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Summary: A must read
Review: Diana Weynand truly is a master trainer. If you want to learn how to use Final Cut Pro there is simply no better way to do it than this book. I will recommend this book to all my clients interested in getting into the editing end of television or film.
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Summary: Absolutely The Best
Review: From the very beginning this books takes your hand and slowly walks through
this complicated video editing software. I had no previous experience, but found myself amazed at the repetitive training techniques and helpful self learning exercises. The DVD contains video clips, audio segments and complete sequences which the book slowly guides you through each of the 21 lessons. At the conclusion of each lesson is a review and a practice exercise which truly tests your ability to grasp the previous material. I continue to be amazed at just how much Ive learned in such a short time. I recommend this Apple training course highly to anyone who is interested at any level of their current editing ability.
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Summary: Essential book!
Review: Great book. Very well written. Step by step guide to most of the main features of FCP4.
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Summary: Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 4
Review: Highly Recommended. Outgrowing iMovie and being a FCP 4 newbie, I needed a book which provided me with the basics. The book did just that. I am confidently editing in FCP 4, and I have the Weynand book to thank for my progress.
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Summary: Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 4
Review: Highly Recommended. Outgrowing iMovie and being a FCP 4 newbie, I needed a book which provided me with the basics. The book did just that. I am confidently editing in FCP 4, and I have the Weynand book to thank for my progress.
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Summary: A great way to learn for people who HATE SOFTWARE MANUALS!
Review: I am more a visual learner. Let me look over someone's shoulder and WATCH SOMEONE DO IT. So reading manuals and books just does not cut it. But I have to say that I am sold on the Apple Pro Training Series in learning Final Cut Pro 4 (so much so that I am anxiously awaiting the book for DVD Studio Pro 2 also!). Each lesson is easy to follow and makes doing the tutorial EASY and FUN! I am just finishing up the last lesson and am more confident about the program than ever before.
If you are a similiar type of learner---BUY THIS BOOK and start on the road to understanding and USING this powerful video editing program! Highly Recommended!
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Summary: Excellent, Must-Have for All FCP Users
Review: I consider myself to be a "seasoned user" of Final Cut Pro. I have been editing with FCP since the original release of version 1.0 and have worked on numerous documentaries, features, commercials and episodic television.I learned about this book from the Apple website. This is the official textbook used for Apple Pro Certification (FCP Level One). So I decided that I would "forget" everything I already knew and begin with Lesson 1. I'm very happy I adopted that attitude because there are so many neat little tips that I picked up in the first few lessons. Now I wonder how I ever survived without them. Those tips have already saved me a lot of time. I have only completed one-third of the lessons thus far and I can already see an improvement in my productivity. Every chapter of the book is a "hands-on" lesson. The files and media for each lesson are provided on a DVD-ROM (included). You will first copy those files to your hard drive and then open each lesson file and then follow the step-by-step instructions in the book. I'm looking forward to getting my Level One certification with the help of this book, and I can't wait to continue onto the Advanced Level certification with the second book. Please note whether you are using FCP 4 or FCP HD because there are currently separate books available. Bottom-Line: Newbie or Pro? It doesn't matter! This is a GREAT book to own if you use FCP.
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Summary: Excellent, Must-Have for All FCP Users
Review: I consider myself to be a "seasoned user" of Final Cut Pro. I have been editing with FCP since the original release of version 1.0 and have worked on numerous documentaries, features, commercials and episodic television.
I learned about this book from the Apple website. This is the official textbook used for Apple Pro Certification (FCP Level One). So I decided that I would "forget" everything I already knew and begin with Lesson 1. I'm very happy I adopted that attitude because there are so many neat little tips that I picked up in the first few lessons. Now I wonder how I ever survived without them. Those tips have already saved me a lot of time. I have only completed one-third of the lessons thus far and I can already see an improvement in my productivity.
Every chapter of the book is a "hands-on" lesson. The files and media for each lesson are provided on a DVD-ROM (included). You will first copy those files to your hard drive and then open each lesson file and then follow the step-by-step instructions in the book.
I'm looking forward to getting my Level One certification with the help of this book, and I can't wait to continue onto the Advanced Level certification with the second book.
Please note this is essentially the same book as the the "Final Cut Pro HD" book. The DVD is the same and so are the exercises. I had a chance to compare both and noticed only only one minor detailed (a detail is now circled on a screen shot) and, of course, there could be some that I missed. Even so, the back cover of the HD book acknowledges...
"This book was previously published under the title "Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro 4. If you previously purchased this book, there is no need to purchase this revision: All the project files and exercises in the previous edition can be used with Final Cut Pro HD."
Bottom-Line: Newbie or Pro? It doesn't matter! This is a GREAT book to own if you use FCP.
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Summary: Don't pay for someone to teach you, do it yourself!
Review: I have never used FCP4 before, and in fact, I am completely new to the Mac platform. I am about 2 chapters into this book, and feel like I could easily edit a small sized movie, if I needed to. If you were to take a class, they would be teaching exactly what is in this book, so why not do it yourself? Take the time each night to go over an hour session, and in about 2 weeks you will be ready to be certified. The only negative I have is that the DVD-ROM included with the book had some damaged work files on it. So I had to send it back, and hope they send me a new one that works. That was a bummer.
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Summary: Excellent "how to" Book!!!!
Review: I just bought my first mac in Dec 03 and along with it Final Cut Pro 4. Never used Macs before and I was a little nervous about trying to figure out how to use FCP4. Bought the book, read it, loved it! Bought a book for Dreamweaver (Macromedia training from the source) and there is no comparison of the quality of writing and instruction. Apple Pro Training Series for FCP4 is on a completely different level. This book is written so well! A beginer can figure out the basics, or someone who knows more can go right to the good stuff. Step by Step, pictures, examples, and a DVD that works along with your lessons. This is the best manual I have ever read. In two weeks it gave me confidence to work on FCP4 all by myself, after never using it or Mac's before, EVER! GREAT BOOK!
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