Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop

Go beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Express 4--learn how to edit with it! More than a button-pushing manual--this workshop give you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing. You develop a working knowledge with nineteen tutorials that cover each and every essential, including: * setting up your system and understanding the interface * ingesting and organizing your material including drive-based and disc-based camera data* slicing, dicing, and organizing clips * editing to build and trim a sequence of shots * adding transitions * using sound to refine your edit * titling with FCE and Photoshop * animating images to create engaging scenes * adding special effects filters * compositing to enhance your projects * outputting your material The companion DVD contains project media, demo software, and free plug-ins for your use. * Nineteen tutorial lessons give you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing* Covers every essential activity from system set-up to outputting your material * The companion DVD contains project media files, demo software and plug-ins FRONT COVER......Page 1 FINAL CUT EXPRESS 4 EDITING WORKSHOP......Page 4 COPYRIGHT PAGE......Page 5 CONTENTS......Page 8 WHAT'S ON THE DVD?......Page 12 What Is Editing?......Page 14 Why Do I Get to Write This Book?......Page 16 What's on the DVD?......Page 17 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS......Page 18 LESSON 1 Installing Final Cut Express......Page 22 What You Really Need......Page 23 Firing Up the Application......Page 31 Understanding the Interface......Page 34 Summary......Page 37 Loading the Lesson......Page 38 Reconnecting the Media......Page 39 The Browser......Page 41 The Viewer......Page 50 Playing Clips......Page 54 Exploring the Canvas and Timeline......Page 56 Summary......Page 61 Setting Up a New Project......Page 62 General Preferences......Page 63 System Settings......Page 70 Easy Setup......Page 76 Summary......Page 79 Capture......Page 80 Strategies for Capturing......Page 83 Log and Transfer......Page 90 Importing Files......Page 94 Importing Music......Page 95 Summary......Page 97 Loading the Lesson......Page 98 Marking In and Out Points......Page 99 DV Start/Stop Detect......Page 100 Using Markers......Page 102 Slicing Your Clips......Page 105 Organizing the Clips......Page 114 Look Before You Cut......Page 117 Summary......Page 118 Loading the Lesson......Page 120 Working with the Clips......Page 122 Summary......Page 134 Making the Sequence......Page 136 Rearranging the Sequence......Page 139 The Trim Tools......Page 146 Summary......Page 152 LESSON 8 Adding Transitions......Page 154 Applying Transitions......Page 155 Rendering......Page 161 Controlling Transitions......Page 167 Using Transitions......Page 169 Summary......Page 174 Setting Up the Project......Page 176 The Trim Edit Window......Page 177 The Split Edit......Page 181 Summary......Page 186 Controlling Levels......Page 188 Normalization......Page 198 Finishing Up......Page 199 Voice Over......Page 203 Summary......Page 206 Setting Up the Project......Page 208 Text Generator......Page 209 Basic Animation......Page 218 Summary......Page 219 Title 3D......Page 220 Title Crawl......Page 229 Nesting......Page 230 Still Images......Page 235 Summary......Page 239 Setting Up the Project......Page 240 Keyframing......Page 241 Straight Motion......Page 243 Curved Motion......Page 245 Other Motion Controls......Page 248 Summary......Page 253 Motion Control......Page 254 Split Screen......Page 259 Brady Bunch Open......Page 260 Summary......Page 270 Setting Up the Project......Page 272 Effect Availability......Page 273 Applying a Filter......Page 275 Some Useful Filters......Page 276 Summary......Page 285 Color Correction......Page 286 Image Control......Page 291 Keying......Page 293 Matte......Page 296 Summary......Page 301 Setting Up the Project......Page 302 Generators......Page 303 Compositing Modes......Page 304 Summary......Page 312 Travel Mattes......Page 314 Summary......Page 328 Record to Tape......Page 330 Print to Video......Page 331 Export......Page 333 Archiving......Page 340 Summary......Page 341 B......Page 342 E......Page 343 L......Page 344 R......Page 345 T......Page 346 Z......Page 347 Go beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Express 4--learn how to edit with it! More than a button-pushing manual--this workshop give you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing. You develop a working knowledge with nineteen tutorials that cover each and every essential, including:
* setting up your system and understanding the interface
* ingesting and organizing your material including drive-based and disc-based camera data
* slicing, dicing, and organizing clips
* editing to build and trim a sequence of shots
* adding transitions
* using sound to refine your edit
* titling with FCE and Photoshop
* animating images to create engaging scenes
* adding special effects filters
* compositing to enhance your projects
* outputting your material
The companion DVD contains project media, demo software, and free plug-ins for your use.
Go beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Express 4--learn how to edit with it! More than a button-pushing manual--this workshop give you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing. You develop a working knowledge with nineteen tutorials that cover each and every essential, including: • setting up your system and understanding the interface • ingesting and organizing your material including drive-based and disc-based camera data• slicing, dicing, and organizing clips • editing to build and trim a sequence of shots • adding transitions • using sound to refine your edit • titling with FCE and Photoshop • animating images to create engaging scenes • adding special effects filters • compositing to enhance your projects • outputting your material The downloadable resources contain project media, demo software, and free plug-ins for your use. 4th edition of a tried-and-true editing tutorial that teaches novices the essential artistic process and techniques with Apple's prosumer nonlinear editing application The companion DVD contains project media and demo software, as well als button presets, transition samples and utilities for use