The Apple-Certified Way to Learn, This comprehensive guide uses dramatic real-world footage to demonstrate the features of Final Cut Pro X and the practical techniques you'll use in your editing projects. Projects include footage from the hit series Fairly Legal, the award-winning documentary Delicious Peace Grows in a Ugandan Coffee Bean, exciting drag-racing footage from NHRA and Pullin TV, and Matthew Modine's short film, "I Think I Thought." Renowned author Diana Weynand starts with basic video editing techniques and takes you all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful features. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of video editing and finishing, using professional media. Final Cut Pro's dynamic editing interface lets you experiment freely while working with extraordinary speed and precision. Learn new ways to organize your media with metadata. Assemble a rough cut, then trim and refine before adding titles, effects and transitions, and applying audio and color corrections. Revised for Final Cut Pro 10.
0.7, this Second Edition covers exciting new features, including the unified Media Importer, Share Destinations, Compound Clips, and Audio Components. DVD-ROM includes lesson and media files for hours of training. Focused lessons take you step by step through professional, real-world projects. Chapter review questions summarize what you learn to prepare you for the Apple certification exam. The Apple Pro Training Series is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification program. Upon completing the lessons in this book, you can earn Level One Apple Certified Pro status by passing the certification exam at an Apple Authorized Training Center (AATC) near you. Visit training.
apple.com to find the closest AATC. If you prefer to validate entry-level skills, you can take the Associate Level exam online from the comfort of your home or office. Details appear inside on the Apple Certification page. Check out these other Apple Pro Training Series titles: Aperture 3, Final Cut Pro X Quick-Reference Guide, Final Cut Pro X: Advanced Editing, Motion 5 Book jacket.