Save more than 30% on this 6-Book Bundle for serious
digital video filmmakers looking to harness the power of
Final cut Pro.
Final Cut Pro 3 for Macintosh: Visual QuickPro
Guide demystifies Final Cut Pro's complex architecture
and advanced video-editing tasks. All the important
features are covered in detail, from the interface through
FCP's built-in special effects, compatibility with Adobe
After Effects filters, and new workflow tools.
DVD Studio Pro 1.5 for Macintosh: Visual QuickPro
Guide is a reference tool and a start-to-finish
tutorial for independent filmmakers, video professionals,
corporate trainers, or event videographers looking to
create professional DVD-Video with Apple's DVD Studio Pro.
Each task is broken down into concise step-by-step
instructions, illustrated with plenty of informative
screenshots.
From storyboard to screen, FireWire Filmmaking
contains everything you need to know to make
professional-level movies on the desktop: how to choose the
best products, capture video, create a "film" look, and
distribute your work on disk or over the Web or a network
The accompanying DVD includes clips from featured
filmmakers.
Beginner's Final Cut Pro: Learn to Edit Digital
Video is truly for beginners! Bestselling author
Michael Rubin first explains the basics before letting you
practice your new skills by editing and assembling the
video clips on the companion DVD. By the end of this
tip-packed tutorial, you may be inspired to become the next
George Lucas.
In Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro go
beyond video editing basics with real world advice from
veteran film editor Michael Wohl on how to choose the
tightest shots, trouble-shoot common problems, create
sophisticated special effects, develop your own personal
editing style, and more.
Pro Tools 5 for Macintosh and Windows: Visual
QuickStart Guide offers concise, step-by-step
instructions on how to use Pro Tools' main functions,
including recording, editing, mixing, and effects
processing. It will also introduce and explain the basics
of automation, MIDI sequencing, and file management in Pro
Tools 5
Contents
First Book: Beginner's Final
Cut Pro
- First Things First
- Basic Editing
- Less Basic Editing
- Fancy Stuff
- Be Your Own Assistant
- The Real World of Personal Video
Second Book: Final Cut Pro 3
for Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide
- Before You Begin
- Welcome to Final Cut Pro
- Input: Getting Digital with Your Video
- Preparing Your Clips
- Introducing the Viewer
- Editing in Final Cut Pro
- Using the Timeline and the Canvas
- Fine Cut: Trimming Edits
- Creating Transitions
- Rendering
- At Last: Creating Final Output
- Big Picture: Managing Complex Projects
- Compositing and Special Effects
- FCP 3 and Mac OS X
- Appendix A. Online Resources
- Appendix B. Keyboard Shortcuts
- Third Book: DVD Studio Pro
1.5 for Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide
Getting Ready
- Before You Begin
- DVD Basics
- Encoding Video Streams
- Encoding Audio Streams
DVD Studio Pro
- The DVD Studio Pro Workspace
- Setting Up Your Project
- Using Tracks
- Photoshop Layer Menus
- Highlight Menus
- Creating Markers and Stories
- Assembling Slideshows
- DVD@ccess
- Finishing the DVD
Advanced DVD Authoring
- Widescreen: 16:9
- Working with Languages
- Subtitles
- Scripting!
Appendices
- App. A: Keyboard Shortcuts
- App. B: Making a Bit Budget
- App. C: Online Resources
Fourth Book: FireWire
Filmmaking
- Choosing the Right Camera
- DV Shooting Tips
- Making a Connection
- Capturing and Storing Footage
- Previewing and Editing Projects
- Using Still Images
- Setting Up a network
- Finishing Your Movies
- Appendix A: Web References
- Appendix B: Using the DVD
Fifth Book: Editing Techniques
with Final Cut Pro
- The Editor's Job
- The Film Language
- Logging Footage
- Preparing to Edit
- Editing Techniques
- Advanced Editing Techniques
- Working with Audio
- Creative Compositing
- Compositing Techniques
- Video and the Web
- Pushing the Envelope (Conclusion)
- Sixth Book: Pro Tools 5 for
Macintosh and Windows: Visual QuickStart Guide
Getting Started with Pro Tools
- Setting Up Your Pro Tools LE System
- Software Basics
- The Mix and Edit Windows
Recording in Pro Tools
- Starting a New Session
- Working with Tracks
- Getting Ready to Record
- Recording and Playing Back Audio
- Managing Audio Files
Editing Audio
- Editing Basics
- Working with Regions
- Advanced Editing
Mixing Audio
- Mixing Basics
- Adding Effects to a Mix
- Automating a Mix
- Mixdown and Mastering
MIDI Sequencing
- Recording MIDI
- Editing MIDI
- Getting the Most from Pro
Tools
- Optimizing Performance
- Appendices
- App. A Connecting Your Studio
- App. B: Setting Preferences