Manual

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What is Final Cut Pro?
Final Cut Pro X is a revolutionary application for creating, editing, and producing the highest-
quality video. Final Cut Pro combines high-performance digital editing and native support
for virtually any video format with easy-to-use and time-saving features that let you focus
on storytelling.
In Final Cut Pro, you can:
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Edit everything from uncompressed standard-denition video to HDV, DVCPRO HD, and
uncompressed high-denition video—as well as le-based formats such as AVC-Intra, AVCHD,
and XDCAM HD.
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Play back and skim resolution-independent media up to 1920 x 1080, 2K, 4K, and even 5K
resolution. You can also play your video full screen or on a second display.
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Assemble clips with ease using the Magnetic Timeline, which uidly adjusts clips around the
clip you’re dragging to eliminate gaps, collisions, and sync problems.
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Edit quickly with the complete set of professional editing and trimming tools. Fine-tune edits
with the inline Precision Editor.
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Have Final Cut Pro analyze your video and nondestructively x common problems such as
camera shake, excess hum, or loudness. You can also have Final Cut Pro detect the presence of
people or the shot type, and automatically apply keywords such as One Person or Wide Shot.
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Organize your media using Keyword Collections, which automatically group clips based on
keywords, and Smart Collections, which automatically group clips based on criteria you specify.
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Try out clips in your project using auditions—sets of alternate takes, eects, or text
treatments—and then choose the best clip for the edit.
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Create compound clips to group any combination of clips, and nest clips within other clips.
Final Cut Pro basics
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