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.
The newly-revisedthird 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. In this step-by-step, full-color guide, Young clearly explains the key concepts and vital knowledge you need to edit your project from start to finish, providing clear, time-saving instruction on producing and outputting using Final Cut Pro X. This new edition, now updated for version 10.3, includes:
A thorough introduction to Final Cut Pro X and the philosophy by which the software works;
Coverage of the complete postproduction process, including setup, importing, editing, audio, effects, and output;
Additional sections on Multicam Editing, working with Proxies, and effective media management of Libraries;
Exploration of the Magnetic Timeline and the program's integration with the Touch Bar;
Instruction on encoding, distributing, and archiving your completed projects;
An accompanying eResource featuring downloadable video footage that you can edit using the techniques covered in the book.
Packed with tutorials and real-world examples, The Focal Easy Guide to Final Cut Pro X will take you through the ins and outs of the software and have you editing and outputting your movies in no time!
"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
