Final Cut Express for Mac OS Visual QuickStart Guide by best-selling author Lisa Brenneis is the first book on the market to cover Final Cut Express ($299), Apple's new consumer digital video editing application. The powerful Mac-only application is virtually identical to Final Cut Proacking only a selection of key high-end features. Apple is targeting small business users, educators, students, and advanced hobbyists who want to move beyond the limited video editing capabilities of iMovie, but who don't need all of Final Cut Pro's high-end features. With Final Cut Express, users get a full-featured DV editing package with professional-level editing, compositing, and real-time effects at a price they can afford. Available in March, Final Cut Express for Mac OS Visual QuickStart Guide introduces video enthusiasts to the comprehensive set of tools available in Final Cut Express. The Visual QuickStart series' step-by-step instructions lead readers through the basics and quickly into more advanced video editing projects. Brenneis uses concise language and tons of screenshots to show readers how to edit video, work with hundreds of effects and transitions, and master the program compositing, titling, and audio tools as well as how to output their finished work, whether it's to DVD or the Web. Brenneis and author Jeff Carlson have also created a booklet with Final Cut Express tips, available for free download at (http://www.peachpit.com) www.peachpit.com .

Visual quickstart guide Final Cut Express for Mac OS X

Lisa Brenneis

Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated

Berkeley, Calif.: Peachpit

Longman Publishing

Adobe Press

United States, United States of America

PS, 2003

Includes index.

topic: Final cut (Electronic resource); Video tapes; Digital video; Macintosh (Computer)

Type: 英文图书

Bookmarks:
1. (p1) Introduction
2. (p2) PART I: BEFORE YOU BEGIN
2.1. (p3) Chapter 1 Welcome to Final Cut Express
2.2. (p10) Chapter 2 Installing and Setting Up
2.2.1. (p4) Your First Final Cut Express Project: Start to Finish
2.2.2. (p5) Touring Your Desktop Post-Production Facility
2.2.3. (p6) Editing and Effects Windows
2.2.4. (p7) Input and Output Windows
2.2.5. (p8) Customize Your Environment
2.2.6. (p9) Help Resources
2.2.7. (p11) System Requirements
2.2.8. (p12) Hardware Selection and Connection
2.2.9. (p13) Installing Final Cut Express
2.2.10. (p14) Using Presets and Preferences
2.2.11. (p15) Using Easy Setups
2.2.12. (p16) Setting Preferences
2.2.13. (p17) Customizing the Timeline Display
2.2.14. (p18) Setting External Editors Preferences
2.2.15. (p19) Setting Scratch Disk Preferences
2.2.16. (p20) Optimizing Performance
2.2.17. (p21) Troubleshooting
2.3. (p22) Chapter 3 How to Manage an FCE Project
3. (p35) PART II: INPUT
3.1. (p36) Chapter 4 Capturing Video
3.1.1. (p37) DV Timecode vs. FCE Timecode: What's the Difference?
3.1.2. (p38) Anatomy of the Capture Window
3.1.3. (p39) Setting Up for Capture
3.1.4. (p40) Entering Information on the Logging Tab
3.1.5. (p41) Capture Clip: Capturing Video with Device Control
3.1.6. (p42) Capture Now: Capturing Video without Device Control
3.1.7. (p43) Capture Project: Batch Recapturing
3.1.8. (p44) Using DV Start/Stop Detection
3.1.9. (p45) Troubleshooting Capture Problems
3.2. (p46) Chapter 5 Importing Digital Media
4. (p52) PART III: GETTING READY TO EDIT
4.1. (p53) Chapter 6 Organize Your Clips in the Browser
4.1.1. (p54) Anatomy of the Browser
4.1.2. (p55) Using the Browser to Organize Your Project
4.1.3. (p56) Working with Bins
4.2. (p57) Chapter 7 Working with Clips in the Viewer
5. (p66) PART IV: EDITING
5.1. (p67) Chapter 8 Basic Editing
5.1.1. (p68) Basic Editing Overview
5.1.2. (p69) Basic Editing Step-by-Step
5.1.3. (p70) Using FCE's Many Edit Types
5.1.4. (p71) Performing Edits in the Timeline
5.1.5. (p72) Shortcuts for Marking Sequence Edit Points
5.2. (p73) Chapter 9 Editing in the Timeline and the Canvas
5.2.1. (p74) Anatomy of the Canvas
5.2.2. (p75) Using the Canvas Window
5.2.3. (p76) Anatomy of the Tool Palette
5.2.4. (p77) Anatomy of the Timeline
5.2.5. (p78) Customizing Timeline Display Options
5.2.6. (p79) Navigating in the Timeline
5.2.7. (p80) Working with Timeline Tracks
5.2.8. (p81) Working with Items in the Timeline
5.2.9. (p82) Working with Keyframes in the Timeline
5.2.10. (p83) Searching for Items in the Timeline
5.3. (p84) Chapter 10 Fine Cut: Trimming Edits
5.3.1. (p85) Types of Trimming Operations
5.3.2. (p86) Selecting an Edit for Trimming
5.3.3. (p87) Anatomy of the Trim Edit Window
5.3.4. (p88) Using the Trim Edit Window
5.3.5. (p89) Trimming Edits in the Timeline
5.3.6. (p90) Trimming Edits in the Viewer
5.3.7. (p91) Correcting Out-of-Sync Clips
5.4. (p92) Chapter 11 Audio Tools and Techniques
5.4.1. (p93) Audio Tracks vs. Timeline Tracks
5.4.2. (p94) FCE's Audio Formats
5.4.3. (p95) Anatomy of the Audio Tab
5.4.4. (p96) Using the Viewer's Audio Tab
5.4.5. (p97) Editing Audio in the Timeline
5.4.6. (p98) Recording Audio with the Voice Over Tool
5.4.7. (p99) Finishing Audio
5.4.8. (p100) Adjusting Audio Filters
5.5. (p101) Chapter 12 Creating Transitions
6. (p105) PART V: ADDING TITLES AND EFFECTS
6.1. (p106) Chapter 13 Compositing and Effects Overview
6.1.1. (p107) Basic Building Blocks of Effects Creation
6.1.2. (p108) Locating and Applying Effects
6.1.3. (p109) Saving Effects Settings as Favorites
6.1.4. (p110) Using Keyframes
6.2. (p111) Chapter 14 Motion
6.2.1. (p112) Setting motion properties
6.2.2. (p113) Using Wireframes
6.2.3. (p114) Using Motion Properties to Change a Clip's Appearance
6.2.4. (p115) Animating Clip Motion with IKeyframes
6.2.5. (p116) Creating Motion Paths
6.2.6. (p117) Editing a Motion Path
6.3. (p118) Chapter 15 Filters and Compositing
6.3.1. (p119) Useful Filters
6.3.2. (p120) Using Color Correction Filters
6.3.3. (p121) Compositing
6.3.4. (p122) Using Alpha Channels
6.3.5. (p123) Working with Mattes
6.4. (p124) Chapter 16 Titles and Generators
7. (p129) PART VI: FINISHING
7.1. (p130) Chapter 17 Rendering
7.1.1. (p131) Rendering Protocols
7.1.2. (p132) Rendering
7.1.3. (p133) Batch Rendering
7.1.4. (p134) About Real-Time Effects
7.1.5. (p135) Rendering Real-Time Effects
7.1.6. (p136) Managing Render Files
7.1.7. (p137) Rendering Strategies
7.1.8. (p138) Reducing Rendering Time
7.1.9. (p139) Preserving Render Files
7.2. (p140) Chapter 18 Creating Final Output
8. (p146) Appendix A Online Resources
8.1. (p147) Apple Computer Links
8.2. (p148) Online Users Forums
8.3. (p149) Reference
8.4. (p150) Mavens
8.5. (p151) FCP User Groups
9. (p152) Appendix B Keyboard Shortcuts
9.1. (p153) General controls
9.2. (p154) To open application windows
9.3. (p155) Select, cut, copy and paste
9.4. (p156) Navigation
9.5. (p157) Finding items
9.6. (p158) Scrolling
9.7. (p159) Screen layout and display
9.8. (p160) Projects and sequences
9.9. (p161) Browser
9.10. (p162) Timeline
9.11. (p163) Logging and capturing
9.12. (p164) Playing video
9.13. (p165) In and Out points
9.14. (p166) Tool selection
9.15. (p167) Markers
9.16. (p168) Editing
9.17. (p169) Output
9.18. (p170) Compositing and special effects
9.19. (p171) Quick navigation keys and modifiers
10. (p172) Index

theme: Final cut (Electronic resource); Video tapes; Digital video; Macintosh (Computer)

Final Cut Express for Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide by best-selling author and digital video expertLisa Brenneis is the first book on the market to cover Final Cut Express ($299), Apple's powerful new digital video editing application. Whether you use the book as a start-to-finish guide or a handy reference, you'll find the book's simple step-by-step tasks the easiest way to get up and running with Final Cut Express's comprehensive set of professional-level video editing tools. Brenneis relies on concise language and tons of screenshots to show you how to edit video, work with hundreds of effects and transitions, and master the program's compositing, titling, and audio tools as well as output your finished work, whether it's to DVD or the Web. If you're looking for the fastest way to get up to speed on Final Cut Express--you've found it.

This title covers Final Cut Express, Apple Computer's consumer Mac-only video editing software. Using screen shots and simple, step-by-step how-tos, it shows readers how to get up and running quickly.

2023-06-28