But in a magnetic timeline, the clips around the removed clip snap (like a magnet) together, leaving no blank space. This approach differs from the traditional, track-based timeline in two fundamental ways:įirst, in a traditional track-based timeline removing a clip leaves blank space in your timeline. To make basic editing easier, Final Cut Pro uses what Apple calls a “magnetic” timeline. This is the traditional approach to editing, and it works well for complex projects. The other three professional editing programs all use a track-based system, where layers of video, audio, and effects sit in their own “tracks” in layers along your timeline. While Final Cut Pro provides all the usual tools for basic editing, it differs from the rest of the professional editors in its fundamental approach to editing. It has everything you’d expect, and while it delivers them well, there is nothing particularly exceptional or notably missing. My personal take: Final Cut Pro should not be applauded or panned for its basic video editing features. Consider: Over 1,300 sound Effects, over 250 video and audio Effects, more than 175 Titles (see arrow 1 in the screenshot below), and nearly 100 Transitions (arrow 2 in the screenshot below). It is worth noting that Final Cut Pro is very generous in both the volume and variety of Titles, Transitions and Effects that are included. It allows easy importing of raw video and audio files, contains various media management tools to help you organize these files, and offers a range of export formats when your movie is ready to distribute.Īnd Final Cut Pro provides all the basic editing tools for video and audio clips, as shown in the screenshot below, as well as a variety of more advanced features such as tools for captions ( subtitles), color correction, and basic audio engineering. Final Cut Pro Delivers the Basics of a Professional Editorįinal Cut Pro provides all the essential features one would expect from a professional video editor. Detailed Review of Final Cut Proīelow I will dig into the main characteristics of Final Cut Pro, aiming to give you a sense of whether the program will suit you. And I’ve written this review in hopes it will help you understand just what you are (and aren’t) getting into when you choose a long-term relationship with Final Cut Pro. With over a decade of personal and commercial work done in Final Cut Pro, I have some experience in these matters. Do you like the way they operate? Are they stable and reliable?įinally – and to push the spousal metaphor beyond its breaking point – can you afford it/them? Or, if you’re starting the relationship to get paid, how easily can you find work? Like choosing a spouse, the features are less important in the long run than how you get along with it/them. As I wrote above, all the major professional editing programs have enough features to edit Hollywood movies in.īut to be a good video editor you will spend days, weeks, and hopefully years living with your program. I wrote this review because I find most reviews of Final Cut Pro focus on its “features” and I think that is an important, but secondary consideration. And, I have some perspective on the choice you face: I also get paid to edit in DaVinci Resolve and am a trained Adobe Premiere editor (though it has been a while, for reasons that will become clear…) My day job is using Final Cut Pro to earn money as a video editor, not writing reviews.
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