50 Fast Final Cut Pro 3 Techniques

"Tim Meehan is an FCP wizard and one of the most respected authors writing for the Mac platform today."
—Mary Brenneman, Brenmary Productions

If you dream of producing great video, great effects, and great fun with your Macintosh and your camcorder, Tim Meehan wrote this book for you. Along with the basics about batch capturing and color correction, he'll show you ways to spice up your videos with atmospheric effects, super-fast motion, or 50-foot house pets. Whether you're a creative professional or amateur videographer, you'll learn new tricks and have fun doing it.

Your Step-by-Step Guide to Final Cut Pro 3 Tricks and Techniques

• Make video editing easier with batch capture and convenient ways to store and catalogue clips
• Improve quality by controlling sharpness, contrast, color, and focus
• Use speed and duration controls to set up a mood
• Layer clips to produce a variety of effects
• Create special movie-like effects such as explosions, fire breath, x-ray vision, and doorways to infinity
• Superimpose visual effects for drama and humor
• Produce text that rolls, crawls, or jitters

CD-ROM includes project files, samples for each technique, sample media files, a searchable eBook, and more