Final Cut Pro HD For Dummies

Wow!! Shipping was so fast. Really needed this book because it's been a while since I made an edit using final cut. Needed the refresher course.

I've had wome one-on-one training on Final Cut Pro but this book helps fill in the gaps. I'm just getting into it but so far it's been a real help.

Be careful when buying books about software. This particular book was printed in 2004. It is referencing version 3, Final Cut is on version 10 in 2024.It didn’t even occur to me that a book on software would be offered for sale being this out of date.

Note: For Mac users only. But then again, most of the people wanting to do things like edit movies are using a Mac already.Final Cut Pro HD, is the latest version of the Final Cut program. HD stands for High Definition, and this version is indeed capable of editing HD video. But like with a lot of other software packages, the basic tools that you will use every day form the basics of the package, and they can be learned in a short time. Then as you reach points where you want to do more you can go back to the book to catch up on each point as you need it.Final Cut is suitable for editing the movies showing you new baby, or if you really want to you can use it to get just about as sophisticated as you need for that feature length film you are making with your A-List actor friends. As with all the For Dummies books, this book isn't really for dumb people, it is for people that are just un trained on this particular package. It's a good book.

Not particularly helpful or easy to use. Honestly, none of the books on Final Cut Pro are. Final Cut Pro--well, it's just incredibly difficult to learn. They've made it way too complicated.

A good writer has the ability to make a how to book, into an interesting read.

The company needs to upgrade this book. Would be greatly appreciated. Thanx.

Very detailed step by step lessons which sink in

Many thanks arrived nice and timely

A very useful book for anyone starting off in digital video editing. Also useful as a reference for those with a bit more knowledge. Worth the couple of quid it cost. Arrived in good nick and on time.

The book was published in 2004 so is over 12 years old. All menus are very out of date (look like the Mac version of Windows '95) system requirement are so old (512MB of ram required) and it's just generally so old and out of date that it's pointless - especially for £25!

I'm a Pro editor and I still found this helpful.