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Final Cut Pro X Cookbook
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Decisions, decisions. The hardest part of editing isn't always the editing process—it's deciding which shots to use. What is the most dramatic shot to introduce the bride in a wedding montage? Which piece of wild animal b-roll should you use while listening to a speaker describe the African savannah? Which take is best in the scene you're editing together for a short film?
FCPX introduces a new feature called Audition which lets editors easily place multiple clips into one spot in a timeline and easily swap each one in and out to help decide which is the best to use.
In the following exercise we have a simple wedding montage set to music, but can't decide on the best shot to show the bride getting into her dress:
1. In your Event Browser, find another clip that you think you might want to use in place of the clip in question in your timeline.
2. Mark a selection range. Do not worry about how long the clip is (it can be shorter...
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