Final cut Pro 4 : editing professional video

If you're ready to get serious about editing video, you'll want Final Cut Pro, and this self-paced, Apple-authorized guide is the best place to start learning it. In Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 4, master teacher Diana Weynand delivers a comprehensive course on Apple's high-end video editing software. Each chapter represents a complete lesson in some aspect of Final Cut Pro--with a project for you to complete, a review section to test your knowledge, and bonus exercises to reinforce the lessons. After getting acquainted with the software's interface, you'll dive into chapters on marking and editing, inserting and adjusting edits, working with clips on the timeline, and more before moving on to advanced topics like creating transitions and motion effects, and filter and rendering options. All of Final Cut Pro 4's powerful new features are covered, including real-time color correction and effects, video signal analysis, and improved previews. The accompanying DVD includes all of the lesson files and materials needed to complete the book's projects.

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Diana Weynand's owns the training company, Weynand Training International

Introduction: Getting Started	p. 1
The Methodology	p. 2
Copying the Final Cut Pro 4 Lesson Files	p. 3
System Requirements	p. 4
About the Apple Pro Training Series	p. 5
Resources	p. 5
Apple Pro Certification Program	p. 6
Lesson 1 Working with the Interface	p. 8
Preparing the Project	p. 10
Final Cut Pro Interface	p. 12
Following a Workflow	p. 22
Working with Projects	p. 23
Working with Bins	p. 28
Working with the Timeline and Canvas	p. 36
Adjusting the Timeline	p. 43
Quitting and Hiding Final Cut Pro	p. 45
What You Have Learned	p. 46
Lesson 2 Marking and Editing	p. 48
Preparing the Project	p. 50
Playing Clips in the Viewer	p. 51
Marking Clips	p. 56
Preparing to Edit	p. 69
Making Overwrite Edits	p. 71
Adding Audio	p. 76
Backing Up Sequences	p. 78
Inserting Clips	p. 79
Saving and Quitting	p. 83
What You Have Learned	p. 83
Lesson 3 Editing in the Timeline	p. 86
Preparing the Project	p. 88
Manipulating Clips in the Timeline	p. 90
Editing in the Timeline	p. 101
Saving and Quitting	p. 111
What You Have Learned	p. 111
Lesson 4 Other Editing Options	p. 114
Preparing the Project	p. 116
Editing Sound Bites	p. 117
Marking in the Timeline	p. 120
Replacing Edits	p. 128
Deleting Clips and Gaps	p. 134
Storyboard Editing	p. 143
Saving and Quitting	p. 151
What You Have Learned	p. 151
Lesson 5 Single-Sided Trimming	p. 154
Preparing the Project	p. 156
Trimming	p. 156
Dragging to Trim	p. 158
Rippling Edits	p. 167
Using the Razor Blade Tool	p. 175
Trimming in the Viewer	p. 179
Extending an Edit	p. 181
What You Have Learned	p. 184
Lesson 6 Two-Sided Trimming	p. 186
Preparing the Project	p. 188
Trimming Two Edit Points	p. 189
Rolling Edit Points	p. 191
Slipping Clip Content	p. 196
Slipping by Numbers and Shortcuts	p. 200
Adjusting Clip Placement	p. 203
Using the Trim Edit Window	p. 208
Saving and Quitting	p. 215
What You Have Learned	p. 215
Lesson 7 Master Clips, Subclips, and Markers	p. 216
Preparing the Project	p. 218
Working with Master Clips	p. 219
Working with Subclips	p. 225
Working with Markers	p. 230
What You Have Learned	p. 244
Lesson 8 Customizing a Project	p. 246
Preparing the Project	p. 248
Customizing Browser Columns	p. 248
Customizing the Interface	p. 260
Choosing Settings and Preferences	p. 271
Saving and Quitting	p. 286
What You Have Learned	p. 286
Lesson 9 Capturing Video	p. 288
Preparing the Project	p. 290
Connecting Sources for Capture	p. 291
Previewing and Marking Your Source	p. 292
Logging Your Clips	p. 299
Preparing to Capture	p. 307
Capturing Options	p. 313
Setting Capture Preferences	p. 320
What You Have Learned	p. 321
Lesson 10 Importing and Exporting	p. 324
Preparing the Project	p. 326
Importing	p. 327
Exporting Files	p. 337
Exporting with Compressor	p. 354
Reconnecting Media	p. 358
Saving and Quitting	p. 362
What You Have Learned	p. 363
Lesson 11 Working with Audio	p. 364
Preparing the Project	p. 366
Hearing and Seeing Audio	p. 366
Adjusting Audio Levels	p. 377
Working with Audio Clips	p. 385
Working with Sync	p. 394
What You Have Learned	p. 404
Lesson 12 Applying Transitions	p. 406
Preparing the Project	p. 408
Understanding Transitions	p. 408
Applying Audio Transitions	p. 410
Applying Video Transitions	p. 419
Working with Other Transitions	p. 429
Rendering Transitions	p. 435
Favorite and Default Transitions	p. 438
Saving and Quitting	p. 442
What You Have Learned	p. 442
Lesson 13 Mixing Audio Tracks	p. 444
Preparing the Project	p. 446
Adding and Organizing Audio Tracks	p. 446
Applying Audio Keyframes	p. 460
Mixing Tracks in Real Time	p. 471
Using the Voice Over Tool	p. 482
Saving & Quitting	p. 487
What You Have Learned	p. 488
Lesson 14 Creating a Sound Track	p. 490
Preparing the Project	p. 492
Working with Soundtrack	p. 492
Preparing a Sequence	p. 509
Creating a Composition	p. 519
Exporting the Composition	p. 522
Saving and Qutting	p. 525
What You Have Learned	p. 526
Lesson 15 Adding Filters	p. 528
Preparing the Project	p. 530
Understanding Filters	p. 530
Applying Video Filters	p. 531
Sharing and Saving Filters	p. 547
Applying Audio Filters	p. 552
Applying Corrective Filters	p. 555
What You Have Learned	p. 568
Lesson 16 Building a Composite Image	p. 570
Preparing the Project	p. 572
Compositing Clips	p. 572
Adding Generated Items	p. 586
Changing Filter Parameters in the Timeline	p. 591
Rendering and Exporting Comps	p. 598
Saving and Quitting	p. 600
What You Have Learned	p. 600
Lesson 17 Changing Clip Speed	p. 602
Preparing the Project	p. 604
Creating Speed Changes	p. 605
Creating Variable Speed Changes	p. 616
Pasting Speed Attributes	p. 629
Saving and Quitting	p. 630
What You Have Learned	p. 631
Lesson 18 Creating Motion Effects	p. 632
Preparing the Project	p. 634
Adjusting Views	p. 634
Creating Motion Effects	p. 644
Animating Motion Parameters	p. 657
Saving and Quitting	p. 673
What You Have learned	p. 673
Lesson 19 Adding Text and Graphics	p. 676
Preparing the Project	p. 678
Working with Text Generators	p. 678
Working with Graphics	p. 691
Adding Motion Effects to Text	p. 696
Working with Title 3D	p. 701
Saving and Quitting	p. 705
What You Have Learned	p. 705
Lesson 20 Creating an Animated Title	p. 708
Preparing the Project	p. 710
Working with LiveType	p. 710
Creating Effects from Scratch	p. 726
Working with Background Video	p. 736
Saving and Quitting	p. 747
What You Have Learned	p. 747
Lesson 21 Finishing and Outputting	p. 748
Preparing the Project	p. 750
Finishing Audio and Video	p. 750
Exporting Finished Sequences	p. 763
Outputting to Tape	p. 771
Recapturing an Offline Project	p. 784
Backing Up Projects	p. 787
Saving and Quitting	p. 788
What You Have Learned	p. 788
Appendix	p. 791
Glossary	p. 799
Index	p. 833

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