Final Cut Pro For Beginners 2024 - Getting Started Tutorial

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00:00 Intro
00:44 PART 1: Setting Up Your Project
02:33 Importing Files
02:59 Organising Your Project
04:12 PART 2: Understanding Your Workspace
04:20 Sidebar
05:23 Event Viewer
05:31 Preview Window
06:01 Inspector
07:40 Timeline
10:16 PART 3: Assembling Your Video
13:13 Adding Music
14:16 Effects & Transitions
16:19 PART 4: Exporting
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[@asan1050]

Nick Kendall ! Thank you for posting.

[@NickKendall]

No problem! :)

[@nigelandsueadventures]

thanks so much Nick, this is a great starter tutorial. And from a fellow Aussie! Cheers.

[@NickKendall]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@anjaligadekar3000]

Thanks

[@ItsEzlan]

Thanks for this, I just needed some good simple pointers , I've recently just got my M3 Macbook Pro, I've been using DR on my windows system but found a torrent for FCP, so thought I'd give a try 😊

[@ismaelarriaga1223]

Beginner here 🙋🏻‍♂️ I love your tutorial, very easy to follow along and natural. Thank you!

[@NickKendall]

Awesome! Glad it was helpful! :)

Great video thanks

[@NickKendall]

Glad it was helpful! :)

[@marknorfolk1316]

Hi Nick, I'm moving from FCP7 to FCPX and am concentrating hard on your tutorial. Any tips in how to change the layout using an additional monitor?

[@Ezduztube]

Thank you great video 👍🏻

[@NickKendall]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hahahorse-sv7mr]

I just wanna say thank u and It helps a lot

[@NickKendall]

So glad to hear it helped! :)

[@benedictcoltman1983]

Superb, thank you

[@NickKendall]

Welcome 😊

[@superamario6464]

Nick...this is brilliant. Thank you!

[@NickKendall]

Hope it's helpful! :)

[@superamario6464]

@@NickKendall very. Putting this kind of content out there....thank you

[@user-uy6ft7ge9e]

great tutorial Nick, i love it and it really help me as a beginner. greetings from Indonesia.

[@NickKendall]

So glad it helped! :)

[@videogal33]

Thanks for great audio man, I am concerned about upgrading my mac to Big Sur because I shoot AVCHD. What operating system are you using on your mac? Can you us AVCHD files?

[@RoxanneDisla]

How do you add your face to the clips that show the software?

[@xxviking1999xx]

Really good video

[@NickKendall]

Glad you enjoyed it :)

[@Treborray]

Thank you!9

[@NickKendall]

You're welcome! :)

[@InTodaysVideo]

Thanks Nick for this video. What is the best third party source for Final Cut Pro effects, titles and transitions?

[@NickKendall]

The best one I've used in the past is Motion Array :)

[@90sBaby415]

nice

[@NickKendall]

Thanks for watching!

[@lavinchi6709]

Спасибо🎗️

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

awesome tutorial thank you. one question. when you import media into the library does it copy the video files into the library or keep them in the original location

[@NickKendall]

Great question; if you go to the menu bar and select Final Cut Pro > Settings > Import, there is an option at the top to either copy files into the library or leave files in place. I personally leave them in place so it doesn't double up my storage. :)

[@AlwaysBolttheBird]

@@NickKendallthanks. I keep my video files on a nas and wanted to make sure the didn’t copy to my laptop. Again great video and thanks for the reply

[@rec7582]

FCP is so clunky and user unfriendly. Great tutorial. Thanks.

[@NickKendall]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rogerhummel3023]

I noticed that you are using a stand for your MacBook. What is the name of the particular stand you are using and where do I get one?

[@NickKendall]

It's just a basic foldable one from Amazon :)

[@manogar817]

Please make more videos on FCP

[@NickKendall]

Noted! :)

[@Silverhorse32]

What kind of keyboard do you use?

[@NickKendall]

Logitech MX Keys and a Nuphy Air96 v2

[@hottamaletallahassee]

please do not label this "for beginners" - i am not a rank beginner, i have been using iMovie for years , but FCP is brand new to me. By the time I got to around 3 minutes in to your video, i was thoroughly confused about what the heck all those folders, collections, events, etc. were, could not figure out how to "select all" my content and move it into the event as you did, i went over this section many many times, but no matter what ...I simply could not get past about 3 and a half minutes without being totally lost. I am a retired accounting instructor, and i know something about teaching, and I can tell you, this video is not designed for beginners. you assume the viewer knows way too much stuff from the beginning because it is all second nature to you, but it is ground zero to a real beginner.

[@Adam-jj9ql]

nice vid surprised u have no viewest

[@NickKendall]

Glad it was helpful!!

[@pekerhed101]

I had to tap out after 5 minutes. I couldn't take the chronic upward inflection.