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Apple Pro Training Series Final Cut Express HD
By Diana Weynand
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Publisher: Peachpit Press
Pub Date: June 12, 2006
Print ISBN-10: 0-321-33533-3
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-321-33533-3
Pages: 512

Table of Contents  | Index

		Copyright
		Acknowledgments
		Getting Started
			The Methodology
			Final Cut Express Book Files
			Reconnecting Media
			Loading Software
			About the Apple Pro Training Series
			System Requirements
			Resources
		Lesson 1.  Covering the Basics
			Working with Finder Windows
			Working with the Dock
			Adding Final Cut Express HD to the Dock
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 2.  Editing Video
			Preparing the Lesson
			Working with DV and HD
			Working with QuickTime
			Shooting Terminology
			Understanding Nonlinear Editing
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 3.  Working with a Project
			Launching Final Cut Express HD
			The Final Cut Express HD Interface
			Menus, Shortcuts, and the Mouse
			Working with Projects in the Browser
			Changing Window Layout
			Working with Bins
			Quitting and Hiding Final Cut Express HD
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 4.  Working in the Timeline
			Preparing the Project
			The Timeline and the Canvas
			Playing a Sequence in the Timeline
			Working with Timeline Tracks
			Playing the Sequence from the Canvas
			Saving and Quitting
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 5.  Working in the Viewer
			Opening Your Project File
			Preparing the Project
			Viewing Clips
			Marking Clips
			Viewing Edit Points
			Saving and Quitting
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 6.  Making Edits
			Preparing the Project
			Working with Sequences
			Making Overwrite Edits
			Backing Up Sequences
			Inserting Clips
			Adding Music
			Saving and Quitting
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 7.  Editing to the Timeline
			Preparing the Project
			Manipulating Clips in the Timeline
			Drag-and-Drop Editing Basics
			Dragging to the Timeline
			Saving and Quitting
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 8.  Other Editing Options
			Preparing the Project
			Building a Sound Track
			Marking in the Timeline
			Replacing Edits
			Deleting Clips and Gaps
			Storyboard Editing
			Saving and Quitting
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 9.  Trimming an Edit Point
			Preparing the Project
			Trimming
			Dragging Edit Points
			Rippling Edits
			Extending an Edit
			Trimming in the Viewer
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 10.  Fine-Tuning Edit Points
			Preparing the Project
			Trimming Two Edit Points
			Slipping Clip Content
			Rolling Edit Points
			Sliding Clips
			Dragging to Reposition a Clip
			Saving and Quitting
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 11.  Customizing Your Project
			Preparing the Project
			Organizing Browser Information
			Saving and Recalling Window Layouts
			Using Button Bars
			Working with Master Clips
			Working with Subclips
			Working with Markers
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 12.  Capturing Digital Video
			Preparing the Project
			Connecting Sources for Capture
			Previewing and Marking Your Source
			Logging Your Clips
			Capturing Options
			Choosing Preferences and System Settings
			Saving and Quitting
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 13.  Working with Audio
			Preparing the Project
			Hearing, Seeing, and Selecting Audio
			Adjusting Audio in the Timeline
			Adjusting Audio in the Viewer
			Making an Audio-Only Edit
			Using the Voice Over Tool
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 14.  Applying Audio and Video Transitions
			Preparing the Project
			Understanding Transitions
			Applying Audio Transitions
			Applying Video Transitions
			Using the Transition Editor
			Working with Wipe Transitions
			Rendering Transitions
			Applying Other Video Transitions
			Saving a Favorite Transition
			Advanced Editing Techniques
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 15.  Adding Titles and Other Items
			Preparing the Project
			Working with Video Generators
			Creating Text Edits
			Adding a Title over a Background
			Adding a Lower Third
			Outlining Text
			Creating a Credit Roll
			Lesson Review
		Lesson 16.  Finishing Your Project
			Preparing the Project
			Importing and Connecting Footage
			Adding Finishing Touches
			Exporting Sequences and Clips
			Outputting to Tape
			Recapturing a Project
			Lesson Review
		Index