Final
Cut Pro 2 for Macintosh: Visual QuickPro Guide
by Lisa Brenneis
Paperback - 624 pages 2nd edition (August 20, 2001)
Peachpit Press; ISBN: 0201719797
This tutorial-reference offers illustrated
step-by-step instructions on using Final Cut Pro, a professional
level video editing and compositing program, for intermediate
to advanced Mac users with some basic knowledge of video
editing terms and procedures. It covers hardware setup and
program installation, then moves on to tools for logging,
capturing, and organizing media, editing tools for assembling
and refining an edited sequence, and media management tools,
special effects, and compositing tools. Annotated illustrations
identify interface features and operation, and sidebars
lay out protocols and give ideas for project management
and streamlining the work flow.
Editing Techniques with Final Cut Pro
by Michael Wohl
Paperback - 500 pages Bk&Cd-Rom edition (October 15, 2001)
Peachpit Press; ISBN: 0201734834
A member of the original Final Cut Pro design
team and a professional video editor, Wohl is highly qualified
to write about using this digital video editing software. Although
his instructions specifically pertain to Final Cut Pro, Wohl also
conveys a great deal of information about general video editing
techniques, providing examples on when and why to use each. Sidebars
explain editing and computer terminology, and interviews with
well-known film editors add real-world interest. Recommended for
larger public libraries and academic libraries supporting TV/film
programs.
Final
Cut Pro 2 Editing Workshop
by Tom Wolsky
Paperback - 496 pages 1st edition (November 2001)
CMP Books; ISBN: 1578200903
Final Cut Pro 2 for Firewire DV Editing
by Charles Roberts, Ralph Fairweather
Paperback - 428 pages (December 2001)
Focal Press; ISBN: 0240804996
Focuses on the popular FireWire-based systemEmphasizes
hardware and configuration issuesOffers a clear overview of the
digital video format "Final Cut Pro 2 for FireWire DV Editing"
is a comprehensive introduction to Apple’s Final Cut Pro editing
system and to the digital video format in general, imparting relevant
information about the specifications of the format and the proper
configuration of the basic editing system in clear, jargon-free
terms.
Revolutionary Final Cut Pro 2 Digital...
by Jerome Turner, George Kingsnorth, Diannah Morgan,
Schuman Hoque, Luther Blisset
Mass Market Paperback - 427 pages 1st edition (December 2001)
Friends of Ed; ISBN: 1903450748
Final Cut Pro 2 is "the smartest video-editing
program available for less than $10,000". Does Apple's FCP2 warrant
such a reputation? Yes - because it contains everything required
by the serious video professional. You can climb a mountain or
head off into the jungle with nothing but a digital camera and
FCP2 on an Apple PowerBook and transmit professionally edited
DV footage to your colleagues in the office... well you can if
you work for National Geographic. If not, you might have to settle
for preparing professional quality digital video in your own living
room.
