Working with Projects
Unlike Avid, where you work on only one project at a time, Final Cut Pro allows you to have multiple projects open simultaneously. To contain a group of projects, FCP has a Browser window in which you can simply browse through your projects and the project elements. The Browser serves a similar purpose to Avid’s Project window: to contain and organize bins, clips, effects, and sequences.
Avid's Project Window
FCP's Browser Window
When you launch FCP from its program icon, when no previously saved project was left open, an untitled project will be created automatically with the current settings. FCP uses the default name Untitled Project # for every new project. If you double-click a specific FCP project file from your Desktop, that project will open as the program is launched. The name of any open project appears on a folder tab in the Browser window, and each project has its own tab identified by a project icon. A single Effects tab is always present, as discussed in Lesson 9. In the Timeline, open sequences appear as a tab as well.
NOTE: As with Avid, Final Cut Pro can be set to reopen a project automatically if it was saved and left open prior to quitting.
To create, save, open, and close projects:
1. To create a new project, choose File > New Project, or press Shift-Cmd-N.
A tab for that new project appears in the Browser along with any other projects that may already be open
2. To save a project, do one of the following:
• To name and save an untitled project, choose File > Save Project As, or press Shift-Cmd-S.
When an untitled project is named, the project tab displays the new name.
• To save changes to the current project, press Cmd-S.
• To save changes to all open projects, press Option-Cmd-S.
3. To open a project, choose File > Open, and navigate to the destination on your hard drive. Click Choose to open the project.
A tab for the project appears in the Browser along with any other projects that may already be open, such as the projects titled Vertigo and Giant in the image below.
NOTE: When you open a named project, the most recently created untitled project will close automatically.
4. To close a project, do one of the following:
• Select its tab in the Browser and choose File > Close Project.
• Ctrl-click the project tab, and choose Close Tab from the shortcut menu
TIP: Like Media Composer, FCP uses shortcut menus throughout the program for easy access to functions and options. These menus are accessed by Ctrl-clicking an item or area in the interface, but they can also be accessed by right-clicking with a two-button mouse.
5. To reorder a project tab:
• Drag the project tab to the right or left of another project tab, and when you see the order change release the tab.
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