Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 5

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Lesson Files

Lesson 13 Project

Media

Motocross > Racing Footage and Team Story folders; Graphics folder

Time

This lesson takes approximately 75 minutes to complete.

Goals

Apply audio and video filters

View and modify filters

Apply filters for image correction

Apply filters to multiple clips

Use tools for viewing and adjusting filters

Nest a group of clips

Apply a matte to a clip or sequence

Apply a key filter

Animate filters using keyframes

In Final Cut Pro, effects that can be applied to a clip are divided into two groups: transitions and filters. Transitions, of course, are applied to the edit point between two clips; filters are applied to the content or body of a clip. Although there are numerous reasons why you might apply a filter to a clip, there are three primary uses for filters.

First, on a lighter note, filters can give your sequence a special look or style, jazz it up, or create some fun and exciting visuals. Some call this eye candy. On a more serious note, filters can correct something that's wrong with an image, such as its color or contrast, or it can blur a product label you didn't get permission to use in your show. And finally, you can use certain filters to key or mask portions of images to create a simple letterbox effect or a complex visual composite combining several images.

You can apply filters to audio clips as well, either to improve the sound or to create an audio effect.

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