Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 7
Product Description
Completely revised for Final Cut Pro 7 and featuring new footage from TNT’s hit show Leverage and the international music creation event Playing For Change: Peace Through Music, this best-selling, Apple-certified guide provides a strong foundation in all aspects of video editing. Renowned author Diana Weynand starts with basic video editing techniques and takes you all the way through Final Cut Pro’s powerful advanced features.
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Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 7
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W. Johnson said :
February 1, 2010 at 5:12 pm
You dont order a book like this without knowing why, if you did… im sorry
Rating: 5 / 5
Tony Stengel said :
February 1, 2010 at 7:51 pm
Save your money and sanity. Buy one of the visual quick guides. This book is too specific to the lessons on the enclosed dvd and will help little in learning fcp in any other way than as it relates to the dvd. FCP is making me a bit crazy as there is 9, or more, ways to do every function. Likely cool enough for the pro but for learning I would prefer one or two ways that work – making much less of a learning curve. This book does not really address that either. Having said all that, if you have no content to ingest (even though you can find it free and leagal online or record your own) you may want this book just because it provides the dvd and the lessons. Of course you can apply what you’ve learned to other content but not as easy as you would with one of the other book options.
Rating: 2 / 5
Midwest Book Review said :
February 1, 2010 at 9:11 pm
Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 7 provides a powerful reference for any interested in professional video editing, completely revising instructions for the Pro 7 version and featuring new footage from TNT’s hit show Leverage and more. From basic video editing techniques to the program’s advanced features, each chapter provides a complete lesson in video editing and finishing and an accompanying DVD-ROM includes lesson and media files for over 40 hours of training, making for a ‘must’ for any student surveying Final Cut Pro 7.
Rating: 5 / 5
Marcio Borges said :
February 1, 2010 at 10:32 pm
The book itself is great. However, I bought a Kindle version. It’s a guide based on external media that Amazon DON’T let you download from nowhere. I’m very disappointed!
Rating: 2 / 5
Klyde said :
February 1, 2010 at 10:58 pm
The footage is really fun to work with. This book is a top-notch tutorial on FCP7; taking a powerful and complex software package and simplifying concepts and methods. It is well-written and well-organized with the learner in mind (instead of just unloading a lot of information on the reader). I wouldn’t mind a few more images, but it probably has more than most. Best to have some computer and graphics background. Even with that, it is still taking me longer than the book promises, to go through it. But it is worth every penny; this book is a great value.
To quote a concise and accurate review of the FCP6 edition of this book:
“By Vladimir Nagorniy (Hollywood, CA USA) – This book actually teaches you efficient work flows. All lessons designed in a really smart way, so your progress is well guided. Makes you learn keyboard shortcuts. The footage was fun to work with (not the usual snowboarders and surfers). Highly recommended.”
Rating: 5 / 5