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by Michael Wohl (Author), David Gross (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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In this guide to Apple’s masterful new color grading and finishing application, award-winning colorist David Gross starts with the basics of color balancing and correction and move on to the fine points of secondary grading. Topics include scene matching, using vignettes to isolate and track regions, creating advanced color effects and “looks,” skin tone adjustments, and adjusting the composition and framing of a shot. As with the other titles in the Apple Pro Training Series, each chapter in this Apple-authorized guide represents a complete lesson--with a project to complete and a review section to reinforce the lessons. Superb footage, including several BBC productions and broadcast commercials, provide real-world examples for you to work through as you master this revolutionary software.

About the Author
David Gross is an editor and colorist at Definition Films, based in Sydney, Australia. Located in the heart of the Australian film industry in Fox Studios Australia, he specializes in providing HD solutions to international clients including 20th Century Fox, Discovery Channel International, Sony BMG, Universal Music, Becker Entertainment, and MTV.

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  • Paperback: 408 pages
  • Publisher: Peachpit Press (December 21, 2007)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0321509110
  • ISBN-13: 978-0321509116
  • Product Dimensions: 9 x 7.3 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #99,979 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A good choice to learn the software, January 12, 2008
By I. Sarro (Berkeley, California) - See all my reviews
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Aside from the frustrations of the "one-star-reviewer", one must consider that the purpose of this book is to teach how to use the software. Apple is making professional tools available to the "general public", and is offering a training series of which this book is a part.

One assumes that if you're an industry professional, you're well on your way, without the need for "training wheels". But if you're like me, more or less still exploring the richness and the depth of Final Cut Studio 2, then this book is a must for you.

I was a bit frustrated about the long waiting period and the delay of the publishing date and was close to cancelling my order, but I am happy I own this book now. The book may seem a bit meager and I wish for more examples and exercises in an updated version, but I feel it gives me a great headstart in learning how to use Color and I feel confident enough to explore all the possibilities on my own.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars fantastic book. no expensive course required!, February 28, 2008
I waited a long time before this book arrived but it was completely worth it. I edit on Final cut pro but never really did too much with respect to secondary coloring. I used the color correction tools with Final cut but they are not very good for precision coloring. I've always peeped through the window admiring da vinci system and even considered buying Final Touch but didn't have the nerve to pluck down $20K. Then Apple bought the company and folded it into Final Cut suite. I upgraded immediately. I soon found that i was out of my element in Apple Color.
The manual that came with Apple color didn't help that much either. Yes i could color but didn't always get the exact look i was going for. I concluded that only Da vinci system could give me the look i wanted.
Then came this book. It thoroughly explained the right way to mix and match to get precise looks, from skin tone to mood.
This book is worth twice it's price. Forget going on any silly course. read it and practice and you are good.

I'll say this for Apple color. It can color as good as any da vinci system. It is 10 times slower to render unless you create a huge cluster, granted, but the end result is the same. Anyone tell you different is trying to justify their higher rates.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, January 8, 2008
By Zebulun (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews
I ordered this in June of last year and I wish I'd not. I'm a live tv camera shader so my background is in color manipulation. If you have absolutely no idea how to manipulate colorimetry, this is not the book for you at all. It tells you how to drive the software with some helpful color hints scattered about. Read the manual, work in the application, scour the net and Amazon for information about color and you can learn the same stuff.

If you have a background in color manipulation, skip this book and read the manual to learn how to drive Apple's Color. If you're like me and enjoy constant learning, run and pick up "Encyclopedia of Color Correction" by Alexis van Hurkman. It's a far more useful text than this title.
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5.0 out of 5 stars extremely helpful
knowing only a little about color correction and practically nothing about the application color, this book helped me to become familiarized in the best way possible, with color... Read more
Published 1 month ago by T. Jacobi

5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderfull must have
let's start by the conclusion.your chances of running "colour" software without this book are purely and simply unexisting.How can you..?where to start...? Read more
Published 12 months ago by Thierry Montreuil

4.0 out of 5 stars Great quality from Apple, not from Amazon
All the Apple Pro books are great tools for anyone that does video editing. However, my copy of Color came with the top left hand corner of the back cover ripped off. Read more
Published 16 months ago by M. Tudor

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