Final Cut Pro User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
- What’s new
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- Intro to effects
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- Intro to transitions
- How transitions are created
- Add transitions and fades
- Quickly add a transition with a keyboard shortcut
- Set the default duration for transitions
- Delete transitions
- Adjust transitions in the timeline
- Adjust transitions in the inspector and viewer
- Merge jump cuts with the Flow transition
- Adjust transitions with multiple images
- Modify transitions in Motion
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- Add storylines
- Use the precision editor
- Conform frame sizes and rates
- Use XML to transfer projects
- Glossary
- Copyright
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Analyze your media in Final Cut Pro for Mac
You can analyze clips during the import process, analyze clips in the browser after import, or set Final Cut Pro to analyze clips automatically when they’re dragged to a Final Cut Pro event or the timeline.
Analyze clips during import
In Final Cut Pro, do one of the following:
Import a file from a compatible camcorder or camera, iPad, iPhone, iPod, or other device: Connect the device to your Mac and turn on the device, then choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I). In the window that appears, select the file you want to import, then click the Import button.
Import a file from a tape-based camcorder: Connect the camcorder to your Mac, turn on the camcorder, and set it to VTR or VCR mode. Then choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I) and click the Import button.
Import a file from a memory card: Insert the memory card into the card slot on your Mac or into a card reader that’s connected to your Mac, then choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I). In the window that appears, select the file you want to import, then click the Import button.
Import a file located on your Mac or a connected external storage device: Choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I). In the window that appears, select the file you want to import, then click the Import button.
Import from an archive: Choose File > Import > Media (or press Command-I). In the window that appears, select the archive you want to import from, select the files in the archive you want to import, then click the Import button.
In the window that appears, choose how you want to organize the imported media in your library:
Add the imported media to an existing event: Select “Add to existing Event,” then choose the event from the pop-up menu.
Create a new event: Select “Create new Event,” then type a name for the event (for example, “Chris and Kim Wedding”) in the text field. Use the “Save to” pop-up menu to choose the location where you want to store the event.
To learn more about events, see Intro to libraries in Final Cut Pro for Mac.
Select the video and audio analysis options that you want to apply.
See Video analysis options in Final Cut Pro for Mac and Audio analysis options in Final Cut Pro for Mac. The files will be analyzed in the background after the import is complete.
Click Import.
The import may take a while, depending on the options you selected in step 3. You can view the progress of the import and other background tasks in the Background Tasks window.
Analyze clips after import
In Final Cut Pro, select a clip to analyze by doing one of the following:
Click the clip in the browser. To select multiple clips, Command-click them or drag a selection rectangle around them.
Control-click a clip in the timeline, then choose Reveal in Browser.
In the browser, Control-click the clip or clips, then choose “Analyze and Fix.”
In the window that appears, select the video and audio analysis options that you want to apply, then click OK.
See Video analysis options in Final Cut Pro for Mac and Audio analysis options in Final Cut Pro for Mac.
Transcoding may take a while, depending on the analysis options you selected. You can see the status of transcoding and other background processes in the Background Tasks window.
Automatically analyze media files when they’re dragged to an event or the timeline
In Final Cut Pro, choose Final Cut Pro > Settings.
In the Settings window, click Import, then select the video and audio analysis options that you want to apply.
See Import settings in Final Cut Pro for Mac.
When you’re finished, close the Settings window.
To import one or more files, select a file (or Command-click multiple files) in the Finder, then drag the selection to an event or the timeline.
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