The first part of this project was getting the DVDs of his media appearances into Final Cut Pro X so they can be edited. I was naive enough to think that I would be able to drag and drop the DVDs from Quicktime Player directly into Final Cut Pro X. I was sorely mistaken-- the format that the DVDs is incompatible with Final Cut Pro X. After spending an hour unsuccessfully searching through online tutorials, YouTube videos and playing around with iMovie, another intern heard my cries and introduced me to HandBrake.
Handbrake is a great tool for converting DVDs into a format that can be used in iMovie and Final Cut Pro X for editing. It is free to download and relatively easy to use.
After downloading Handbrake for free and inserting the DVD, here's how to use it:
1. Click on Source and choose the DVD file you would like to edit
2. Wait about 10 seconds for the source to load
3. Click Add to Que
4. Look to the bottom of the screen to see if there is an encode pending (In my picture, there is not)
5. Once the encode is done pending (It will say "no encode pending"-- see my screen shot) choose start
6. After choosing start, the file will convert into a format that you can edit. This takes about a minute (You can see how much is loaded by looking at the bar on the bottom of the screen. In my screen shot it is about a quarter of the way done)
7. 7. After the file is done converting, it will appear on your desk top and you can drag and drop it into Final Cut Pro X or iMovie
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