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by Charles Roberts
Digital Video Editing with Final Cut Express
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Preface
Chapter 1 The Initial Setup: Optimizing the Mac OS and Final Cut Express
Macintosh OSX: The System Preferences
The Energy Saver Preference
The Displays Preference
Software Update
Network Issues and AppleTalk
Multiuser and Administrator Issues
Installing Final Cut Express Software
Project Setup: Do It Right the First Time and Every Time
Starting Up Final Cut Express
Saving Your Project Correctly
The Structure of Final Cut Express
The Browser Window
The Viewer Window
The Canvas Window
The Audio Meters
The Toolbar
The Timeline
Moving a Clip Around the Windows
The Color Bars and Tone Generator Clip from the Effects Tab
Moving the Clip from the Effects Tab to the Project Tab
Creating a Bin and Using It as an Organizing Tool
Moving the Clip from the Bin to the Viewer
Moving the Clip from the Viewer Window to the Sequence
Chapter 2 Getting Your Footage into Final Cut Express
What Is Media and What Is Capturing?
Setting the Preferences and the Easy Setup
The Essential Preferences
The General Preferences Tab
The Timeline Options Tab
The External Editors Tab
The Scratch Disk Preferences Tab: The Issues for Scratc Disk Assignment
Scratch Disk Assignment: Follow the Next Steps Precisely
The Easy Setup
The Easy Setup Dialog Box
Audio Sample Rates
Anamorphic Video
Device Control
Making the Easy Setup Choice
Capture
What Is Capture?
Efficient Capture Techniques: The Paper Log
Create a Capture Bin
Opening the Capture Window
The Reel Name
The Name, Description, and Marker Fields
The Capture Buttons
The Process of Capturing
The Capture Window
Scratch Disk Info
Current Frame Timecode Field
The Tape Transport Controls and J-K-L Support
The Jog and Shuttle Wheels
Set the In and Out Points for a Clip
The Clip Duration Timecode Field
Capture Using Capture Clip
Capture Now
Capture Now and the Relationship with DV Timecode
The Capture Now Process
Using DV Start/Stop Detection
Capture Project
Getting Your Project Back Online
Chapter 3 Importing Media
What Importing Is and What It Is Not
CD Import: The Right Way
Using iTunes to Import and Convert Sample Rates
Using QuickTime Pro to Import and Convert Sample Rates
Importing Photoshop Image Files
The Process
Organizing and Backing Up Your Project’s Imported Media
Chapter 4 What Is Editing?
Working in the Viewer Window
Match Frame Button
Mark Clip Button
Add Keyframe Button
Add Marker Button
In and Out Point Buttons
Drag and Drop to the Sequence: Insert/Overwrite
Drag and Drop to the Canvas: Insert/Overwrite with a Transition
A Few Words About Real-time and Rendering Effects
Refining the Transition
More About Transitions
Drag-and-Drop Transitions
Creating Customized Transition Favorites
A Super Quick Transition Sequence
Trimming Those Edits
The Easiest Trimming Technique
More Trimming Precision: The Trim Edit Window
Calling Up the Trim Edit Window
The Track Drop-Down bar
Navigating the Clips in the Trim Edit Window
Previewing the Trim Before Leaving the Trim Edit Window
The Timeline and the Toolbar, a Deadly Duo
The Timeline Tracks
The Target Track Selection Area
Timeline Customization Controls
The Time Scale Bar
The Zoom Control Meter
Playhead Timecode Field
Track Height Switch
The Clip Overlays Button
Toggle Snapping Button
Toggle Linking Button
Linking Operations Demonstrated
Sync Issues with Linking and Unlinking Clips
The Toolbar
The General Selection Tool (Keyboard Shortcut–A)
The Selection Toolset and Accessing “Hidden” Toolset
The Track Selection Toolset (Keyboard Shortcut–T)
Ripple and Roll Edit Toolset
The Slip and Slide Toolset
The Razorblade Toolset (Keyboard Shortcut–B)
The Zoom Toolset (Keyboard Shortcut–Z)
Master Clips and Subclips
The Final Cut Express Subclip
Another Subclip Technique
Creating Thumbnails in the List View
The Crop/Distort and Pen Toolsets
Chapter 5 Compositing and Special Effects
What Exactly Is Compositing?
Compositing Layers
Setting Up a Sequence for Compositing Layers
Keyframing in the Sequence Timeline
Keyframe Interpolation
Adding Type: The Text Generator
Special Effects: Motion Effects
The Image + Wireframe Viewing Mode in the Canvas Window
Creating a Motion Path
Setting the Keyframes for Motion
Nonlinear Interpolation—Adding a Curve
Ease In/Ease Out
Bezier Handles on the Timeline
The Other Motion Tab Tools
Effects Filters
Applying Fun and Useful Effects: The Basic 3D and Viewfinder Filters
Composite Modes
Mattes, Masks, and Stencils
Setting the Travel Matte-Luma
The Travel Matte-Alpha: What Is an Alpha Channel?
Speed and Duration
Nesting and Effects, the Final Cut Express Way
Chapter 6 The Audio Tools
Adjusting Audio in Final Cut Express
Fixing Audio Levels
Keyframing Audio Levels
Using the Audio Filters
The Three Band EQ
The Parametric EQ
The Reverberation Filter
The Voice Over Tool
Setup and Things to Consider
Setting the Offset
The Rest of the Voice Over Window
Using the Voice Over Tool
Chapter 7 Getting Your Project Out of Final Cut Express
Output to Firewire: Print to Video
Customizing Print to Video
Print to Tape
Exporting
Export for Distribution: Optimizing the QuickTime Movie
Export for Lossless Transfer—The Final Cut Movie: Self-contained vs. Reference Option
Appendix A What Is Digital Video, Anyway?
How Video Works
Generation Loss and Digital Video
Where Does Digital Video Originate?
Sampling and Compression
Types of Compression
What About Digital Audio?
Sampling and Digital Audio
Sync Adjust Movies and Sample Rates
What Are Timecode and Device Control?
Timecode: Analog and DV
Device Control
Appendix B DV Formats and Devices
DV Decks and Cameras
DV Formats: The Many Faces of DV
MiniDV
DVCAM
DVCPRO
Features to Consider when Purchasing a DV Device
Cassette Size and DV Format
Analog Video Format Compatibility
Analog/Digital Conversion Boxes
Appendix C The Hardware for Editing with Final Cut Express
What You Need for Final Cut Express: The Basic Firewire Setup
Welcome to the Macintosh
The Four Primary Areas of the Apple Macintosh
The Processor and the Motherboard of the Macintosh Minitower
Data Storage: RAM and Hard Drives
RAM: Random Access Memory
Hard Drives
Types of Drive by Location: Removable Disk
Types of Drive by Location: The Internal Drive
Types of Drive by Location: The External Drive
Types of Drive by Standard: ATA, IDE, or EIDE
Types of Drive by Standard: SCSI
Types of Drive by Standard: Firewire
Types of Drive by Standard: USB
The Input and Output Buses
The AGP Bus
The PCI Bus
The ATA Bus
The Firewire Bus
The USB Bus
Various Other Inputs and Outputs
Checking the Pieces: The Apple System Profiler
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