Synopsis
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.
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.
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