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
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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
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- Intro to sharing projects
- Share to Apple devices
- Share on the web
- Send a video frame to Pixelmator Pro
- Share in email
- Share stereo or spatial video
- Batch sharing
- Share using Compressor
- Create share destinations
- Change metadata for shared items
- View the status of shared items
- Speed up exports with simultaneous processing
- Glossary
- Copyright and trademarks
Download sound effects and Pro Video Formats in Final Cut Pro for Mac
Final Cut Pro includes free supplemental content and advanced video formats for use in your projects. You can download them after you install Final Cut Pro.
The Final Cut Pro supplemental content includes:
Over 1300 royalty-free sound effects you can access from the Photos, Videos, and Audio sidebar in Final Cut Pro
Additional preset effects for the Space Designer plug-in
For information about using the Space Designer plug-in included with Final Cut Pro, see Final Cut Pro Logic Effects for Mac.
Pro Video Formats enables Final Cut Pro, Motion, and Compressor to work with a variety of professional video formats, including Apple ProRes codecs and MXF files.
Install Final Cut Pro from the Mac App Store.
Shortly afterward, the additional content becomes available for download.
In Final Cut Pro, choose Help > Download Additional Content.
Software Update settings open, showing Final Cut Pro Supplemental Content and Pro Video Formats as available updates.
Do one of the following:
Install all updates available for your Mac: Click Update Now.
Install selected updates: Click “More info” to see a list of updates, select the checkboxes for the updates you want, then click Install Now.
If you’re not sure whether Pro Video Formats has been installed, see Verify installation of Pro Video Formats.
For information about permitted use of the content, see the Final Cut Pro Software License Agreement.
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