Final Cut Pro 5 Motion Tutorial

Summary: A working knowledge of Final Cut Pro is essential to any aspiring filmmaker. As the most widely used software program in video and film editing, Apple computer's Final Cut Pro can give a professional appearance to any film project from basic digital video to HD material. Because it is relatively affordable and easy to use, Final Cut Pro has become extremely popular with broadcast stations and independent filmmakers. It offers a wealth of effects and functions, like dissolve, iris, distortion, and ripple, rolling, slipping, sliding and other editing functions, as well as color correction filters and audio filters.

In this free Final Cut Pro tutorial learn the basics of Final Cut Pro. This video series will concentrate on adjusting the motion of your video. Expert video editor CJ South will show you step-by-step how to import still images, change the motion settings, adjust center values and anchor point; how to use the crop tool and adjust the scale and rotation in the viewer and in the canvas. Learn also how to animate a wipe effect, create a text window, animate drop shadows, and create a title fade in. Watch this free online tutorial with our others in this series and start working on your independent film today!