Final Cut Pro Tutorial | Stabilize Video Footage

Learn how to stabilize your video footage with Final Cut Pro’s built in tools.

In this video, you’ll learn to wield the powerful stabilization tool within Final Cut Pro. Whether you’re a seasoned editor or just starting your journey, mastering stabilization can vastly improve your footage’s quality. Dive in and explore how to harness its capabilities for both landscape and portrait formats.

If you are looking for next level video stabilisation then check out Topaz Video AI. Video AI stabilization employs advanced algorithms to enhance the steadiness and smoothness of video footage. Whether you choose the tools in Final Cut Pro or advances AI stabilisation there are some cool tools out there that will help you to keep the focus on your subject, not on the camera shake.

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Final Cut Pro X – The Essentials with Ben Halsall in Victoria | British Columbia | Canada

**News 20th November 2017 – I will be heading to Nanaimo & Tofino from 2nd to 6th December and am offering some one-to-one or small groups consults & training sessions whilst I’m on Vancouver Island.

If this is something you are interested in then find out more here or get in touch via e-mail – design@benhalsall.com**

Get started with Final Cut Pro X with this awesome three day course.

Final Cut Pro X – The Essentials covers everything about the interface, introduces you to professional editing techniques, how to work with sound, important timeline & project management skill and advanced techniques like creating split screens, compositing titles and more.

All of this will help you on your way to getting the very best out of your video projects as you are taught by Ben Halsall a trainer from the UK who has delivered classes both in England and across Canada.

So whether you are looking to professionalise your editing skills, add some class to your YouTube channel or want to add Final Cut Pro X to your skills in Adobe Premiere Pro or Avid this course will do the job.

Take a look at the course outline below for more information and get in touch with Ben if you have any questions – design@benhalsall.com .

Course Outline

Getting Started
Introduction & Tour of The Interface
Setting Up Your Project – Libraries, Events & the Browser
Importing Video, Images & Audio

Editing – An Introduction
Marking Clips – selecting areas of your clips to use in an edit
Editing – Drag and drop editing
Editing Shortcuts – Speed Up Your Editing

Adjusting Your Edit
Split your clips on the timeline
Trim & Refine Your Clips On The Timeline
Move & Shuffle Clips on The Timeline

Refining Your Edit
Add transitions and fades to black
Adding Cutaways & Working With Video Layers

Sound
Adding Audio Layers
Creating Audio Crossfades
Managing Audio Levels
Adding Sound Effects

Essential Effects
Adding Effects
Colour Adjustments – The Basics Of Colour Grading
Split Screen – create a split screen using cropping & rescale
Retime – Speed Up and Slow Down Clips on The Timeline

Text & Graphics
Adding Titles To Your Edit
Add Lower Thirds
Add Shapes & Graphics
Importing Images & PDFs
Create Scrolling Credits (Credit Rolls)

Customising Your Project
Custom Project Setup – Control Resolution and Framerate
Rescale a Projects Resolution

Editing Tips & Tricks
Using J or L Cuts To Avoid Jump Cuts
Export Your Video To YouTube or Vimeo
Export A High Quality Video

Compositing & Effects
Image Transparency & Animation
From Photoshop to Final Cut – How to Animate Your Photoshop Layers
Stabilise Your Video Footage
Make Your Video Black & White or Add A Color Tint

Backing Up & Technical Considerations
Essential File Management Considerations with Video
Backing Up – Back up and Move a Project to an External Drive
Improving Your System To Work With Video

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