Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 7 Advanced Editing

by Michael Wohl

Overview

In this Apple-authorized guide, director and filmmaker Michael Wohl teaches the advanced skills that editing professionals need to know most. Using professional broadcast, documentary, and dramatic footage, Wohl delivers a comprehensive course in video editing and finishing. Readers will learn how to create polished transitions, fix screen direction errors, edit multi-camera projects, work with nested sequences, create fantastic effects, use filters creatively, and composite like a pro. Also covers advanced workflows for managing clips and media, and working with film.

• DVD-ROM includes lesson and media files
• Focused lessons take you step-by-step through professional, real-world projects
  
• Accessible writing style puts an expert instructor at your side
• Ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts help you master techniques fast
• Lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your time
• Chapter review questions summarize what you’ve learned and prepare you for the Apple Certified Pro Exam
  

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780132089401
Publisher:	Pearson Education
Publication date:	12/23/2009
Series:	Apple Pro Training
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	480
File size:	37 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Michael Wohl is an award-winning filmmaker who has written, directed, and edited independent films for more than fifteen years. As part of the original Final Cut Pro engineering team, he helped design the workflow and interface that has earned Final Cut Pro its award-winning reputation. As an instructor, Michael teaches and designs curricula at UCLA, and has taught at AFI and San Francisco State University. He has spoken at film festivals and conferences including Sundance Film Festival, South by Southwest, DV Expo, Macworld, and NAB. His books include Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 6: Beyond the Basics and Apple Pro Training Series: The Craft of Editing with Final Cut Pro.

Table of Contents

Getting Started
Advanced Editing
Lesson 1 Professional Editing Technique
Lesson 2 Accelerating Your Workflow
Lesson 3 Trimming Concepts
Lesson 4 Advanced Trimming Techniques
Lesson 5 Audio Sweetening
Lesson 6 Multicamera Editing
Advanced Compositing and Effects
Lesson 7 Advanced Compositing
Lesson 8 Mastering Video Filters
Lesson 9 Creating Dynamic Effects
Lesson 10 Nesting Sequences
Lesson 11 Variable Speed
Finishing Techniques
Lesson 12 The Big Finish
Lesson 13 Sharing Your Work
Appendix A Working with RED Footage
Index