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The newly-revised third edition of Rick Young's
The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X is the ultimate mentor for getting up and running with Apple's professional editing software, regardless of your skill level.
List of contents
Introduction
- System Setup
- The Interface
- Importing Media
- Organization
- Editing
- Audio
- Roles
- Effects
- Color Correction
- Share and Archive
- The Touch Bar
- Enjoy the Ride
Index
About the author
Rick Young has worked in broadcast television, corporate and events production, for close to three decades. He is a freelance television director, lighting cameraman, editor and filmmaker. As an editor Rick has cut film, worked in both offline and online tape suites, and also with several different non-linear editing systems. Clients Rick has worked for include the BBC, Sky, ITN, CNBC and Reuters. Check out Rick’s latest venture, a website devoted to those passionate about lighting and cinematography: www.dedo.tv.
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The newly-revised third edition of Rick Young’s The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X is the ultimate mentor for getting up and running with Apple’s professional editing software, regardless of your skill level.
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"Rick always seems to find the essentials so necessary to learn and effectively work with Final Cut Pro. . . He cuts to the chase with very specific, step-by-step instructions and ‘how-to’s,’ making it seem as if he were the instructor sitting right next to you in a private lesson."
—Steve Douglas, Videographer; Writer and Reviewer, www.kenstone.net
"Speed, quality, and organization are imperative in today’s video editing environment. Rick has written an easy-to-follow guide for editors of all levels that will have you editing and exporting your footage quickly, so you can share your work with the world."
—Chip Dizárd, Media Professor; Final Cut Pro X Certified Trainer; Co-founder, WebVideoChefs.com
"It is the clearest, easiest to use guide I've ever seen! The explanations are concise and easy to follow, and the ample illustrations on every page show exactly what to do. It makes even complex operations easy to understand and perform."
—Dan Cross, Professor of Film, Southwestern Illinois College
