Book Description
This comprehensive guide starts out with primary correction in Final Cut Pro 7 and moves on to the fine points of secondary grading and color effects in Color 1.5. Revised with remarkable clips from TNT’s hit show Leverage as well as HD footage shot around the world, the book takes you step by step through Color’s new features, including 4K and RED workflows and improved round-trip integration with Final Cut Pro. Topics include color balancing, scene matching, using keys and vignettes to isolate and grade regions, applying advanced color effects, adjusting the composition and framing of a shot, tracking and keyframing, grade management, and advanced workflows. A special chapter on creating specific “looks” offers recipes for some of the most
useful grades in a colorist’s toolbox.
DVD-ROM includes lesson and media files
Focused lessons take you step by step through real-world projects
Accessible writing style puts expert instructors at your side
Ample illustrations help you master techniques fast
Lesson goals and time estimates help you plan your time
Chapter review questions summarize what you’ve learned and help you prepare for the Apple Pro certification exam
Table of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents at a Glance
- Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Getting Started
- Lesson 1. Color Correcting Basics: Controlling Contrast in Final Cut Pro
- Lesson 2. Controlling Color
- Lesson 3. Scene Continuity
- Lesson 4. Introduction to Color
- Lesson 5. Primary Grading
- Lesson 6. Basic Secondary Grading
- Lesson 7. Advanced Secondary Grading
- Lesson 8. Color Effects
- Lesson 9. Grade Management
- Lesson 10. Keyframing Effects
- Lesson 11. Recomposing and Tracking
- Lesson 12. Rendering & Output
- Bonus Lesson: Common Recipes
- Appendix A. 2K, 4K, RED, and Alternate Workflows
- Glossary
- Index
- The Apple Pro Training Series