{"id":73593,"date":"2021-04-14T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T12:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/?p=73593"},"modified":"2022-12-20T14:10:25","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T20:10:25","slug":"final-cut-pro-x-10-features","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/73593-final-cut-pro-x-10-features\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Final Cut Features Every Pro Needs to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-supermeet.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-supermeet-284x214.jpeg\" alt=\"FCPX Supermeet\" class=\"wp-image-73599\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-supermeet-284x214.jpeg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-supermeet-159x120.jpeg 159w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-supermeet-190x143.jpeg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-supermeet.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-supermeet-159x120@2x.jpeg 318w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-supermeet-190x143@2x.jpeg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Ten years ago this week, on April 12, 2011, at the NAB Supermeet, Apple made an announcement that would literally send a shockwave throughout the film and video industry. Their popular non-linear editing (NLE) system, Final Cut Pro 7, was being re-made from the ground up. It would get a completely new look, new features, and a new name. Skipping right over versions 8 and 9, it would be called Final Cut Pro X (most likely to align with the relatively new MacOS X at the time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This new version looked like it had amazing possibilities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>It would support 64bit. <\/li><li>It had this funky new Magnetic Timeline and primary Storyline that would allow b-roll and audio clips to stick to its associated media. <\/li><li>It would have a powerful media management system with keywords powered by metadata. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you watch the crowd reactions from videos shot that night, you would think you were at a Marvel announcement of the latest Avengers movie at Comic-Con.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-77beFICSlI?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As promising as the announcement was, two months later when the new version was released, perhaps not even Apple could have predicted the blowback. Many of the core features that were popular and used frequently in Final Cut Pro 7 were not in Final Cut Pro X when it released. On top of that, it adopted an entirely new paradigm for how it worked. Key collections replaced \u201cBins.\u201d Tracks were completely eliminated. And perhaps the greatest change of all was that magnetic timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After nearly a decade of slowly becoming a formidable competitor in the NLE space, this new version seemed like it was some kind of tacit announcement that Apple was abandoning the professional market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nothing could have been further from the truth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-better-stronger-faster\">\u201cBetter. Stronger. Faster.\u201d<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The famous late 70s TV show \u201cThe Six Million Dollar Man\u201d had a famous line from its opening credit sequence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>\u201cWe can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was.<br \/>Better, stronger, faster.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I can\u2019t help but wonder if the engineers over at Apple didn\u2019t have this phrase in mind when they took to rebuilding Final Cut Pro from scratch. As any professional editor who uses the program will tell you, the \u201clegacy\u201d version of the software pales in comparison to the power and speed of Final Cut Pro X. However, hop on any sub-Reddit, Facebook group, or any other forum for professional editors, and you wouldn\u2019t necessarily know it. To this day, ten years later, I still read comments from editors who claim Final Cut Pro X is not for professionals. It\u2019s just \u201ciMovie Pro\u201d some still say.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Believe it or not, some people still poo-poo the NLE not necessarily because they think it\u2019s not capable, but because they are still hurt. I know this for a fact. I\u2019ve read comments on sub-Reddits where editors have admitted as much. So angry they were at extreme changes Final Cut Pro had undergone, and the way in which the transition was handled (e.g. there was no upgrade path from version 7 and the legacy version was \u201cEnd of Life\u2019d\u201d at the same time that Final Cut Pro X was released), that many editors today refuse to use it on principle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Then again, there are those who don\u2019t use it because they have bought into the false notion that Final Cut Pro X is not a \u201cprofessional\u201d NLE. Well, I want to share with you the top ten reasons that I believe should put that belief to rest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-1-the-magnetic-timeline\">1. The Magnetic Timeline<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ironically, the feature that causes the most consternation for editors is the one feature that I believe makes it stand head and shoulders above the rest. Admittedly, the <strong>Magnetic Timeline<\/strong> is confounding if you\u2019re used to traditional track-based editing. Getting used to clips snapping up to your playhead is often off-putting. And when you shorten the length of a connected clip, the way the entire timeline \u201crolls\u201d in unison can seem disorienting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But trust me, there will come a time when eventually it\u2019ll click for you. I describe it like breaking the sound barrier. It\u2019s kind of rocky and bumpy at first; but once you \u201cbreak through,\u201d it\u2019s smooth sailing. Once you master how the mag-timeline works, the speed with which you edit will easily increase by at least 25%, and most likely more. Do yourself a favor and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.frame.io\/2017\/10\/16\/fcpx-magnetic-timeline\/\">embrace the Magnetic Timeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/su0uLXXb_xo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-2-the-storyline-and-the-trackless-editing\">2. The Storyline and the Trackless Editing<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Or, once you lose tracks, you\u2019ll never go back. (Sorry. I couldn\u2019t resist!)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second most disquieting change for anyone coming from a traditional NLE is the fact that <strong>Final Cut Pro X has no tracks<\/strong>. There are no video tracks above the main timeline and no audio tracks below. Video and audio clips just move out of the way for each other as you stack them. Actually, if you wanted to, you can even put video clips below the main Storyline and audio tracks above.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Those who use the program know that the greatest benefit of this is the fact that connected clips stay with whichever part of the timeline they\u2019re connected to. If you have a song, voice-over, b-roll, or some other piece of media that you need to be associated with a particular piece of media in the Primary Storyline, wherever you move that media, those connected clips will follow. You no longer need to worry about b-roll or audio located way down the timeline getting out of sync if you removed something way earlier. The connected clips plus the Magnetic Timeline keeps everything neat and tidy and associated with the media that necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-3-roles-as-tracks\">3. Roles as &#8220;tracks&#8221;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the benefits of tracks is the ability to create audio mixes and do refined audio editing by apply effects and adjustments to all the audio clips on a particular track. But how do you do that when there are no tracks? The answer is <strong>Roles<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Cut Pro X is entirely based on a metadata foundation, and an aspect of that is the ability to assign \u201cRoles\u201d to your media. So you could have Roles for Dialog, Sound Effects, Music, Ambient Noise, etc. You can even create sub-roles. Once Roles are applied, from within the Timeline Index panel, you can turn on \u201cLanes.\u201d This in effect creates \u201ctracks.\u201d One \u201ctrack\u201d for each role. Now you can apply effects to just a set of Roles, and even export them separately as their own autonomous audio file should you want a pro audio engineer to do additional work in a program like ProTools or Logic Pro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/roles-lanes.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/roles-lanes.jpg\" alt=\"Final Cut Pro X (FCPX) Roles\" class=\"wp-image-73601\" width=\"650\" height=\"333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/roles-lanes.jpg 1300w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/roles-lanes-235x120.jpg 235w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/roles-lanes-284x145.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/roles-lanes-190x97.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/roles-lanes-235x120@2x.jpg 470w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/roles-lanes-284x145@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/roles-lanes-190x97@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This video by OWC workflow architect Sam Memstman (then CEO of LumaForge) still stands as a great demo of the power of Roles:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OcdFwkl8nDE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For a more in-depth look at how you can use Roles, there\u2019s an excellent post on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.frame.io\/2017\/11\/30\/fcpx-roles\/\">the Frame.io blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-4-powerful-built-in-color-grading\">4. Powerful built-in color grading<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When Final Cut Pro X launched ten years ago, its color grading ability was sorely lacking. Not only that, but Apple got rid of Final Cut Pro 7\u2019s traditional color wheels in exchange for the infamous <strong>Color Board<\/strong>. The Color Board was just the wheel flattened out. But, it was still a significant paradigm shift.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/color_board.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"284\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/color_board-284x203.jpg\" alt=\"Final Cut Pro X (FCPX) Color Grading\" class=\"wp-image-73595\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/color_board-284x203.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/color_board-168x120.jpg 168w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/color_board-190x136.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/color_board.jpg 740w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/color_board-284x203@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/color_board-168x120@2x.jpg 336w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/color_board-190x136@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 284px) 100vw, 284px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>But in December 2017, with the release of Final Cut Pro X 10.4, it got a color grading upgrade which makes its feature set easily one of the most powerful in the industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s no need to go into all the nitty-gritty details.&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.frame.io\/2018\/01\/10\/fcpx-color-grading-tools-game-changer\/\">It has everything you\u2019d expect to see in a color grading toolset<\/a>: wheels, luma and chroma curves, color masks, all the scopes you\u2019d want to use (e.g. Vector, RGB overlay, RGB parade, etc.), the ability to import LUTs, and it even still has the ability to use the color board if you were one of the few who appreciated that paradigm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I will point out that with the advent of HDR, Final Cut Pro X can do fine-tune color correction on HDR footage. In fact, you can even make layer adjustments to each of your highlights, midtones, and blacks. In other words, when correcting HDR footage, with Final Cut Pro X\u2019s HSL tool, you can adjust the highs, mids, and lows\u00a0<em>within\u00a0<\/em>each of the highlights, midtones, or lows of the main project (keeping up?)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Final Cut Pro X\u2019s color grading features alone squash any accusation that this is not a tool for professionals.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This recent demo by Tyler Stalman is a fantastic example of the power of Final Cut Pro X\u2019s color grading suite:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k9s4hwjcJwk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-5-working-collaboratively\">5. Working collaboratively<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s not uncommon for a team of editors to work on the same project. As the leading NLE for those working in \u201cHollywood,\u201d AVID has feature sets specifically designed for a distributed team. But did you know you can also work with such a team with Final Cut Pro X?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re working on a connected network using something like the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lumaforge.com\/jellyfish\">LumaForge Jellyfish<\/a>, you and a team of local editors can <strong>share the same audio and video media<\/strong>, and use different Libraries to work on different parts of a longer project. If you\u2019re working with a team of remote editors,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/hedge.video\/postlab\">PostLab by Hedge<\/a>&nbsp;is an app that allows your team to work on Final Cut Libraries remotely with version control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab.png\" alt=\"FCPX Postlab\" class=\"wp-image-73600\" width=\"576\" height=\"358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab.png 1152w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab-193x120.png 193w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab-284x176.png 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab-190x118.png 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab-364x225.png 364w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab-272x170.png 272w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab-193x120@2x.png 386w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab-284x176@2x.png 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/postlab-190x118@2x.png 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-i-really-cannot-do-this-topic-justice-so-i-recommend-watching-this-quick-video\"><strong>I really cannot do this topic justice. So I recommend watching this quick video:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/r_7dw1kouCo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"h-and-for-a-quick-demo-of-post-lab\"><strong>And for a quick demo of Post Lab:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' width='1170' height='659' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/oHyM0FqCVMk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;' sandbox='allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation'><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-6-the-multicam-is-one-of-the-best\">6. The Multicam is one of the Best<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Ironically, a lack of <strong>multicam editing<\/strong> was one of the many reasons editors abandoned Final Cut Pro when X was launched. Once they added it back, they did so with gusto! One could make a strong case that it is one of, if not\u00a0<em>the<\/em>best multicam editors in the business. As one pro editor on the Facebook Group\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/BCPANY\/about\">Blue Collar Post Collective<\/a>\u00a0summed up nicely: \u201cThe angle editor is incredible. Mix and match any framerate, size, waveform sync, composite, double-up angles, resize, color correct, audio treatment, etc. Add in extra angles on the fly, final audio mixes, drive with Roles. All Dynamically affecting any Sequence, the clip is present in.\u201d Need I say more?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-multicam.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-multicam.jpg\" alt=\"Final Cur Pro X multicam shot\" class=\"wp-image-73598\" width=\"600\" height=\"364\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-multicam.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-multicam-198x120.jpg 198w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-multicam-284x172.jpg 284w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-multicam-190x115.jpg 190w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-multicam-198x120@2x.jpg 396w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-multicam-284x172@2x.jpg 568w, https:\/\/eshop.macsales.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/fcpx-multicam-190x115@2x.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-7-metadata\">7. Metadata<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Another bit of irony when it comes to Final Cut Pro X is that new editors find it much easier to learn than veteran editors. They find it more intuitive. I believe that\u2019s for two reasons. Largely because veteran editors are coming off a track-based paradigm that uses a number of filmmaking metaphors, like \u201cBins\u201d that are confusing to those who aren\u2019t familiar with outdated filmmaking terms (when was the last time you used a bin when cutting?)\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Final Cut Pro X, on the other hand, organizes and looks at media like a database, using metadata. In a traditional track-based NLE that uses bins, a clip can only be located in one bin at a time. With Final Cut Pro X, you assign Keywords to whole clips, or parts of a clip. Those collections become the receptacles of your clips, replacing the bins.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But since they are keyword-based, the same clip can be in numerous keyword collections. If you\u2019re editing a documentary about low-income housing, you could have a b-roll clip in a&nbsp;<strong><em>B-roll<\/em><\/strong>&nbsp;keyword collection, and that same clip in a more specific collection called&nbsp;<strong><em>Apartments<\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The metadata capabilities add all kinds of power and flexibility to what you can do in Final Cut Pro X, from search to organization, you\u2019ll wonder how you ever worked without it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-8-the-audio-features\">8. The Audio Features<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You would never know it at first glance, but the <strong>audio features<\/strong> in Final Cut Pro X are so powerful, I actually edit my podcasts in it. You can add compressors, limiters, EQ, and an assortment of audio filters (e.g. echo, telephone, adjustments for room size, etc.) But even more amazing is the fact that you can make audio adjustments at the audio sample level (which is 1\/80th of a frame). 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