ser•en•dip•i•ty (noun)
- the occurrence and development of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way
Finisher for FCP
Quickstart Guide
- Log in Final Cut Pro following the guidelines in Logging in Final Cut Pro.
Depending on the
type of Sequence you are attempting to finish, you can enter more, or
less metadata. Finisher will use all the metatada/log notes entered for
First Cuts and will require that if you are finishing a Sequence from a
long form Documentary. However, First Cuts does not always require the
full ranking, story
keywords, speaker on camera, location, Event or Theme and (if the clips
is A roll) some B-roll search terms if the project is simple. See more
information in Logging Basics for Finisher in the PDF.
- Export the logged bins from Final Cut Pro as an XML
file.
- Run either First Cuts for FCP or Finisher
for FCP and import the XML
file.
- If using First Cuts for FCP select the
Finisher icon in the Tool Bar. Use the Tool Bar control button at top
right of the interface to display or hide the Tool Bar.
- Optional: Choose a Motion Template for Lower
Third style.
- Click the Make the Edit button and save the result
as Final Cut Pro XML.
- Import the XML of the Sequence back to Final Cut Pro
and review the Sequence.
