Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Express HD [Paperback]

Diana Weynand (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 22, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0321335333 | ISBN-13: 978-0321335333 | Edition: 1

The only Apple-authorized guide to Final Cut Express HD 3.5, this book delivers the techniques you need to make movie magic with DV or HDV 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 for your home computer, you’ll find everything you need to learn Final Cut Express HD 3.5 within the pages of this book. DVD-ROM includes lesson and media files for over 20 hours of training.

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About the Author

Diana Weynand is a producer, director, editor, and co-owner of Weynand Training International (www.weynand.com), which is a leader in providing training services and curriculum development to the entertainment industry as well as being an Apple Authorized Training Center. Diana was supervising editor for the Barbara Walters Specials and received an Emmy nomination for the PBS series “Cinematic Eye,” which she directed and co-produced. Diana helped to develop postproduction workflows for reality television shows such as Real World, where she also served as an online editor. She has written several books, including Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 5, Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors, How Video Works, and is a co-author of The Secrets of Videoblogging.

Product Details

• Paperback: 504 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press; 1 edition (June 22, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0321335333
• ISBN-13: 978-0321335333
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #935,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #69 in Books > Computers & Technology > Apple > Final Cut

More About the Author

Diana Weynand is an award-winning producer, director, editor, and co-founder of Weynand Training International (www.weynand.com), an Apple Authorized Training Center and a leader in training and curriculum development for emerging technologies. Diana was supervising editor for The Barbara Walters Special, director and co-producer of the Emmy nominated PBS series, Cinematic Eye, and online editor for Real World. She is the author of four best-selling books on Final Cut Pro (including Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro for Avid Editors and Final Cut Express HD), and the co-author of Secrets of Videoblogging and How Video Works. A well-known columnist, she also writes on High Definition production.

Customer Reviews

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Only book of its kind right now, August 20, 2006

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Kasem Kharsa "check my blog" (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Express HD (Paperback)

To date, this the only book that covers FCE 3.5 HD & I strongly recommend it. The intended audience I think is FCE users who would like to make more professional home videos but I think new filmmakers would also benefit from the lessons. If you're interested in mastering advanced topics like color correction, you'll have to pick up other books in this series. Overall though, this an excellent book for the beginner trying to learn FCE as well as how to craft a cinematic experience.

To learn more about how I'm using FCE for my first short film, visit www.kasemkharsa.com/empire.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Final Cut Express HD Review, January 3, 2007

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Jorma Uusi-vähälä - See all my reviews
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Final Cut Express HD by Diana Weynand is a useful handbook for FCE HD video editing. It shows from the beginning how to edit with this software. In my opinion the book is good for beginning editors. For me it is concentrated too much to basic functions. I would have liked to learn more about color correction and audio processing.

It is also a pity that LiveType teaching is on DVD so that is difficult to learn from DVD and practice LiveType software at the same time. In any case I am satisfied with the book and DVD and I will learn from them more in the future.

Jorma Uusi-Vähälä

Kerava

Finland

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Worth buying, September 13, 2006

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R. Bedford (Huntsville, AL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Express HD (Paperback)

Excellant and useful book. My only complaint is the first couple of chapters are basic Mac OS how to stuff and a waste of time/space. Be sure to read the Appendices on the DVD though