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Book Description

The Filmmaker's Guide to Final Cut Pro Workflow is the comprehensive roadmap to affordable postproduction workflow using Final Cut Pro, Cinema Tools, and Pro Tools. Illuminating workflow and the interrelationship of these software applications, it also focuses on cost saving and efficiency, aiding low-budget, independent moviemakers as well as students trying to take their skills to the professional level.

Author Dale Angell offers a practical guide to complete film postproduction workflow, describing low-cost workflow that can be used for 35mm film, High Definition digital video, or DV/Red Camera.

The Filmmaker's Guide to Final Cut Pro Workflow will help the independent filmmaker working on a tight budget:
. Understand capturing picture when shooting on film or digital video
. Finishing the project on either film or video
. Audio edit workflows for both film and video
. Comprehend NTSC and PAL video as well as modern digital video formats
. Understand timecode and the file architecture in Final Cut Pro, Cinema Tools, and Pro Tools

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Half Title
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright
  5. Contents
  6. A Letter from the Author
  7. Introduction
  8. The Kodak 35 mm Project
  9. 1. When Shooting on Film
  10. 2. When Shooting Digital Video
  11. 3. Initial Audio Workflow, Importing Production Audio, and Syncing
  12. 4. Editing Picture to Lock
  13. 5. Finishing on Film
  14. 6. Finishing on Digital Video, the Online Edit
  15. 7. Sound Edit Workflows
  16. 8. Titles for Digital Video and Film
  17. 9. Color Timing and Color Grading
  18. 10. After the Film Is Finished: Distribution
  19. Appendix 1: Understanding the NTSC Video Format and Digital Video
  20. Appendix 2: Understanding the PAL Video Format
  21. Appendix 3: Current Video Formats
  22. Appendix 4: Current Film Formats
  23. Appendix 5: Understanding Time Code
  24. Appendix 6: Aspect Ratios, Anamorphic Image, and Wide-screen
  25. Appendix 7: Understanding File Architecture
  26. Appendix 8: Conforming Negative
  27. Appendix 9: Deconstructing Several Films’ Workflows
  28. Appendix 10: Example Workflows
  29. Index