Editing Digital Video: The Complete Creative and Technical Guide (ELECTRONICS) - Softcover

Goodman, Robert M.; McGrath, Patrick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071406352 ISBN 13: 9780071406352

Publisher: McGraw Hill TAB, 2002

Synopsis

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Includes CD-ROM with footage you can use to practice editing!

THE DIGITAL WAY TO CUT VIDEO

Superb solutions to edit your video. For the amateur, turn your family videos into stories. For the professional, learn to cut your films using the latest digital video tips and tricks.

A pair of award-winning professionals share their insights. Editing Digital Video explains how to use any tool -- from iMovie or Premiere to appliances like Casablanca and Screenplay or professional systems such as Avid, Discreet, Media 100 -- to turn your imagination into results fast. Quickly acquire the skills you need to:
* EDIT COMMERCIALS, DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURE FILMS, AND MUSIC VIDEOS 
* WORK WITH VIDEO, DVD, AND WEB-BASED MEDIA
* TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PROVEN TECHNIQUES FROM THE PROS

Anyone from amateurs to students to professionals can learn to edit and tell compelling stories using the results-oriented approach in Editing Digital Video. Plus, a companion CD-ROM with footage and exercises lets you practice on any system. With clear illustrations and a light touch, Editing Digital Video will guide you through the finer points of:
* Navigating the desktop
* Basic and advanced editing 
* Creating Impact 
* Organizing Projects 
* Keys, mattes, and layering
* Titles and Effects
* Audio 
* Digital video formats
* Postproduction Workflow
* Editing Terminology
* Keyboard Shortcuts
* And much, much more!

With Editing Digital Video, you’ll finally unleash your creativity. Learn more in one session than you would from any user manual. A refreshingly realistic approach!

About this title

About the Authors

Robert Goodman (Philadelphia, PA) is an award-winning, Emmy-nominated writer/producer/director who develops film, video, and multimedia programs for clients such as: AT&T, Johnson & Johnson, and the U.S. Postal Service. He has been featured on Split Screen on Bravo and the Independent Film Channel. He is a contributing editor for Digital Cinema and The Independent Film & Video Monthly.

Patrick McGrath (Philadelphia, PA) is an independent producer and a faculty member at the Art Institute of Philadelphia where he teaches video production and post. His recent projects have included segments for Lifetime cable, over 90 live concert performances, and commercials.

From the Back Cover

Includes CD-ROM with footage you can use to practice editing!

THE DIGITAL WAY TO CUT VIDEO

Superb solutions to edit your video. For the amateur, turn your family videos into stories. For the professional, learn to cut your films using the latest digital video tips and tricks.

A pair of award-winning professionals share their insights. Editing Digital Video explains how to use any tool -- from iMovie or Premiere to appliances like Casablanca and Screenplay or professional systems such as Avid, Discreet, Media 100 -- to turn your imagination into results fast. Quickly acquire the skills you need to:
* EDIT COMMERCIALS, DOCUMENTARIES, FEATURE FILMS, AND MUSIC VIDEOS
* WORK WITH VIDEO, DVD, AND WEB-BASED MEDIA
* TAKE ADVANTAGE OF PROVEN TECHNIQUES FROM THE PROS

Anyone from amateurs to students to professionals can learn to edit and tell compelling stories using the results-oriented approach in Editing Digital Video. Plus, a companion CD-ROM with footage and exercises lets you practice on any system. With clear illustrations and a light touch, Editing Digital Video will guide you through the finer points of:
* Navigating the desktop
* Basic and advanced editing
* Creating Impact
* Organizing Projects
* Keys, mattes, and layering
* Titles and Effects
* Audio
* Digital video formats
* Postproduction Workflow
* Editing Terminology
* Keyboard Shortcuts
* And much, much more!

With Editing Digital Video, you’ll finally unleash your creativity. Learn more in one session than you would from any user manual. A refreshingly realistic approach!

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw Hill TAB
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071406352
• ISBN 13: 9780071406352
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 361