Final Cut Express HD for Mac OS X (Visual QuickStart Guide) (Paperback)

by Lisa Brenneis (Author)

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Product Description
It's the year of High Definition video, and Final Cut Express is ready with a brand-new HD version chockfull of advanced titling and soundtrack creation tools. Here to ensure that users start taking advantage of Final Cut Express HD's real-time HD editing capabilities immediately is a thoroughly updated task-based guide to the program from best-selling author and digital video expert Lisa Brenneis. Users who are eager to make effective, compelling videos but don't want to invest heavily in training or equipment will welcome Lisa's simple step-by-step instructions, strong visual approach, and sound professional advice. In short order, they'll find themselves editing video; applying special effects and transitions; mastering the program's compositing, titling, and audio tools; and outputting their finished work. Readers will also learn about all that's new in this major upgrade: LiveType for creating HD-quality animated text and graphics, Soundtrack for producing custom musical scores, direct timeline file placement from Motion, Digital Cinema Desktop, direct import of iMovie projects, and much more.

Product Details

• Paperback: 608 pages
• Publisher: Peachpit Press (April 21, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 032135026X
• ISBN-13: 978-0321350268
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 7 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #463,578 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews

23 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars No LiveType information, April 27, 2005

By	J. Harrison (Southern California) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This book, while quite good, doesn't contain any help in regard to using LiveType. Just thought people should be aware of this important fact.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book for Beginners or Avid Users Switching Over, June 28, 2006

By	HollywoodBoy (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

I have been an Avid user all my life and I finally decided to buy Final Cut for my personal lap top computer when I switched to a Mac this year. This Visual QuickStart Guide is the perfect transition tool to move from Avid to Final Cut seamlessly. It got my brain thinking Final Cut instead of comparing it to Avid. Great book and great price. The only downside is there is virtually no discussion of how to use LiveType.

5.0 out of 5 stars A very helpful reference book, February 7, 2009

By	S. Taylor - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I am new to FCE, and am using an instruction DVD with movies, a lesson/tutorial book, and Lisa's book. Her book is a reference book, well-organized, clearly-written, and well-illustrated.

When I am not at the computer with the tutorial book, or need more in-depth information about a topic, she does a fabulous job. I don't use it as a tutorial/lesson book. It contains tons of extra information to supplement the tutorials.