You’ll learn how to quickly create picture in picture effects, animated split screens, screen replacements, and more…

RippleTraining – Warp Speed Effects in FCP

RippleTraining - Warp Speed Effects in FCP

Work with Layered Graphics
Use Keyframes more Efficiently
Learn how to Retime Your Effects
Create and Work with Adjustment Layers
Save and Share Effects Presets

Who this Tutorial is for:

Editors who are already familiar with the basics of Final Cut Pro X (for example, editors who have completed our Final Cut Pro X Core Training); or editors who use it infrequently and want to gain more confidence and speed. Users who are new to Final Cut Pro X should purchase our Final Cut Pro Core Training or Final Cut Pro Essentials Training Bundle before working through this tutorial.

Software Version: Final Cut Pro 10.4 or later

Run Time: 2 hours 17 minutes

Project Media Included: No project media included. This tutorial is designed to teach you techniques and workflows that you can apply to any type of editing or compositing/effects project in Final Cut Pro X.

Type of Tutorial: Workflow Specific

Warp Speed Effects in Final Cut Pro 10.4

1. Tips for Working with Stills

Adding Photos to an Event
Photo Smart Collections
Controlling Still Image Duration
Spatial Conform Options

2. Animating with Ken Burns

Ken Burns on Video

3. Image Editing Applications

Photoshop Tips
Affinity Photo Tips
Pixelmator Tips
Preview Tips
Comparing Image Editing Apps in FCP X
Alpha Interpretation

4. Working with Layered Graphics Files

Extracting Layers
Animating Layers
Animating with a Mask
Filling in a Background

5. Quick Time-lapse Movies

6. Creating Stills from Video

7. Compositing with Blend Modes & Masks

Blend Modes
Combining Blend Modes & Masks
Increasing Density
Using the Difference Blend Mode
Blend Modes, Masks, & Effects

8. Transforming, Cropping, & Distorting

Making Transformations
Creating a Picture in Picture Effect
Combining Transformations & Masks
Cropping Applications
Distorting Applications

9. Animating with Keyframes

Flying Objects On & Off the Screen
Changing Animation Timing
Moving an Animation Path

10. Saving Keyframed Animations

Resetting Parameter Values
Smooth & Linear Keyframes
Pasting Attributes
Saving an Effects Preset
Sharing Effects Presets
Completing the Animation

11. Creating a 4-Up Display

Using Clip Skimming
Scaling Pitfalls
Working with Anchor Points

12. Zooming into a Billboard

Combining Ken Burns & Keyframes
Replacing a Shot & Keeping Attributes
Adjusting the Ken Burns Effect
Keyframing Distortion
Copying a Single Keyframe Value Between Clips

13. Animating & Masking Effects

Creating Keyframed Color Corrections With Effects
Limiting Effects with Masks
Color Masking Effects
Refining a Color Mask
Using Animated Effects
Build a Composite with Effects

14. Retiming Masks, Effects, & Keyframes

Conforming a Clip with Automatic Speed
Creating a Freeze Frame
Isolating the Foreground with a Draw Mask
Adjusting a Mask
Stacking Effects on the Background
Adding Effects to the Foreground
Animating Foreground Effects
Adding & Animating a Title
Creating Speed Ramps
Smoothing Speed Ramps with Optical Flow

15. Adjustment Layers & Motion Blur

Building an Adjustment Layer with Motion
Turning on Motion Blur

Create Cool Effects in a Jiffy

This tutorial all about speed, so we get straight to the point. You’ll learn how to quickly create picture in picture effects, animated split screens, screen replacements, and more; all from right inside of Final Cut Pro X.

Color Correct Selectively

Using Final Cut Pro X’s Mask tools, you can limit your color corrections and effects to specific areas within the frame to create compelling visuals that will help draw viewers into your story.

Repeatability is Important

More complex effects take more time and tweaking to get your videos to look just right, but you don’t want to have to repeat that process every time. So we show you how to save and share your effects so that they can be applied any time you need them.