Overview
At last there's a comprehensive guide to Final Cut Pro, the world's leading professional software for video editing, compositing, and effects. The Macworld Final Cut Pro 2 Bible by Zed Saeed and Keith Underdahl will show you how to use your DV camera and Final Cut-equipped Mac to create your own professional desktop movie studio-at one-tenth the cost of some competing systems. Indeed, Damien Cave wrote in Salon.com "Final Cut Pro has re-ignited the dream of filmmaking for the masses."
Final Cut Pro is a versatile yet complex program. Budding Steven Spielbergs as well as digital non-linear editing veterans will want this comprehensive reference-tutorial by their computers. The book begins with a Quick Start tutorial to get even novices up and running with Final Cut Pro from day one. Along the way it covers technologies, such as Firewire and QuickTime, which have been key to Final Cut's success. This book also includes coverage of storage solutions, video cards, and other hardware topics.
New user interface and workflow enhancements to Final Cut Pro 2 are discussed in detail. This includes creating real-time dissolves, effects, and transitions-no lengthy rendering required! The Final Cut Pro 2 Bible includes a DVD-ROM jam-packed with valuable plug-ins, scripts, and utilities as well as demo video and audio clips referenced throughout the book.
Editorials
From Barnes & Noble
The Barnes & Noble ReviewOne minute Zed Saeed's helping to show off new Final Cut Pro film workstations at the L.A. Final Cut Pro User Group. Next minute, he's demoing Final Cut Pro 2 to an audience of digital media experts down in Soho. Where he found time to write Macworld Final Cut Pro 2 Bible, we're not sure -- but we're glad he did.
If you're new to the program, Chapter 1's quickstart takes you right into editing -- giving you an immediate taste of what Final Cut Pro 2 has to offer. You'll master the program's enhanced user interface, and take advantage of its significant workflow enhancements.
There's a full chapter on sound, ranging from organizing audio tracks to choosing sampling rates to handling 0dB analog reference tones correctly. From start to finish, the book's full of tips (for example: when to trim in the Timeline, when to use the Viewer, when to use the Trim Edit window). You'll find detailed coverage of Firewire, QuickTime, and other complementary DV technologies, as well as practical guidance on building your high-performance digital video workstation (storage, video, and so forth).
With this book, you can master real-time editing -- in real time. (Bill Camarda)
Bill Camarda is a consultant, writer, and web/multimedia content developer with nearly 20 years' experience in helping technology companies deploy and market advanced software, computing, and networking products and services. He served for nearly ten years as vice president of a New Jerseybased marketing company, where he supervised a wide range of graphics and web design projects. His 15 books include Special Edition Using Word 2000 and Upgrading & Fixing Networks For Dummies®, Second Edition.