Final Cut Pro 5 for Mac OS X: Visual Quickpro Guide

by Lisa Brenneis

Top - selling reference guide, updated to cover the brand new version of Apple's video editing powerhouse: Final Cut Pro 5. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0321350251
• ISBN13: 9780321350251
• Release Date: January 2005
• Publisher: Peachpit Press
• Length: 766 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Long time Premiere Pro User

I recently upgraded to the Mac Pro System from my PC for my digital editing and I needed the Final Cut Pro System but since I was not familiar with the system I needed a little assistance navigating through the programs so that I can use it effectively. I am so pleased with the purchase of this book. It is so through and even though I have been editing for years it is still useful for me when it comes to navigating and using advanced features of Final Cut Pro. You do not have to be an avid reader to appreciate this book and nor do you have to be a pro to appreciate the book because you can skip through and target your weaknesses because the the book is laid out just that way. A smart buy for the novice to the intermediate.

great reference book

if you're new to final cut pro, after using the tutorial that comes with the software, this book is a great next step. I have been able to figure out most of the basics with the tutorial and this book. it's well organized and you can find what you're looking for easily. I am, of course, going to take the next step and pay for a real course at MacExpo, but this book got me through the first 8 months of using this program, and I edited 4 wedding videos with this software, sending the files back to iMovie and iDVD (which I already knew how to use)

Compehensive and More

Lisa wirtes one of the most (if not the best) comprehensive books about Final Cut Pro enabling almost anyone to "get it" when even the Apple Manuals and on line help do not. I had her version 4 book and now the version 5 book. I only hope she updatesit for version 6, 7, 8, 9 etc, that Apple most assuredly will continue to release.

I Like The Visual Guide Format for Learning Software

The folks that do the Visual QuickPro Guides have developed an interesting format that they use for computer books. Basically each page has two columns. The outside column has the text that describes what is being done on that page. The column near the gutter of the book is used for screen shots that show what the screen should look like as you do the procedure described on the outside column. This philosophy is combined with an excellent index and table of contents to enable you to quickly find what you want to do. As such, you can read the book straight through like a tutorial, or you can go directly to the part you need like a reference book. It's a book design that successfully combines the two book types. Although beginning level users can get a lot out of this book, it will be a big help if you have at least a bit of basic video editing experience. Final Cut is a professional level program. A little work with iMovie first might be a big help.

An invaluable reference!

Lisa Brenneis has done it again! This book is a great primer and a very thorough reference source. I studied it for several days before taking a course in Final Cut Pro and went into the class better prepared than I would have been without this book. I'm sure I'll find more occasions to look through it. Kudos, Lisa, and thanks!