Final Cut Pro 4 and the Art of Filmmaking

Jason Cranford Teague has written and contributed to several best--selling books. He has been a graphic designer for more than 10 years, creating designs for clients including Coca--Cola, CNN, and WebMD. David Teague is a filmmaker, playwright, teacher, and film curator. He has directed, shown, and edited numerous movies, including The Sandman, Salome, and The Trouble with Andrew. The Teagues are the authors of several Sybex books, including Final Cut Pro 3 and the Art of Filmmaking.

Introduction. PART I: GETTING STARTED. Chapter 1: Setting Up Your Workstation. Chapter 2: Getting to Know Final Cut Pro. Chapter 3: Creating Your Footage. Chapter 4: Logging Your Footage. Chapter 5: Capturing and Importing Your Footage. PART II: EDITING YOUR MOVIE. Chapter 6: Starting Your Edit. Chapter 7: The Tools of Editing. Chapter 8: Making Smart Edits. PART III: ADDING EFFECTS. Chapter 9: Working with Effects: Real--Time and Rendering. Chapter 10: Adding Transitions. Chapter 11: Using Filters for Color Correcting. Chapter 12: Manipulating the Image with Filters. Chapter 13: Compositing Images. Chapter 14: Using Motion Controls. Chapter 15: Making Temporal Changes with Keyframes. PART IV: FINISHING TOUCHES. Chapter 16: Fine--Tuning Your Audio. Chapter 17: Adding Titles. Chapter 18: Putting It All Together. PART V: AFTER THE EDITING IS DONE. Chapter 19: Managing Your Media. Chapter 20: Printing to Video. Chapter 21: Outputting Video for CDs, DVDs, and the Web. Glossary of Terms. Index.