Tutorial: How to Edit in Final Cut Pro X’s Mag网ic Timeline
The mag网ic timeline is one of the major revolutionary changes in Apple Final Cut Pro X, and one of the areas editors struggle with when they're coming from track-based NLEs. 在本教程中 we'll break it down and show you how to make it work for you.
在本教程中 we’re going to learn how to edit in Final Cut Pro’s new mag网ic timeline. In designing FCP X, Apple completely reimagined the concepts and layout of the editing timeline. They’ve opted for what’s essentially a trackless timeline. There’s a darker gray strip in the center of the timeline that’s considered the primary storyline, and a lighter gray area above and below where you can connect clips. The concept is simple: You utilize the method of primary storyline to flush out the foundation of your story, and then you add supporting shots via connected clips above or below--cutaways, b - roll, 和音乐.
This new timeline behavior is one of the major revolutionary changes in Final Cut Pro X, so it’s no coincidence it also happens to be one of the areas people have the most trouble with when they’re starting out, especially when they come from track-based NLEs like Final Cut Pro 7 and Adobe Premiere Pro. At first it can be difficult to acclimate to the new timeline format (下面的图1), so I’m going to break it down and try to make it easier to understand, and hopefully soften the learning curve. Now that I’ve grown accustomed to using the new timeline style in all the commercial and event edits I do at Cord3Films, I don’t want to go back to the old style. Once you’ve had a chance to learn it, I think you’re going to feel the same way. 让我们开始吧.
图1. The mag网ic timeline with the Primary Storyline highlighted. Supporting and connecting clips and other media go above and below.
Getting Footage to the Primary Storyline
First and foremost, we have to learn how to get footage down to the timeline to begin editing. There are four major types of edits: the Append edit, 连接编辑, 插入编辑, 和覆盖编辑. Apple did a good job of making this very intuitive because they’re all left-hand keystrokes (下面的图2).
图2. Keyboard shortcuts for the 4 types of edits
First, we’re going to talk about the Append edit. To begin, we’ll make a small selection from a clip in the Event Library. Then press the E key for the Append edit, and FCP X will drop the selection down to the timeline (图3, 下图). As we make another selection, and hit E again to append it again, you’ll see it goes right to the end of that.
图3. 进行追加编辑
Essentially, Append moves a clip to the very end of your timeline on your Primary Storyline. So, as you continue to make clip selections, 然后再次按下E键, FCP X will drop the clips at the end of the timeline. 在这个例子中, we’ll line up 3 clips using this approach, with each one appearing immediately to the right of the last.
The next type of edit we’ll use is an Insert edit. You use an Insert edit when you want to insert a clip in between two clips that are already on the timeline. You don’t want it to overwrite any of the footage; you just want to insert and push everything downstream to make room for it. 执行插入编辑, select portion of a clip from the Event Library, move the cursor in between these two edit points, and press the W key to insert the clip, 如图所示 图4(下面).
图4. Performing an Insert edit--before (top) and after (bottom)
Think of it like this: An insert is a wedge; you’re wedging the clip in. That’s how I remember as W for insert edit. It inserts a clip in between two adjacent clips, pushes everything downstream, 并且使编辑时间更长.
The next edit is the Overwrite edit. For that one you press the D key on your keyboard. I think of it like this: The overwrite is going to overwrite, 或删除, any footage that it drops on top of; it’s destructive, so D on your keyboard for overwrite.
To perform an Overwrite edit, selection a clip or a portion of a clip in the Event Library and hit the D key, and FCP X drops the clip right on top of whatever is in the timeline where you drop it, 然后重写它.
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