Final Cut Pro X 10.4 - Apple Pro Training Series: Professional Post-Production

This Apple-certified guide provides a real-world workflow from raw media to finished project, demonstrating the features of Final Cut Pro X 10.4 and the practical techniques used by editors worldwide. It includes downloadable lesson and media files, focused lessons, chapter review questions, and a web edition with updated content for software updates.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 560 pages
Publication date: 20 September 2018
Publisher: Pearson Education (US)

This comprehensive and extensively revised Apple-certified guide offers a hands-on workflow, spanning from raw media to the final project, to showcase the features of Final Cut Pro X 10.4 and the practical editing techniques you will employ. By utilizing professionally acquired media, you will employ the same tools and editing techniques utilized by editors across the globe in this revolutionary editing software. Renowned editor and master trainer Brendan Boykin begins with foundational video editing techniques and guides you through the extensive capabilities of Final Cut Pro. The lessons commence with a real-world scenario, where you start with an empty application. Following the download of the media files, you will be guided through the process of creating a project from scratch, culminating in a finished draft. Throughout Lessons 1 through 4, you will focus on the basic workflow and tools, culminating in the creation of a rough cut. The real-world workflow continues through the remaining lessons, as you enhance the basic project with a foray into more robust features, including the latest Final Cut Pro X 10.4 tools for 360° editing, precision color grading, and more.

To facilitate your learning experience, this guide includes downloadable lesson and media files, allowing you to work sequentially through exercises for hours of hands-on training. The lessons are designed to teach concepts and guide students step-by-step through professional, real-world editing scenarios, ultimately resulting in the creation of a final project. To reinforce your understanding, chapter review questions summarize the key learnings, preparing you for the Apple certification exam. Additionally, the Web Edition of this guide provides the full text of the book, accessible online, with revised content to account for significant software updates.

The Apple Pro Training Series serves as a versatile learning tool, suitable for self-paced study, and it is also the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification program. Upon completing the course material within this guide, you can embark on the path to becoming an Apple Certified professional.

Weight: 1096g
Dimension: 187 x 231 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780135171738