Acknowledgments | p. xix |
Introduction | p. xxi |
Pre-Production | |
Systematic Setup | p. 3 |
Making Final Cut Pro 3 Run Smoothly: The Basic Hardware | p. 5 |
Reviewing Broadcast Standards | p. 11 |
Learning What to Look for in Video Boards/Cards | p. 11 |
Defining Digital Video and Non-Linear Editing | p. 14 |
Creating Multiple Generations | p. 15 |
Saving Your Project | p. 15 |
Fade Out | p. 17 |
Configuring Final Cut Pro 3 | p. 19 |
Easy Setup | p. 20 |
Preferences | p. 28 |
General Preferences | p. 29 |
User Mode | p. 39 |
Timeline Options | p. 41 |
Labels | p. 47 |
External Editors | p. 48 |
Scratch Disks | p. 50 |
Fade Out | p. 53 |
Preproduction Notes | p. 55 |
Paperwork | p. 56 |
Concept | p. 59 |
Script | p. 60 |
Storyboards | p. 61 |
Budgeting | p. 64 |
Release Forms | p. 65 |
After the Shoot | p. 67 |
Fade Out | p. 70 |
Capturing Video | p. 71 |
Import and Capture Primer | p. 72 |
Capture Methods | p. 75 |
Log Your Files | p. 77 |
Making Sure Your Colors Match | p. 81 |
Color Correction Filters | p. 90 |
Gain Adjustments | p. 94 |
Calibrate the Timecode | p. 95 |
Bin There, Log That | p. 96 |
The Preview Window and Its Controls | p. 106 |
Batch Capture Lists | p. 109 |
Fade Out | p. 113 |
Working with Audio | p. 115 |
The Science of Sound | p. 116 |
The Power of Sound | p. 117 |
Translating Audio to Digital--Dealing with Audio in Final Cut Pro | p. 118 |
Audio Formats | p. 121 |
Legally Speaking | p. 122 |
Importing Audio For Your Projects | p. 124 |
Using the Voice Over Tool | p. 126 |
Converting Audio Sample Rates | p. 130 |
Fade Out | p. 130 |
Production | |
The Rough Cut--Part 1 | p. 133 |
Editing Concepts | p. 134 |
Workspace Terminology | p. 143 |
Working with the Edit Overlays | p. 152 |
Getting to Know the Timeline | p. 161 |
Changing Effects in the Timeline | p. 167 |
Working with Other Available Controls in the Timeline | p. 170 |
Adding Audio Files | p. 174 |
The Tools Palette | p. 182 |
Fade Out | p. 186 |
The Rough Cut--Part 2 | p. 187 |
Keeping the Pace | p. 189 |
Building Your Foundation | p. 189 |
Building a :30/:10/:05 Promo: The Rock Hound | p. 191 |
Working Inside the Timeline Layout | p. 192 |
Reviewing Another Organizational Method | p. 207 |
Reopening Saved Multiple Sequences | p. 208 |
Placing Video | p. 208 |
Examining Non-Linear Editing From an Editor's Standpoint | p. 209 |
Modifying an Edit | p. 217 |
Reviewing the ABCs of Editing--A Historical Perspective on Multilayer Editing | p. 219 |
Reviewing Final Thoughts on Project Creation | p. 221 |
Introducing Basic Video Effects and Transitions | p. 221 |
Fade Out | p. 230 |
Advanced Editing Techniques | p. 231 |
Organizing the Browser | p. 232 |
Using Three-point Editing | p. 234 |
Backtiming | p. 237 |
Placing Multiple Files | p. 238 |
Working with the Split Edit | p. 239 |
Changing the Synchronization of a Clip | p. 245 |
Using Other Advanced Editing Techniques | p. 246 |
Working with Selection Tools | p. 250 |
Fixing Gaps that Can Cause Flash Frames | p. 252 |
Fade Out | p. 254 |
Audio Editing | p. 255 |
Sweetening Your Audio Tracks | p. 256 |
Keyframing | p. 259 |
Transitioning | p. 263 |
Adding Audio Filters | p. 266 |
Saving Your Favorite Filters | p. 280 |
Advanced Audio Editing Techniques | p. 282 |
Changing the Clip Duration | p. 285 |
Providing Surround Sound and 5.1-Channel Surround | p. 286 |
Fade Out | p. 287 |
Special Effects Transitions | p. 289 |
Video Transitions Categories | p. 290 |
Use Caution with Transitional Effects | p. 291 |
Basic Video Clip Modifications | p. 292 |
Transition Filters | p. 302 |
Page Peel | p. 322 |
Effects Filters | p. 323 |
Slide | p. 334 |
Stretch | p. 338 |
Wipe | p. 339 |
Careful Use of Transition Filters | p. 344 |
Fade Out | p. 345 |
Video Filters | p. 347 |
Video Effects Filters | p. 348 |
How to Make Filters Work the Way You Want Them To | p. 357 |
Fade Out | p. 359 |
Working and Designing with Text | p. 361 |
Choosing Text Generators | p. 363 |
Working with Text Generators | p. 364 |
Animating Text: Building Special Effects | p. 371 |
Animating Text: Adding Complexity Using Alpha Channels | p. 376 |
Animating Text: Advanced Techniques | p. 385 |
Fade Out | p. 391 |
Creating Special Effects | p. 393 |
Keying Full-Motion Video Over a Background | p. 395 |
Using Photoshop Files | p. 398 |
Making Photoshop Images Final Cut Pro-Ready | p. 410 |
Getting "Bugged" | p. 415 |
Making Illustrator Files Work in Final Cut Pro | p. 423 |
Placing Footage Inside of Text | p. 428 |
Making Video Look Like Film | p. 431 |
Making Your Own Effects | p. 434 |
Building a :30 Promo | p. 443 |
The Promo Plan | p. 448 |
Other Ideas | p. 458 |
Fade Out | p. 460 |
Project Management Tools | p. 461 |
How to Create Nested Files | p. 464 |
Search Criteria | p. 467 |
Trimming Tools and Tidbits | p. 476 |
Media Management Controls | p. 479 |
Managing Render Files | p. 496 |
YCrCb Rendering | p. 498 |
Updating Earlier Final Cut Pro Projects | p. 499 |
Clip Properties | p. 501 |
Fade Out | p. 505 |
Post Production | |
Basic File Saving Techniques | p. 509 |
Media Formats | p. 510 |
Hardware Requirements | p. 512 |
Fade Out | p. 533 |
Saving for the Web | p. 535 |
Video and the Internet | p. 536 |
Streaming | p. 536 |
Planning Your Project | p. 538 |
QuickTime | p. 540 |
Compression and Codecs | p. 542 |
Encoding Formats | p. 544 |
File Formats | p. 544 |
Compression Codecs | p. 546 |
Exporting from Final Cut Pro | p. 551 |
Encoding with Media Cleaner | p. 556 |
Publishing on the Internet | p. 562 |
Fade Out | p. 570 |
Exporting for Analog Broadcast | p. 571 |
What is Analog? | p. 572 |
Wide Screen | p. 577 |
Tape Formats | p. 578 |
Hardware Needs | p. 581 |
Fade Out | p. 586 |
Exporting for Digital Transmission | p. 587 |
The Changing Face of U.S. Broadcasting | p. 588 |
Digital Video Specifications | p. 592 |
Current International Standards | p. 596 |
Digital Audio Specifications | p. 597 |
Digital Hardware | p. 598 |
HDTV | p. 601 |
DVD | p. 603 |
Fade Out | p. 606 |
Appendixes | |
Web Sites | p. 609 |
Official Final Cut Pro Web Sites | p. 610 |
Los Angeles Final Cut Pro User Groups | p. 610 |
Training Services | p. 611 |
Third-Party Software and Products | p. 613 |
Video SpiceRack PRO | p. 615 |
Jump Backs | p. 620 |
PoserTRAX | p. 625 |
Incorporating 3-D Elements and Scenes | p. 626 |
Commotion | p. 630 |
QiPo | p. 637 |
RTMac | p. 640 |
Sorenson Video 3 | p. 642 |
ShotMaster | p. 645 |
ShuttlePro | p. 646 |
Fade Out | p. 646 |
Keyboard Shortcuts | p. 647 |
F Key Commands | p. 648 |
Single Key Commands | p. 649 |
Multikey Commands | p. 652 |
Index | p. 659 |
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