Macworld Final Cut Pro 2 Bible

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.Saeed, Zed is the author of 'Macworld Final Cut Pro 2 Bible' with ISBN 9780764536021 and ISBN 0764536028.