Final Cut Pro

Final cut pro can be use to edit an add sound to a video clip more professionally. This is because there is more control over the sound options than in iMovie


Adding A Soundtrack To Final Cut Pro

To import a soundtrack, drag the folder that the desired soundtrack is in onto the desktop, if not already. From here the folder can be dragged into the Browser tab. To put the soundtrack to a video, open the folder the music is in and drag the desired track onto the timeline.

Most kinds of soundtracks can be used in Final Cut Pro, they just need to be rendered. To render a soundtrack select, Sequence, Render Selection and then Audio.

Adding A Video To Final Cut Pro

Use a Quick Time Movie created and exported from iMovie and save it to the desktop. Drag the video into the viewer or canvas. The video then also appears in the timeline.

The video will more than likely have background sound that is unwanted. To get rid of this highlight the video by selecting it then click modify and select link. This unlinks the video and background sound. Highlight the background sound and press backspace to delete it.

Using The Razor Blade Tool

The razor blade tool is used to cut and crop the video. This is useful for further editing. The razor blade tool is found on the right hand tool bar. Select the razor blade and hover over the desired piece of video footage that needs to either be removed or moved to a new place in the video. 

Removing a piece of the video: Press the backspace on the unwanted piece of video.

Moving a piece of the video to rearrange it: Select the piece of video and drag it to a new place to change the order. This is useful for arranging video footage to fit to the beat of the sound track.