Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 4: For new users and professionals (The Focal Easy Guide) [Paperback]

Rick Young (Author)

Book Description

Series: The Focal Easy Guide | Publication Date: March 15, 2004

In this highly visual, color book Rick Young covers all the essential areas: the interface, set-up and capture, editing, rendering, effects, audio and output, as well as a unique, invaluable introduction to the power LiveType and Soundtrack add to Final Cut in this upgrade.

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 a real-world film maker who wants to get the best results from Final Cut Pro, fast!

* Save time, learn all you need to know to edit professionally with FCP4 fast!
* Concise color coverage, written for FCP4 but relevant to all versions
* Unique coverage of the new power of Soundtrack and LiveType, now free with FCP4

Editorial Reviews

Review

Review of this edition:

"Whether you are a newcomer to Final Cut Pro 4, LiveType and Soundtrack or an experienced Final Cut Pro editor this little book will benefit you hugely. For the newcomer it is so easy to follow and understand and for the professional it will act as a quick refresher course whilst bringing you up to speed on Final Cut Pro 4's new features."
Monroe Video Productions, www.monroevideo.co.uk

"This book will get you off to a flying start, whether you are a professional moving to the Final Cut Pro system, or a complete novice...a must-have book." - Focus magazine

"The colour screen shots of the FCP4 interface are a breath of fresh air, many other publishers opt for black & white images to keep the printing costs down and although this benefits the publisher it certainly doesn't benefit the person reading the book who is trying to learn the programme, after all computer screens are colour right? This is just one more carefully thought out plan that the author has got right, well done Rick."
Monroe Video Productions, www.monroevideo.co.uk

Reviews of previous edition:

"The Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 3 is very much a 'handbook', a 'primer' if you will. Short, clear and to the point. It provides an excellent quick introduction into FCP editing. It will get you up and running on FCP in short order."
Ken Stone (www.kenstone.net), Los Angeles FCP user group

"... this book is a must... for the advanced user and novice editor alike."
Peter Hall, Editor of Media 100

"Your book is terrific! I've read it from cover to cover and only wished I had bought it before I attempted anything on FCP."
Peter Demetris, television director

"It's made Final Cut Pro so much easier"
Gary Williams, Video Producer

"It's like a bible that sits on top of my G4"
George Robertson, Independent filmmaker

"I bought a number of books on using Final Cut Pro and found this book to be the clearest, best-written of them all. When I have questions, I always turn to this book first. It's a fairly short book, but it's all great info with very good images."
Online bookshop customer

About the Author

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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Product Details

• Paperback: 240 pages
• Publisher: Focal Press (March 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0240519256
• ISBN-13: 978-0240519258
• Product Dimensions: 8.1 x 5.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,550,506 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2.0 out of 5 stars A beginners book, September 23, 2005

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David Hands "The CrewHouse" (Cyprus) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 4: For new users and professionals (The Focal Easy Guide) (Paperback)

Very very basic introduction to FCP. Do not be fooled by the word "professional" in the title. It is aimed for complete new comers. As a professional editor I found that the book answered very little to any questions I may had. It is a good beginners book.

4.0 out of 5 stars good small book, January 24, 2005

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Case Larsen "Just the facts" (Union City, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro 4: For new users and professionals (The Focal Easy Guide) (Paperback)

Small, concise. Binding and small size doesn't allow you to open it up flat without damaging binding.