Creative Titling with Final Cut Pro [Paperback]

Diannah Morgan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 17, 2004 | ISBN-10: 1578202256 | ISBN-13: 978-1578202256 | Edition: 1

Final Cut Pro has revolutionized the world of desktop video editing. Now it's set to do the same for title sequences.

Packed with four-color illustrations, explanations, instructions, and step-by-step tutorials, Creative Titling with Final Cut Pro teaches and inspires experienced editors to create successful and compelling title sequences with Final Cut Pro.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Diannah Morgan has been working in digital media for 14 years, with the last four spent editing video in Final Cut Pro and Avid. An Apple-certified instructor, she has worked on four previous books on Final Cut Pro and written reviews for DV magazine, as well as taught in the Los Angeles area. Diannah continues to edit features, documentaries, industrial and music videos, and travel logs.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (January 17, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1578202256
• ISBN-13: 978-1578202256
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,186,416 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #79 in Books > Computers & Technology > Apple > Final Cut

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Creative Let-Down, March 21, 2004

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John W. Wulff (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Titling with Final Cut Pro (Paperback)

Some of us in the business, like to pick up some skills when using a tool like Final Cut Pro 4 by looking to an experienced third-party for input, instead of the blah help files or gargantuan hard copy manuals. I bought this book for just that reason.

I have no doubt that Diannah Morgan knows her stuff. Ms. Morgan has the experience and the chops to be listed as an "expert". As I started exploring the book, I was rather impressed. I REALLY wanted to like this book. However, the longer I lived with the book, the more I longed for the opportunity to try out some of the "tips". Unfortunately, there are a couple of problems. The first is, there aren't any "tips", per se. The book is another presentation of the help file that comes with FCP or the PDF manual for LiveType. There is nothing in the book that made me go, "Ahh, so that's the way to do it".

And even if you wanted to try out some of the examples, there is nothing included with the book to allow you to do that. It would have been nice to have a DVD or CD ROM containing the referenced clips and video. That way, the prospective student can follow along with the exercises. As it is, the reader is doing nothing more than watching over Ms. Morgan's shoulder, while just getting a look at her impressive creative portfolio. While she is a very capable communicator, reading her book is like standing outside the window of the Apple Store and watching someone else edit with FCP.

As is typical with other CMP books, the quality of the printing and layout is first-rate. You'd think, however, that with a cover price of $44.95 for less than 200 pages, including the index, there'd be a little profit wiggle-room for some clips and graphics.

I hope the publishers will rethink the packaging for this book and include some clips and graphics for the examples in the second edition. If you're looking for an instructional tome that will help you get that edge on the competition, this isn't it.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A New Guy digs this book, April 12, 2004

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Franklin Hutchins (venice, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Creative Titling with Final Cut Pro (Paperback)

Although I am comparatively new to working with Final Cut Pro, I found this book to be very helpful in walking me through the various ways to create titles. Over ten years ago I was in the printing business, so this new look at fonts and ways to deal with them as movies is a lot of fun and different for me.
Great book for those newly finding their way into films and the myrid ways in which they can be titled. Really loved the "blowing up" of the Hollywood sign as a possibility for a fun beginning to a piece. I liked this book alot.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Information, March 15, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Creative Titling with Final Cut Pro (Paperback)

This book helped me out of a creative Jam. This book made me feel comfortable with Live Type. It's great they way Diannah starts of with the what is and then gets down to the how to. Easy to understand and easy to do. Thanks!