Making Movies with Final Cut Express

Apple's Final Cut Express offers a portion of a professional video editor's toolkit. It offers the guidance needed to feel at ease with this tool. The companion DVD includes all the files and images readers need to turn raw footage into a polished dramatic scene.

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If you¿re making the move to Final Cut Express (or thinking about why you should) and want an expert personal trainer--you¿re in luck. In Making Movies with Final Cut Express, Hollywood veteran and fun guy Michael Rubin¿-a pioneer in the editing field¿-comes to you!

In these 336 pages, Rubin lays out everything you need to know to start producing entertaining and informative videos with Apple's new Final Cut Express. Offering loads of illustrations and a friendly writing style, this handy book makes it easy for even complete novices to become skilled and comfortable at digital video editing. And if you¿re already editing home movies with Apple¿s iMovie software, you¿ll quickly learn the ways Final Cut Express can dramatically raise the sophistication of your projects.

Rubin carefully and methodically works through Final Cut Express¿s important tools and fancy features using specially prepared video that is included on the book¿s companion DVD. In no time you¿ll be using the timeline,inserting and adjusting shots, and working with picture and sound separately to create professional results. Once you¿ve mastered the basics, Rubin goes on to explain how to add music, titles, and special effects to your video and encourages you to think of new ways you can apply this powerful software to your personal and business projects. It¿s the perfect first book for someone just getting into Final Cut Express.