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Table Of Contents
- Contents
- What’s new
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.5.3
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.5
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4.9
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4.7
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4.6
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4.4
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4.1
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.4
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.3
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.2
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1.2
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.1
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.6
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.3
- What’s new in Final Cut Pro 10.0.1
- Final Cut Pro basics
- Import and analyze media
- Intro to importing media in Final Cut Pro
- If it’s your first import into Final Cut Pro
- Import from connected cameras
- Import from devices
- Organize files during import into Final Cut Pro
- Import from other apps
- Import into Final Cut Pro from iMovie for macOS
- Import into Final Cut Pro from iMovie for iOS or iPadOS
- Import into Final Cut Pro from Photos
- Import into Final Cut Pro from Music
- Import Motion content into Final Cut Pro
- Import into Final Cut Pro from GarageBand and Logic Pro
- Import into Final Cut Pro using workflow extensions
- Record video into Final Cut Pro
- Memory cards and cables used with Final Cut Pro
- Media formats supported in Final Cut Pro
- Adjust ProRes RAW camera settings in Final Cut Pro
- Import REDCODE RAW files into Final Cut Pro
- Import Canon Cinema RAW Light files into Final Cut Pro
- Analyze media
- Play back and organize media
- Play back and skim media
- Intro to playback in Final Cut Pro
- Play media in Final Cut Pro
- Skim media in Final Cut Pro
- Play media in the Final Cut Pro event viewer
- Compare two video frames in Final Cut Pro
- Play media on an external display in Final Cut Pro
- Control playback quality in Final Cut Pro
- Show overlays in the Final Cut Pro viewer
- Background rendering in Final Cut Pro
- Play back slow-motion clips in Final Cut Pro
- Organize your library
- Play back and skim media
- Edit your project
- Intro to editing in Final Cut Pro
- Create and manage projects
- Create a new project in Final Cut Pro
- Open and close projects in Final Cut Pro
- Modify a project’s settings in Final Cut Pro
- Create square or vertical versions of a project in Final Cut Pro
- Final Cut Pro project settings
- Save and back up projects in Final Cut Pro
- Copy a Final Cut Pro project to another Mac
- Select clips and ranges
- Add and remove clips
- Intro to adding clips in Final Cut Pro
- Drag clips to the timeline in Final Cut Pro
- Append clips to your project in Final Cut Pro
- Insert clips in Final Cut Pro
- Connect clips in Final Cut Pro
- Overwrite clips in Final Cut Pro
- Replace clips in Final Cut Pro
- Add still images in Final Cut Pro
- Create freeze frames in Final Cut Pro
- Add only a clip’s video or audio in Final Cut Pro
- Remove clips from projects in Final Cut Pro
- Solo or disable clips in Final Cut Pro
- Find a project clip’s source clip in Final Cut Pro
- Make three-point edits
- Arrange clips in the Final Cut Pro timeline
- Cut and trim clips
- View and navigate
- Zoom and scroll in the Final Cut Pro timeline
- Adjust timeline clip appearance in Final Cut Pro
- Snap to items in the Final Cut Pro timeline
- Navigate within your Final Cut Pro project
- Navigate using timecode in Final Cut Pro
- View source and project timecode in Final Cut Pro
- Show a list-based view of your Final Cut Pro project
- Work with markers
- Correct shaky video in Final Cut Pro
- Edit audio
- Intro to audio in Final Cut Pro
- Audio editing basics
- Add audio
- Edit audio clips or audio components
- Add and adjust audio effects
- Audio tools and techniques
- Add titles
- Add and adjust titles
- Add and adjust 3D titles
- Intro to 3D titles in Final Cut Pro
- Final Cut Pro 3D titles workflow
- Add 3D titles to a project
- Rotate and move 3D titles
- Modify basic 3D text attributes
- Modify surface appearance
- Intro to 3D text materials in Final Cut Pro
- Add preset materials to 3D text in Final Cut Pro
- Modify 3D text materials in Final Cut Pro
- Work with 3D text material layers in Final Cut Pro
- Add a light-emitting material to 3D text in Final Cut Pro
- Save modified 3D text materials in Final Cut Pro
- Add materials to 3D text facets in Final Cut Pro
- Material controls
- Change lighting style
- Add 3D text glows or shadows in Final Cut Pro
- Add effects
- Intro to effects in Final Cut Pro
- Add and adjust transitions
- Intro to transitions in Final Cut Pro
- How transitions are created in Final Cut Pro
- Add transitions in Final Cut Pro
- Set the default transition in Final Cut Pro
- Delete transitions in Final Cut Pro
- Adjust transitions in the Final Cut Pro timeline
- Adjust transitions in the Final Cut Pro inspector and viewer
- Merge jump cuts with the Flow transition in Final Cut Pro
- Adjust transitions with multiple images in Final Cut Pro
- Modify Final Cut Pro transitions in Motion
- Adjust built-in effects
- Intro to built-in effects in Final Cut Pro
- Resize, move, and rotate clips in Final Cut Pro
- Adjust framing with Smart Conform in Final Cut Pro
- Trim the edges of the video frame in Final Cut Pro
- Crop clips in Final Cut Pro
- Pan and zoom clips in Final Cut Pro
- Skew a clip’s perspective in Final Cut Pro
- Work with built-in effects in Final Cut Pro
- Remove built-in effects in Final Cut Pro
- Add and adjust clip effects
- Intro to clip effects in Final Cut Pro
- Add video effects in Final Cut Pro
- Add the default video effect in Final Cut Pro
- Adjust effects in Final Cut Pro
- Use masks to define the shape of a video effect
- Change clip effect order in Final Cut Pro
- Copy effects between clips in Final Cut Pro
- Save video effects presets in Final Cut Pro
- Copy and paste keyframes in Final Cut Pro
- Reduce video noise in Final Cut Pro
- Remove or turn off effects in Final Cut Pro
- Modify Final Cut Pro effects in Motion
- Add generators
- Use onscreen controls
- Animate video effects
- Advanced editing
- Use roles to manage clips and organize the timeline
- Intro to roles in Final Cut Pro
- Guidelines for using roles in Final Cut Pro
- View and reassign roles in Final Cut Pro
- Create custom roles in Final Cut Pro
- Assign audio roles during import in Final Cut Pro
- Change role colors or names in Final Cut Pro
- Organize the timeline with roles and subroles
- Export roles with Final Cut Pro
- Add, adjust, and share captions
- Intro to captions in Final Cut Pro
- Final Cut Pro captions workflow
- Create captions in Final Cut Pro
- Import captions into Final Cut Pro
- Show or hide captions in Final Cut Pro
- Edit caption text in Final Cut Pro
- Adjust and arrange captions in Final Cut Pro
- Format caption text in Final Cut Pro
- Create multilingual captions in Final Cut Pro
- Convert captions to another format
- Export captions with Final Cut Pro
- Group clips with compound clips
- Edit with multicam clips
- Intro to multicam editing in Final Cut Pro
- Final Cut Pro multicam editing workflow
- Step 1: Shoot an event with multiple cameras and record appropriate sync information
- Step 2: Import media into Final Cut Pro for a multicam edit
- Step 3: Assign camera names and multicam angles
- Step 4: Create multicam clips
- Step 5: Cut and switch between angles in the angle viewer
- Step 6: Sync and adjust angles in the angle editor
- Step 7: Edit multicam clips in the timeline
- Import media for multicam edits in Final Cut Pro
- Add camera names and angles in Final Cut Pro
- Create multicam clips in Final Cut Pro
- Cut and switch camera angles in Final Cut Pro
- Sync and adjust camera angles in Final Cut Pro
- Edit multicam clips in Final Cut Pro
- Multicam editing tips in Final Cut Pro
- Add storylines in Final Cut Pro
- Use the precision editor in Final Cut Pro
- Try out clips using auditions
- Retime clips to create speed effects
- Intro to retiming clips in Final Cut Pro
- Change clip speed in Final Cut Pro
- Create variable speed effects in Final Cut Pro
- Add speed transitions in Final Cut Pro
- Reverse or rewind clips in Final Cut Pro
- Create instant replays in Final Cut Pro
- Speed up a clip with jump cuts in Final Cut Pro
- Create hold segments in Final Cut Pro
- Reset speed changes in Final Cut Pro
- Conform frame sizes and rates in Final Cut Pro
- Use XML to transfer projects in Final Cut Pro
- Edit 360-degree video
- Intro to 360° video in Final Cut Pro
- Import 360° video into Final Cut Pro
- 360° video settings in Final Cut Pro
- Create 360° projects in Final Cut Pro
- View and navigate 360° video in Final Cut Pro
- Edit a 360-degree project
- Add 360° clips to standard Final Cut Pro projects
- Add the 360° Patch effect in Final Cut Pro
- Add the Tiny Planet effect in Final Cut Pro
- Share 360° clips and projects in Final Cut Pro
- 360º video tips in Final Cut Pro
- Use roles to manage clips and organize the timeline
- Keying, masking, and compositing
- Color correction
- Intro to color correction in Final Cut Pro
- Quickly balance and match color
- Make advanced color corrections with color correction effects
- Intro to color correction effects in Final Cut Pro
- Final Cut Pro manual color correction workflow
- Step 1: Color correction starts during your shoot
- Step 2: Pick a reference shot from a scene to use as the basis for color correction
- Step 3: Add a color correction effect and perform primary color correction
- Step 4: Add additional color corrections as needed
- Step 5: Add other effects to address specific needs
- Step 6: Match the rest of the scene to the reference shot
- Add color corrections in Final Cut Pro
- Remove color corrections in Final Cut Pro
- Use the Color Board in Final Cut Pro
- Use color wheels in Final Cut Pro
- Use color curves in Final Cut Pro
- Use hue and saturation curves in Final Cut Pro
- Add color masks and shape masks
- Wide color gamut and HDR
- Intro to wide color gamut and HDR in Final Cut Pro
- Use wide-gamut HDR color processing in Final Cut Pro
- Color correct HDR video with Pro Display XDR and Final Cut Pro
- View HDR video in the Final Cut Pro viewer
- Convert or adjust HDR clips in Final Cut Pro
- Export HDR files with Final Cut Pro
- Wide-gamut HDR tips in Final Cut Pro
- Color correct ProRes RAW in Final Cut Pro
- Apply LUTs in Final Cut Pro
- Color correction tools and techniques
- Share your project
- Intro to sharing projects in Final Cut Pro
- Share to Apple devices with Final Cut Pro
- Export files
- Share on the web with Final Cut Pro
- Create optical discs and disk images in Final Cut Pro
- Share in email with Final Cut Pro
- Batch sharing in Final Cut Pro
- Share from Final Cut Pro using Compressor
- Create share destinations in Final Cut Pro
- Change metadata for shared items in Final Cut Pro
- View the status of shared items in Final Cut Pro
- Manage media, libraries, and archives
- Intro to media management in Final Cut Pro
- Manage your media files
- View a clip’s information in Final Cut Pro
- Override a clip’s metadata in Final Cut Pro
- Locate source media files in Final Cut Pro
- Relink clips to media files in Final Cut Pro
- Consolidate projects and libraries in Final Cut Pro
- Back up projects and libraries in Final Cut Pro
- Create optimized and proxy files in Final Cut Pro
- Create a proxy-only project in Final Cut Pro
- Manage render files in Final Cut Pro
- View background tasks in Final Cut Pro
- Manage libraries
- Create camera archives in Final Cut Pro
- Common media management issues
- Work smarter
- Final Cut Pro preferences
- Intro to Final Cut Pro preferences
- Change Final Cut Pro preference settings
- General preferences in Final Cut Pro
- Editing preferences in Final Cut Pro
- Playback preferences in Final Cut Pro
- Import preferences in Final Cut Pro
- Destinations preferences
- Intro to Destinations preferences in Final Cut Pro
- DVD and Blu-ray / AVCHD destinations in Final Cut Pro
- Email destination in Final Cut Pro
- YouTube & Facebook destination in Final Cut Pro
- Still-image destinations in Final Cut Pro
- Export File and Apple Devices destinations in Final Cut Pro
- Compressor Settings destination in Final Cut Pro
- HTTP Live Streaming destination in Final Cut Pro
- Bundle destination in Final Cut Pro
- Keyboard shortcuts and gestures
- Customize the Final Cut Pro interface
- Work with metadata
- Use color and gradient controls
- Download Final Cut Pro sound effects and Pro Video Formats
- Final Cut Pro preferences
- Glossary
83Final Cut Pro User Guide
Compare the previous or next clip in the timeline
The Previous Edit and Next Edit buttons in the comparison viewer’s Timeline mode let you
quickly compare a frame in the timeline with frames in adjacent clips. This is particularly
useful for color correcting a series of shots in a scene that requires continuity in color and
exposure.
1. In Final Cut Pro, show the comparison viewer next to the viewer by choosing Window >
Show in Workspace > Comparison Viewer (or pressing Control-Command-6).
2. Click the Timeline button at the top of the comparison viewer.
3. In the timeline, position the playhead on the frame you want to compare to a frame in an
adjacent clip.
The video frame appears in the viewer.
4. To set the frame that appears in the comparison viewer, click one of the following
buttons at the bottom of the comparison viewer:
• Previous Edit: Shows the last frame of the previous clip in the timeline.
• Next Edit: Shows the first frame of the next clip in the timeline.
For more information about color correction, see Final Cut Pro manual color correction
workflow.
Display video scopes in the comparison viewer
You can display video scopes in the comparison viewer, just as you can in the main viewer.
1. In Final Cut Pro, show the comparison viewer next to the viewer by choosing Window >
Show in Workspace > Comparison Viewer (or pressing Control-Command-6).
2. In the upper-right corner of the comparison viewer, choose View > Video Scopes, or
press Command-7 while the comparison viewer is active.
Tip: You can use the Command Editor to assign a keyboard shortcut to save a video
frame to the comparison viewer (or to switch the active viewer between the comparison
viewer and the viewer when working with an external display). In the Command Editor,
search for “comparison viewer.” See
Intro to the Command Editor in Final Cut Pro.