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Chapter 1 A First Look at Final Cut Pro
Explore the BrowserJump In:
First, you’ll import some clips into your project, and then you’ll explore some important
parts of the Final Cut Pro interface. If you have video les of your own on your
computer, feel free to import several and work with them as you explore. You’ll learn
more about capturing video from a camcorder or other device later.
Getting Ready
To import sample video les:
In Final Cut Pro, choose Help > Final Cut Pro Help. 1
Click the link below the description of the 2 Exploring Final Cut Pro manual to download
the sample les.
After downloading, double-click the folder to decompress it, then drag the four sample 3
les from your Downloads folder into your Movies folder.
Choose File > Import > Files.4
Navigate to the Movies folder. 5
Select the sample les. You can Shift-click or Command-click les to select several at once.6
Click Choose.7