50 Fast Final Cut Express<sup>®</sup> Techniques,9780764540912

50 Fast Final Cut Express® Techniques

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ISBN13: 9780764540912
ISBN10: 0764540912
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Pub. Date: 2003-08-01
Publisher(s): Wiley
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Summary

Presents 50 fast, easy, and powerful effects that creative professionals and amateurs alike can achieve almost instantly with Apple's hot new Final Cut Express video editing software Proven step-by-step format, lavishly illustrated with "before" and "after" scenes from professional clips Includes masking techniques, creative use of colors and special effects, professional titling and rolling credit techniques, size deceptions, film-grain simulations, and much more Features in-depth discussions of features and techniques that help readers make the necessary adjustments for their own videos Reasonably priced Final Cut Express software is sophisticated enough for the professional, yet basic enough for the editing beginner or hobbyist CD-ROM is packed with all video clips from the book and valuable utilities

Author Biography

Tim Meehan is a computer graphics professional who conducts classes, demonstrations, and workshops on a variety of digital video products. He is a longtime member of the Apple Consultants Network, and has served Apple Computer in various consulting and promotional capacities since 1984.

Table of Contents

PREFACE VII
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XIII
INTRODUCTION XVII
CHAPTER 1 GETTING READY: PREPARING YOUR PROJECT 1(18)
Technique 1: Storyboards and Shot Lists
3(4)
Technique 2: Using Device Control to Capture an Entire Project
7(4)
Technique 3: Storing Your Clips on Your Hard Drive
11(4)
Technique 4: Organizing Your Clips
15(4)
CHAPTER 2 TECHNIQUES FOR IMPROVING YOUR VIDEO PICTURE 19(26)
Technique 5: A Simple Sharpen Filter
21(4)
Technique 6: Simple Contrast Correction
25(4)
Technique 7: Adding a Soft Focus Effect to Your Video
29(2)
Technique 8: Creating a Washed Out Video Backdrop
31(4)
Technique 9: Correcting Color
35(4)
Technique 10: Sepia Tone and Aged Film
39(6)
CHAPTER 3 TIME AND SPEED EFFECTS 45(16)
Technique 11: Slow Motion Effects
47(4)
Technique 12: Fast Motion Effects
51(4)
Technique 13: Super Fast Motion Effects for Excitement
55(4)
Technique 14: Reverse Motion Effects
59(2)
CHAPTER 4 LAYERS AND SUPERIMPOSITION 61(32)
Technique 15: Adding an Inset Window with Video
63(4)
Technique 16: Moving an Inset Window
67(4)
Technique 17: The Overlaid Inset Window
71(4)
Technique 18: Text Overlays
75(4)
Technique 19: Art Overlays (Logos)
79(4)
Technique 20: Cartoon Balloons
83(6)
Technique 21: Imagination Balloons
89(4)
CHAPTER 5 SUPERIMPOSING SPECIAL EFFECTS 93(56)
Technique 22: Planets and Moons
95(8)
Technique 23: Lightning Bolts
103(6)
Technique 24: Divine Inspiration
109(10)
Technique 25: Comets and Meteors
119(6)
Technique 26: Overcast Clouds
125(8)
Technique 27: Monster Eyes
133(10)
Technique 28: Ray-Dog the Red-Nosed Puppy
143(6)
CHAPTER 6 ADVANCED MATTE EFFECTS 149(44)
Technique 29: Laser Beams
151(10)
Technique 30: Electric Shocks
161(6)
Technique 31: Background Flames
167(4)
Technique 32: Foreground Flames
171(6)
Technique 33: Fire Breath
177(6)
Technique 34: Indoor Explosions
183(10)
CHAPTER 7 MORE ADVANCED MATTE EFFECTS 193(54)
Technique 35: Miniature People and Things
195(6)
Technique 36: Gigantic House Pets
201(6)
Technique 37: Matte Windows in Objects
207(6)
Technique 38: Doorway into the Unknown
213(6)
Technique 39: Teleportation
219(10)
Technique 40: Super Spinning Text
229(6)
Technique 41: Look into the Crystal Ball
235(6)
Technique 42: Glowing Orbs
241(6)
CHAPTER 8 ADVANCED TEST AND TITLING EFFECTS 247(56)
Technique 43: Text Crawls
249(6)
Technique 44: Scrolling Text
255(6)
Technique 45: Typewriter Text
261(8)
Technique 46: Subtitles
269(6)
Technique 47: Text with Drop Shadows
275(6)
Technique 48: Text Overlays
281(6)
Technique 49: Jitter Text
287(10)
Technique 50: Text in Perspective
297(6)
APPENDIX 303(4)
ABOUT THE AUTHOR 307(1)
COLOPHON 308(1)
INDEX 309

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