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Beginner's Final Cut Pro: Learn to Edit Digital Video First Edition

by Michael Rubin (Author)
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A Final Cut Pro tutorial for digital video beginners - written in an accessible style. Michael Rubin demystifies the process of using the software by giving readers his hard-won secrets for capable digital video editing.
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  1. ISBN-10
    0321118022
  2. ISBN-13
    978-0321118028
  3. Edition
    First Edition
  4. Publisher
    Peachpit Press
  5. Publication date
    July 15, 2002
  6. Language
    English
  7. Dimensions
    9.02 x 0.59 x 8.98 inches
  8. Print length
    270 pages
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With Final Cut Pro fast becoming the de facto standard for professional video editing, it's easy to believe the software is too "high-end" for beginners. But this isn't the case--Final Cut Pro is the ideal tool for novices and students, if you have the right teacher. Enter Final Cut Pro for Beginners. Now, with no prior video knowledge, you can learn the language of editing in just a few hours and master the essential tools to edit like a professional. Whether you're an aspiring professional filmmaker or a weekend hobbyist looking to improve on your iMovie projects, the tutorials and information in this book will help you make the leap to sophisticated, "Hollywood"-style editing.

Written in an approachable, friendly style by best-selling author and entertainment-industry veteran Michael Rubin, this real-world tutorial demystifies the process of using Final Cut Pro. Starting with the basics, like mastering control of frame-by-frame movement of video, the book methodically adds tools and builds complexity. The final chapter helps you make the transition from mastering the tools of Final Cut Pro to facing many of the real-world scenarios that beginners encounter as they use FCP with low/no-budget productions. Throughout the book, Michael shares invaluable tips based on his hard-won digital video experiences using Final Cut Pro and in the trenches of Hollywood and (the more frightening) family projects. When you're finished with the book, you'll be able to build effects tracks or add music and prepare your project for output to DVD. Final Cut Pro for Beginners includes a companion DVD with more than 4GB of video clips you can use for illustration, hands-on exercises, and or your own experiments.

With Final Cut Pro software and this tutorial to lead the way, you'll be fluent in no time--ready to go wherever your movie-making interests lead.

About the Author

Michael Rubin is an entertainment-technology inventor, entrepreneur, graphic designer, editor, digital video advocate, and maybe a few other things. He has written and published four books, including The Little Digital Video Book and NONLINEAR: a field guide to digital video and film editing. In the past, Michael has worked on numerous feature films and TV programming, including Bertolucci's The Sheltering Sky and the CBS miniseries Lonesome Dove.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Peachpit Press; First Edition (July 15, 2002)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 270 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0321118022
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0321118028
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.25 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.02 x 0.59 x 8.98 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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    Michael Rubin has had a diverse career. Initially he spent years evangelizing the use of computers for filmmakers and, later, consumers. During this time he was involved with editing both television and feature films (The Twilight Zone; Lonesome Dove; The Sheltering Sky). He has written and published a bunch of serious books (Nonlinear; The Little Digital Video Book) and a few humorous ones (Defending the Galaxy; Computer Gardening Made Simple). As an entrepreneur, Rubin has been both a founder and a participant in start-up companies. His experiences range from bricks-and-mortar retail to high tech. He continues to be a vocal advocate for individuals to create and distribute content independently, from movies and music to books and software. He’s a student of industry disruptions. He loves photography.

    Rubin’s business background includes Lucasfilm, where his career began, Netflix, and Adobe. He spent almost 20 years as CEO of Petroglyph Ceramic Lounge and helped launch the you-paint-it ceramic industry. After Petroglyph and before Netflix, he stopped to write Droidmaker. Most recently he’s dedicated to teaching photography and shooting. He's the author of "The Photograph as Haiku" (2023).

    Rubin received an Sc.B. in neuroscience from Brown University. But summers at Camp Shewahmegon changed everything.

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  • John D. Mandes
    4.0 out of 5 stars Effective, straightforward and to the point
    Reviewed in the United States on August 12, 2002
    Michael Rubin takes an unconventional approach to teaching a beginning Final Cut Pro user what makes this application tick. The how-to of FCP is presented as lessons with hands-on exercises on the included DVD. Rubin's style is readable and engaging. He never talks down to the aspiring FCP user. He is easy to understand and easy to follow. In the interest of not confusing the novice nonlinear editing student, Rubin has chosen to ignore or gloss over FCP's more advanced or complicated features. Although this is definitely good for beginners, intermediate users might feel cheated. (This is the only reason I rated the book 4 stars instead of 5.) If you are a beginner, you can't go wrong with "Final Cut Pro for Beginners."
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  • Gerald W. Williams
    2.0 out of 5 stars Pros and Cons witht his book
    Reviewed in the United States on November 4, 2003
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    Let me get the bad stuff out of the way first. Michael Rubin should fire his editor! There are things in this book that will drive you nuts when you try to follow the instructions. For example... he tells you to load files that are not there; he tells you to mark the edit when you hear the word "no," and the word "no" is never mentioned; or he starts explaining an application that he never instructed you to open or even how to open it. For a beginner who is depending on thoroughness and accuracy, this can be extremely frustrating.
    Now for the good stuff, the book is laid out and explained in terms that make it easy for a beginner to follow. Lots of pictures and side notes are a big help. With the exception of the editing problems mentioned above, you will get a solid grip on the basics of FCP. When you finish this book, you will be able to do just about any project, short of professional editing.
    The book has a lot of good points; however, before I completely finished the book (4/5ths of the way through), because of frustration, I bought the Apple learning series and will use that as my reference.
    Again, considering all you will learn from this book, it's not a bad investment, but just not the best.
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  • "mfalvey23"
    1.0 out of 5 stars Final Cut Pro for Beginners by Michael Rubin
    Reviewed in the United States on January 18, 2003
    This book creates more problems for the student that it is supposed to resolve.
    Okay in FCP your faced with with a very intricate and complex program, so you expect the information given to be accurate and helpful?
    Yes so did I. Examples abound of inaccuracies:
    - Pg 16 "Loading in the Video Files" from the DVD, "Locate the folder labeled 'Rubins's tutorial Files'" You can't because it doesn't exist, but expect to waste some time trying to find it!!
    - Editing/Insert Page 65 "..stop just after Chris finishes his line with the word no" He never says "no", but that cost me about two hours of looking through the DVD, previous clips and the script, because the book can't be wrong you keep looking!

    - "Review.." Page 83 "compare your edits to mine" His "edit is in the tutorial folder", it's not!!! That doesn't exist, it is in the FCP Project Files v3.0 another waste of time searching. But wait there's more!! Click on the file and get messages that the files went off line, the media is off line, they are not there, so you can't get them to make the comparison. Nor can you get him by e-mail to find out what is wrong.
    Bad enough huh! No I'm afraid not, page 83 "we'll be using it, [the missing file], as the starting place for the next chapter" So that kind of rules out any lingering chance of DVD/book/student interactivity in the rest of the book!!!!
    Considering that the book is supposed to be for beginners, who generally follow instructions word for word and step by step, until familiarity allows them the opportunity to experiment. This book because of it's constant inaccuracies and presumptions retards ones development and delays the familiarity factor. All the way up until page 83 of the 270 page book, when it stops being interactive and goes back on the shelf. Wonder what was in last two thirds of the book?
    Good luck if you get it!!1
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  • Jake Johansen
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book for the Beginner
    Reviewed in the United States on October 8, 2003
    This book started off as a snore fest, but after the first chapter, the author really explains every beginning thing about FCP very nicely. The whole book is laid out with the exact steps you should take when learning the program for the first time.
    It is a book for the absolute BEGINNER at Final Cut Pro, and that is who it was written for. Great book!
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