Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Express 4 |  | Author: Diana Weynand
Publisher: Peachpit Press
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Pages: 504
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ISBN: 0321534670
Dewey Decimal Number: 778.5930285536
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Publication Date: December 21, 2007
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Product Description
The only Apple-certified guide to Final Cut Express 4, this book delivers the techniques you need to make movie magic with DV, HDV, or AVCHD footage. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of video editing and finishing, with hands-on projects to complete as you go. All the files you need are on the included DVD-ROM. You’ll learn how to make effective edits and adjust them precisely; create polished transitions and sophisticated composites; add audio tracks, titles, and speed and motion effects; then color-correct and finish your video for export to DVD or the Web. Whether you’re a student, a devoted amateur who’s serious about digital video, or a professional who needs a comprehensive editing program, you’ll find everything you need to learn Final Cut Express 4 within the pages of this book. DVD-ROM includes lesson and media files for over 20 hours of training.
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 Indispensable Guide February 15, 2008
David A. Caplan (Greenwich, CT USA)
59 out of 59 found this review helpful
When I upgraded from my old PowerBook to a new MacBook I was dismayed to find that a new version of iMovie came with Leopard. After reading disparaging reviews of iMovie '08, I decided to upgrade to Final Cut Express even though my video editing needs are rather modest. After installing the software and seeing that the PDF user manual was over 1100 pages, I knew I wouldn't have the patience to go through it all and I wanted to order something simpler. With FCE4 being quite new, the only choice immediately available was Diana Weynand's book and I ordered it. Now that I've gone through the entire book, I can enthusiastically recommend it. At first I was dismissive of the DVD that came with it, thinking that it would just contain video demonstrations of various editing operations. It turns out, however, that the DVD contains the material for methodical exercises that take you through various lessons so that the book is really an instruction course, not just a guide. Going through the lessons with the book and DVD is actually fun even though I may never use some of the advanced functions FCE4 offers. I believe that for relative beginners like me this book is indispensable. I confess that I will now go through it again to clear up some of the material I didn't quite understand or have forgotten. Also, there are some questions Weynand's book left unanswered for me, but having the background I gained by studying the whole book made it easier for me to turn to the actual user's manual that came with the software. I'm very excited about FCE4, and I owe a lot to this book.
Great Training From The Bottom Up February 5, 2008
Bob Lee (.)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
This training book covers it all. The enclosed CD also includes the lesson clips as well as advanced training. The book examples and screens match exactly with the software.
This is not a book to learn Final Cut Express in a couple of hours. Each of the 15 lessons takes 30-90 minutes but well worth it.
This book will get you up and running in no time! March 3, 2008
Eric K. Talerico (Sierra Vista, Arizona, USA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This book is a truly rare thing - a primer for a complicated and rich application which cuts through the BS and gives you a real, practical working knowledge of the program in a series of easy, brilliantly designed lessons. If you are new to Final Cut Express, this book will have you up and running in no time. It also gives you a good foundation knowledge of basic film technique, so that when you start shooting in earnest, you'll have an idea of where to go. Bravo Diana Weynand!
Indispensable July 1, 2009
Jeff
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Final Cut Express is easy to use, but only after you've overcome its steep learning curve. You could download the user manual (over 1000 pages) from Apple's web site. Or you could use an excellent do-as-you-read workshop book like this one. There's something to be said about following along in the actual FCE application as the book explains and teaches the various lessons.
As others have posted, it requires a bit of time to complete all lessons, and the appendices on the accompanying disc are invaluable.
Learning Final Cut Express 4 January 19, 2008
AppleTree
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
Apple Pro Training Series "Final Cut Express 4 Movie Making for Everyone" By Diana Weynand is for "Everyone." Each lesson is interactive, read the step, do the step. It makes you use the program and learn it at the same time. When you complete all the lessons and make your 'Final Movie' to show to Family and Friends. You can say thank to Diana Weynand for writing Apple Pro Training Series "Final Cut Express 4 Movie Making for Everyone."
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