Product Details

• Format: DVD, NTSC, Color
• Region: All Regions
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0020XX5MU
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #91,518 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

Crash Course: Final Cut Pro 6, the first in the Paper Samurai Series, is the only professional video tutorial that teaches you how to use Final Cut Pro 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.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Really Helpful and Super Straight Forward, April 18, 2009

By	L. M. Cabrera (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have been wanting to use Final Cut Pro for my personal projects, but never got around to it because it just seemed way too complicated and time consuming. The great thing about this tutorial is that it doesn't waste your time and tells you everything you need to know to get editing right away. I also appreciate that it's thorough without being overwhelming. I had been using iMovie for the longest time, but it was really limiting. I'm glad I picked this up because now I can take my videos to the next level.

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

By	Brian Beard (Ft. Collins, CO) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

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

By	Andrew Lucido (Richmond, VA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.