Final Cut Express 4 Tutorial: HD video settings

[tokai1999]

Cheers, very kind of you to make this vid.

[kickfliptomanuel]

do you know how to make 4:3 ratio in HD?

in need of help

[shebzydon]

does the video have to be HD already in its original format? or does final cut actually enhance the video so it becomes HD (e.g. 360p to 720p)?

[cdsaudi]

its 2011 and I really learned something from this video .. So, thank you! :D

[matias4000]

aaaahh the old youtube layout, miss it! great tutorial btw, im using it right now

[sekayujora]

Thanks a bunch

[kevinnguyen97]

when i first got Final Cut Express i accidentally "X"ed out of the tools bar (where the razor and etc. are) how do i get it back??

[w333silke]

@kevinnguyen97 goto windows in the bar at te top 

[orangeguy1000]

thank you! It took me 1 minute to find my answer!! You have earned my sub!!!

[cstreitercow]

When I import videos they don't import as HD even though they're HD quality. Can anyone help me with this???

[TechAudit]

@cstreitercow I believe if you go to the window>layout>standard it'll bring you back to the default settings for tools/windows.

[FabroComuzzi]

Thanks for the tutorial! I have a question! The tutorial shows the option for 720. How do I export in Final Cut to 1080?? Thanks for your help!

[crazyskater1212]

i import my videos from imovie then put them into fce. when they r in imovie the clip is normal and same size as original, but when i put it into fce the clip is like atomaticly zoomed in and i can change the percent thingy but it is still as if i cropped the clip. can u help me

[XxGummib3arxX]

Do u know how to get rid of the black on the side of the video? i use to on know on sony vegas but i have a mac now an use final cut so i have no idea.

[ScotVideos]

helpful, but i always get those irritating black bars at the top. can i get rid of them???

[Varguitas10]

Old Youtube =D

[Pickle312]

How can I set up my sequence for a 1280x720 video so i dont have letterboxing when I export?

[OscarShort]

i don't know much about streaming video games to computer, but couldn't you just use a dvd recorder to record what's on your screen, and burn it to a disc. then you could just rip the media from the disc to your computer. or would that not work? don't know, just wondering. :)

[renzo351]

do you know why does the video quality gets down when editing?? i use final cut express.

[Saskwatchx]

You made my fucking day!! THANKS :)!!

[ThatguywhoDropshotZz]

if i film in hd do i still have to do this?

[LOTRFreak993]

@ThatguywhoDropshotZz No, you can render in any way you would like.

[DetEJagDe]

It's getting to wide i think and i don't like those black bars at the top and the bottom, how do i do to fill the screen/player?

[woperkic]

Like you video... How do you get that little circle. on the pointer?. unique.

[PeteTheBritt]

Thanks, this is very usefull. Never knew how best to export for HD. Important stuff like this that Apple never explains or makes it easy to find. This is a great help, many thanks again :)

[PFCxBlackburn]

thanks a lot man, u saved me:)

[fanniterrette]

thank you, i needed to know this stuff.

[HAGFISHproductions]

very helpful thanks

[K9ENFORCER]

i miss the old you tube look. Thanks, great video

[TheCode753cr]

does it automatically go widescreen or can you choose? like can you make it like they are three widescreen's can you change it?

[bobbywashington]

What about the best settings for an independent film export settings for dvd using final cut pro?

[BrokenSB09]

Hey my fce clips are not full screen like yours how can i do that?

Mine has 2 bars on the side. any ideas?

[ymerej101]

how do umake it so that the balck bars are there and so how do u put text on the black bars and I meant the black bars at the top and bottom not the ones at the side does anyone know how???

[Faysalaaa]

How can I make a video HD when its not?

[Isparkshortfilms]

solved my problemos subbed

[killian12]

thanks a million.. I've been looking for a tutorial like this for AGES... thatnks

[MoritzHauthaler]

Thank you very much

[3Bproductionz]

Hey what "easy setup" do you use ?!

[Kalving]

thanks for the tutorial

[gwinvader3]

THanks 5 on rate

[lianasays]

you are a life saver! thank you for making this video :)

[jpstyles85]

can you hook a blu ray burner to a imac?

[Feltski94]

is this free software?

[PerryRadicaTV]

While this whole thing was done very well, it was no help at all. Youtube does not accept quicktime movies.

[vlogbrothers]

I use this every time I make a video; it's so helpful. Thank you. -John

[cookie8028]

@vlogbrothers is this program easy to use

[PetterDahleFB]

@cookie8028 no, its hard to learn, but when you get into the basics is easier :)

[cookie8028]

@vlogbrothers do you know why every time i press play it says unrendered

[GreenHawkPictures]

Thanks for the help

[tommy7451]

Nice Job. Thanks for your help.

[IMotoUI]

Hey man great Tutorial , but i still need some help badly, when i put my video in from ISHOWU HD in final cut settings at 80fps , it comes out clear in the viewer but in the canvas its blurry? what could have done this, and how can i fix it. thanks

[HeelflipsPwnt]

Great tutorial, helped alot!

[BaumVids]

well done video... i even use this with FC Studio.

[Fait2]

Thanks for the good ip. If you are available, I have a couple of quick questions about FCE. Things that don't seem to work as they should or work inconsistently.

Five starts from me. This was complete, easy to understand, and concise.

[1SkyOneDestiny]

thank you so much! :)

[thekidwiththeball]

cool thanks!

[GreenTexture]

hey Harles99 what capture card have you got. i've got a piece of shit ezycap video grabber

[Harles99]

i use a canopus advc110, it's a decent card

[KingofComputing]

@Harles99 if you have a mac pro, i would get a blackmagic design intensity pro HDMI card available from the apple store for $199. it allows you to grab video from 480i (using the breakout cable) all the way to 1080p and all uncompressed if you wish or you can encode it. just make sure if doing full 1080p like from a playstation 3, you have a three or four hdd raid, or you will have dropped frames. i plan on buying one within the next six months, but i have read about them a lot.

[TheSkillzV3]

@Harles99 Is that HD?

[gumberly]

you play halo??? sweet. quick question. how the heck do you get your canvases to be in a 16:9 ratio. i want widescreen. i hate 4:3

aaaaand...how do you superimpose. it does nothing when i do that.

[beckbeckdanno]

What do I need to do if I want to burn it to a dvd in idvd?

[justinmck14]

save it as an hd file to your computer and what i do is open imovie and import it into there then put it in the timeline then go up to share and select idvd

[ComedyCluster]

Well my video got the size part, but it just sorta streched out and doesn't have the HD setting, but I spose that's cuz i aint usin an HD camera, eh?

[CsmCathal]

i have the canopus advc 110, im still looking for the right cable to set it up with my mac, im just wondering whats the quality like on it

and i have a HDMI cable connected to my tv to my ps3 and i what to know if i can record in hd

[kanalenl]

is your cc HD?

[CsmCathal]

no the canopus is standard quality

[1Dark3Dragon1]

thanks!!!! i was hoping you could do HD on FCE!!!

[StraightUpStudi0s]

Thanks alot dude that will help!

[StraightUpStudi0s]

sup nice vid but how do you get the halo 3 clips to final cut? thanks b cuz that would help alot. thnks

[Harles99]

i use a canopus advc 110, it allows you to capture from your tv to your computer through firewire. you can find them at the apple store

[IMoNoXiiDe]

how did u get it widescreen w/ the black strips on bottom n top?

[TheArsenalRisen]

Very helpful! Thanks for the upload!

[simpsonsfan234]

every time i try to upload the HD file it crashes safari and i have to force quit it seriously wtf?!?!?

[davidtetra]

NICE!!

Thanks for doing this, was wondering how to HD export!

[DavidLakota]

Hey Thanks a lot. This saves me a lot of time. I'm sure I'll be callin' ya or texting you for help. We're working on a couple of motion picture documentaries and I've only used iMovie so far. Just uploaded Final Cut Express 4 today. Any advice? We are using the SONY SR11 AVCHD HD camera

Thanks for doing what you do.

David Lakota

[trouble48708]

thanx

but it does take very long time to export the video

[Harles99]

usually not to long, it depends on your computers processing power and the length of the video usually no longer than 5 mins if that.

[daltondjskater]

is it different to upload in vimeo? cause it wont let me upload it there

[Harles99]

im not sure ive never uploaded to vimeo

[asherby927]

once i hit options, the only ones available are 'Sound' and 'Prepare for Internet Streaming'. the entire 'Video' section is locked. help?

[Harles99]

is the video section checked in the box thats next to video?

[asherby927]

no, but it won't let me. it's all grey

[halfwelshman1]

thanks for the advice

you rock!

[withinmyize]

I noticed you did 720 HD, any specific reason you didn't want 1080 HD? Or is there not an option?

[Harles99]

The maximum resolution for youtube HD is 1280x720 (720 HD).

[SaniTizzer]

this helped me so much thanks

[g4video5]

You kinda sound like a jock or something.

5/5

[swetrich]

i figured this out already and i got this like 2 or 3 weeks ago in fact i can do A LOT for just getting it