Final Cut

Final Cut is a video editing software that allows you to edit and manipulate video captured on DV tapes. This software is very versatile as you are able to create lots of ways suited to an individuals preferred way of editing.

DV is a very consuming way of capturing video but its very easy to use. A second of DV video will consume 3.6MB of memory. A second is also known as 24 frames, there are 24 pictures for every second used in shooting. The buttons J,K,and L are used for certain tasks. J rewinds, K Pauses and L fast forwards. By pressing them more than once increases the rate. The space bar allows to pause and play.

The layout of final cut is very easy to navigate around, in the top left there is a box where the footage which is imported is stored. In here you can create BINS which is a folder which makes searching for clips very easy. Moving to the middle box on the top of the page is the preview box. This allows clips to be dragged in there and played. Either Frame by frame, fast forwarding, rewinding and pausing. The final box on the top right is the time line player. Along the bottom of the screen is a time line, clips can be dragged from the preview box to the time line. The time line player is basically the preview of the edited clips together.