Final Cut Pro User Guide for Mac
- Welcome
- What’s new
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- Intro to importing media
- If it’s your first import
- Organize files during import
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- Import from Image Playground
- Import from iMovie for macOS
- Import from iMovie for iOS or iPadOS
- Import from Final Cut Pro for iPad
- Import from Final Cut Camera
- Import from Photos
- Import from Music
- Import from Apple TV
- Import from Motion
- Import from GarageBand and Logic Pro
- Import using workflow extensions
- Record into Final Cut Pro
- Memory cards and cables
- Supported media formats
- Import third-party formats with media extensions
- Adjust ProRes RAW camera settings
- Import REDCODE RAW files
- Import Canon Cinema RAW Light files
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- Intro to effects
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- Intro to transitions
- How transitions are created
- Add transitions and fades
- Quickly add a transition with a keyboard shortcut
- Set the default duration for transitions
- Delete transitions
- Adjust transitions in the timeline
- Adjust transitions in the inspector and viewer
- Merge jump cuts with the Flow transition
- Adjust transitions with multiple images
- Modify transitions in Motion
- Add adjustment clips
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- Add storylines
- Use the precision editor
- Conform frame sizes and rates
- Use XML to transfer projects
- Glossary
- Copyright and trademarks
Intro to compositing in Final Cut Pro for Mac
There are times when you need to combine two clips to create an image with bits of both. Compositing refers to combining parts of two or more video clips into a single image.
There are a number of ways to combine video images in Final Cut Pro:
Transitions: All video transitions involve combining the end of one clip with the start of a second clip, which results in a combination of the two clips appearing at the same time during the transition. See How transitions are created in Final Cut Pro for Mac.
Keying: All keys involve compositing a foreground image over a background image. See Intro to keying in Final Cut Pro for Mac.
Alpha channels: Many computer-generated video clips have an alpha channel—a built-in mask—that defines precisely the areas of the clip that are composited over a background clip. These require no key setup and generally just automatically work. Alpha channels are widely used for effects (such as Transform and Distort), generators (such as Shapes and Timecode), and titles. See Add shapes in Final Cut Pro for Mac and Intro to titles in Final Cut Pro for Mac.
Compositing: Each video clip in the timeline has a set of Compositing settings. These settings allow you to combine clips without using the key effects. See Change a clip’s opacity in Final Cut Pro for Mac, Intro to blend modes in Final Cut Pro for Mac, and Types of blend modes in Final Cut Pro for Mac.
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