New release, episode 1 -1080p

Hi

I'm new in this forum and this is my first editing video use FCPX.

www.youtube.com/channel/UCy6-Fdg-gtklrU6N8_tTiqQ/videos

keep learning from all people who showing the tutorial on net, would like to see any advance on this video ,thanks.

Also i found out its hard to modify the photo on the right position ,such as the last to image in this video .
Is it have a grid in the editing field will be helpful .

Zero

Thanks for sharing. To begin, congratulations on your first baby, it must be a very joyous time for you all. Looks like you have a fairly good working understanding of FCPX. Certainly you gained a lot of experience in this session working with stills inside the program. There are some grid plugins offered free here at FCP.co, this one should be a help...

www.fcp.co/forum/9-free-fcpx-plugins-and...y-grid-builder#22684

Your use of intro, titles, music, visual timeline, etc, all worked well. One thing to remember with this kind of video, especially if it's meant for public consumption, is that your baby is more beautiful to you & your family than to everyone else. Of course little Uni Chan is adorable, but how long you hold a shot, overall duration, etc, are things to keep in mind. It's harder to retain the interest of someone who may not be a close family member. For me, a couple of the transitions felt a bit hard, like the ribbon slicing sections seem more suited for a technology video than a baby girl. Softer cross fades might be more suitable. Watch out you don't fall into the first timer's trap of throwing every effect you can find at it. A couple of your stills on her face looked a little out of focus, though I did love the DOF (Depth Of Field) shot with the baby bottle backed by bokeh (try saying that 5 times quickly).

When we did finally get to video, I feel some color treatment would be in order. Your pre-shooting camera settings can adjust for your interior lighting, but failing that FCPX can correct it in post. The first video we see has a greenish cast which is a sickly pall. We want a rosy cheeked baby, adjust to bring back the healthy skin tones. Little Uni had such marvelous hair, I'm guessing you shaved it off to encourage thicker regrowth?

Another free plugin to look at utilizes the Ken Burns effect where we zoom or pan a still photo. This can make your shots more interesting & dynamic.

Our friend Alex has made this for everyone, be sure & thank him.

fcp.co/forum/9-free-fcpx-plugins-and-tem...e-lifetime-of-a-clip

Thanks again, nice job.

Thanks TrixTrax9000 for your information and link ,this really help especially about the GRID.

I really have to skill up for colour grading and white balance on video , the video-scopes meter is a good stuff on fcpX ,but the colour match function i am still working on it ,this is not like a photo edit software I just pick up a white part then automatic correction , the matching function seem like not suit in some situation , i prefer pick up a white part in clip (photos) more than auto match function in fcpX.

All in Ep-1 photos take from 5years ago , you will find those photos much better than yesterday if you looking for the other episode (working on it)

agree, the first video show the baby skin tone not normal and healthy and you guess absolutely right shaved it off is better for regrowth (at least after 3 months).

here with my photos album www.pbase.com/kpo check this out if you have time :p
Learning fcpx because want all my photos becoming motion active and very interesting video editing after using FCPX , a ton idea have to spead out through this tools .

thanks again Trix .



Zero

Very interesting & artistic stills, with many varied topics, not just babies. You're quite an accomplished photographer. If you spend some time in the Tutorial section of this site, you'll find plenty of lessons on color correction, white balance, etc.

I expect you'll master FCPX quickly, & if you'll pardon the pun, go from zero to hero in no time at all.

LOL ... its far from to be master to, thanks for your kind Trix .