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• Format: DVD, NTSC, Color
• Region: All Regions
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0020XX5MU
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #239,505 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Crash Course: Final Cut Pro, the first in the Paper Samurai Series, is the only professional video tutorial that teaches you how to use Final Cut Pro (versions 6 & 7) in under 90 minutes. It is a streamlined, detailed overview of Final Cut Pro that respects the learner's time by focusing on the skills that matter most. Tailor made for those with no prior editing knowledge, this video covers every skill needed to edit a movie from start to finish. If you're an aspiring editor who wants to be cutting video by the end of the day, as opposed to the end of month, this tutorial is made just for you. Topics include: Easy Setup, User Preferences, Log and Capture, A/V Troubleshooting, Importing Assets, Drag and Drop Editing, Three-Point Editing, Editing Hot keys, Navigation Tools, Video Transitions and Effects, Understanding MP3 and AIFF, Importing CD Audio, Audio Mixing, Adding Text and Titles, Motion Parameters, Color Correction, Proper Archiving, Project Organization, Protecting File Integrity, Exporting, Words of Wisdom. Jonathan Carrera, who spearheaded the creation of Crash Course: Final Cut Pro 6, is a seasoned producer, editor, and Ivy League university lecturer.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best video, November 10, 2011

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Marketeer (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Crash Course: Final Cut Pro 7 - Training (Video Tutorial DVD) (DVD)

Over the decades I've used a PC I've seen a lot of training materials but this is the best. It's on topic, focused, clear and actually works to bring a novice up to speed in an amazingly short time.

I used it in a corner of screen with Final Cut Pro open at the same time. This allowed me to actually perform the actions rather than just watch and try to memorize.

Highly recommend it.

For more details, my next step will be the "Visual Quickpro Guide" to Final Cut Pro.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost perfect, September 4, 2009

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Brian Beard (Ft. Collins, CO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crash Course: Final Cut Pro 7 - Training (Video Tutorial DVD) (DVD)

Overall a very good tutorial for the beginner. Would have liked more explanations of certain attributes of the processes it went over but not a big enough problem for me not to recommend this to someone beginning Final Cut Pro.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This DVD was actually really helpful, June 3, 2009

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Andrew Lucido (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Crash Course: Final Cut Pro 7 - Training (Video Tutorial DVD) (DVD)

This DVD is really well done. It actually taught me quickly, as it claims to do. I thought it was brilliantly easy to follow and I kinda had fun learning it, too, enough so that it inspired me to quickly write a review and tell people how much I liked it. If you want to start editing on Final Cut, this is the DVD.