Macworld Final Cut Pro 2 Bible

The first comprehensive guide to Final Cut Pro, the most popular professional digital video editing software in the world. Final Cut Pro is a complex, versatile video editing program. The Macworld Final Cut Pro 2 Bible will show readers how to use Final Cut Pro to easily create their own video masterpieces. Now even a novice videographer can turn his digital video camera and Macintosh into a top-flight editing studio - all with plug-and-play ease! Readers will learn how to apply compositing and special effects to videos and there's extensive demystification of Firewire, QuickTime and other technologies that are key to Final Cut Pro's success. There's also coverage of storage solutions, video cards and other hardware topics. All the major changes with the Final Cut Pro 2 release are given detailed but concise attention. These changes include the addition of real-time functions such as dissolves, effects and transitions. This book will also cover audio meters, DV start/stop detect and colour-coding of labels. The CD contains demo video clips and audio clips used throughout the book, as well as useful plug-ins, scripts and utilities.
There are also further utilities included for testing video hardware - crucial to getting peak performance from Final Cut Pro.