Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 7

The worlds best-selling guide to Apples video-editing powerhouse, completely updated for Final Cut Pro 7 Apple-certified guide uses step-by-step lessons to provide a strong foundation in all aspects of video editing with Final Cut Pro 7. Author Diana Weynand is a veteran video producer and instructor whose clients include NBC, ABC and CBS. DVD-ROM includes lesson and media files for over 40 hours of training, including new footage from TNTs hit show Leverage. Completely revised for Final Cut Pro 7 and featuring new footage from TNTs hit show Leverage and the international music creation event Playing For Change: Peace Through Music, this best-selling, Apple-certified guide provides a strong foundation in all aspects of video editing. Renowned author Diana Weynand starts with basic video editing techniques and takes readers all the way through Final Cut Pros powerful advanced features. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of video editing and finishing, using professional broadcast footage. After marking and editing clips to create a rough cut, readers will learn how to trim and refine the cut before moving on to complex tasks such as adding titles, creating transitions and motion effects, applying filters, and working with multi-format and multi-camera footage. The book covers Final Cut Pros exciting new features, including iChat Theater support, the redesigned speed tools, and sharing projects on a Blu-ray disc. Final Cut Pro is part of Apples Final Cut Studio suite which is now shipping and retails for $999, $300 less than the previous release. The user base for Final Cut Studio is 1.4 million and growing.