Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop - Softcover

Wolsky, Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0240810775 ISBN 13: 9780240810775

Publisher: Routledge, 2008

Synopsis

Go beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Express 4--learn how to edit with it! More than a button-pushing manual--this workshop give you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing. You develop a working knowledge with nineteen tutorials that cover each and every essential, including:
* setting up your system and understanding the interface
* ingesting and organizing your material including drive-based and disc-based camera data
* slicing, dicing, and organizing clips
* editing to build and trim a sequence of shots
* adding transitions
* using sound to refine your edit
* titling with FCE and Photoshop
* animating images to create engaging scenes
* adding special effects filters
* compositing to enhance your projects
* outputting your material
The companion DVD contains project media, demo software, and free plug-ins for your use.

About this title

Product Description:

Helps to develop the art and technique of editing. This title develops a working knowledge with nineteen tutorials that cover: setting up your system and understanding the interface; ingesting and organizing your material including drive-based and disc-based camera data; and, slicing, dicing, and organizing clips.

Review:

About the previous edition:
"You can only learn to edit by editing. That is what sets this book apart from others..." --Michael Horton, president, Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Group
"Tom helps you make the leap from iMovie to Final Cut Express, and teaches you the art of editing."--Jim Heid, Avondale Media

About this edition

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0240810775
• ISBN 13: 9780240810775
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 346