Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, Fourth Edition

Lesson 13. Project Management

Goals

Use the Find command and sort capabilities

Change clip properties

Use dupe detection

Render management tips

Manage render files

Work with the Media Manager

Copy and move a project

Trim media from a project

Work with offline clips

Decompose a sequence

Like Avid, Final Cut Pro has many different ways to manage a project, from render and media file management to dupe detection and find options. Where Avid offers a Media tool and powerful Sort and Sift commands, FCP offers a Media Manager and powerful Find options. The purpose of these functions, whether in Avid or FCP, is the same: to maintain an efficient workflow and to maximize your resources.

The FCP Media Manager options make it easy to keep your project ...