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Apple Pro Training Series: Advanced Editing and Finishing Techniques in Final Cut Pro HD, 2nd Edition

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ISBN: 0321256085; Published: Dec 10, 2004; Copyright 2005;
Dimensions 7-3/8 X 9-1/8 ; Pages: 938; Edition: 2nd.

Final Cut Pro is a serious tool for serious (usually professional) editors-which means that if you're like most users, you already know the software's interface, are well-versed in editing basics, and are interested in just one thing: going as deep as possible with the software's tools and features. In Apple Pro Training Series: Advanced Editing and Finishing Techniques in Final Cut Pro HD 2ed, the post-production and training company, DigtalFilm Tree and award winning video editor Michael Wohl provide you with step-by-step instruction in all of the tasks real filmmakers are most interested in: color correction, advanced editing and effects, offline and online workflows, working with HD and more.

Each chapter in this self-paced, Apple-authorized guide represents a self-contained lesson-with a project to complete, a review section, and bonus exercises to reinforce what you've learned. The accompanying DVD includes lesson files and all the materials you'll need to complete the book's projects for a comprehensive course in Final Cut Pro.

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Apple Pro Training Series: Color Management in Mac OS X

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ISBN: 0321245768; Published: May 25, 2004; Copyright 2004;
Dimensions 7 3/8 x 9 1/8 ; Pages: 400; Edition: 1st.

In the not-so-distant past, color reproduction was considered a craft--one handled by skilled craftspeople using proprietary systems. Today--thanks to the proliferation of desktop systems and devices--everyone and their uncle can get their hands in. But the bottom line is this: ItĀs still a craft--and to apply color consistently and correctly across various hardware, software, and output devices, you need this hands-on project based guide. As the only Apple-certified tutorial on the topic, this book cuts through the theory to go straight to the heart of the matter: How to set up a Mac OS X-based workflow for those situations in which you employ color: photography and image capture, page layout and content creation, and output (to desktop printer or press). Author and color expert Joshua Weisberg distills a complicated process to its step-by-step essentials through a series of lessons and exercises that you can follow while using the files on the companion DVD.

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Apple Pro Training Series: DVD Studio Pro 3

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ISBN: 0321278267; Published: Nov 12, 2004; Copyright 2005;
Dimensions 7-3/8 X 9-1/8 ; Pages: 560; Edition: 1st.

This Apple-authorized guide to Motion lifts the curtain on Apple's revolutionary new software for motion graphics design. A comprehensive book-DVD combo, it starts with motion graphics fundamentals and takes you step by step all the way through Motion's powerful advanced features, delivering comprehensive training-the equivalent of a three-day course-in one project-based book. Professional, hands-on projects help you learn as you go. All the files you need are on the DVD. Readers will harness the magic of Motion's Real-Time Design engine, behavior-based animation, and remarkable gesture-driven workflow using a graphics tablet. Topics covered include particle dynamics and behaviors, multi-layer composites using transfer modes, keying and compositing bluescreen elements, stylized title animation, and DVD motion menus, plus dozens of visual effects techniques using filters and transformations, and much more. Whether you're just entering the motion graphics field or are already an accomplished designer, this book will have you working in Motion in record time.

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Apple Pro Training Series: Final Cut Pro HD

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ISBN: 0321256131; Published: Jun 1, 2004; Copyright 2004;
Dimensions 7-3/8 X 9-1/8 ; Pages: 872; Edition: 1st.

If you're ready to get serious about editing video, this best-selling, Apple-certified guide to Final Cut Pro is the best place to start. Master trainer Diana Weynand starts with basic video editing techniques and takes you all the way through Final Cut Pro's powerful advanced features, delivering comprehensive training--the equivalent of a five-day course--in one project-based book. Each chapter presents a complete lesson in an aspect of video editing and finishing, with hands-on projects for you to complete as you go. All the files you need are on the DVD-ROM. After getting acquainted with the software's interface, you'll learn how to mark and edit clips, insert and adjust edits, and work with clips on the timeline, before moving on to complex topics like creating transitions and motion effects, real-time color correcting, and titling techniques. Previously published as Final Cut Pro 4, this revision has been updated for the HD interface.

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Apple Training Series: GarageBand

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ISBN: 0321268768; Published: Apr 12, 2004; Copyright 2004;
Dimensions 7-3/8 X 9-1/8 ; Pages: 432; Edition: 1st.

First Apple-certified training courseware for the popular new GarageBand music creation and recording software. GarageBand turns your Mac into an anytime, anywhere recording studio packed with hundreds of instruments and a recording engineer or two for good measure. It's the easiest way to create, perform, and record your own music whether you're an accomplished player or just wish you were a rock star. Apple Training Series: GarageBand will take readers through everything they need to know within the book and DVD combo in GarageBand. GarageBand turns your Mac into a digital recording studio--complete with instruments, pre-recorded loops, amps, effects, and editing tools. Why, you'll even find virtual recording engineers in the mix to help you out. You'll be spinning the music of the spheres in no time.

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Apple Training Series: iLife 04

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ISBN: 0321256069; Published: Mar 22, 2004; Copyright 2004;
Dimensions 7-3/8 X 9-1/8 ; Pages: 400; Edition: 1st.

In the only Apple-certified guide to iLife '04, digital pioneer Michael Rubin has you making miracles with iLife within the first few pages. Using real-life material and practical lessons that you can apply immediately to your own projects, this book/DVD combo offers a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of iLife '04. Focused lessons take you step-by-step through everything from arranging your iTunes library to adding special effects to your video project. You'll learn to create funky tunes with GarageBand, make custom music CDs or DJ a party with iTunes, add motion and sound to your iPhoto slide shows, use "Hollywood style" techniques for making better videos in iMovie, and pull it all together in iDVD projects. The book is both a self-paced learning tool and the official curriculum of the Apple Training and Certification Program, used by schools and training centers worldwide. An easy, accessible style paired with ample illustrations and keyboard shortcuts guarantee that readers will make iLife their life in no time.

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Secrets of the iPod, 4th Edition

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ISBN: 0321245644; Published: Mar 25, 2004; Copyright 2004;
Dimensions 7-1/2 X 9-1/4 ; Pages: 384; Edition: 4th.

You've seen it. You've coveted it. And now that you can access the revolutionary iTunes Music Store from your Windows machine, you simply must have it! We're talking, of course, about the world's most popular music player: Apple's magical iPod. Here to unlock all of its secrets--for both Windows and Mac users--is a fun, practical, thoroughly updated volume from popular Mac columnist and author Christopher Breen. Ten-second album downloads, enough storage space for more than 7,500 songs; a slim, super lightweight design; a reengineered, all-touch interface; customizable menus; on the--go play lists; support for more (and better) audio formats; wired remote control; an elegant and convenient charging and syncing dock; and a trio of fun games are just some of the new iPod features covered here. You'll also find new information on setting up the Windows version of iTunes and using it to buy songs from the iTunes Music Store, hints for accessorizing and protecting your iPod, tips for maximizing its storage capabilities, and troubleshooting advice for when it refuses to cooperate.

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Apple Pro Training Series: Logic 6

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ISBN: 0321200403; Published: Jul 14, 2003; Copyright 2004;
Dimensions 7 X 9 ; Pages: 552; Edition: 1st.

If you've ever dreamed of setting up your own recording studio, Apple's newly acquired Logic high-end audio software is the perfect place to start, and this Apple-certified book provides the training you need to begin creating audio master works with it. Whether you're looking to digitize your musical compositions, create cost-effective 5.1 surround soundtracks, or transfer that song from your head on to CD, this comprehensive book will show you how.

Multimedia artist and veteran audio producer Martin Sitter, along with veteran Logic instructor and keyboardist Robert Brock, uses step-by-step instruction and straightforward, jargon-free prose to demonstrate how you can employ Logic's software synthesizers, sampler, and digital signal processors (compressors, reverbs, and so on) to put the perfect aural polish on your audio creations. You can work through the guide from cover to cover for an entire, hands-on course on Logic--complete with review questions at the end of each chapter, and lesson files and a trial version of Logic on the accompanying CD-ROM. Or you can go straight to the sections that interest you most.

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Apple Pro Training Series: Motion

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ISBN: 0321278267; Published: Nov 12, 2004; Copyright 2005;
Dimensions 7-3/8 X 9-1/8 ; Pages: 560; Edition: 1st.

This Apple-authorized guide to Motion lifts the curtain on Apple's revolutionary new software for motion graphics design. A comprehensive book-DVD combo, it starts with motion graphics fundamentals and takes you step by step all the way through Motion's powerful advanced features, delivering comprehensive training-the equivalent of a three-day course-in one project-based book. Professional, hands-on projects help you learn as you go. All the files you need are on the DVD. Readers will harness the magic of Motion's Real-Time Design engine, behavior-based animation, and remarkable gesture-driven workflow using a graphics tablet. Topics covered include particle dynamics and behaviors, multi-layer composites using transfer modes, keying and compositing bluescreen elements, stylized title animation, and DVD motion menus, plus dozens of visual effects techniques using filters and transformations, and much more. Whether you're just entering the motion graphics field or are already an accomplished designer, this book will have you working in Motion in record time.

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Apple Pro Training Series: Shake 3

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ISBN: 0321197259; Published: Jul 16, 2003; Copyright 2004;
Dimensions 7 X 9 ; Pages: 464; Edition: 1s


Talk about making an impact: AppleĀs Shake compositing and visual effects software has been used in every Academy Award-winning film for visual effects since its debut. It is no wonder then that trained Shake artists are in high demand and there is nowhere better to begin getting that training than with this comprehensive Apple-approved guide (which includes a free 30-day trial version of the $4,000-plus software).
Using step-by-step, hands-on instruction, Hollywood effects wizard Marco Paolini takes you through Shake and its interface and features, including its color correction tools, tracking and stabilization capabilities, integrated procedural paint and rotoscoping tools, and more. As with the other titles in the Apple Pro Training Series, each chapter in this Apple-authorized guide represents a complete lesson with a project to complete, a review section, and bonus exercises to reinforce the lessons. The accompanying DVD includes all of the lesson files needed to complete the book projects. You can work through the book from cover to cover to get an entire course or you can go straight to the lessons that interest you most. Either way, you will find the coverage you need to confront even the most daunting compositing and effects tasks with Shake

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Apple Pro Training Series: Soundtrack

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ISBN: 032124690X; Published: Dec 22, 2003; Copyright 2004;
Dimensions 7-1/2 X 9-1/4 ; Pages: 472; Edition: 1st.

Got a mouse and a keyboard? Then you're ready to start making beautiful music with Apple's Soundtrack music arrangement software and this hands-on guide. With Soundtrack, you don't need to pay a composer or fork out royalty payments to start creating perfectly synched scores in no time. All you need, in fact, is this hands-on, Apple-certified guide, and you can begin taking advantage of Soundtrack's more than 4,000 audio loops and dozens of audio effects in your own video, DVD, and Web projects immediately. In this book/DVD combo, you'll find a complete, self-paced course in all aspects of Soundtrack--from employing its interface to the secrets of creating original music, finding matching parts, mixing tracks, scoring to video, adding effects, and more. Step-by-step exercises, hands-on lessons, review questions at the end of each chapter, and a DVD crammed with lesson files--plus dozens of composing tricks and loads of advanced editing tips--make this the place to master Soundtrack.

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