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Learn how to locate basic areas and controls in Final Cut Pro, import and play back media, and navigate the interface.

Learn all the ins and outs of creating or opening projects, as well as how to back them up or copy them.

Learn how to efficiently select clips and ranges in the browser and timeline of Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to utilize all of the tools and shortcuts available for the Final Cut Pro timeline to make editing easy and efficient.

Learn how to play media in slow motion, fast motion, pause, rewind and more with ease.

Learn how to trim clips, adjust their duration, perform specific edits, and use all the tools associated with cutting clips.

Learn various navigation tools including timecode, the snapping tool, zooming and scrolling, adjusting clip size, and locating source files.

Learn the ins and outs of editing audio, from adjusting volume to adding and adjusting audio effects.

Learn how to record voiceovers, enhance audio, sync audio and video, match audio, and keyframe audio effects.

Learn how to add titles, adjust text controls and add text effects such as face and outline controls, colors, glows, drop shadows, and styles.

Learn to add and adjust 3D titles or text, add or modify preset materials for 3D shapes, work with material layers and different facets, adjust environment and lighting controls, and work with other 3D details in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to add placeholders or gaps, add or set the default generator, or use the different generators available in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to transform, trim, crop, pan, zoom, skew, distort, correct, or add special effects to your clips in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to add a transition; trim, move, copy, paste, and edit transitions; and utilize special transitions available in Final Cut Pro.

Learn to create simple animations using keyframes, smooth keyframe paths, copy and paste keyframes, modify multiple keyframes, and adjust fade handles in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to speed up or slow down clips, create variable speed changes, preserve pitch on retimed audio clips, add speed transitions, rewind, create jump cuts or holds, or create smooth slow motion in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to add a shape or color mask to an effect, animate a shape mask, and combine multiple effect masks in Final Cut Pro.

Learn to create simple or complex shape masks, add and adjust points in a mask, and animate masks in Final Cut Pro.

Learn to create and edit compound clips, add and work with storylines in the timeline, and create or edit auditions in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to import Multicam media, create and edit Multicam clips, and cut, switch, sync or adjust camera angles in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to import 360° video, create and edit 360° projects, use various 360° titles and effects, and share 360° projects.

Learn to view and reassign roles, turn roles on or off, create custom roles or subroles, change role colors and names, assign roles during media import, and organize your timeline into lanes in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to set up caption roles, create, import, show or hide, adjust, format, convert, export, and fix captions in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to analyze a clip for color; automatically color balance clips; manually white balance clips; match colors between clips; add and adjust color corrections; use the color board, wheels, curves, and hue and saturation curves; use masks with color corrections; save color correction presets; and other color correction tools in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to organize your projects with ease and save yourself time and effort.

Learn how to relink missing clips, consolidate media, create optimized and proxy media, and background rendering, as well as how to use libraries for moving and organizing media in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to change preference settings, and change general, editing, playback, import preferences, as well as shortcuts in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to share projects, export different file types including videos, images or sequences, or edit your share settings in Final Cut Pro.

Learn how to remove or install Final Cut Pro, update Final Cut Pro and MacOS to have access to the latest updates and features. 

Learn how to use the features in the biggest Final Cut Pro updates to date.