Aldorama1985

Q: FCP7 to X course

Bit late to the party but finally moving over to FCPX from 7. Ive been using FCP for around 12 years,  X is a huge change and would like to find a great course that can help with the transition and enable me to get used to it as quickly as possible as almost all the functions I use daily in autopilot are gone/very different. I am based in Glasgow, Scotland and in person session would be preferable but an online course would be fine too if there are some that could be recommended. I've a heavy workload lined up for the rest of the year so time is a big factor! Thanks in advance.

Posted on Jun 21, 2016 3:19 PM

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  • by Ian R. Brown,Helpful

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Jun 22, 2016 2:27 AM in response to Aldorama1985
    Level 6 (18,658 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 22, 2016 2:27 AM in response to Aldorama1985

    I live in England (I hope you won't hold that against me) and could probably point you in the right direction if you email me at:-

     

    fcp6@btinternet.com

  • by Ian R. Brown,Helpful

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Jun 22, 2016 2:27 AM in response to Aldorama1985
    Level 6 (18,658 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 22, 2016 2:27 AM in response to Aldorama1985

    Whilst there are obviously large superficial changes, you will find that most of the commonly used keyboard shortcuts are still applicable.

     

    You will have to ditch some techniques and ways of thinking but the change shouldn't be too stressful as you already know the principles of editing.

     

    All you need is something to show you the basics and then whenever you come up against some apparently insurmountable problem, a quick question on this (or similar forums) should ensure you get a rapid response.

     

    "Lessons for Final Cut Pro X" is one way to get up and running quickly.

     

    It is on the App Store and can be downloaded free.  There are 20 odd lessons lasting a couple of hours.  You can watch nearly half of them free and if you like what you see, a payment of £7.99 will unlock the rest.

     

    Be warned however, that the excellent tutors speak quite quickly so you will probably find that you are frequently stopping and replaying sections of the lessons!

     

     

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  • by Aldorama1985,

    Aldorama1985 Aldorama1985 Jun 22, 2016 2:30 AM in response to Ian R. Brown
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    Jun 22, 2016 2:30 AM in response to Ian R. Brown

    Thanks for the pointer Ian, that is really useful. I have never used an online course other than youtube tutorials for very specific tasks. The price seems very reasonable so will set aside an evening and give it a go.

  • by Ian R. Brown,

    Ian R. Brown Ian R. Brown Jun 22, 2016 3:53 AM in response to Aldorama1985
    Level 6 (18,658 points)
    Mac OS X
    Jun 22, 2016 3:53 AM in response to Aldorama1985

    Another good course which is completely free is this  http://www.izzyvideo.com/final-cut-pro-x-tutorial/

     

    The only disadvantage is that it is based on FCP X 10.1.1 and we are now on version 10.2.3

     

    However, most of the info is still relevant but there have been some significant changes.

     

    The £7.99 app is using one of the most up to date versions.