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FCP effects tips and tricks!

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..jack
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Yo guys, I got a load of footage from this season that needs to be put together into an edit. Can anyone give me tips on the best effects to use(if any) and more specifically the zoom effect, i've got quite a lot of clips which would look a lot better zoomed in a bit. Is there a way were I can just zoom in a tiny bit without it continuing to zoom? I've got a clip with a finger in shot, I wanna zoom through this ideally I know this is a lot but if there's any other tips for putting together a good edit I'd really appreciate it. Thanks again.
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gordie.
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alright, to scale in a shot (zoom) and leave it that way

you double click the shot if its in the time line or the browser

go to  the motion tab

adjust the scale slider to the right to scale in

that's just to make it scale in and stay scaled in. if you want to change the scaling throughout a shot you need to keyframe.

as for cool/good effects, keep it relatively simple.
channel mixer can give some cool colouring effects
levels can make stuff look good too if you can adjust your levels correctly

you can pretty much do the same thing wiht colour corrector 3 way, not an effect, but useful to learn. also if you can get a different colour corrector, like MB colourista, thats very much worth it

the vignette filter's pretty good if you're going for that effect, but for gods sake, DO NOT overdo it. the formula does not equate to : more vignette= more artsy+more unique

other than that, ill use like some of the distortion effects on occassion, but very rarely. if i really need to make those type of effects ill use after effects, final cut isnt very powerful when it comes to effects, and its certainly not very flexible wiht alot of them

hope that helps
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teleTay
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not really advice for just fcp but for editing in general


Match your beats to landings


it will make your edit look 1000 times better whether skiing is great or not
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..jack
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ok thanks guys, any more tips anyone??
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..jack
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Any one else??
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[~_~]
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use 3-way Color Correction to keyframe the snow flashing neon rainbow colors during every trick.
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alexat955
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..jack
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Does anyone else have any general tips for making good quality edits?
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Blandct
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Yes. In my opinion editing is about good timing and pacing. As mentioned earlier matching landings on beat but also matching transitions on beat.
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_steezefiend8
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..jack
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also, what about cutting in and out of clips, should they match the beat or not?
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..jack
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also, what about cutting in and out of clips, should they match the beat or not?
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eheath
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i always try to cut a clip at some sort of "point" in a song, like a clap, bass, etc.
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C.DeJohn
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If theres like a heavy beat somewhere in the song try to match it up with a in run and beat skip looks pretty sick but dont do it alot
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[~_~]
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Do not cut forward ~10 frames in the middle of a shot on every beat. It looks amateur, cliche, and so so shitty.
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C.DeJohn
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not if you do it right
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[-mvee-]
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try to not keep the shaky footy. clean and sturdy video is always a great thing.
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[~_~]
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no, it always looks shitty. Sorry.
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eheath
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what about 20-30 frames?
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icantskiiFILM
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as well as match the beats with the end/start of each clip. you want your music to work within the video and act as one and this is definitely a huge start
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IanAvery-Leaf
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if used sparringly it can add, otherwise its shit

prime example of how shitty it is when overused is my first edit

btw I didnt film I edited:

Nick Rosenberger Spring Edit from Ian Avery-Leaf on Vimeo.



If you survived that without a seizure then props to you
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grilledsteezeyo
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ILoveOhio
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