LV UP with Monogram: Final Cut Pro
Learn how to use a Monogram Creative Console in Final Cut Pro
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LV UP with Monogram: Final Cut Pro Setup via CommandPost
Below is a step-by-step guide on how to use the Monogram Creative Console with Final Cut Pro via CommandPost:
- Click the Command Post icon in the menu bar.
- Select "Control Surfaces."
- Check "Enable Monogram Support" and "Enable Automatic Profile Switching."
- Open Monogram Creator.
- Confirm Final Cut Pro icon appears in the app grid.
- Click the Final Cut Pro icon in Monogram Creator to create a blank profile.
- Open the Quick Start Profiles panel.
- Select the "Editing" profile.
- Customize assignments by clicking on modules.
- Modify settings under the Customize tab as needed.
- Begin editing clips using the creative console.
- Rotate the orbiter ring to jog the playhead.
- Use assigned dials for position and scale adjustments.
- Reset parameters by pressing corresponding dials.
- Open Monogram Creator to create another Final Cut profile.
- Load the "Master Wheel" quick start profile for editing color.
- Use the orbiter and dial modules to adjust color parameters.
- Adjust the master color wheel precision with the orbiter's tilt disk.
- Control brightness with the orbiter ring.
- Use dials to adjust temperature, tint, and hue.
- Reset parameters by pressing on the dial.
LV UP with Monogram: Color Wheels and Boards in Final Cut Pro
- Open Monogram Creator to create a new Final Cut profile.
- Ensure Command Post is installed and running.
- In Monogram Creator, open the Quick Start Profiles panel and select "Master Wheel" for color adjustment.
- Verify that Command Post is running by checking the icon at the top of the screen.
- In Final Cut Pro, select a clip to edit.
- Use the modules on the Monogram Creative Console to adjust color values: -Press anywhere on the orbiter's tilt disk to adjust the global wheel. -Rotate the orbiter's ring to change global brightness. -Use dial modules to adjust temperature, tint, and hue.
- Create additional Final Cut profiles in Monogram Creator for controlling shadows, mid-tones, and highlights.
- Switch between profiles while editing using the next and previous profile keys on the core module.
- Create a new Final Cut profile in Monogram Creator to set up dial modules for color board parameters.
- Assign dial modules to control color board color and percentage.
- In Final Cut Pro, rotate the dial assigned to color angle to switch to the color board correction pane.
- Rotate the dial to adjust the global indicator left and right for color angle.
- Use the percentage dial to adjust the indicator up and down for color board parameters.
- If necessary, split color board parameters into separate profiles if there aren't enough modules.
LV UP with Monogram: Navigation & Clip Motion in Final Cut Pro
- Open Monogram Creator.
- Create a new Final Cut profile.
- Ensure Command Post plugin is installed.
- Click the orbiter module and select "Timeline" then "Jog" to set playhead movement speed.
- In Final Cut Pro, rotate the orbiter's ring to jog the playhead.
- Click the first dial module and select "Timeline" then "Zoom" for horizontal zoom control.
- Click the second dial module and select "Clip Height" for vertical zoom control.
- Rotate the first dial to zoom the timeline in and out horizontally.
- Press down on the first dial to zoom to fit.
- Rotate the second dial to adjust clip height.
- Click the remaining dial module and select "Timeline" then "Nudge" for clip nudging.
- In Final Cut Pro, select a clip and rotate the dial clockwise to nudge it forward frame by frame, or counterclockwise to nudge it back.
- With these assignments, navigate around your project comfortably using Monogram Creative Console.