Macworld Final Cut Pro 2 Bible - Softcover

Saeed, Zed ; Underdahl, Keith

9780764536021: Macworld Final Cut Pro 2 Bible

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ISBN 10: 0764536028 ISBN 13: 9780764536021

Publisher: Wiley, 2001

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This comprehensive book covers the hugely popular DV cameras and video format. It shows you how even a novicevideographer can turn a DV camera and Macintosh into a top-flight editing studio -- all with the ease of plug-and-play! Find out how to apply compositing and special effects to your videos. And check out coverage of Firewire, QuickTime, and other technologies that are the key to Final Cut Pro's success. This book includes coverage of storage solutions, video cards, and other hardware topics. Plus, you'll find out how to troubleshoot problems with Final Cut Pro 2.

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About the Author

About the Authors Zed Saeed lives in New York City as a freelance digital-media consultant who specializes in editing, compositing, and workflow issues. Zed served as a senior post-production consultant for Apple Computer and Oxygen Media on Final Cut Pro and digital-video workflow design and with Media 100 and Adobe Systems on video related products. He has also worked as an editor, producer, compositing artist and broadcast designer for Showtime Channels, Sundance Channel and ESPN Classics. Zed has written articles on digital media technologies for magazines and has served on the faculty of NYU Graduate School, Parsons School of Design, and New School University. Zed has written, produced and edited videos that have received awards and recognition by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the American Film Institute. Zed believes that Final Cut Pro is in the process of making a serious dent in the space-time fabric of our universe. Keith Underdahl is an interface designer, electronic publisher, and multimedia specialist living in Albany, Oregon. Keith publishes digital libraries on CD, DVD, and the Internet. In 2000, he managed production of Ages Software's Ultimate Christian Library, the world's first mass-produced DVD-ROM software product for the Macintosh Operating System. Keith is also an active writer, with such credits as Windows Movie Maker For Dummies, Teach Yourself Microsoft Word 2000, and Internet Bible, among others.

From the Back Cover

If Final Cut Pro 2 can do it, you can do it too ... Written by Zed Saeed, a post-production consultant to Apple's Final Cut Pro team, this comprehensive insider's guide delivers all the know-how you need to master Final Cut Pro 2 - and tackle professional-caliber video-editing projects. The book opens with a Quick Start tutorial to get you up and running fast, followed by in-depth coverage of the sophisticated capture, editing, and output features that make Final Cut Pro so versatile - from basic tools and techniques to film and broadcast production, compositing, DVD creation, and other advanced topics. Inside, you'll find complete coverage of Final Cut Pro 2
* Understand nonlinear editing basics and set up the right drives and other hardware
* Capture media, log clips, and import QuickTime files, audio, stills, and other media
* Manage projects with the Browser and learn the ins and outs of bins
* Work with sequences and the timeline - and learn the seven types of FCP edits
* Get up to speed on digital sound issues and audio mixing
* Modify edits using the Trim window and other tools
* Master transitions, multilayering, compositing, and rendering techniques
* Output your project to tape, multimedia, or the Web
* Handle high-end broadcast productions using Aurora Systems hardware and software
* Get a grip on timecodes, FXBuilder, working with After Effects and Photoshop, DVD-making, film editing, and other advanced topics
Bonus DVD-ROM
* Tutorials and examples from the book
* Adobe After Effects and Photoshop tryouts
* Cinema 4D GO and Video SpiceRack Pro/OrganicFX Sampler demos
* Plus Applied Media Timecode Calculator freeware, and more
www.hungryminds.com System Requirements: Power Mac G3 or higher with a DVD-ROM drive. Mac OS 8.6 or 9.x, 64MB RAM, 80MB free hard drive space, Adobe Type Manager V4 or later with Type 1 fonts. See the "What's on the DVD-ROM" appendix for details and complete system requirements.