exporting Your Finished Movie

Exporting your finished movie is one of the last steps of the editing process. This tutorial covers the process of converting your edited project into a new movie file that can be uploaded to YouTube, embedded into a website or presentation, or burned to a DVD. Click...

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