Good iMovie & FCP tutorials?

[matteusclement]

I work at a big box store in the camera department and get asked about how to edit on these platforms.

I was curious if there were some good youtube tutorials you could point me in the direction of?

Looking for basic editing of home movies.

 

[jc1350]

I never found any and ended up subscribing to lynda.com. That site is well worth the money if you want quality how-to videos.

 

[RCAFBrat]

Try this website for an intro to FCPX (I found it thanks to a past Mac Rumors thread and found it very helpful):

http://www.izzyvideo.com/final-cut-pro-x-tutorial/

Enjoy!

 

[ChrisA]

I never found any and ended up subscribing to lynda.com. That site is well worth the money if you want quality how-to videos.

Agree. Another site is
http://www.macprovideo.com/tutorials/finalcutpro-application
This site is like the above but more specialized.

Well worth the $25 price.

BIG WARNING: Knowwing how to work the software is NOT the same as knowing how to edit video. It's like knowing how to use a word processor is not the same a knowing how to write a novel. To few people understand the difference. So look for film making books not "how to use FCP" books. Learning the software is easy if you just mess around for a while. Learning to make stuff people will want to look at is hard.

 

[jc1350]

Agree. Another site is
http://www.macprovideo.com/tutorials/finalcutpro-application
This site is like the above but more specialized.

Well worth the $25 price.

BIG WARNING: Knowwing how to work the software is NOT the same as knowing how to edit video. It's like knowing how to use a word processor is not the same a knowing how to write a novel. To few people understand the difference. So look for film making books not "how to use FCP" books. Learning the software is easy if you just mess around for a while. Learning to make stuff people will want to look at is hard.

Excellent post!

 

[matteusclement]

Thanks for the warning about edits. I know all too well what that looks like.
These are just for home movies for other people, so I'm not too worried.

 

[Dave Braine]

I was curious if there were some good youtube tutorials

I never found any and ended up subscribing to lynda.com.

Hmmm...http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=imovie&sm=3

I'm sure there must a good one or two there.

 

[jc1350]

Hmmm...http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=imovie&sm=3

I'm sure there must a good one or two there.

I don't recall finding what I was seeking at youtube (most were too general; more like intro to iMovie). Lynda.com had exactly what I wanted.

 

[ChrisA]

I'm sure there must a good one or two there.

The trouble is just that there are hundreds of "How the edit with FCP X" Youtube videos. You would have to spend weeks sorting the good ones from the not-good and bookmarking them. the two sites Lynda and Mac ProVideo both have many hours of video tutor that have high production values. $25 for unlimited access is not a lot to pay.

 

[Dave Braine]

OK. I've not had a need to look for video tutorials, as I've managed to do what I want by using the iMovie Help files.