The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X (Paperback)

Rick Young's Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro is the ultimate guide to getting up and running with Apple's professional editing software. Full of information relevant to both new users and professionals, this book wastes no time in teaching all the vital knowledge needed to edit your project from start to finish using Final Cut Pro. All the key features and essential techniques are presented in this easy to understand, full-color book. When time is of the essence, less is more. Learn invaluable workflow tips which show you how to tap into the full power of Final Cut Pro, whichever version of the program you are using. All the essential areas are covered: *System Set-up * Capture * Editing * Audio Mixing * Effects * Output * Media * Management, and more This latest edition also features new sections specific to Final Cut Pro X, including (to be updated post announcement): effective ways to edit HDV * working with P2 media * encoding using Compressor 2 * accessing the Master Templates * using Apple's ProRes 422 codec. Praised by industry professionals, educators, and independent filmmakers, the Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro has earned a solid reputation as being the absolute best book on the market for those wishing to get up to speed with Final Cut Pro quickly.

* Time-saving, step-by-step direction and informative graphics allow you to begin to harness the full power of FCP in just hours * Concise full-color coverage suitable for all OSX versions of FCP * Companion website includes video footage (Pro-res files) with which you can edit in FCP, as well as screenshot video tutorials

Rick Young的《Final Cut Pro簡易指南》是使用蘋果專業編輯軟體的終極指南。這本書充滿了對新用戶和專業人士都相關的資訊，並且迅速教授使用Final Cut Pro從頭到尾編輯項目所需的所有重要知識。所有關鍵功能和基本技巧都在這本易於理解的全彩色書中呈現。在時間緊迫時，越簡潔越好。學習寶貴的工作流程技巧，讓您充分利用Final Cut Pro的全部功能，無論您使用的是哪個版本的程式。所有重要領域都有涵蓋：系統設置、捕捉、編輯、音頻混音、效果、輸出、媒體管理等等。這本最新版本還包括了針對Final Cut Pro X的新章節，包括（待公告後更新）：編輯HDV的有效方法、使用P2媒體、使用Compressor 2進行編碼、訪問主模板、使用蘋果的ProRes 422編碼。《Final Cut Pro簡易指南》受到行業專業人士、教育工作者和獨立電影製片人的讚譽，已經贏得了作為那些希望快速上手Final Cut Pro的人們市場上最佳書籍的堅實聲譽。省時的逐步指導和資訊圖形讓您在短短幾小時內開始充分利用FCP的全部功能。簡潔的全彩色內容適用於所有OSX版本的FCP。附帶網站包括視頻素材（Pro-res文件），您可以在FCP中進行編輯，以及屏幕截圖視頻教程。