Best Way To Learn FCP?

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Phil Maker

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I have Final Cut Studio 2 and I want to learn it as fast an efficiently as possible. Is there a better/faster way to learn than reading books. I'm looking for a DVD training course but can't find much. I'm a visual learner, so a DVD course would be best.
 
There's a bunch of training DVDs out there- There's my DVDs, which focus on FCP and the HVX200 and DVX100. Also Shane Ross has one that's all about organizing material for efficient editing. Plenty more out there as well- you can always google for the latest training materials.

Noah
 
No offense to the authors of great learning materials, which I do recommend - but the BEST way to learn is to sit down and start using it. Take some footage and start playing, and go between that and the books/DVDs... you'll get a lot more out of the books/DVDs, and a lot more out of your experimentation, if you do both rather than either one alone!
 
I'm learning FCP5 via the Apple Pro Training series line of books and highly recommend it. The lessons are slim on theory and author comments and heavy on step by step instruction. Lessons take 30 minutes a piece, you could probably get through in a weekend or less.

http://www.amazon.com/Apple-Pro-Tra...3424900?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1194220479&sr=8-1

I've also used some videos at lynda.com, for $25/mo, this may be another good resources for you:

http://movielibrary.lynda.com/html/modListing.asp?pid=37
 
NoahK said:
There's a bunch of training DVDs out there- There's my DVDs, which focus on FCP and the HVX200 and DVX100. Also Shane Ross has one that's all about organizing material for efficient editing. Plenty more out there as well- you can always google for the latest training materials.

Noah
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I tried to Google them -- couldn't find any good ones that cover everything thoroughly in Final Cut Studio 2.
 
NO offense taken. My DVD is mainly for those who know the application, and now just want to know how to organize things.

Best way is to sit and do. Play play play...that is waht I did too.
 
When you are sitting and experimenting, I've found it helps to have an added sense of urgency to the edit. Sometimes, you can be slightly detached from tutorial media that's provided because there isn't a personal investment in it. Cut a friend's short. Update your own reel. Hell - volunteer to cut some home video for a friend or family member. Download the multi-cam clips for the Tori Amos video contest. Maybe it's just me. I don't know.

Having come over from Avid, I booked a Final Cut gig before I should have, rented a suite and plowed through Jerry Hoffman on Final Cut 4. It has a DVD with the raw footage from a short he cut, slates, bad takes, music and everything. The basic workflow is (almost) not specific to the version. Crazy but it worked.

Best of luck...
 
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