Final Cut Pro 4 for Dummies

Features

• Cover Type: Paperback with 456 pages
• Published by: For Dummies October 3, 2003
• Written in: English
• ISBN 10 Number: 0764537539
• ISBN 13 Number: 978-0764537530
• Book Dimensions: 9 x 7.4 x 1 inches
• Weighs: 1.6 pounds

Product Description
* Covers rendering, compositing, transitions, adding titles, audio and video filters, and advanced effects, as well as basic digital video editing information.
* Includes instructions on outputting the final product to videotape, DVD, CD-ROM, or even onto the Web.
* Provides practical, real-world solutions to managing media and incorporating various special effects into unique video/film productions.
* Includes a DVD packed with first hand commentary and project examples from the personal files of author Helmut Kobler, an independent filmmaker.

Back Cover Copy
Unravel the mysteries of rendering, compositing, and transitions

Go pro with nonlinear editing and new features like Compressor and Soundtrack

Whether youre focused on the back lot or the back yard, let filmmakers Helmut Kobler and Chad Fahs reveal the secrets of Final Cut Pro and video production! Discover how to manage your media, incorporate special effects, make music with the Soundtrack, use LiveType to make text pop and glow, and produce positively cool video from any source.

All this on the bonus CD-ROM

• Software plugins that add cool new video effects to Final Cut Pro 4
• Links to great online resources for digital video filmmakers
• Special bonus chapters

System Requirements: 350 MHz powerPC G4 or better. AGP Graphics card. Mac OS® X 0.2 or better. See the About the CD Appendix for details and complete system requirements.

Reader Reviews
Don't bother getting a DUMMIES book for Final Cut Pro. There are better books that achieve the same thing and can take you from ground zero to a point of understanding and knowledge that cost nearly the same. For instance, "Final Cut Pro 4 for MAC OSX is a great book". Even if you've never editing anything before don't waste money on DUMMIES. It's a good series for many things of course but not in this area.