Final Cut Express 4 Editing Workshop

Go beyond the mechanics of Final Cut Express 4--learn how to edit with it! More than a button-pushing manual--this workshop give you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing. You develop a working knowledge with nineteen tutorials that cover each and every essential, including:
setting up your system and understanding the interface
ingesting and organizing your material including drive-based and disc-based camera data
slicing, dicing, and organizing clips
editing to build and trim a sequence of shots
adding transitions
using sound to refine your edit
titling with FCE and Photoshop
animating images to create engaging scenes
adding special effects filters
compositing to enhance your projects
outputting your material
The companion DVD contains project media, demo software, and free plug-ins for your use.
Nineteen tutorial lessons give you firsthand experience with the art and technique of editing
Covers every essential activity from system set-up to outputting your material
The companion DVD contains project media files, demo software and plug-ins

Installing Final Cut Express HD; Exploring the Final Cut Express HD Interface; Getting Material into Final Cut Express HD; Cutting Up Those Shots; Editing Basics: Placing Your Shots; Editing Basics: Building Your Sequence; Adding Transitions; Advanced Editing: Trim Edit and Splitting Edits; Advanced Editing: Using Sound; Adding Titles; Boris Calligraphy and Advanced Titling; Animating Images; Animation Effects; Adding Special Effects Filters; Color Correction, Keys, and Mattes; Compositing; Travel Mattes; Outputting from Final Cut Express HD