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Apple Pro Training Series: Optimizing Your Final Cut Pro System book cover, ISBN 9780321268716

Apple Pro Training Series: Optimizing Your Final Cut Pro System

by Cullen, Sean; Geller, Matthew; Roberts, Charles; Wilt, Adam

ISBN13: 9780321268716
ISBN10: 0321268717
Edition: DVD
Format: Paperback w/Disk
Copyright: 2006-01-01
Publisher: Peachpit Press

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Summary

The ultimate (and only Apple-certified) guide to using Final Cut Pro in real-word production environments!

Author Biography

Charles Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Film and Video Post-Production at Fitchburg State College.

Table of Contents

Getting Started

xvii

Using Final Cut Pro in Real World Workflows

Introduction to Online and Offline Editing

3

(12)

Basic Principles of Offline and Online Editing

4

(2)

Online Editing in SD and HD

6

(1)

Offline Editing

6

(3)

Choosing Between Online and Offline Workflows

9

(3)

Lesson Review

12

(3)

Setting Up for Online and Offline Workflows

15

(36)

Typical Formats

16

(3)

Selecting a Medium

19

(21)

Selecting Hardware

40

(8)

Lesson Review

48

(3)

Gathering and Editing Video

51

(56)

Organizing Projects

52

(5)

Gathering Media

57

(28)

Changing Resolutions

85

(13)

Reconnect Clips

98

(5)

Playback and Performance

103

(2)

Lesson Review

105

(2)

Lesson 4 Gathering and Editing Film

107

(40)

Traditional Film Workflow

108

(5)

Organizing Film Projects

113

(5)

Cinema Tools

118

(18)

Film in Final Cut Pro

136

(9)

Lesson Review

145

(2)

Lesson 5 Distributing Video Projects

147

(54)

Sharing Projects

148

(16)

Outputting Your Project

164

(34)

Lesson Review

198

(3)

Lesson 6 Distributing Film Projects

201

(34)

Cinema Tools Lists

202

(23)

Exporting

225

(5)

The Final Conform

230

(1)

Lesson Review

231

(4)

Fundamentals of Video Standards and Hardware Primer

Video Standards and Fundamentals

235

(52)

Video Fundamentals

237

(9)

Color Television

246

(8)

Digital Video

254

(3)

24p

257

(3)

Standard-Definition Standards

260

(4)

High Definition

264

(3)

Codecs and Compression

267

(4)

Wrappers and File Formats

271

(3)

Audio for Video

274

(7)

Timecode

281

(3)

Lesson Review

284

(3)

Hardware and Interfaces

287

(78)

Computer Systems

288

(6)

Video Interfaces

294

(12)

Audio Interfaces

306

(8)

Timecode and Control

314

(6)

Analog Video Formats

320

(8)

Digital Video Formats

328

(11)

High Definition Formats

339

(5)

Analog Audio Formats

344

(2)

Digital Audio Formats

346

(1)

Measurement Tools

347

(5)

Offboard Processors

352

(4)

Capturing Video and Audio

356

(6)

Lesson Review

362

(3)

Storage Overview

365

(52)

Hard Drive Basics

366

(9)

Drive Interfaces

375

(13)

Storage Architectures

388

(18)

Performance and Capacity

406

(7)

Lesson Review

413

(4)

Configuring Final Cut Pro and Managing Your System

Configuring Mac OS X

417

(48)

Improving Final Cut Pro Performance

418

(5)

Customizing Your Mac OS X System

423

(22)

Mac OS X Administration

445

(16)

System Preferences Checklist

461

(1)

Lesson Review

461

(4)

Configuring Final Cut Pro

465

(58)

Installing Final Cut Pro

466

(10)

Priming Final Cut Pro

476

(29)

Working Efficiently with Final Cut Pro

505

(11)

Uninstalling Final Cut Pro

516

(4)

Lesson Review

520

(3)

Managing Final Cut Pro

523

(38)

Administrating Project Files, Preferences, and User Data

524

(27)

Managing Media Files

551

(5)

Reestablish a Project

556

(1)

Lesson Review

556

(5)

Integrating Your System

Implementing Stand-Alone Uncompressed Systems

561

(38)

The Implementation Process

562

(1)

Planning Your System

563

(12)

Installing Hardware

575

(5)

Installing/Updating Storage Drivers and Software

580

(2)

Volume Creation

582

(6)

Installing FCP (If Necessary)

588

(1)

Installing Capture Device Drivers

589

(3)

Configuring FCP for Your New Hardware

592

(4)

Lesson Review

596

(3)

Integrating FCP Systems into Networks

599

(20)

Understanding Mac OS X File Formats

600

(2)

Using File Servers

602

(6)

Sending Files over the Internet

608

(5)

Working with Files from Proprietary Systems

613

(3)

Lesson Review

616

(3)

Xsan Implementation

619

(88)

Planning the SAN

620

(14)

Installing the SAN

634

(62)

Optimizing FCP on Xsan Systems

696

(7)

Lesson Review

703

(4)

Troubleshooting Final Cut Pro

Introduction to Troubleshooting

707

(16)

Primary Troubleshooting Questions

708

(2)

Narrow the Search

710

(2)

Eliminating the Obvious: Quick Fixes

712

(3)

Eliminating Environmental Factors

715

(2)

Practical Search Methodologies

717

(2)

Troubleshooting Remotely

719

(1)

Lesson Review

720

(3)

Operational Troubleshooting: Video and Audio Issues

723

(82)

Solving Dropped Frame Problems

724

(3)

Intermittent Dropped Frames During Capture or Playback

727

(5)

Consistent Dropped Frames During Capture or Playback

732

(3)

Consistent Dropped Frames Only During Capture

735

(3)

Consistent Dropped Frames Only During Playback

738

(6)

Solving Audio and Video Sync Issues

744

(2)

Audio and Video Progressively Out of Sync

746

(2)

Audio and Video Consistently Out of Sync

748

(6)

Solving Audio Distortion Problems

754

(2)

Audio Artifacts Occur During Playback

756

(5)

High Audio Levels During Playback

761

(3)

Playback Unaffected by Audio Filters

764

(1)

Audio Sounds Tinny During Playback

765

(2)

Solving Field Tearing Problems

767

(9)

Solving Luminance and Color Space Problems

776

(1)

Clipping

777

(4)

Luma and Chroma Clamping

781

(4)

Color Space Differences

785

(3)

Solving Still Image Issues

788

(2)

Image Sizing and Scaling Issues

790

(2)

Scaling and Interlace Artifacting

792

(1)

Photoshop Image Problems

793

(9)

Lesson Review

802

(3)

Operational Troubleshooting: File, Format, or Device Errors

805

(54)

Solving Missing Scratch Disk or Offline File Problems

806

(1)

Missing Scratch Disk

807

(2)

Offline Files at Launch

809

(4)

Problems Importing Audio Files from CDs

813

(2)

Solving Problems of Missing Audio or Video Output

815

(2)

Missing or Impaired A/V Output

817

(4)

Missing or Impaired Video Output

821

(3)

Partially or Entirely Missing Audio Output

824

(6)

Solving FireWire Connectivity Problems

830

(2)

Nonmounting FireWire Drive

832

(2)

Dropped Frames with Daisy-Chained FireWire Drives

834

(2)

Lack of Communication with FireWire Deck or Camera

836

(2)

Capture Interruptions and Failures over FireWire

838

(2)

Solving 24P DV Capture and Pulldown Issues

840

(1)

Render Errors

841

(1)

Pulldown Errors

842

(2)

Solving Application-Level Errors and System Failures

844

(3)

Error Alert

847

(3)

Unexpected Quit

850

(3)

System Hang or Kernel Panic

853

(4)

Lesson Review

857

(2)

Appendix Final Cut Studio Workflows

859

(1)

Glossary

859

(2)

Index

861

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