Final Cut Pro For Macintosh by Lisa
Brenneis
Definitely Worth The Time And Money But.....
Final Cut Pro for Macintosh, a member of the Visual QuickPro Guide
series from Peachpit Press, is invaluable for any individual learning to use
Apples digital video editing package. Every page is a step-by-step tutorial
on how to use the program and how to do specific tasks. Like other books
in this terrific series from Peachpit, each page is divided into two columns,
one for text and one for pictures, and there are always pictures. In some
cases, the pages are filled with screen shots and very little text. Every topic
on using Final Cut Pro is here, from batch capturing footage from your DV
camera to basic editing, adding transitions, titles, special effects, multiple
soundtracks, all the way through rendering and playing the movie back to
tape. There are even sections on using third-party filters and plug-ins, and
creating artwork in other programs for use in Final Cut Pro. The book
doesnt simply cover the use of Final Cut Pro. The opening chapter covers
hardware requirements, system configurations, optimizing the system, and
troubleshooting questions and answers. An appendix lists online resources
and Web sites for getting additional help or finding other Final Cut Pro

users. The goal of Peachpit Presss Visual QuickPro series is to publish
useful books at reasonable prices, and they are certainly doing that with
books like this. However, none of the books in this series come with a CD-
ROM, which is unfortunate. Still, Final Cut Pro is a big, flexible program,
and this book can help you digitally visualize your next motion video
masterpiece. --Mike Caputo
Personal Review: Final Cut Pro For Macintosh by Lisa Brenneis
A wonderfully comprehensive index helps one go back and find that
special tool or effect you're looking for and how to implement it. One
reviewer criticized, and said this book requires you already have a basic
knowledge of non-linear editing; if you aren't a serious editor and already
have some knowledge of the basics, you shouldn't even be thinking about
Final Cut Pro. That being said, this book is a fabulous tool that I have
parked by my G 4 to help me "remember" what I learned two months
earlier the last time I used FCP. A huge asset!
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