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Final Cut Pro 4 Complete Course

Ian David Aronson

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• Provides a complete, authoritative, curriculum-based course that teaches the full range of Final Cut Pro's groundbreaking tools and techniques quickly and easily
• Understandable, visual training for video professionals, students, and hobbyists, with full-color screen shots or photographs on each page
• Organized by progressive, timed tutorials, the book takes students through each stage of project development to create a professional-quality video
• CD-ROM contains all files and materials needed to complete the project, plus raw video clips, artwork, and more
  

Apple Pro Training Series: Advanced Editing and Finishing Techniques in Final Cut Pro 4

DigitalFilm Tree

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Final Cut Pro is a serious tool for serious (usually professional) editors--which means that if you're like most users, you already know the software's interface, are well-versed in editing basics, and are interested in just one thing: going as deep as possible with the software's tools and features. This is the book for you. In Apple Pro Training Series: Advanced Editing and Finishing Techniques in Final Cut Pro 4, the post-production and training company, DigtalFilm Tree, provides step-by-step instruction in all of the tasks real filmmakers are most interested in: using Mattes and filter effects, creating different "film looks," achieving complex transitions, working with video scopes, adjusting contrast, balancing color and luminance, and more.

Each chapter in this self-paced, Apple-authorized guide represents a self-contained lesson--with a project to complete, a review section, and bonus exercises to reinforce what you've learned. The accompanying DVD includes lesson files and all the materials you'll need to complete the book's projects for a comprehensive course in Final Cut Pro.

DigitalFilm Tree is a West Hollywood-based post-production and design house and authorized training center for both Apple and the Motion Picture Editors Guild. The group, which includes members of the original Final Cut Pro design team, began a revolution in the post-production industry by proving that innovative and affordable systems can produce professional results.

For this book, DigitalFilm Tree assembled an unparalleled team of experts, each contributing his or her area of expertise. Join film director and editor Michael Wohl, effects and color correction specialist Andrew Balis, audio pros Martin Sitter and Mary Plummer, type effects wizard Steve Martin, veteran DVD producer Yan Shvalb, and award-winning film editor Daniel Fort as they bring together their decades of experience in this consummate guide to Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features.

Final Cut Express Solutions

Jason Cranford Teague, David Teague

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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Apple's Final Cut Express offers all the capabilities you need to produce first-rate digital videos. Inside this full-color guide, acclaimed authors Jason Cranford Teague and David Teague show you how to put these features to work and edit your digital videos like a pro.

Final Cut Express Solutions focuses on the tasks that film editors face daily. Designed for budding filmmakers and DV veterans, it's filled with practical lessons and insights on how to craft polished productions while balancing time and money constraints. Get tips on everything from how to shoot your video footage for optimal results, to outputting your finished video to DVD and the Web. You can even follow along with the authors' clips provided on the DVD, or use your own footage.

Centered upon a sample video documentary project, this book thoroughly leads you through each step of the way, including:

• Organizing your project using the Timeline
• Editing with multiple tracks
• Trimming clips: ripple, roll, slip, and slide edits
• Creating transitions and overlays
• Adding effects, applying filters, and working with text
• Jazzing it up with audio transitions
• Delivering your finished product to the Web, videotape, or DVD

Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other supplementary materials are not included as part of eBook file.

Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 6 for News and Sports Quick-Reference Guide

Joe Torelli

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This is a Pamphlet - Just So You Know 3 out of 5 stars.
0 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This is meant to be kept in one's purse or jacket pocket for on the fly reference. For the price, I would not purchase this item. It does not come with any additional DVD and the material within is FCP 101. Which is fine for those that need it, but for the price, you're better off getting the full-sized Training Series book, or "The Craft of Editing" also by Apple.

Editorial Review:

Broadcast editors work with deadlines that are the most demanding in the field. To help you meet those deadlines and learn to use Final Cut Pro at the same time, this easy look-up guide focuses on the essential components that you need to get your stories done quickly and with high quality. For editing everything from voiceovers to sports and news packages, you’ll get tips for efficient setup, customization, and trimming techniques. You’ll learn the best methods for making audio adjustments, how to use common transitions and effects, splice in fat and tight bites, cover narration with B-Roll, and prepare a story for delivery.

Final Cut Express HD 3.5 Essential Training

Rich Harrington

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Instructor Richard Harrington covers each detail of using Final Cut Express HD 3.5 to effectively edit, organize, and publish digital video and audio files for DVDs, web-based projects, and iPod productions. From understanding the finer points of the workspace to using the tools to their full potential, Final Cut Express HD 3.5 Essential Training teaches the complete process, using hands-on examples. Exercise files accompany this tutorial.

Topics Include:

• Understanding the editing process
• Configuring the workspace for efficiency
• Importing footage, graphics, photos, and audio
• Organizing a story for narrative impact
• Using multiple tracks to edit and trim a story
• Editing audio and working with audio tools
• Using transitions effectively
• Adding titles and credits
• Compositing and effects
• Exporting a show to tape, DVD, the web, or an iPod

Duration: 6 hours
On 1 DVD-ROM

Final Cut Pro 3 and DVD Studio Pro Handbook (Digital Filmmaking Series)

Adam Watkins

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With recent advances in technology, the exciting realms of digital editing and DVD authoring are now within reach of most graphics professionals. Until now, editing and rendering animations to fit on VHS and compressing digital images for delivery meant sacrificing quality. But with Apple Final Cut Pro 3, DVD Studio Pro, and the practical guidance found in this book, designers and animators can edit and deliver their creations with excellent results.

Written for graphics professionals, animators, video artists, and users of Final Cut Pro and other popular video packages (iMovie, iDVD, Premiere), the Final Cut Pro 3 and DVD Studio Pro Handbook provides hands-on practice for the entire digital editing process. The book is broken into two main parts. Part One provides an in depth look at FCP and basic cinematography and editing concepts. It includes a detailed review of non-linear digital video editing (NLDVE), outlines the technical specifications for DVD, and provides a comprehensive overview of Final Cut Pro 3. From there the book delves into the process of editing and delivering media productions. Using raw video files from the book’s companion DVD, users work through every step of the editing process, from importing and editing media, to audio techniques, effects, outputting FCP data, and exporting to DVD. In Part Two, users learn how to use the core features of DVD Studio Pro, such as creating compressed media, importing streaming media, designing still and motion based menus, adding fully functional interactivity, and integrating subtitles.

Highlights!

* Provides a practical guide to using both FCP 3 and DVD Studio Pro

* Teaches FCP editing techniques through concise tutorials and raw video files

* Guides users through the fundamentals of DVD Studio Pro

* Includes a companion DVD (Mac) with raw video footage and the support files for all the tutorials in the book

On the DVD!

* Tutorial files for each chapter, including all of the media files

* FCP and DVDSP files from the tutorials for further investigation

* All of the figures from the book in full color for closer examination and use

Final Cut Pro 5 Essential Editing

Larry Jordan

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With hundreds of keyboard shortcuts, dozens of tools, and a rich feature set, Final Cut is an immensely powerful video editing program. In Final Cut Pro 5 Essential Editing, Larry Jordan teaches the essential editing techniques you need to get up and running with this complex program. In addition to introducing you to the software, Larry demonstrates the planning and organizing strategies he’s developed as a professional video editor that can greatly increase editing efficiency. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

Final Cut Express for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide)

Lisa Brenneis

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Final Cut Express for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide by best-selling author Lisa Brenneis is the first book on the market to cover Final Cut Express ($299), Apple's new consumer digital video editing application. The powerful Mac-only application is virtually identical to Final Cut Pro¿acking only a selection of key high-end features. Apple is targeting small business users, educators, students, and advanced hobbyists who want to move beyond the limited video editing capabilities of iMovie, but who don't need all of Final Cut Pro's high-end features. With Final Cut Express, users get a full-featured DV editing package with professional-level editing, compositing, and real-time effects at a price they can afford.

Available in March, Final Cut Express for Mac OS X: Visual QuickStart Guide introduces video enthusiasts to the comprehensive set of tools available in Final Cut Express. The Visual QuickStart series' step-by-step instructions lead readers through the basics and quickly into more advanced video editing projects. Brenneis uses concise language and tons of screenshots to show readers how to edit video, work with hundreds of effects and transitions, and master the program¿ compositing, titling, and audio tools as well as how to output their finished work, whether it's to DVD or the Web. Brenneis and author Jeff Carlson have also created a booklet with Final Cut Express tips, available for free download at www.peachpit.com.

Final Cut Pro 2 for FireWire DV Editing

Charles Roberts

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Required Reading 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 5 people found this review helpful.

I am a digital video producer by trade and this booked proved to me that I really don't know as much as I thought I did. It is simple to understand, but incredibly useful and informative. It will always be kept close to my editing station as an invaluable reference. It has already saved me from a making a couple of mistakes, that I had been making for years. YOU NEED THIS BOOK!

Editorial Review:

This work serves as an introduction to both the Final Cut system and to the digital video format in general, imparting relevant information about the specifications of the format and the proper configuration of the basic editing system in jargon-free terms. In the case of systems such as Avid and Media 100, many complicated user settings occur transparently and automatically as hardware operations. Final Cut Pro, however, requires some understanding and manual configuration of those settings in order to operate effectively. This work educates users in hardware and configuration issues. A step-by-step approach to digital video projects explains the why as well as the how behind all the elements, from configuring the system to the final output of a project.

Editing Digital Film: Integrating Final Cut Pro, Avid, and Media 100

Jaime Fowler

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At long last, film and video editors are using the same systems to edit their projects, and Editing Digital Film is the guide to show them how to do it. This concise reference provides video and film editors familiar with the Avid, Media 100, and Final Cut Pro systems with crucial information they will need to edit on all three of these systems. In addition to showing film editors and directors working on DV projects how to edit for this new format, this text also clarifies the NLE process to those familiar with traditional film editing.


With its focus on the essentials of integrating nonlinear editing with film, Editing Digital Film is an excellent resource for video editors wishing to edit films, and for film editors wishing to learn how films are integrated into nonlinear systems. With coverage the film cutting process, post production methods, telecine, matchback editing, HDTV, 24P, cutting DV, and all necessary tools to get the job done, this is the perfect guide for those interested in editing digital film.

Explains how to integrate the nonlinear process into film

Covers methods of editing DV film, 24P, and HDTV

Includes a companion website with film list tracing, film conversion charts, and more