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Final Cut Pro 4: Editing Essentials (Dv Expert Series)

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Master the craft of editing with Final Cut Pro 4. This editing workshop gives you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing with eight tutorial lessons that cover the essentials: capturing your material, organizing it, editing, adding transitions, basic titling and sound techniques, and outputting from the application.

Understand how the new editing paradigm in version 4 can affect your workflow. Fundamental changes have been made in the way the application controls, organizes, and interlinks your media and clips. Seasoned FCP editors need to understand this as well as novices because it can require a substantial change in workflow.

Develop a working knowledge of the principles and methods of editing taught in film schools. Tom Wolsky is a seasoned pro, both in editing and in teaching. He has designed this workshop–providing the digital media and graphic files for the tutorial projects on the companion DVD–to help you hone your editing craft, including:

· Setting up your system to ensure smooth operation
· Getting your material into FCP and getting it organized
· Editing to build and trim a sequence of shots
· Working with audio, split edits, back-timing, and level control
· Creating and using transitions
· Titling with Photoshop and FCP
· Implementing the editing form that suits your needs
· Outputting your material

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1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:

Great book but the DVD could be more exciting
Friday, December 17, 2004

I am a new FCP user and this is the first book I purchased after looking through an assortment at Borders. It's written in a manner that is understandable and interesting for the first time user. My only recommendation would be to spice up the DVD tutorial a little. I found the supplied footage to be dull.

Compared to the other FCP books at $50 and up,FCP:Editing Essentials is a must buy for the new user!

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Final Cut Pro 4: Editing Essentials
Wednesday, July 14, 2004

Tom Wolsky's book is an excellent resource for getting started with Final Cut Pro 4. By the time you finish the book, you'll have the skills you need to handle the vast array of tools the FCP4 has to offer.

A little over a year ago, I bought Mr. Wolsky's Final Cut Express book AFTER I had already spent several frustrating weeks with the manual Apple provided. When I decided to step up to FCP, I made the smart decision and STARTED with Mr. Wolsky's book.

The best part of his books is that he speaks in plain english making it easy for non-professionals to understand. For example, early in the book he discusses all the steps and options for getting set up (which can be a daunting task). But then he'll add something like, "If you're working from a mini DV camera, just do this . . ."

WOW! Rather than spending hours trying to figure out all of the intricacies of NTSC and PAL, I can just jump to the chase and get started.

I highly recommend this book anybody that is new to FCP--whether you're completely new to video software, or simply new to FCP.

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4 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:

Final Cut Pro 4 Essentials
Friday, December 12, 2003

Tom has written a very thorough guide to FCP 4. I paticularly enjoyed his approach in applying the context of editing terms/techniques in the process of getting more comfortable with FCP. As a FCP user of several years, I wasn't sure what to expect from this but, pleasantly found that Tom brought many tools and techniques to my attention that I was not previously aware of. This is a thumbs up from me.

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