Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.1.2) - Manual (Page 18)

Chapter 2 Final Cut Pro basics 18
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Use connected clips and storylines to add cutaway shots, superimposed titles, and sound
effects to your project. Connected clips and storylines always stay in sync.
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Add special effects to video, audio, and photos, and adjust them using keyframes and onscreen
controls. You can also change clip speed to create fast-motion or slow-motion effects.
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Automatically balance and match color, or use the color correction tools to precisely control
the look of any clip in your project.
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Publish your project directly to websites such as YouTube and Facebook, or send your project
to iTunes for syncing with Apple devices such as iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.
What are libraries?
In Final Cut Pro 10.1 or later, you organize your work in libraries. A library contains multiple events
and projects in the same location. The first time you open Final Cut Pro 10.1, it creates a library
file in the Movies folder. When you create a new project or event, it’s automatically included
in the active library. The library tracks all your media files, your editing decisions, and the
associated metadata.
Library
Library
Library Library
Clip Clip Clip
Event Event
Clip Clip Project Project Project Project
Event
You can have multiple libraries open at the same time, and you can easily copy events and
projects between libraries. This makes it simple and quick to move media, metadata, and creative
work to another system for mobile work, work with multiple editors, or archiving. You can open
and close libraries as needed so that you never have too many libraries open at once.
The following concepts are important to understand when you work with libraries.
Managed and external media
Media that you import into a specific library is stored inside the library and is referred to as
managed media. Media can also be imported or copied to any location on a connected volume
and linked to the library as external media. Multiple users can access this external media instantly
on shared storage.
Managed media can be made external at any time if you want to share access, and external
media can be collected as managed media inside the library for easy transport or archiving. For
more information, see
Consolidate projects, events, and libraries on page 424.
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