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With its fast, interactive editing features, elegant interface, nimble animation compositing tools, and competitive price Final Cut Pro is an affordable alternative for those investing in a first-rate video editing system. Yet despite the huge surge in Final Cut Pro users in the past two years, there is still only one book available in the market. Aimed at intermediate-to-professional video producers, editors, and ardent hobbyists, Final Cut Pro 2 for Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide provides in-depth coverage of Apple's updated video editing and effects software. Step-by-step instructions lead readers through Final Cut Pro's complex architecture and into more advanced video editing tasks. All the new features of Final Cut Pro 2 are covered in detail, including its new sound capabilities, faster rendering, and complex integration with Apple's QuickTime software.

Introduction

ix

Before You Begin

1

(28)

System Requirements

3

(2)

System Configuration

5

(5)

Connecting Video Devices and Monitors

10

(5)

Installing Final Cut Pro

15

(8)

Optimizing Performance

23

(3)

Troubleshooting

26

(3)

Welcome to Final Cut Pro

29

(58)

Touring Your Desktop Post-Production Facility

30

(4)

Editing and Effects Windows

34

(6)

Input and Output Windows

40

(1)

Media Management Tools

41

(1)

Customize Your Environment

42

(2)

Undoing Changes

44

(1)

Using Presets and Preferences

45

(3)

Using Easy Setups

48

(3)

Using Audio/Video Presets

51

(4)

Specifying Sequence Settings

55

(4)

Specifying Video Processing Settings

59

(1)

Specifying Capture Settings

60

(7)

Specifying Device Control Settings

67

(2)

Using External Video Settings

69

(3)

Specifying Preference Window Settings

72

(3)

Setting User Mode Preferences

75

(1)

Customizing the Timeline Display

76

(1)

Setting Label Preferences

77

(1)

Setting Scratch Disk Preferences

78

(3)

Changing the Settings of an Existing Sequence

81

(2)

Viewing and Setting Item Properties

83

(3)

Viewing and Setting Project Properties

86

(1)

Input: Getting Digital with Your Video

87

(56)

Anatomy of the Log and Capture Window

88

(7)

Setting Up for Capture

95

(8)

About Logging

103

(9)

Capturing Video with Device Control

112

(2)

Capturing Video without Device Control

114

(6)

Batch Capturing Clips

120

(5)

Importing a Batch List

125

(2)

Importing an Edit Decision List (EDL)

127

(2)

Changing Your Source Timecode

129

(3)

Troubleshooting Capture Problems

132

(4)

Importing Media

136

(7)

Preparing Your Clips

143

(24)

Anatomy of the Browser

144

(4)

About Projects

148

(4)

How the Browser Can Save Your Sanity

152

(10)

Working with Bins

162

(5)

Introducing the Viewer

167

(46)

Onscreen Controls and Displays

168

(4)

Working with Clips in the Viewer

172

(9)

Navigating with Timecode

181

(1)

Working with In and Out Points

182

(2)

About Subclips

184

(2)

Using Markers

186

(6)

Adjusting the Viewer Display

192

(7)

Anatomy of the Audio Tab

199

(3)

Using the Viewer's Audio Tab

202

(11)

Editing in Final Cut Pro

213

(30)

What's a Sequence?

214

(5)

Basic Editing Step by Step

219

(6)

Performing Edits in the Canvas

225

(10)

Performing Edits in the Timeline

235

(2)

Performing Split Edits

237

(2)

Setting Sequence In and Out Points

239

(2)

Locating a Match Frame

241

(2)

Using the Timeline and the Canvas

243

(64)

Anatomy of the Canvas

244

(6)

Using the Canvas Window

250

(3)

Anatomy of the Tool Palette

253

(4)

Anatomy of the Timeline

257

(5)

Customizing Timeline Display Options

262

(5)

Navigating in the Timeline

267

(6)

Working with Timeline Tracks

273

(8)

Working with Items in the Timeline

281

(20)

Working with Keyframes in the Timeline

301

(3)

Searching for Items in the Timeline

304

(3)

Fine Cut: Trimming Edits

307

(24)

Types of Trimming Operations

308

(2)

Selecting an Edit for Trimming

310

(3)

Anatomy of the Trim Edit Window

313

(2)

Using the Trim Edit Window

315

(4)

Trimming Edits in the Timeline

319

(8)

Trimming Edits in the Viewer

327

(2)

Correcting Out-of-Sync Clips

329

(2)

Creating Transitions

331

(20)

Adding Transition Effects

332

(4)

Working with Default and Favorite Transitions

336

(5)

Editing Video Transitions

341

(10)

Rendering

351

(32)

Rendering Protocols

352

(3)

About Render-Quality Levels

355

(5)

Rendering

360

(5)

About Real-Time Effects

365

(3)

Managing Render Files

368

(3)

Rendering Strategies

371

(3)

Reducing Rendering Time

374

(1)

Preserving Render Files

375

(8)

At Last: Creating Final Output

383

(58)

Using Tape Output Modes

384

(3)

Recording Timeline Playback

387

(2)

Printing to Video

389

(5)

Editing to Tape

394

(2)

Anatomy of the Edit to Tape Window

396

(3)

Setting Up for Edit to Tape

399

(3)

Performing an Edit to Tape

402

(4)

Data Export Modes

406

(1)

Exporting an Edit Decision List (EDL)

406

(7)

Exporting a Batch List

413

(3)

Exporting Sequences and Clips

416

(7)

Exporting other QuickTime formats

423

(7)

Batch Exporting

430

(7)

Exporting Audio in OMF Format

437

(4)

Big Picture: Managing Complex Projects

441

(50)

Working with Multiple Sequences

442

(9)

Using DV Start/Stop Detection

451

(2)

Using Media Management Tools

453

(1)

Using the Media Manager

454

(1)

Overview of Media Manager Procedure

455

(19)

Reconnecting Offline Files

474

(6)

Deleting Media

480

(2)

Project Maintenance Tips

482

(6)

Setting Up for Multiple Projects and Multiple Users

488

(3)

Compositing and Special Effects

491

(86)

Locating and Applying Effects

493

(8)

Using Wireframes

501

(2)

Using Keyframes

503

(8)

Using Motion

511

(3)

Scaling and Positioning Clips

514

(14)

Creating Motion Paths

528

(3)

Editing a Motion Path

531

(4)

About FXBuilder

535

(2)

Applying Filters

537

(7)

Compositing

544

(5)

Using Generators

549

(3)

Generating Text

552

(6)

Using Animated Text Generators

558

(7)

Creating Artwork in Adobe Photoshop

565

(8)

Using Commotion DV

573

(1)

Using Third-Party After Effects Filters

574

(3)

Appendix A: Online Resources

577

(4)

Apple Computer Links

577

(1)

Online Users Forums

578

(1)

Hardware

578

(1)

Reference

578

(1)

Mavens

579

(1)

FCP User Groups

579

(2)

Appendix B: Keyboard Shortcuts

581

(12)

Index

593

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