Digital video editing with Final Cut Express : the real-world guide to set up and workflow / Charles Roberts.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Roberts, Charles, 1967-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Final cut (Electronic resource).

Video tapes--Editing--Data processing.

Video tapes.

Digital video--Editing--Data processing.

Digital video.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (459 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Real-world guide to set up and workflow

Place of Publication:

Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Focal, c2003.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Suitable for those new to nonlinear editing as well as experienced editors new to Final Cut Express, this book is an introduction to Apple's editing software package and the digital video format in general. You will come away with not only an in-depth knowledge of how to use Final Cut Express, but also a deeper understanding of the craft of editing and the underlying technical processes that will serve you well in future projects. Workflow, editing techniques, compositing, special effects, audio tools, and output are explained in clear, jargon-free terms. The bo

Contents:

Cover; Digital Video Editing with Final Cut Express; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Chapter 1 The Initial Setup: Optimizing the Mac OS and Final Cut Express; Macintosh OSX: The System Preferences; The Energy Saver Preference; The Displays Preference; Software Update; Network Issues and AppleTalk; Multiuser and Administrator Issues; Installing Final Cut Express Software; Project Setup: Do It Right the First Time and Every Time; Starting Up Final Cut Express; Saving Your Project Correctly; The Structure of Final Cut Express; The Browser Window; The Viewer Window

The Canvas WindowThe Audio Meters; The Toolbar; The Timeline; Moving a Clip Around the Windows; The Color Bars and Tone Generator Clip from the Effects Tab; Moving the Clip from the Effects Tab to the Project Tab; Creating a Bin and Using It as an Organizing Tool; Moving the Clip from the Bin to the Viewer; Moving the Clip from the Viewer Window to the Sequence; Chapter 2 Getting Your Footage into Final Cut Express; What Is Media and What Is Capturing?; Setting the Preferences and the Easy Setup; The Essential Preferences; The General Preferences Tab; The Timeline Options Tab

The External Editors TabThe Scratch Disk Preferences Tab: The Issues for Scratc Disk Assignment; Scratch Disk Assignment: Follow the Next Steps Precisely; The Easy Setup; The Easy Setup Dialog Box; Audio Sample Rates; Anamorphic Video; Device Control; Making the Easy Setup Choice; Capture; What Is Capture?; Efficient Capture Techniques: The Paper Log; Create a Capture Bin; Opening the Capture Window; The Reel Name; The Name, Description, and Marker Fields; The Capture Buttons; The Process of Capturing; The Capture Window; Scratch Disk Info; Current Frame Timecode Field

The Tape Transport Controls and J-K-L SupportThe Jog and Shuttle Wheels; Set the In and Out Points for a Clip; The Clip Duration Timecode Field; Capture Using Capture Clip; Capture Now; Capture Now and the Relationship with DV Timecode; The Capture Now Process; Using DV Start/Stop Detection; Capture Project; Getting Your Project Back Online; Chapter 3 Importing Media; What Importing Is and What It Is Not; CD Import: The Right Way; Using iTunes to Import and Convert Sample Rates; Using QuickTime Pro to Import and Convert Sample Rates; Importing Photoshop Image Files; The Process

Organizing and Backing Up Your Project's Imported MediaChapter 4 What Is Editing?; Working in the Viewer Window; Match Frame Button; Mark Clip Button; Add Keyframe Button; Add Marker Button; In and Out Point Buttons; Drag and Drop to the Sequence: Insert/Overwrite; Drag and Drop to the Canvas: Insert/Overwrite with a Transition; A Few Words About Real-time and Rendering Effects; Refining the Transition; More About Transitions; Drag-and-Drop Transitions; Creating Customized Transition Favorites; A Super Quick Transition Sequence; Trimming Those Edits; The Easiest Trimming Technique

More Trimming Precision: The Trim Edit Window

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781138419537

1138419532

9780080574981

008057498X

9781283967396

1283967391

9781136070068

1136070060

OCLC:

826855791