The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 6

“Short, clear and to the point... It will get you up and running on FCP in short order.”

– Ken Stone, www.kenstone.net

“Compared to the 800 page tomes I usually find, there is not much that Rick Young

does not cover...what really sets this book apart is how Rick Young's step-by-step

directions and graphics are so very easy to follow.”

– Steve Douglas, videographer, www.worldfilmsandtravel.com

Rick Young’s Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro is the ultimate guide to getting up and running

with Apple’s professional editing software. Full of information relevant to both new

users and professionals, this book wastes no time in teaching all the vital knowledge

needed to edit your project from start to finish using Final Cut Pro. All the key features

and essential techniques are presented in this easy to understand, full-color book.

When time is of the essence, less is more.

Learn invaluable workflow tips which show you how to tap into the full power of Final

Cut Pro, whichever version of the program you are using. All the essential areas are

covered:

System Set-up • Capture • Editing • Audio Mixing • Effects • Output • Media

Management.

This latest edition also features new sections specific to Final Cut Pro 6,

including: effective ways to edit HDV • working with P2 media • encoding using

Compressor 2 • accessing the Master Templates • using Apple’s ProRes 422 codec.

Praised by industry professionals, educators and independent filmmakers, the Easy

Guide to Final Cut Pro has earned a solid reputation as being the absolute best book on

the market for those wishing to get up to speed with Final Cut Pro quickly.

Rick Young (www.macvideo.tv) is the Director and Founding Member of the UK Final

Cut Pro User Group and an Apple Solutions Expert. A freelance television director and

editor, Young has many years of broadcast experience, including work for the BBC,

Sky, ITN, CNBC, and Reuters. Also a Final Cut Pro Consultant, Rick has been invited as

a public speaker at numerous UK and US exhibitions, is a liaison to the US FCP user

groups, and is author of the best-selling, The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 5.

The Focal Easy Guide series:

• Start working with new software immediately regardless of your level

• Achieve professional results, learn practical skills from industry experts

• Focused, user-friendly coverage of the key tools you need to know

This concise, full-color book pares down Final Cut Pro 6 editing software to its essentials. Users can learn the key features and essential workflow to get up and running in no time.

A fresh alternative to software bibles.

Software packages are complex. Software books don't need to be. Simplify your life with The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro! This concise, full-color book lives up to its name by paring down the software to its essentials. You learn the key features and essential workflow to get you up and running in no time.

With this book you can start cutting immediately, whatever you edit, whatever the format. This is an ideal introduction whether you are a professional moving over to Final Cut Pro from another package or system, a new user, or just someone who wants to get the best results from Final Cut Pro, fast!

* Save time, learn all you need to know to edit with FCP in hours

* Concise full-color coverage, suitable for all OSX versions of FCP

Director and Founding Member of the UK Final Cut Pro User Group and an Apple Solutions Expert. A freelance television director and editor with many years of broadcast experience, including work for the BBC, Sky, ITN, CNBC and Reuters. Also a Final Cut Pro Consultant, Rick has attended numerous UK and US exhibitions, is a liaison to the US FCP user groups, and author of the best-selling, The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 6.

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Getting Started, The Interface, Capture, Organizing your Footage, Editing, Rendering, Media Management, Effects, Audio, Output, HDV