Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 6: Beyond the Basics

Description

In this Apple-authorized training book, director and filmmaker Michael Wohl teaches advanced skills that editing professionals need to know most Each chapter presents a complete lesson in some aspect of video editing or finishing, with hands-on projects for readers to complete as they go. Michael Wohl shows how to master advanced trimming techniques, make polished transitions, work with nested sequences, edit multi-camera projects, create fantastic effects, color-correct your video, and composite like a pro. This text also covers Soundtrack Pro, shows you how to manage your clips and media, and throughout the book he offers dozens of helpful tips on improving your editing workflow
The book’s DVD offers plenty of professional footage and project files for you to use as you work your way through each book’s lesson.

Note: This book was written for Final Cut Pro 6, and is not intended to be used with Final Cut Pro 7. Certain lessons, including Lesson 3 Multicamera Editing and Lesson 10 Variable Speed, will result in sync errors and possible system crashes when used with Final Cut Pro 7.

Sample Content

Table of Contents

SECTION I ADVANCED EDITING
Ch  1    Advanced Editing Tools
Ch  2    Trimming Tools
Ch  3    Advanced Trimming
Ch  4    Multicamera Editing
SECTION II AUDIO EDITING
Ch  5    Sound Editing
Ch  6    Sound Mixing
SECTION III VISUAL EFFECTS
Ch  7    Motion Effects
CH 8    Filters
Ch  9    Animating Effects
Ch 10    Nesting Sequences
Ch 11    Variable Speed
SECTION IV COLOR CORRECTION
Ch 12    Correcting Contrast
Ch 13    Correcting Color
Ch 14    Matching Shots
SECTION V PROJECT MANAGEMENT
Ch 15    Clip Management
Ch 16    Managing Media

Updates

Errata

Chapter 2: page 59, 2nd paragraph, 4th line
The correct keyboard shortcut is Command-7. It should say “You can also press Command-7 to open the Trim Edit window.”

Page 77, answer #9
It should say “9. Double-click an edit point or press Command-7.”

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