Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, 4th Edition

eBook Details:

  • Paperback: 528 pages
  • Publisher: WOW! eBook; 4th edition (December 24, 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321741927
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321741929

eBook Description:

Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, 4th Edition

Updated for Final Cut Pro 7 and written for professional video and film editors who know their way around Avid nonlinear systems, this book shows you how to translate your skills to Final Cut Pro quickly and efficiently. Producer, editor, and Apple Certified 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. You’ll 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 what’s new in Final Cut Pro 7. Packed with handy features, including comparison charts, look-up tables, keyboard shortcuts, and dozens of advanced editing and workflow tips, this book will have you editing with Final Cut Pro in record time. Each chapter represents a complete lesson in a key aspect of Final Cut Pro 7 and includes a review section and list of keyboard shortcuts.

Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, 4th Edition

Updated for Final Cut Pro 7, this unique book uses Avid images and terminology to create a comprehensive ‘translation course’ for video and film editors who already know their way around Avid nonlinear systems. Best-selling author and editor Diana Weynand takes readers through detailed feature comparisons, practical conversion tips, and instructions on how to use Final Cut Pro features that aren’t available in Media Composer. Each chapter represents a complete lesson in some aspect of Final Cut Pro 7 and includes a review section and list of keyboard shortcuts.

Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, 4th Edition:

  • Accessible writing style puts an expert instructor at your side
  • Ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts help you master techniques fast
  • Chapter review sections summarize what you’ve learned

From the Back Cover

Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, 4th Edition

Updated for Final Cut Pro 7, this unique book uses Avid images and terminology to create a comprehensive ‘translation course’ for video and film editors who already know their way around Avid nonlinear systems. Best-selling author and editor Diana Weynand takes readers through detailed feature comparisons, practical conversion tips, and instructions on how to use Final Cut Pro features that aren’t available in Media Composer. Each chapter represents a complete lesson in some aspect of Final Cut Pro 7 and includes a review section and list of keyboard shortcuts.

Updated for Final Cut Pro 7 and written for professional video and film editors who know their way around Avid nonlinear systems, this book shows you how to translate your skills to Final Cut Pro quickly and efficiently. Producer, editor, and Apple Certified 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. You’ll 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 what’s new in Final Cut Pro 7. Packed with handy features, including comparison charts, look-up tables, keyboard shortcuts, and dozens of advanced editing and workflow tips, this book will have you editing with Final Cut Pro in record time. Each chapter represents a complete lesson in a key aspect of Final Cut Pro 7 and includes a review section and list of keyboard shortcuts.

Author Info

Diana Weynand

Diana Weynand is an award-winning producer, director, editor, and co-founder of Weynand Training International, an Apple Authorized Training Center and a leader in training and curriculum development for emerging technologies. Diana was supervising editor for The Barbara Walters Special, director and co-producer of the Emmy nominated PBS series Cinematic Eye, and online editor for Real World. She is the author of several best-selling books on Final Cut Pro, including Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, 4th Edition and How Video Works. A well-known columnist, she also writes on High Definition production.

Diana is embarking on a road trip around the country to bring her Authorized Apple Final Cut Pro course to areas where quality training is not available. Learn more.

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