Final Cut Express : Make the Cut Book

	Foreword	xv
	Acknowledgments	xvii
	Introduction	xix
Part I	Production and Technical Concerns	1
Chapter 1	Getting Started	3
	Hardware Overview	4
	FireWire Cables	5
	Internal and External Hard Drives	6
	The DV Deck	9
	Video Reference Monitor	9
	Speakers	10
	Software Requirements	11
	Tweaking OS X (Jaguar) for Final Cut Express	12
	The Dock	12
	Screen Effects	13
	Displays	14
	ColorSync	15
	Energy Saver	16
	QuickTime	16
	Sharing	17
	Date & Time	17
	Speech	17
	Universal Access	18
Chapter 2	Selecting a DV Camera and Shooting for the Edit	19
	What to Look for in a DV Camera	20
	Chip Size	20
	Optical Zoom	20
	Lens Size	20
	Horizontal Resolution	21
	Pull-Out LCD Monitor	21
	MegaPixel	21
	Calibrating Your DV Camera	21
	Focus	22
	Aperture (Iris/Exposure)	22
	Gain	22
	Shutter Speed	22
	White Balance	23
	End Search (Preventing Timecode Break)	23
	Audio Levels	23
	Camera Accessories	24
	Tripod	24
	Shoe Mount Adapter	24
	Viewfinder Hood	25
	Filters	25
	Wide-Angle Lens	25
	Camera-Mount Microphone	26
	Wind Muff	26
	Boom Pole	26
	Lavalier Microphone	27
	Camera-Mount Light	27
	Stylizing Your Footage	28
	Using a Clapboard	28
	Multiple Angles	29
	Padding	30
	Composition/Framing	30
	Getting Multiple Takes	30
	Continuity	31
	Producing B-Roll	31
	Straight and Dutch Shooting	31
	Zooms, Pans, and Body Motions	32
	Resolves	33
	Cheap Lighting Setups	33
	Disc Reflector	34
Chapter 3	Setting Up Final Cut Express	35
	Installing Final Cut Express	36
	How Final Cut Express Works	38
	Tweaking the Final Cut Express Preferences	39
	The General Tab	40
	Timeline Options	42
	External Editors	43
	Scratch Disks	44
	The Final Cut Express Interface	45
	Configuring the Interface	46
	The Browser	47
	The Capture Window	49
	The Viewer	50
	The Timeline	53
	The Canvas	54
	The Tool Box	56
	The Audio Meter	57
Part II	Assistant Editing: Getting It In	59
Chapter 4	Preparing Your Project	61
	Getting Your Project Ready	62
	Opening an Existing Project	63
	Saving Your Project	64
	Closing Your Project	66
	Setting Up the Browser	67
	Anatomy of the Browser	68
	Creating New Bins	69
	Preparing Bins for Capturing	71
	Creating a New Sequence	72
Chapter 5	Bringing Your Media into Final Cut Express	75
	Preparing the Capture Window	76
	Anatomy of the Capture Window	76
	Capturing on the Fly	81
	Capturing an Individual Clip	83
	Naming Your Clips	85
	How Should I Name My Clips?	87
	Importing Audio	88
	Importing Photography and Graphics	91
Chapter 6	Working the Browser	95
	Selecting and Sorting: Working a Loaded Browser	96
	Anatomy of the Browser Iconography	96
	Selecting	97
	Sorting	98
	Finding Media	101
	Anatomy of the Find Window	101
	Whoops! My Media Is Offline!	102
Part III	The Editorial Process: Making the Cut	107
Chapter 7	Laying Out the Rough Cut	109
	Viewing Your Clips in the Viewer	110
	Anatomy of the Viewer	110
	Trimming Your Clips	114
	Adding and Targeting Video and Audio Tracks in the Timeline	116
	Adding Audio and Video Tracks	117
	Deleting Tracks	118
	Target Tracks	119
	Three-Point Editing: Bringing Clips into the Timeline	121
	Three-Point Editing	121
	Using the Canvas	123
	Straight to the Timeline	126
	Playing Back Your Cut	128
	In the Timeline	129
	In the Canvas	129
Chapter 8	Making the Fine Cut	135
	Working the Timeline and Canvas	137
	Anatomy of the Timeline	138
	Anatomy of the Tool Box (Selection Tools)	139
	Selecting Clips on the Timeline	141
	Copying and Pasting Clips on the Timeline	144
	Linking and Unlinking Clips	148
	Audio and Video	148
	Stereo Audio	150
	Working with Markers	152
	Adding and Altering Markers	152
	Deleting Markers	154
	Cutting with the Razor Blade	156
	Anatomy of the Tool Box (the Razor Blade)	157
	Using the Mouse to Trim	160
	Anatomy of the Tool Box (Magnifying Glass)	161
	Slip and Slide Edits	165
	Anatomy of the Tool Box (the Slip and Slide Tools)	165
	Slip Cutting	165
	Slide Cutting	168
	Roll and Ripple Edits	170
	Anatomy of the Tool Box (Roll and Ripple)	171
	Roll Cutting	172
	Anatomy of the Trim Edit Window	173
	Ripple Cutting	179
Chapter 9	Video and Audio Transitions	187
	Inserting Transitions	188
	Drag and Drop	189
	Contextual Menu	192
	The Effects Menu	194
	Changing the Transition's Duration	196
	Dragging the Edges	196
	Ctrl-Clicking	198
	In the Viewer	198
	Anatomy of the Viewer for Transition Alterations	199
	Exploring Alternative Transitions	205
	Cross Zoom (3D Simulation Effect)	209
	Additive Dissolve (Dissolve Effect)	211
	Soft Wipe (FXScript DVEs)	211
	Oval Iris (Iris Effect)	213
	Luminance Map (Map Effect)	215
	Push Slide (Slide Effect)	215
	Squeeze and Stretch (Stretch Effect)	217
	Jaws Wipe (Wipe Effect)	218
	Audio Transitions	219
Chapter 10	Tweaking the Audio	223
	Reading the Audio Meter	225
	Setting Audio Levels	227
	In the Timeline	227
	In the Viewer	229
	Fine Tuning Your Audio with Keyframes	233
	Pen Tools	234
	In the Timeline	235
	In the Viewer	238
	The Voice Over Tool	241
	Anatomy of the Voice Over Tool	241
	Inserting Audio Filters	246
	Exploring the Audio Filters	248
	Anatomy of the Viewer for Filters	249
	3 Band Equalizer	250
	Hum Remover	251
	Reverberation	251
	Vocal DeEsser and Vocal DePopper	252
Part IV	Special Effects: Forging Your Aesthetic	253
Chapter 11	Media Manipulation	255
	Altering Video Playback	256
	Reversing Video	256
	Changing Video Speed	258
	Making Still Images in the Cut	259
	Perspective Changes	260
	Flops	260
	Mirror	262
	Changing Opacity Levels	264
	Media Manipulation	267
	Scaling	268
	Recentering	272
	Rotating	274
	Cropping and Distorting Your Video	274
	Cropping	275
	Distorting	278
	Video Distortions	279
	Blurs	280
	Invert	282
	Pond Ripple	282
	Adding Motion with Keyframes	284
	Inserting and Coloring Slugs	290
	Inserting Widescreen Mattes	293
	Field Blending for "Film-Looking" Video	297
Chapter 12	Color and Image Correction	301
	Color Correction	302
	Brightness and Contrast	304
	Color Corrector	307
	Deepening Natural Video Colors	314
	Gamma Correction	315
	Proc Amp	316
	Artificial Coloring Techniques	318
	Desaturate	318
	Sepia Tones	320
	Tinting Techniques	320
	Color Corrector (for Alterations)	322
	Keying Filters	324
	Luminosity	325
	Color Keys	328
	Broadcast-Safe Colors	330
Chapter 13	Creating Titles	333
	Generating Titles	334
	Anatomy of the Text Generator	335
	Static Text	336
	Scrolling Text	340
	Text Filters and Effects	342
	Flicker Filter	342
	Drop Shadows	343
	Title 3D and Text Crawl	345
	Anatomy of the Boris FX Title Generator	345
	Title 3D	351
	Text Crawl	354
	Creating Graphics with Adobe Photoshop	355
Part V	Finishing the Production: Getting It Out	363
Chapter 14	Exporting Your Digital Film	365
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