Creating Events and Importing Footage in FCP 10.1

You’ve shot your beautiful footage and now you’re ready to get started importing!  Importing is easy- once you’ve learned how!  Create or open a Library to start. (Don’t know how?  Click here for the tutorial!)

Now that you have a Library, create an Event.

Click File>New>Event or press Option + N on your keyboard.  Your files will be organized on your hard drive like this: Root Drive>Library>Event Folder.  In order to stay organized I create a Library for each client and an Event for each project. Continue reading…

Five Ways to Save Time in Final Cut Pro X

If you are a professional video editor or if you spend any amount of time in Final Cut Pro, you may be looking for a way to save time.  There are many ways to cut corners and/or use the keyboard to shave off seconds that add up to minutes later.  It is a good idea to develop efficient habits that pay off later.   Here are five tips to save time in FCPX that you probably aren’t using, but should! Continue reading…