Apple Pro Training Series: Optimizing Your Final Cut Pro System - Softcover

Cullen, Sean; Geller, Matthew; Roberts, Charles; Wilt, Adam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0321268717 ISBN 13: 9780321268716

Publisher: Peachpit Press, 2005

Synopsis

If it's good enough for the legendary Hollywood film editors, it's good enough for you! This guide is aimed squarely at Final Cut Pro users just like yourself--at corporate, commercial, and independent post-production houses--who want to move beyond simple Final Cut Pro installations for their film and video masterworks. Through project-based lessons and step-by-step instructions, this self-paced guide shows you how to integrate high-end capture cards, storage systems, and other industry-standard hardware into a Final Cut Pro workflow, as well as how to install and configure Final Cut Pro to make the most of your professional non-linear editing system. This is the technical information most frequently requested by Final Cut Pro users, pulled together into one book that is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum for the Apple Pro Training and Certification Program. The guide covers everything from system configuration, storage, and device connectivity to the intricacies of SAN solutions, and includes special sections on optimizing short-form/broadcast workflows and long-form/HD workflows. It offers troubleshooting advice at every turn: for dropped frames, mismatched audio and audio distortion; imported graphic file issues, media management, file recovery and archiving strategies, and much more. DVD with lesson files and media included.

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Synopsis

Essential reading for corporate, broadcast, and independent post-production houses that want to move beyond simple Final Cut Pro installations to produce their film, video, and DVD masterworks, this book explains how to integrate high-end capture cards, storage systems, and other industry-standard hardware into a Final Cut Pro workflow. This is the technical information most frequently requested by Final Cut Pro users, pulled together into one book that is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum for the Apple Pro Training and Certification Program. Through project-based lessons and simple step-by-step instructions, this guide shows readers how to optimize and troubleshoot Final Cut Pro systems in real-world settings, covering everything from system configuration, storage, and device connectivity to the intricacies of the telecine process and SAN solutions.

The book includes special sections on optimizing short-form/broadcast workflows and long-form/HD workflows, plus troubleshooting advice at every turn: for dropped frames, mismatched audio and audio distortion; imported graphic file issues, media management, file recovery and archiving strategies, and much more. DVD with lesson files and media included.

Edition details

• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0321268717
• ISBN 13: 9780321268716
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 912