Category: Final Cut Pro
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Getting Started With Final Cut Pro
This document summarizes the different concepts that are necessary to get started using Final Cut Pro. The current version 12.2 was released on April 9, 2026. When it was first introduced, the complaint about Final Cut Pro (FCP) was that it looked a lot like iMovie. That is less the case today but, even if…
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Final Cut Pro
Welcome to our help page on Final Cut Pro, a powerful video editing program available on the Mac. If you want to know more about it, Apple has more information about Final Cut Pro on their website, and about the current version. We have a document on Getting Started with Final Cut Pro that covers some of the…
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Creating a Camera Archive in Final Cut Pro X
Ingredients 1 – Computer (Mac) 1 – Video Camera with SD Card, or USB cable connection 1 – Final Cut Pro X Software Directions Open Final Cut Pro X Insert the SD Card from the video camera into the computer’s SD Card Reader. Alternatively, you can connect the USB cable from your camcorder to your…
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Working with Libraries on External Hard Drives in Final Cut Pro X
Ingredients 1 – Computer (Mac) 1 – Copy of Final Cut Pro X (version 10.1 or later) 1 – External Hardrive (some recommended drives are in this article – Getting Started With Final Cut Pro X) Directions Go to File → New → Library. A new window will appear. Select your external hard drive. It…
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Format a Hard Drive for Final Cut Pro X
Format drive for Final Cut Pro X from umwnewmedia on Vimeo. Note: This also will work with Apple’s iMovie program. Ingredients 1 – A Macintosh computer running OS 10.3 or better (it is possible for Windows users with Macdrive) 1 – Apple’s Final Cut Pro X, or iMovie (app is not required to format, but…
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