Final Cut Pro HD for Dummies

by Helmut Kobler

Book Overview

Edit video like a pro

"Save it in the edit" is a common saying among film professionals. Editing makes the difference between boring vacation movies and exciting travelogues...between the whole dull news conference and the highlights on the evening news. Whether you're a budding Spielberg, a proud parent who wants two-year-old Junior's every feat documented for posterity, or a band that wants your music video to rock, Final Cut Pro...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764577735
• ISBN13: 9780764577734
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: For Dummies
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.5" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Great reference

I've had wome one-on-one training on Final Cut Pro but this book helps fill in the gaps. I'm just getting into it but so far it's been a real help.

For Films of the Baby up to Feature Length Professional

Note: For Mac users only. But then again, most of the people wanting to do things like edit movies are using a Mac already. Final Cut Pro HD, is the latest version of the Final Cut program. HD stands for High Definition, and this version is indeed capable of editing HD video. But like with a lot of other software packages, the basic tools that you will use every day form the basics of the package, and they can be learned in a short time. Then as you reach points where you want to do more you can go back to the book to catch up on each point as you need it. Final Cut is suitable for editing the movies showing you new baby, or if you really want to you can use it to get just about as sophisticated as you need for that feature length film you are making with your A-List actor friends. As with all the For Dummies books, this book isn't really for dumb people, it is for people that are just un trained on this particular package. It's a good book.