Disc 1:

1. Getting Started (35 min)
Lesson 1: Launching a Final Cut Pro Project
Lesson 2: Arranging Your Workspace
Lesson 3: Introducing the Browser
Lesson 4: Introducing the Viewer
Lesson 5: Introducing the Timeline & the Canvas
Lesson 6: Rendering Files
Lesson 7: Playing Back in Fullscreen View

2. The Basics of Editing (44 min)
Lesson 1: Creating a New Sequence
Lesson 2: Searching for Specific Clips Using the Find Dialog Box
Lesson 3: Customizing the Timeline
Lesson 4: Adding Clips to the Timeline & Closing Gaps
Lesson 5: Assembling Clips with Snapping Turned On
Lesson 6: Very Basic Editing
Lesson 7: Trimming with the Blade Tool
Lesson 8: Using Add Edit to Blade Selected Clips
Lesson 9: Using In & Out Points in the Viewer
Lesson 10: Three Point Editing & Using the J, K & L Keys
Lesson 11: Overwriting vs. Inserting Clips
Lesson 12: Editing by Using Primarily Keyboard Shortcuts
Lesson 13: Saving Your Project

3. Getting Around: the Browser & Viewer (41 min)
Lesson 1: Moving & Closing Tabs
Lesson 2: Customizing Keyboard Shortcuts & Utilizing Tooltips
Lesson 3: Navigating the Browser Window
Lesson 4: Changing Browser View Settings & Labeling Clips
Lesson 5: Viewing Thumbnails & Changing the Poster Frame
Lesson 6: Exploring Viewer Window Display Options
Lesson 7: Viewing Channels & Transparency
Lesson 8: Exploring Playhead Sync Options & Generators

4. Getting Around: the Timeline (53 min)
Lesson 1: Customizing Your Timeline
Lesson 2: Navigating the Timeline
Lesson 3: Zooming Inside the Timeline
Lesson 4: Navigating Gaps
Lesson 5: Timeline Audio & Video Controls
Lesson 6: Source & Destination Controls
Lesson 7: Viewing Clip Keyframes & Overlays
Lesson 8: Setting & Navigating Markers in the Timeline
Lesson 9: Setting & Editing Markers in a Clip
Lesson 10: Modifying Marker Durations
Lesson 11: Making Practical Use of Markers
Lesson 12: Navigating & Deleting Markers

5. Editing With the Tools (61 min)
Lesson 1: Assembling Clips in the Timeline
Lesson 2: Selecting, Linking & Stereo Pairs
Lesson 3: Reordering Clips with the Insert Edit Function
Lesson 4: Making Ripple Deletes & Ripple Cuts
Lesson 5: Using the Roll & Ripple Tools
Lesson 6: Slipping & Sliding in the Timeline
Lesson 7: Making a Match Action Edit
Lesson 8: Keyframing & Layering Audio Tracks
Lesson 9: Adjusting Audio Levels & Adding Transitions
Lesson 10: Creating & Rendering Audio Effects in Real Time
Lesson 11: Using the Track Selection Tools

6. Setting Up a New Project (34 min)
Lesson 1: Changing Your Easy Setup
Lesson 2: External A/V Devices & HDV
Lesson 3: How Easy Setup Affects Your Project
Lesson 4: Working with Non-Standard Compressors
Lesson 5: Creating Your Own Easy Setup
Lesson 6: Creating an Easy Setup from Scratch

7. Using Transitions (52 min)
Lesson 1: Setting Your Scratch Disks
Lesson 2: Using the Real Time Options
Lesson 3: Introducing Transitions
Lesson 4: Applying Transitions
Lesson 5: Understanding the Render Color Codes
Lesson 6: Rendering Transitions
Lesson 7: Modifying Transitions
Lesson 8: Adjusting Pre-roll & Post-roll Options
Lesson 9: Customizing Transition Parameters
Lesson 10: Creating a Page Peel
Lesson 11: Setting a Default Transition
Lesson 12: Selecting Multiple Transitions at Once

8. Setting Preferences (47 min)
Lesson 1: Introducing Preferences
Lesson 2: Setting Values for Levels of Undo & Recent Clips
Lesson 3: Adjusting Audio Tracks, Quality & Real Time Video
Lesson 4: Setting Autosave Vault Options
Lesson 5: Activating Warnings & Dropped Frame Settings
Lesson 6: Setting the Auto Render Values
Lesson 7: Changing the Duration of a Still & the Editing Prefs
Lesson 8: Turning On Dupe Detection
Lesson 9: Setting Labels & Timeline Options
Lesson 10: Choosing Render Control Options
Lesson 11: Setting the Scratch Disks
Lesson 12: Setting Search Folders & Memory & Cache
Lesson 13: Adjusting More System Settings
Lesson 14: Backing Up Your Preferences

9. Logging & Capturing Clips (40 min)
Lesson 1: Setting Up for Capture
Lesson 2: Introducing the Log and Capture Window
Lesson 3: Setting In & Out Points & Setting the Logging Bin
Lesson 4: Entering Clip Information
Lesson 5: Capturing Logged Clips
Lesson 6: Deleting Unwanted Clips
Lesson 7: Adjusting Log and Capture Clip Settings
Lesson 8: Capturing Footage & Applying DV Start/Stop Detect
Lesson 9: Creating New Clips on Start/Stop Capturing HDV Footage
Lesson 10: Capturing Clips with Batch Lists
Lesson 11: Final Comments & Credits

Disc 2

1. Storyboarding & Trimming (40 min)
Lesson 1: Preparing for Storyboarding
Lesson 2: Storyboarding the Clips
Lesson 3: Adding Clips to the Timeline & Opening the Trim Window
Lesson 4: Introducing the Trim Edit Window
Lesson 5: Rolling & Rippling within the Trim Edit Window
Lesson 6: Finding the Best Point to Make a Cut
Lesson 7: Trimming Using the Mouse & the J, K, & L Keys
Lesson 8: Dynamic Trimming Using the J, K, & L Keys
Lesson 9: Understanding In Shift & Out Shift

2. Working with Graphics (74 min)
Lesson 1: Working with Adobe(R) Illustrator(R) Files in FCP
Lesson 2: Importing an Illustrator File into Adobe Photoshop(R) for use in FCP
Lesson 3: Sizing Graphics to Import into an HDV Timeline
Lesson 4: Resizing Images in Final Cut Pro
Lesson 5: Importing PSD Files as an Image & as a Sequence
Lesson 6: Using the Photoshop Levels Command to Fix a Scanned Image
Lesson 7: Straightening an Image in Photoshop
Lesson 8: Making an Image a Layered File with Transparency
Lesson 9: Removing Anti-Aliased Edges from an Image
Lesson 10: Working with Alpha Channels
Lesson 11: Working with Aspect Ratios & Resolutions
Lesson 12: Understanding Pixel Aspect Ratio
Lesson 13: Setting the Correct Alpha Channel Type
Lesson 14: Making New Layers Via Selections inside Photoshop
Lesson 15: Importing a Photoshop File with Layer Effects into FCP
Lesson 16: Potential Problems Changing the Contents of a Layer

3. Controlling Motion (61 min)
Lesson 1: Importing Still Images
Lesson 2: Creating a Container Sequence
Lesson 3: Introducing the Motion Settings
Lesson 4: Adjusting Scale & Rotation in the Viewer
Lesson 5: Adjusting Scale & Rotation in the Canvas
Lesson 6: Adjusting Center Values & Anchor Point
Lesson 7: Adjusting the Anchor Point
Lesson 8: Using the Crop Tool & Feathering an Edge
Lesson 9: Using the Distort Tool
Lesson 10: Adding & Adjusting a Drop Shadow
Lesson 11: Using Keyframes to Create Motion
Lesson 12: Animating a Wipe Effect
Lesson 13: Changing the Velocity of an Animation

4. Affecting Video (43 min)
Lesson 1: Introducing Speed
Lesson 2: Working with Frame Blending & Motion Blur
Lesson 3: Slowing Down a Clip that was Shot at Normal Speed
Lesson 4: Playing a Clip Backwards
Lesson 5: Gaining More Control with Time Remapping
Lesson 6: Using Time Remapping to Freeze Video
Lesson 7: Working with Freeze Frames & Deinterlacing
Lesson 8: Using Artistic Filters
Lesson 9: Using Corrective Filters
Lesson 10: Looking Closely at Color Correction
Lesson 11: Pasting Attributes

5. Audio Fundamentals (38 min)
Lesson 1: Introducing Audio in Final Cut Pro
Lesson 2: Identifying, Converting & Importing Audio Files
Lesson 3: Fine-Tuning Your Stereo & Mono Tracks
Lesson 4: Audio Scrubbing & Playback
Lesson 5: Setting Keyframes
Lesson 6: Introducing the Audio Mixer
Lesson 7: Advanced Functions & Controls in the Audio Mixer
Lesson 8: Applying Audio Effects

6. Output & Export (34 min)
Lesson 1: Using the Print to Video Command
Lesson 2: Converting HD to DV
Lesson 3: Using the Edit to Tape Command
Lesson 4: Making an Insert Edit on Your Master
Lesson 5: Creating a Media File of Your Content
Lesson 6: Exporting Content for the Web
Lesson 7: Final Comments & Credits