Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4
- Jerry Hofmann on Final Cut Pro 4
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- About the Author
- About the Technical Reviewers
- Acknowledgments
- Tell Us What You Think
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introduction
- What Is Nonlinear Editing?
- A Little History on the Art of Filmmaking
- Files Created and Used by Final Cut Pro
- The Overall Process of Editing in Final Cut Pro
- About the Project
- Storytelling Without Much Dialog
- Who Is This Book For and How Do You Use It?
- What s on the DVD
- Chapter 1. Essential Equipment
- Minimum System Requirements
- Editing in DV (NTSC andor PAL)
- Additional Equipment to Think About
- Higher-Quality Video Editing
- Which Setup Is Best?
- Workshop 1: Set Up and Double-Check Your System
- Chapter 2. Specifying Setups, Settings, Presets, and Preferences
- About All Those Resolutions
- Easy Setups
- Setting User Preferences
- Changing System Settings
- Changing Settings Using the AudioVideo Settings
- Workshop 2: Investigate the Settings
- Chapter 3. Understanding Final Cut Pro s Interface: An Overview
- Activating Windows
- The Browser Window
- The Viewer Window
- The Canvas Window
- The Timeline Window
- The Tools Palette
- Workshop 3: Load the First Project and Become Familiar with the Navigational Controls and Window Arrangement
- Chapter 4. Organization and Basic Editing
- The Editing Workflow
- Organizing Source Clips
- Setting In Points and Out Points
- Making Subclips and Their Properties
- Alternative Methods of Organizing Material
- Workshop 4: Organize and Begin Picking Shots
- Chapter 5. Basic Editing
- Making Basic Edits
- Adding Transitions
- Working with Clip Overlays
- Working with Snapping
- Using Undo and Redo
- Workshop 5: Edit Your Subclips into a Sequence and Add Transitional Effects
- Chapter 6. Audio Editing
- Audio File Formats
- Audio Mixing
- Real-Time Audio Mixing
- Examining an Audio-Only Clip
- Audio Transitions
- Workshop 6: Finish Editing Scene 1
- Chapter 7. Advanced Trimming: Beyond the Razor Blade
- The Trim Edit Window
- Slipping and Sliding Clips in the Sequence
- Workshop 7: Use More-Advanced Trimming
- Chapter 8. Audio Filters, Timeline Editing, and Keeping Sync
- Audio Filters
- Editing in the Timeline Window
- Linking and Merging Audio and Video Clips
- Syncing Issues
- Workshop 8: Finish Scene 2 and Edit Scene 3
- Chapter 9. Using Markers
- Understanding the Use of Markers
- Using Timeline and Canvas Window Markers
- Workshop 9: Experiment with Markers
- Chapter 10. Putting a Workflow Together
- The Basic Workflow
- The Best Workflow
- Workshop 10: Edit Scene 9
- Chapter 11. Video Filter Effects and Basic Compositing
- Effects Editing
- Composites and Renders
- Video Filters
- Using the Video Scopes and Color-Correction Tools
- Real-Time Previewing
- Workshop 11: Work with Composites
- Chapter 12. Using the Title Tools and the Motion Tab
- The Title Generators
- Using Fonts
- The Text Generators
- The Calligraphy Title Tools
- Using Title Safe
- Using the Motion Tab
- Using Basic Motion
- Workshop 12: Create Titles
- Chapter 13. Working with Advanced Composites, Nests, and Exported QuickTime Movies
- Working with Composite Modes
- Working with Nests
- Working with Exported QuickTime Movies
- Workshop 13: Create Advanced Composites
- Chapter 14. Managing Large Projects
- Media Management
- Organizing a Large Project
- Using Final Cut Pro s Media Management Features
- Workshop 14: Add the Effects to Sequence 1
- Conclusion
- Appendix A. Capturing Footage
- Using the Log and Capture Window
- Log and Capture Strategy
- Making Sure You Are Set to Capture with the Proper Device Control
- Appendix B. Output Options: Videotape, DVDs, and the Web
- Viewing Video Externally and Recording It
- Using the Print to Video Command
- Using the Edit to Tape Command
- Outputting for the Web: Compressor and DVDs
- Preparing Your Video for iDVD
- Preparing Your Video for DVD Studio Pro
- Appendix C. Solving Common Problems
- System Problems and Playback Problems
- Problems with Video Devices
- Problems Playing Back Your Media
- Broken Timecode
- When All Else Fails
- Appendix D. Keyboard Shortcuts
- General Shortcuts
- Select, Copy, Cut, and Paste
- Activating Windows
- Activating Tools
- Navigation
- Finding Items
- Special Timeline Views
- Editing
- Logging and Capturing
- Special Commands
- Markers
- Other Tools
- Appendix E. Other Resources
- Websites, Discussion Groups, and User Groups
- Related Sites
- Online Reading About Digital Video on CD and DVD
- Hardware Manufacturers
- Specialized and Third-Party Equipment and Software
- Software Companies
- More Free Stuff
- Appendix F. Video Filters List
- Blur Filters
- Border Filters
- Channel Filters
- Color Correction Filters
- Distort Filters
- Image Control Filters
- Key Filters
- Matte Filters
- Perspective Filters
- Sharpen Filters
- Stylize Filters
- Video Filters
- Appendix G. What s on the DVD
- System Requirements
- Loading the DVD Files
- Exercise Files
- Third-Party Programs
- Read This Before Opening the Software
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