Final Cut Pro: first acquaintance

Fans of editing and creating their own videos often ask themselves which program to use for this. Of course, today you can find quite a lot of interesting and powerful tools like Sony Vegas Pro, however, according to many experts, nothing better than Final Cut Pro has been created yet. Let's see what kind of software package this is, and what its capabilities are.

What is Final Cut Pro?

So, as it is already clear, the software package is a professional video editing tool with a huge number of possibilities and tools that can not be described.

Initially, the program was developed by Macromedia, after which the development was purchased by Apple. Therefore, today the complete package of Final Cut Pro is associated with "apple" products.

The main version of the program is designed to work on the basis of the Mac OS X platform, although recently it was possible to install it in the Windows environment (more on this later).

As for the popularity of the application, for example, the director of the movie "Focus" of 2015 with Margot Robbie and comedian Will Smith as the main actors John Rekua stated that he was completely involved in the creative process and had never felt so free in the flight of fantasy.

Not surprisingly, the software package itself, no matter what version it is, Final Cut Pro 7 or Final Cut Pro 10, has such an impressive toolkit that allows you to create truly unique effects and very subtly approach the editing process.

And this we are not talking about such famous masterpieces as "Heavenly Captain and the World of the Future", "Intolerable Cruelty", "300 Spartans", "Zodiac", "X-Men: Beginning." Wolverine, Girl with a Dragon Tattoo, John Carter, etc. You can continue the list indefinitely.

Final Cut Pro X

So, on "poppies" the application works without any problems. It's enough just to install it and get started. Note immediately that an unprepared user will have to tinker a lot to get into the essence of the program.

And the essence is that the basis of all technology is the so-called timeline Magnetic Timeline. It is her application that largely predetermines the convenience of flexible video editing, and exactly as the user needs it. As for the tools, there are so many of them that it's impossible to describe everything, especially since in the last release they were added more than a hundred.

Installing the version for Windows

Now a few words about the release of Final Cut Pro for Windows. Here, not everything is so simple. It is clear that here and so to take and install the version for Mac OS X in the Windows environment will not work for obvious reasons. The application for "Windows" is not calculated. But there is a way out.

In order to fully enjoy all the features of the original program, you must first download the original "poppy" version and save it, for example, on the desktop.

After that, another utility called FCP Tool Software, which without problems can be found on the Internet, is needed. After running the utility in the search box, you need to specify the location of the original Final Cut Pro distribution and click the start installation button.

The process can take some time, and he himself means converting Mac FCP to Windows FCP. After the process is completed, and the system gives an appropriate confirmation, you can immediately start work.

Main features and tools (briefly)

But the process of editing video or creating effects is quite interesting. The user has a toolkit divided into categories. There is no point in stopping at all instruments, there is still not enough time. Consider the most basic and interesting.

First of all, it's importing clips or images of almost all known formats for use when "gluing" the future video. Even after normal editing, the final material can be saved with a 4k video resolution. By the way, video clips differing in frame size can be easily adjusted to single values.

At the disposal of the user there are many special compressors, effects imposed even in real time, setting up keyboard commands, full control over color correction, saturation and clarity of the image, and much more.

In addition, there are a number of interesting features, for example, the tool for slow deceleration Optical Flow, which, unlike most, can slow down the original video dozens of times. You can use special jump-balls and markers, which allow you to cut the same clip several times. No less interesting is the use of empty correction layers, which can contain completely different effects or transitions, as well as other changing parameters for the entire Timeline.

Conclusion

Here, in fact, very briefly about the software product Final Cut Pro. As it is already clear, it is simply impossible to describe all its possibilities in one article. Indeed, today this product is the most powerful and in demand among professionals all over the world. What are only the names of the films that were mounted with this unique software product.

Separately it is necessary to say that without prior knowledge of at least some utility for working with video, even the basics of this application will be difficult to master. Therefore, before starting work, it is strongly recommended not only to familiarize yourself with the technical documentation, but also to fully master something simpler.