Book description
If it's good enough for the legendary Hollywood film editors, it's good enough for you! This guide is aimed squarely at Final Cut Pro users just like yourself--at corporate, commercial, and independent post-production houses--who want to move beyond simple Final Cut Pro installations for their film and video masterworks. Through project-based lessons and step-by-step instructions, this self-paced guide shows you how to integrate high-end capture cards, storage systems, and other industry-standard hardware into a Final Cut Pro workflow, as well as how to install and configure Final Cut Pro to make the most of your professional non-linear editing system. This is the technical information most frequently requested by Final Cut Pro users, pulled together into one book that is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum for the Apple Pro Training and Certification Program. The guide covers everything from system configuration, storage, and device connectivity to the intricacies of SAN solutions, and includes special sections on optimizing short-form/broadcast workflows and long-form/HD workflows. It offers troubleshooting advice at every turn: for dropped frames, mismatched audio and audio distortion; imported graphic file issues, media management, file recovery and archiving strategies, and much more. DVD with lesson files and media included.
Table of contents
- Copyright
- Contributing Writers
- Getting Started
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Using Final Cut Pro in Real World Workflows
- 1. Introduction to Online and Offline Editing
- 2. Setting Up for Online and Offline Workflows
- 3. Gathering and Editing Video
- 4. Gathering and Editing Film
- 5. Distributing Video Projects
- 6. Distributing Film Projects
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Fundamentals of Video Standards and Hardware Primer
- 7. Video Standards and Fundamentals
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8. Hardware and Interfaces
- Computer Systems
- Video Interfaces
- Audio Interfaces
- Timecode and Control
- Analog Video Formats
- Digital Video Formats
- High Definition Formats
- Analog Audio Formats
- Digital Audio Formats
- Measurement Tools
- Offboard Processors
- Capturing Video and Audio
- Lesson Review
- 9. Storage Overview
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Configuring Final Cut Pro and Managing Your System
- 10. Configuring Mac OS X
- 11. Configuring Final Cut Pro
- 12. Managing Final Cut Pro
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Integrating Your System
- 13. Implementing Stand-Alone Uncompressed Systems
- 14. Integrating FCP Systems into Networks
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15. Xsan Implementation
- Planning the SAN
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Installing the SAN
- Installing the Fibre Channel and Ethernet Cards
- Connecting the Fibre Channel Network
- Connecting the Private Metadata Network
- Implementing Directory Services, Part 1
- Installing Xsan Software
- Implementing Directory Services, Part 2
- Setting Up and Configuring the SAN with Xsan Admin
- Implementing Directory Services, Part 3
- Optimizing FCP on Xsan Systems
- Lesson Review
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Troubleshooting Final Cut Pro
- 16. Introduction to Troubleshooting
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17. Lesson: Operational Troubleshooting: Video and Audio Issues
- Solving Dropped Frame Problems
- Intermittent Dropped Frames During Capture or Playback
- Consistent Dropped Frames During Capture or Playback
- Consistent Dropped Frames Only During Capture
- Consistent Dropped Frames Only During Playback
- Solving Audio and Video Sync Issues
- Audio and Video Progressively Out of Sync
- Audio and Video Consistently Out of Sync
- Solving Audio Distortion Problems
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Audio Artifacts Occur During Playback
- Symptom #1: Artifacts During Playback in Viewer or Sequence
- Symptom #2: Artifacts Occur During Playback in a Sequence, and a Green Line Is Visible Above the Clips in the Timeline
- Symptom #3: Imported Audio Clips Stutter and Click
- Symptom #4: MP3, MP4, and iTunes Music Store Downloads Click on Playback or Will Not Import
- High Audio Levels During Playback
- Playback Unaffected by Audio Filters
- Audio Sounds Tinny During Playback
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Solving Field Tearing Problems
- Symptom #1: Jagged Edges on Exported Video Frame, Horizontal Flicker, or Fuzzy Scrolling Text
- Symptom #2: Video Jerks or Has Erratic Output When Parked on a Frame
- Symptom #3: Horizontal Flicker on Text and Other High-Contrast Screen Objects
- Symptom #4: Scrolling Text Is Sometimes Fuzzy
- Symptom #5: Playback Jerks in Frames with Motion
- Solving Luminance and Color Space Problems
- Clipping
- Luma and Chroma Clamping
- Color Space Differences
- Solving Still Image Issues
- Image Sizing and Scaling Issues
- Scaling and Interlace Artifacting
- Photoshop Image Problems
- Lesson Review
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18. Operational Troubleshooting: File, Format, or Device Errors
- Solving Missing Scratch Disk or Offline File Problems
- Missing Scratch Disk
- Offline Files at Launch
- Problems Importing Audio Files from CDs
- Solving Problems of Missing Audio or Video Output
- Missing or Impaired A/V Output
- Missing or Impaired Video Output
- Partially or Entirely Missing Audio Output
- Solving FireWire Connectivity Problems
- Nonmounting FireWire Drive
- Dropped Frames with Daisy-Chained FireWire Drives
- Lack of Communication with FireWire Deck or Camera
- Capture Interruptions and Failures over FireWire
- Solving 24P DV Capture and Pulldown Issues
- Render Errors
- Pulldown Errors
- Solving Application-Level Errors and System Failures
- Error Alert
- Unexpected Quit
- System Hang or Kernel Panic
- Lesson Review
- Final Cut Studio Workflows
- Glossary
Product information
- Title: Apple Pro Training Series: Optimizing Your Final Cut Pro System: A Technical Guide to Real-World Post-Production
- Author(s):
- Release date: October 2005
- Publisher(s): Peachpit Press
- ISBN: 9780321268716
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