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Preface | |
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Initial Setup: Optimizing the Mac OS and FCP | |
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Macintosh OSX: The System Preferences | |
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The Energy Saver Preference | |
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The Displays Preference | |
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Software Update | |
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Network Issues and AppleTalk | |
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Multi-User and Administrator Issues | |
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Installing FCP Software | |
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Project Setup: Do It Right the First Time and Every Time | |
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Starting up FCP | |
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Saving Your Project Correctly | |
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The Structure of FCP | |
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The Browser Window | |
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The Project Tab | |
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The Effects Tab | |
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Moving a Clip around the Windows | |
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The Color Bars and Tone Generator Clip | |
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Moving the Clip from the Effects Tab to the Project Tab | |
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Creating a Bin and Using It as an Organizing Tool | |
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The Viewer Window | |
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Moving the Clip from the Bin to the Viewer | |
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The Canvas Window | |
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The Timeline Window | |
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Moving the Clip from the Viewer Window to the Sequence | |
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The Audio Meters | |
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The Toolbar | |
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The Tool Bench | |
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Settings: Are Yours Correct? | |
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The System Settings | |
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The Scratch Disks Tab: The Issues Scratch Disk Assignment | |
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A Note on Partitioning | |
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A Look at the Scratch Disk Preferences Tab | |
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Scratch Disk Assignment: Follow the Next Steps Precisely | |
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Naming Issues | |
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Waveform and Thumbnail Cache | |
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Autosave Vault | |
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Minimum Allowable Free Space on Scratch Disks | |
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Limit Capture/Export File Segment Size | |
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Limit Capture Now | |
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The Memory and Cache Tab | |
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The Playback Control Tab | |
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The External Editors Tab | |
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The Effects Handling Tab | |
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The Audio/Video Settings | |
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The Issues Involved in the Audio/Video Settings | |
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The Summary Tab | |
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The Capture Presets Tab | |
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The Sequence Preset Tab | |
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The Video Processing Tab | |
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The Device Control Presets Tab | |
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The A/V Devices Tab | |
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Back to the Summary Tab | |
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The Easy Setup | |
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The User Preferences | |
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The General Preferences Tab | |
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Real-Time Audio Mixing | |
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Audio Playback Quality | |
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Warn if Visibility Change Deletes Render File | |
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Prompt for Settings on New Sequence | |
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Report Dropped Frames During Playback | |
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Abort Capture on Dropped Frames | |
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On Timecode Break | |
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Autosave Vault | |
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The Audio Outputs Tab | |
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Media Acquisition: Logging and Capturing | |
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How Do We Get It Inside FCP? | |
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Pre-Log and Capture Techniques: The Paper Log and Timecode Window Burn | |
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Logging and Capturing | |
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Create a Logging Bin | |
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The Log and Capture Window | |
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The Log and Capture Video Preview Window | |
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The Log and Capture Tabs | |
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The Reel Name | |
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The Name, Description, and Marker Fields | |
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The Capture Buttons | |
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Capture Clip | |
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Capture Now | |
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The Process of Capturing | |
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Scratch Disk Info | |
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Current Frame Timecode Field | |
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The Tape Transport Controls and J-K-L Support | |
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The Jog and Shuttle Wheels | |
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Set the In and Out Points for a Clip | |
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The Clip Duration Timecode Field | |
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Capture Using Capture Clip | |
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Capture Now | |
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Capture Now and Its Relationship with DV Timecode | |
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The Capture Now Process | |
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Using DV Start/Stop Detection | |
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Batch Capture | |
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What Is Offline/Online? | |
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The Process | |
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The Idiot Check | |
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Importing Media | |
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What Importing Is and What It Is Not | |
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Audio CD Import the Right Way: Using Quick Time Pro to Import and Convert Sample Rates | |
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Importing Photoshop Graphics Files | |
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Square vs. Non-Square Pixels | |
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Getting Photoshop Layer Effects into FCP Intact | |
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The Process | |
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The Title-Safe Zone and Overscan | |
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Prepping the Image for FCP | |
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Importing and Using the Photoshop Image | |
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Organize and Backing Up Your Project's Imported Media | |
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Editing: the Business and Pleasure of Final Cut Pro | |
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Working in the Viewer Window | |
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The Viewer Window | |
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Match Frame Button | |
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Mark Clip Button | |
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Add Keyframe Button | |
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Add Marker Button | |
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In and Out Point Buttons | |
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Drag and Drop to the Sequence: Insert/Overwrite | |
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Drag and Drop to the Canvas: Insert/Overwrite with a Transition | |
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A Few Words about Realtime and Rendering Effects | |
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Refining the Transition | |
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The 'Oroborous' Transition Sequence Trick | |
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Creating Customized Transition Favorites | |
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Trimming Those Edits | |
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The Easiest Trimming Technique | |
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Advanced Editing Tools | |
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More Trimming Precision: The Trim Edit Window | |
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Calling Up the Trim Edit Window | |
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The Track Drop-Down Bar | |
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Navigating the Clips in the Trim Edit Window | |
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Previewing the Trim Before Leaving the Trim Edit Window | |
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The Timeline and the Toolbar | |
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The Timeline Tracks | |
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The Track Routing Selection Area | |
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The Timeline Customization Controls | |
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Audio Controls | |
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Clip Keyframes Button | |
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Clip Overlays Button | |
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Track Height Switch | |
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The Zoom Control Meter | |
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The Time Scale Bar | |
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Playhead Timecode Field | |
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Toggle Snapping Button | |
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Toggle Linking Button | |
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Linking Operations Demonstrated | |
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The Split Edit | |
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Sync Issues With Linking and Unlinking Clips | |
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Button Bars | |
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Trimming in the Timeline: The Toolbar | |
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Toolbar vs. Keyboard Shortcuts | |
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The General Selection Tool (Keyboard Shortcut-A) | |
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The Selection Toolset and Accessing "Hidden" Toolsets | |
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Edit Selection Tool (Keyboard Shortcut-G) | |
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Group Selection Tool (Keyboard Shortcut-GG) | |
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Range Selection Tool (Keyboard Shortcut-GGG) | |
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The Track Selection Toolset (Keyboard Shortcuts-T, TT, TTT, TTTT, TTTTT) | |
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The Roll and Ripple Edit Toolset | |
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The Roll Edit Tool (Keyboard Shortcut-R) | |
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The Ripple Edit Tool (Keyboard Shortcut-RR) | |
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The Asymmetrical Trim: Split Edit/L-Cut with the Ripple Tool | |
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Gang-Synced Windows | |
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The Slip and Slide Toolset (Keyboard Shortcuts-S, SS) | |
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The Slip Tool (Keyboard Shortcut-S) | |
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The Storyboard Rough Cut Technique | |
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Slipping in the Viewer | |
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Slip into Sync | |
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The Slide Tool (Keyboard Shortcut-SS) | |
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Monitoring the Slip and Slide Tools in the Canvas Window | |
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The Razorblade Toolset (Keyboard Shortcuts-B, BB) | |
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Using the Razorblade Tool | |
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Performing a Ripple Delete | |
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The Zoom Toolset (Keyboard Shortcuts-Z, ZZ, H, HH) | |
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The Zoom In and Out Tools | |
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The Hand Tool (Keyboard Shortcut-H) | |
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The Scrub Video Tool: Scrubbing a Clip's Thumbnail (Keyboard Shortcut-HH) | |
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Creating Thumbnails in the List View | |
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Master Clips and Affiliates | |
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The Subclip | |
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Dupe Detection | |
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The Sequence Settings Window | |
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The Crop/Distort and Pen Toolsets | |
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Compositing and Special Effects | |
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Compositing Layers | |
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Setting Up a Sequence for Compositing Layers | |
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Keyframing in the Sequence | |
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Adding Type: The Text Generator | |
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Master/Affiliate Clips and the Viewer | |
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Special Effects: Motion Effects | |
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The Image + Wireframe Viewing Mode | |
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Creating a Motion Path | |
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Setting the Keyframes for Motion | |
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Nonlinear Interpolation--Adding a Curve | |
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Ease In/Ease Out | |
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The Other Motion Tab Tools | |
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The Crop Tool | |
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The Distort Tool | |
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The Drop Shadow | |
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The QuickView Tool and Option-P | |
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Motion Blur | |
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Effects Filters | |
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Applying Effects: The Color Corrector 3-Way Filter | |
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Picking the Master Shot | |
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The Video Scopes: Luma and Saturation | |
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Correcting the Master Shot | |
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Master Shot Correction: Set Contrast | |
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Master Shot Correction: Pick Up the Blacks | |
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Master Shot Correction: Set the Whites | |
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Master Shot Correction: Set the Mids and Gamma | |
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Master Shot Correction: Correct Color for White Balance | |
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The Frame Viewer | |
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Matching Shots to the Master Shot | |
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Shot to Shot Copying | |
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Paste Attributes | |
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Match to Master Shots | |
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Match Hue | |
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Secondary Color Correction | |
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Limit Effect | |
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Setting the Matte | |
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Edge Thin and Softening | |
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Using the Limit Effect Matte | |
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Teamwork Equals Fast Work | |
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Composite Modes | |
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Mattes, Masks, and Stencils | |
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Setting the Travel Matte-Luma | |
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The Travel Matte-Alpha: What Is an Alpha Channel? | |
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Speed and Duration | |
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Nesting and Effects, the FCP Way | |
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Why Nest? | |
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The Render Manager | |
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The Audio Tools | |
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Fixing Audio Levels | |
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Keyframing Audio Levels | |
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The Audio Mixer Tool | |
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Using the Audio Filters | |
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The Three Band EQ | |
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The Parametric EQ | |
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The Voice Over Tool | |
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Setup and Things to Consider | |
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Setting the Offset | |
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The Rest of the Voice Over Window | |
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Using the Voice Over Tool | |
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Getting Your Project Out of Final Cut Pro | |
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Output to Video Tape | |
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Output to Tape: Print to Video | |
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Customizing Your Print to Video | |
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Color Bars and Audio Test Tone | |
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Slate | |
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Countdown | |
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Media | |
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Trailer | |
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Duration Calculator | |
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Print to Tape | |
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Output to Tape: Edit to Tape | |
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The Issues for Edit to Tape | |
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Performing the Edit to Tape | |
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Exporting | |
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Exporting for Distribution: Optimizing the QuickTime Movie | |
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Choosing the File Format | |
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QuickTime Standalones | |
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Choosing and Setting the Compression | |
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Quality or Spatial Compression | |
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Keyframe Every or Temporal Compression | |
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Other Factors: Frame Size, Audio, etc. | |
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MPEG-4, MPEG-2, and You | |
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Exporting with MPEG-4 | |
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Exporting for Loss-Less Transfer: The QuickTime Reference Movie | |
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Special Limitations | |
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The QuickTime Movie Dialog Box | |
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Export for Metadata | |
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The Edit Decision List | |
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The Batch List | |
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Media Manager | |
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The Other Offline/Online Process | |
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How It Works | |
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The Offline/Online Process | |
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What is Digital Video Anyway? | |
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How Video Works: Analog and Digital Video | |
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Generation Loss and Digital Video | |
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Analog Video Formats | |
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Where Does Digital Video Originate? | |
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How Light Becomes Numbers | |
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Sampling and Compression | |
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The Firewire DV System | |
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What Is a Codec? | |
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8-bit and 10-bit Uncompressed | |
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What about Digital Audio? | |
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Sampling and Digital Audio | |
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Analog Audio Recording and Double System Sound | |
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SDI Digital Audio | |
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What About Timecode? | |
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Firewire DV: Video, Audio, Timecode, and Device Control in One Cable | |
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Timecode: Analog and DV | |
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Why Use Non-Drop Frame?: Pulldown Issues | |
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Panasonic AG-DVX100: The 24P DV Camera | |
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Device Control | |
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Storage: RAM and Drive Solutions | |
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RAM: Random Access Memory | |
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How Much RAM? | |
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Hard Drives | |
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Issues: Storage Space | |
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Issues: Drive Speed | |
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Types of Drive by Location: Removable Disk | |
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Types of Drive by Location: The Internal Drive | |
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Types of Drive by Location: The External Drive | |
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Types of Drive by Standard | |
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Types of Drive by Standard: ATA | |
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Types of Drive by Standard: SCSI | |
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Types of Drive by Standard: Firewire | |
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Types of Drive by Standard: USB | |
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The Input and Output Buses | |
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The AGP-Accelerated Graphics Port | |
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The PCI-Peripheral Component Interconnect | |
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RAIDs and You | |
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RAID-0 | |
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RAID-1 | |
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RAID-10 or RAID 1/0 | |
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Checking the Pieces: The Apple System Profiler | |
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Regular Operating System Maintenance: The Care and Feeding of a Jungle Cat | |
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Repair Permissions | |
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Jaguar 10.2 and Single User Mode | |
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Panther 10.3 and Safe Mode | |
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When Single User or Safe Mode Doesn't Fix It | |
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Cleaning House | |
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Backing Up Your System | |
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Conclusion | |
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Backing Up to CD-Rs | |
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Using Apple's Disk Copy | |
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Using Roxio Toast | |
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Index | |