Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 4 for Avid Editors

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Apples'sFinal Cut Pro is a digital nonlinear editing system touted as offering motion picture editors the same power as the older Avid Media Composer, but with the advantages of desktop production. Writing for those familiar with the older program, Weynand (founder, Weynand Training International) uses Avid terminology to explain similar functions between the two systems. Later chapters describe features that are either unavailable in Avid or are handled substantially differently.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
The only Final Cut Pro 4 training designed for Avid editors and certified by Apple! Using Avid images and terminology, master teacher Diana Weynand shows you how to perform the tasks you've been doing in Media Composer by using Final Cut Pro instead. You will find detailed feature comparisons, practical conversion tips, and instructions on how to use Final Cut Pro features that aren't available in Media Composer. You'll also learn about what's new in version 4: asymmetric trimming, multitrack audio mixing, multiple video stream support, and more. Each chapter represents a complete lesson in some aspect of Final Cut Pro 4 with a project with exercises to reinforce the lessons and a review section. A DVD includes all of the chapters' lesson files and media.


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If you're familiar with Avid Media Composer and want to add Final Cut Pro to your toolkit, this is the book for you. Written for professional video and film editors who already know their way around Avid nonlinear systems, this book shows you how to translate those skills to Final Cut Pro quickly and efficiently. Producer, editor, and master trainer Diana Weynand takes you through a comprehensive "translation course" covering all the essential operations, from project set-up and basic editing through transitions and effects, color correcting, compositing, titling, and output. Packed with handy features-comparison charts, quick-reference guides, keyboard shortcuts, and dozens of advanced editing and workflow tips, this book will have you editing with Final Cut Pro in record time.


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