Are you an iMovie or Final Cut Express user ready to make the jump to Final Cut Pro? If so, look no further.

Tom Wolsky starts with the basics of Final Cut Pro X, allowing you to make the leap from Final Cut Express or iMovie, then introduces you to more complex techniques with step-by-step tutorials. See how certain techniques and concepts you utilized in iMovie and Final Cut Express translate to Final Cut Pro. This editing workshop gives your firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing with Final Cut Pro. It includes in-depth information on the application’s features, interface elements, and tools.

Tutorials cover the essentials:

  1. •Nuances of system set-up to ensure smooth operation

  2. •Getting your tape-based and file-based AVCHD and DSLR media into Final Cut Pro and getting it organized

  3. •Editing to build and trim a sequence of shots

  4. •Working with audio, split edits, back-timing, and level control

  5. •Adding transitions

  6. •Final Cut Pro titling tools

  7. •Color correction, image animation, and special effects

  8. •Compositing to enhance your projects

  9. •Outputting your material


Where can I get the book? It will be available from Focal Press, Amazon, and other booksellers. It will also be available as an eBook, containing the entire book contents together with access to the download files for the step-by-step instruction. For more information visit fcpxbook.com.




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Final Cut Pro X for iMovie and

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