#28 Wk20 - Editing Lab 1

Episode 28 begins with comments from episode 27 regarding the idea of contextI offer my Ballpark view philosophy and consider some ideas for adding variety to the podcast thruInterviewsEditorials Audio MixerWe get a quick introduction to the audio mixer in FCP including how to organize the tracks in the mixer environment without changing the order of the audio tracks in the timeline recording on the fly mixing changes using keyframes adding Audio Mixer buttons to the timeline axporting audio to Pro Tools and Soundtrack ProFirewire Firewire FirewireI note a couple pitfalls to avoid when dealing with external drivesNo USB capture in FCP Reformat your drive when you get it out of the boxUse the Disk Utility in Applications/UtilitiesIt's simple and fast Finally, I mention visiting the Bison and Alpaca ranches of New England for some B-roll